How to make your site look good in Google Chrome?

May 8, 2009 at 9:03 am | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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Making your site compatible with all major web browsers is very important to reach people all over the world, as you can’t insist that people use a specific browser for viewing your site. Google Chrome is also becoming popular among the netizens, so it is better to make your site compatible with Google Chrome, apart from all the others.

The article will help you make your site compatible with Google chrome.

Detecting Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a web-kit based browser. Hence, if your site is compatible with web-kit based browsers like Safari, then your site will look good in Google Chrome as well. If it is not, then your site may not recognize Chrome’s user-string.

Google has given the following solution for this issue:
As platforms and browsers adopt WebKit as their rendering engine, your site can detect and support them automatically with the right JavaScript checks. Commonly, sites use JavaScript to ’sniff’ the navigator.userAgent property for “Chrome” or “Safari”, but you should use proper object detection if possible. In fact, Gmail has been detecting WebKit properly in Chrome since day one!

If you must detect the user-agent type, you can use this simple JavaScript to detect WebKit:

var isWebkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf(”AppleWebKit”) > -1;

Or, if you want to check that the version of WebKit is at least a certain version—say, if you want to use a spiffy new WebKit feature:
var webkitVersion = parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.split(”AppleWebKit/”)[1]) ||
undefined;
if (webkitVersion && webkitVersion > 500 ) {
// use spiffy WebKit feature here
}
For reference, here are a few browser releases and the version of WebKit they shipped:

We do not recommend adding “Google” or “Apple” to your navigator.vendor checks to detect WebKit or Google Chrome, because this will not detect other WebKit or Chromium-based browsers!

Display Content
Google Chrome can render content correctly, only when content and character encoding declaration information are provided at the top of your document’s source. Also it doesn’t read encoding information that’s declared with document.write (). If your site has frames or i-frames, then specify the encoding information at the top of the source of those frames.

Popup
Google Chrome will display only the title bar of pop-ups in the lower-right section of the browser window, in order to prevent undesired pop-ups from covering the page. If needed, users can view a pop-up’s content by dragging its title bar into a more visible position.

Scripts
Google Chrome supports only Netscape Plug-in Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) instead of ActiveX. Hence, if you want to load ActiveX control, specify the NPAPI version of the plug-in.

Is paid link effective or not for achieving high PR?

April 29, 2009 at 5:40 am | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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prgoogle1Do you think it is worth using paid links to achieve top page rank? Before answering this question please read this, Google is against the paid link during indexing and at the same time it offers Google Adsense through which webmasters can build link for a fixed pay. Why does this controversy exist in Google? Is paid link really fruitful for website optimization? This article will clearly explain the link concept followed by search engines to rank sites, and at the end you will find the answers to these questions.

Most of them know that Google ranks websites under organic and inorganic search ranking. Do you know how it categorizes them? It is simple, if a website is well optimized using SEO techniques like press release, article submission, directories submission, forum, blog etc without using paid links, then Google will place the website under the organic search ranking. If a website is promoted mostly through the paid links, then the corresponding website will be listed under the inorganic search ranking.

Websites covered under the Organic and Inorganic search rankings are displayed at the left and right sides of the Search Engine Result Page (SERP), respectively. Most often, users trust a website, if it is listed in the organic listing.

With this explanation, you may conclude that the paid link is fruitless. But this is not true; Google will accept the links purchased for advertising purpose and it is purely against the links that are purchased for the purpose of getting high PR and that are part of the planned link exchange program.

Obviously, you can use Google Adsense for advertising purposes, and gain top ranking. Not only Google, you can also buy text advertisements from someone else to achieve better results in search engines.
Apart from the paid links, you can also build links by exchanging links with sites offering useful information for your site visitors. If your site has enough useful information, then other similar sites will be ready to place your site link without link exchange.

To put it in the nut shell, getting the paid links for advertising purpose will drive targeted traffic and help you achieve high PR.

A simple way to achieve high PR is to outsource SEO service of your site to a website servicing company. Agriya is a Chennai-based web servicing company which offers world class web service. For more details, visit www.agriya.com.

How to avoid Over-optimization Penalty (OOP)?

April 23, 2009 at 6:28 am | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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prWhen there is a sudden drop in your site rank even if you have done enough optimization through white hat, it means that Google has penalized you for over optimization. Once your site ranking goes down, you will start analyzing the reason and may conclude that it may be due to spamming. But spamming is different from over optimization. Spamming will get your site banned, whereas over-optimization will lower search engine rankings.

