search engine optimization (SEO)
If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It Anyway
Saturday, September 19th, 2009 | graphic design, search engine optimization (SEO), web design, web site consulting, web site development | No Comments
Noodle Design was born out of a time of unemployment, following 9/11. One of the first web sites that was done under the Noodle name was Artistic Photography by Sara Adamski. Sara photographed my wedding and in 2004 when our baby was a couple of months old we contacted Sara about photos of our new family. We had made a web site about our pregnancy that then turned in to a web site about our baby, which I shared with Sara. When she learned that I designed web sites a wonderful trading relationship began. A web site for her, photos for us.
The web site we developed was true to coding and usability standards of 2004 and fortunately it was classic enough in design that it did not quickly become outdated.
Still, five years later technology had changed so dramatically that this classic web site needed an overhaul. Most notably today’s computer monitors are much larger and the resolutions higher, internet connections speedier. Wonderful news for a photographer who needs their photos to be large and beautiful.
Sara also likes to edit her site so the new site was built with simplicity in mind. All of the menus are straight html and embedded using PHP includes. Editing just one file will add a new page to the entire site.
The code is cleaner (validates as XHTML Strict) and search engine optimized. Will the site last her forever? Nope, because in a few years technology will have changed our web site standards again, but Sara’s site has what she needs to grow her business: big, beautiful photos.
Has it been several years since you had your site designed? If so then it’s time to invest some time in having a new site done. Noodle Design would love to help you. Contact us to find out how we can help you!
Also, check out Sara’s photos if you’re in the market and in the Greater Seattle area.
Bad Noodle, Bad, Bad, Noodle!
Monday, May 18th, 2009 | search engine optimization (SEO), web design | No Comments
I am slapping my own wrists and do you know why? I haven’t posted in this blog since February (we’re half-way through May). I could explain that Noodle Design has never been as busy as it is right now. We’re doing something right with the SEO efforts on noodledesign.com, but one of those things certainly is NOT updating this blog.
A blog is essential to your search engine optimization efforts, particularly if you’re in a highly competitive market like we are, web and graphic design in Seattle. In fact, Seattle is such a hot bed for design that if you’re in Hawaii and you do a search for “web site design” what comes up is a slew of Seattle firms. Interesting, no? We’re in good company it seems! Fortunately Noodle Design comes up pretty good for “web site design Seattle”, page 4 on Google to be exact. We’re pretty happy with that, but just imagine how we’d do if we were better at keeping this blog up?
Blog people, and blog frequently. Watch the internet respond in kind!
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New Construction Management Site Launched by Design Firm Noodle Design
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 | business cabinet design, business card design, graphic design, identity systems, search engine optimization (SEO), web design, web site consulting, web site development | No Comments
Bockes Consulting Group (BCG), a multi-disciplined construction management and consulting firm, provides innovative solutions that deliver projects on time and within budget. From project conceptualization through closeout, BCG will assist you in achieving project success, from the ground up.
The construction management and consulting firm out of the Seattle and Greater Puget Sound areas of Washington (WA). Contact us for restaurant, industrial, hospitality and commercial projects throughout the country.
Simple Steps to Searchability
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 | search engine optimization (SEO) | No Comments
If you’re looking for a web designer you’ll want to make sure they’re savvy to techniques that will make your site search engine friendly. Below are just handful of things a web designer should be doing, whether they claim to be a search engine optimization wizard or not.
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Image Alt Tags
The html code for an image looks like this: ‘ < img src=”images/pic.jpg” alt=”my pic” /> ‘. If the ‘alt=”description”‘ is missing or is left blank (alt=”") that’s bad. You don’t need anything fancy. A simple description of the photo will do.
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File Names
You want your page file names to be key word rich and easily readable by search engines. A logo design page for instance could have a file name like logo-design.html.
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Meta Tags
Look at the title bar of a browser window and see what text you find. There should be key words pertaining to your business and not simply “Untitled” or “home”. Also make sure there are description meta tags and keyword meta tags.
There are more ways to optimize a site. Check out Seattle Design firm Noodle Design and see how they can make sure your site is optimized for search engines.
Problem: “Our site is up, our ads are placed, we’re ready to go. But no one’s coming to our site. What’s going on?”
Friday, November 7th, 2008 | search engine optimization (SEO) | No Comments
Solution: It’s called Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and it’s what gets your site not just placed in the big search engines like Google and Yahoo, but it gets your site placed well. There are lots of things that can and should be done properly to your pages that your average web designer probably doesn’t know about, and isn’t aware of when building your web site. SEO is something that should be considered prior to your site being built, but if you’re finding yourself in the opposite boat, don’t worry, there are still things that can be done to improve your site’s ranking in the search engines.
Find out more about search engine optimization from Seattle web site design firm Noodle Design >