Web Site Designer Questions
META-TAGS
A meta tag is an HTML tag that provides information about Web page's content,
such as what HTML specifications a Web page follows or a description of its
content. A meta tag doesn't affect how a Web page is displayed in a browser
window.
In search engine marketing (SEM), the most common uses for meta tags are the
keyword, description, and robots-exclusion attributes.
A long time ago, stuffing the meta-tag description with keywords often resulted
in a top ranking in Infoseek listings (remember that search engine?). Today,
this strategy no longer works. Very few search engines use meta-tag content
to determine relevancy.
So why are meta tags important for search engine visibility? Because meta-tag
descriptions are often used in SERPs.
Web Site Designer Questions
ALT Tag
The ALT text is meant to provide alternative or substitute text, primarily
for use when the image is not being displayed. The most common mistake (apart
from not using it at all) is to provide a description of the image, without
considering what job the image was doing on the page, leading to results that
can range from the incongruous to the absurd. The ALT text should be composed
as a suitable textual alternative to the image: sometimes that might turn out
to be a description of the image, but in practice that choice seems to be wrong
more often than it's right.
Web Site Design Tips
How long does it take to have a web site designed?
Many factors can determine the time it takes to complete your web site. Size,
complexity, designer workload and YOUR ability to supply the designer with the
proper content needed can increase the time it takes to finish your site. Keep
in mind, web sites are continuously changing so you'll need to find a company
who can handle your needs after the sale as well.
What is a URL?
It stands for "universal resource locator". This is the address typed in to view
your web page on the Internet. For example, you would type in http://www.hooverwebdesign.com
to accessed our home page.