If you lose your site rankings immediately after making any changes, it would be a good idea to undo them. Here we have listed some of the techniques that are practiced in real-time to boost your site ranking without knowing that it was over-optimization.

• Including keywords in page links. For example, changing the site navigation so that all the home page links says “KW1 KW2 home” instead of “home”.
• Repetition of anchor text.
• Adding backlinks with site name.
• Repeating same set of keywords in Title, Meta tags, Hx
• Using the same keywords used in anchor text, again in Title, Meta tags, Hx

Don’t indulge in the above mentioned optimization techniques to avoid Over-optimized penalty. Also avoid keyword stuffing in image link Alt tags. Having good incoming links is the best way to get a good page rank.

In order to optimize your site effectively without any penalty, outsource your site’s SEO service to Agriya, a web development company.

How can you drive traffic to your site using Digg, Stumble Upon and Yahoo Buzz?

April 21, 2009 at 12:00 pm | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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Social networking sites have become the easiest path for internet marketers to drive massive amounts of traffic to their sites at zero cost. This article will teach fresh marketers how to use popular social networking sites like Digg, Stumble Upon and Yahoo Buzz to drive traffic.

There is no separate procedure for each site. You can achieve your goal of driving an impressive amount of targeted traffic to your site through any social networking site in just four steps.

Step 1: Signup

Select social networking sites that could offer highest referrers and drive quality traffic. You can select more than one social networking site, depending on how much time you can spend for promoting sites on networks.

Step 2: Profile

Face is the index of the mind. In social networking sites, your profile acts as a face by which visitors see and judge you. So make sure your profile is impressive, and reflects your business well. You can create a profile for yourself or for your brand.

Step 3: Submit content

Provide any content related to your business with a link to your site, under appropriate categories. Keep in mind, that only if people find the content useful, you will get massive amounts of traffic to your site. If it is really interesting, people will review and bookmark your site, and refer it to their friends.

Step 4: Promote site

Actively participate in the social networking site by commenting on and voting for other’s content. Don’t forget to add them to your friends list. If someone comments or votes for your post, add them to your friend list with a note thanking them for it. People generally judge you through friends list, so add as many friends as you can. With the perfect content and an impressive friends list, you can reach the home page of networking sites easily.

As you reach the homepage, the probability of getting traffic is doubled.

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Effective ways to submit your site to directories with a higher page rank

April 18, 2009 at 10:07 am | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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According to a recent study, more than 90% of Internet traffic is generated by search engines. Submitting your site to all major search engines is the most effective way of promoting your website on the Internet. It helps you maintain a search engine ranking at top level for any targeted ‘keywords’. There are 3 main ways to submit your website to the search engines, which includes:

Manual submission:

Manual submission involves visiting every directory one by one and submitting your site manually. One of the main advantages is you have absolute control over the submission process. For example, if there is an error in the submission process you can handle the problem without any hassle and work easily. Keep in mind that, it can be a time consuming and laborious task.

Online submission through third party services:

There are several search engine submission companies all over the world offering online submission services and search engine marketing solutions at reasonable prices. Most of them follow updated practices in the industry. They can submit your site to search engine friendly directories and directories with a higher Google page rank at one time for fast link-building.

Generally they have a lot of experience for choosing the right category for your site and wording your site description with as many keywords as possible. Remember a search engine company can provide professional and effective services to you.

Submission software:

There are various software packages which can be downloaded for the use of submitting your site automatically to the search engines. The main advantage of using the software is that you can save your time compared to manual submission processes and services. You have to enter your site details and click a button; the site will be submitted automatically to the major search engines. Its disadvantage, is that if any unexpected error happens during the submission, the script may not know how to handle the error.

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Dare to challenge your competitors

March 28, 2009 at 10:22 am | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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The power of networking sites like MySpace, digg, facebook, Friendster, etc is spreading all over the Internet, as it helps to develop a close relationship with people who want to share interests with like-minded people. Today social networking sites can also be used as a marketing tool to promote products or services without spending money. They can send tons of traffic to specific website; in an added bonus they also improve search engine rankings.

Some business networking sites enable webmasters to join specific communities and discussion groups, post blogs and participate in forums, through which webmasters can expose their business to the world. By allowing members to comment, rate and review stuff, webmaster can get feedbacks, responses and credibility for their products/services. Webmasters can take advantage of such sites for advertising their products and services through clear videos and pictures. Healthy participation in networking sites will create a very good impression among customers.

