WEB SITE DESIGN - ADVANCED

CLASS WEB SITE

This Class Is Given At The Los Angeles Regional Family History Center

Revised 26 August 2009
Instructor -- Jon Schweitzer

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USE THE ACTIVE LINKS BELOW AND
ADD EACH SITE TO YOUR BOOKMARKS OR FAVORITES.
Consult my "Web Page Design, Development and Webmastering" Red 3-Ring Notebooks, Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 for additional useful information.
References in this class handout to these notebooks are in parentheses with the Notebook section and Volume number. Example: Web Page Design, Vol. 1.
A copy of this class handout and copies of all the overhead transparencies shown in this class are in Volume 1. Example: T1= overhead transparency no. 1.
Additional genealogy information may be found in my other Red 3-Ring Self-Help Notebooks. The Notebooks are located in the Los Angeles Regional Family History Center (LARFHC) next to the entrance to the Microfilm Room in alphabetically order.

The larfhc is located at 10741 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, phone (310) 474-9990, http://www.larfhc.org/ and the unofficial site at http://www.encinojon.com/larfhc/
Obtain a complete list of my 74 Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebooks at the Information Desk.

Look at the my paper "Webmastering - Free Tests, Tips & Links" and my paper "Web Site Design, Validation, Submission And Webmastering Summary" in the front of "Web Page Design, Development and Webmastering" Red 3-Ring Notebook, Volume 1 or at http://www.encinojon.com/webmastering/

• MAIN CLASS TOPICS
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASS
2. REVIEW WEB TRAFFIC
3. SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
4. SEARCH ENGINE RANKING
5. REDESIGN FOR RANKING
6. LINK CHECKING AND SITE MAP
7. ADVANCED PROMOTION
8. OVERVIEW OF ALL TAGS
9. MAKE AND ADD FAVICON TO WEBSITE
10. ADVANCED WEBMASTERING

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1. INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASS


2. REVIEW WEB TRAFFIC
Install a counter that will collect vistor's details such as browsers, keywords and referring pages.
You can review the details to redesign you site.
Try the Site Meter counter at http://www.sitemeter.com/

3. SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
Read everything at http://www.bruceclay.com/seo/tools.htm
Use the ABS - META Tag Analyzer at the bottom of the site at http://www.scrubtheweb.com/abs/meta-check.html

4. SEARCH ENGINE RANKING
Read about ranking at http://www.bruceclay.com/seo/tools.htm
Determined the rank in search engines using the Web site at http://www.mikes-marketing-tools.com/ranking-reports/ and http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/
Download and use the software AgentWeb Ranking at http://www.aadsoft.com/agentwebranking/ranks.htm

5. REDESIGN FOR RANKING
Read more about ranking at http://www.bruceclay.com/web_rank.htm

6. LINK CHECKING AND SITE MAP
Use LinkScan for HTML Analysis, link ckecking at http://www.elsop.com/quick/
Make a site map at http://tools.webmasters.sk/sitemap-creator.php

7. ADVANCED PROMOTION
Examine the promotion material at http://www.gocee.com/eureka/eureka_i.htm
and http://www.bruceclay.com/web_pt.htm
Review the "Publicizing Your Web Sites" at http://goldray.com/register.htm

8. OVERVIEW OF ALL TAGS
See all the tags at http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/alist.html

9. MAKE AND ADD FAVICON TO WEBSITE
The favicon is the small square graphics to the lelt of the Web site's URL on the browser.
Make up pixel by pixel or from an image at http://www.rw-designer.com/online_icon_maker.php

After you've created a neat favicon, it's time to add it to your site. To do so, follow the below simple procedure:
1. Upload the generated file ("favicon.ico") to your site. Verify it's there by typing http://mysite.com/favicon.ico in the browser's location, where "mysite.com" is your site's address.
2. Next, insert the below code in the HEAD section of your pages, at the very least, your site's main index page:

3. That's it! Note that your favicon may not appear immediately after you've completed the above two steps. In fact, it may take a few days, and in IE, sometimes the favicon will disappear from time to time due to a browser bug.

10. ADVANCED WEBMASTERING
Look at all the things at http://www.elsop.com/wrc/refroom.htm
The Web Developer's Virtual Library also has 100's of links at http://wdvl.internet.com/

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