Consumers have lost trust in traditional sales, marketing and services. They need to build relationships and communities with people they trust. Online social networks allow a prospective customer to easily facilitate a real connection with individuals within an organization.

Here are some instructions that will help you in promoting your business through social media:

• Once you’ve selected a network, begin by filling out your profile page with pertinent information about yourself, your company, and your contacts.

• Make sure to include your site link.

• When you maintain a blog on social networking sites, don’t make your posts sound like advertisements, make them more like a casual conversation. Don’t forget to provide informative stuff.

• Don’t spam. Avoid sending constant messages to your online friends about your products all the time. It will annoy them and they will ignore you.

• Post clear photos and videos related to your products and/or services.

• Make as many friends as possible because it will increase your exposure on social networking websites.

• If you have colleagues or clients who are members of a network, ask them to write a recommendation for you.

• Social networking sites such as YouTube are visited by millions of users daily so make videos related to your business using a high quality camera and post them on site. Social networking sites are free to join and all you need to do is add your profile, photos, videos, and more. If your site makes it to the front page of any social networking site, then get ready for a mind blowing amount of traffic.

Safeguard your website from hackers

March 27, 2009 at 7:25 am | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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site hackers“Criminals have been hijacking sponsored links to attempt to spread malicious codes”, the search engine giant Google says.

“Turkish hackers broke into two of the most established international Websites that oversee and regulate the Internet in order to reroute visitors to a rogue domain” – news about site hijacking from the New York Times.

“Due to security weakness in Barack Obama’s site, it has been exploited to redirect visitors to Hillary Clinton’s website when visitors view the community blog section.”

We have listed only some of the site hijacking news to make you aware of site hackers. On reading this, you may ask yourself, is my website safe? How can I safeguard it from hackers? No worries, after reading this article you will get a clear view on various hacking techniques and precautions necessary to safeguard your site from hackers.

Hackers attack a website through many different techniques, to exploit it. Most notable techniques are SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS) and redirecting server.

SQL Injection –It is a code injection technique in which a piece of malicious SQL code is injected in a web form, to exploit a security vulnerability occurring in the database layer of an application. Through this technique, hackers will gain access to resources and make changes to web data. To protect against SQL injection, user input must not directly be embedded in SQL statements. Instead, parameterized statements must be used (preferred), or user input must be carefully escaped or filtered.

Cross-site scripting – It is the process of embedding malicious codes like HTML code and client-side scripts into the web pages used by other users, to bypass access control and collect some type of data from the victim. One way to eliminate some XSS vulnerabilities is to escape (either locally or at the server) all mistrusted data based on where that data is to be placed in the HTML document. This escaping prevents the data from being interpreted and executed. There are several different escaping schemes that must be used, including HTML numeric entity encoding, JavaScript escaping, CSS escaping, and URL (or percent) encoding.

Redirecting Server – People clicking on your site will be directed to other site that may or may not be related to your site. Even if your site URL is displayed in the browser, people will be redirected to some other site. If your site is affected by this issue, then it means that your site is attacked by hackers. They make use of flaws in some DNS and provide incorrect information to redirect your site to some other site.

Using a secure DNS server is the only way to get rid of this attack technique.

Some other simple techniques that help you in keeping your site safe are providing an entry page (a log in) for the site, update your open source applications regularly, avoid using Internet Explorer as it is vulnerable to some hacking tools like spy ware, and other security issues, and encrypt your web application with SSL.

Latest target of money-minded hackers is social networking sites

March 17, 2009 at 3:58 am | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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Today one of the most serious problems faced by social networking sites is attacks by cyber criminals. Hackers choose social networking sites as they can collect personal identity and sales details of millions of people through social networks. They can misuse the collected data to loot people’s money. Not just money, the hi-tech thieves can take advantage of this and steal valuable data from members, using malware.

Some online mischief-makers can send worms as an ideal vector on site. For instance, if several employees of a given company have records on a social networking site that mention their company’s name, an attacker could send a worm like XSS (enables pickpockets to get the best news and information about people) to hunt down their account details.

The recent attack on social networking sites is the appearance of poisoned banner ads. It was a new type of attack, where if anyone clicks on one such ad, the adware automatically gets downloaded on their desktop and freezes their PC, according to iDefence, a research and security company. Anyway, the issue was fixed after a long time but the attack still found plenty of victims in a huge number of networking sites.

Recently, social networking giant Facebook has been targeted by hackers looking to steal users’ valuable information. It has been hit by five separate security problems in the last seven days, says a security expert.

Facebook had been attacked by four malicious applications along with a new variant of the Koobface virus. These rogue applications try to rob saleable data from profiles of those who open the link.

Every bad experience teaches us to discover a new way to solve the problems. Let us hope, that they will find a perfect way to resolve the security problems arising every hour on the net.

Gaming on social networks

March 10, 2009 at 1:24 pm | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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When talking about social networking, its growing association with the world of gaming is often understated. Social and gaming networks, once considered polar opposites, are cross-pollinating as online interactions, steadily gaining in popularity amongst the ‘gamer bees’. Apart from providing an arena for competitive PC gamers in particular, they can socialize, share their gaming feats, and organize themselves into teams and other associations. They also cater to the average internet user who’d like to take some time off from the real life to transcend into a second life. Staying on the topic of ‘second life’, users can now become a part of an online 3D virtual world that goes by the same name. Second Life has managed to capture the imagination of the people, giving them a chance to become the person that they’ve always wanted to be in their real lives. Another example of such an online gaming social network is Kaneva – a shopping-and partying game — where you can operate virtual nightclubs and host parties. Kaneva’s not your average game— the difference lying in the fact that it helps you interact with people, not provide escape from them as traditional games often do. These games are all the more enjoyable because they are less about skill levels and escapism and more about joining friends and strangers in virtual spaces where chatting, comparing notes, going dancing — and, yes, slaying monsters — are all options.

Gaming has also wormed its way into mainstream social networking with interactive titles like Scrabulous for Facebook. Apart from being a lot of fun for the people who play these games, they also make a lot of business sense for the creators. If each of Facebook’s 33 million and MySpace’s 72 million January users paid a dollar each for a new outfit for his or her avatar in a game, that would have produced a lot more revenue than the fractions of a penny the sites got for each click on an ad. The money involved is just fascinating considering the economic downturn in peoples’ ‘first lives’.

So prepare yourself for a lightweight, three-dimensional environment, a virtual world equivalent of Facebook where staying in touch will be more fun than ever before.

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Notification for webmasters using IE 6

March 2, 2009 at 5:21 am | In Web Masters | Leave a Comment
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Are you still using Internet Explorer 6? Then this article is for you. Please read it, and find how backward you are still.

Microsoft introduced IE6 with its XP operating system in 2001. The main drawback of IE 6 is that it doesn’t support Web standards, such as CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and RSS which are necessary to describe the web style and to publish frequently updated works. Since it was released there have been very few new features if any, and few attempts to make it more inclined towards the W3C standards.

Some of the common problems encountered with the IE 6 are:
1.    Security
An attacker can execute a malicious code on a user’s system, when a user visits an attacker’s website. It paves a great way for attackers to take personal and credit details of a user without their consent.

2.    Alignment
The alignment of text plays a major role in the look and feel of a site. With IE browser, sometimes the text spills out of its container and spoils the very style of a website. When the total web style is distorted, you can’t really enjoy the essence of a website.

Actual format of a website:

Website format collapsed in IE6

3.    Flash
Nowadays, most webmasters use Flash to give special effects to their websites. But visitors using IE6 cannot enjoy it, as the flash player in IE6 cannot load xml files that use HTTP compression and no caching from web servers.

4.    Disappearance of background image and floating text
One more bug that is frequently found in IE 6 is disappearance of background image and even text that having floating elements around, when a web page is scrolled up/down.

5.    Web Style
Another problem encountered with the IE browser is that when you shrink the browser down from 800×600 resolution, the frame fixed at the left slides to the right. This occurs due to the lack of IE6s support for min-width.

Owing to all these issues, most websites like Facebook, digi.no present a notice and ask visitors to upgrade or switch browser when they visit their websites with IE6.

Even Microsoft has joined a campaign against IE6, and claims that its latest browser, IE8 which is in release candidate 1 status, will be the most standards-compliant one it has ever released.

With the increased awareness of Web standards among developers, they have spent lots of time to ensure their pages are compatible with all browsers.

It’s time to upgrade to IE7 or switch to other browsers like Firefox, Opera, Safari, and enjoy worldwide web sites.

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