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My name is Eric.

I am President, CEO, owner and Grand Pumbah of BogeyWebDesign.com. When I am not making tons of disposable income doing that (insert laugh track here) I fill in my time being the UI developer for one Helium.com (yes, I do work here and I have

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Computers & Technology > Web Design Web sites: The merits of good design: 1 of 9

Good web design is about reaching the widest possible audience. To reach the widest possible audience you must design with two thoughts in mind - web standards and accessibility. The merits earned are that your site will be accessible to a larger audience, be more optimized for search engines, and the cleaner code will allow ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Search Issues Search engine optimization (SEO) techniques: 7 of 42

Search engine optimization (SEO) techniques Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a strategy to allow a site to rank in search engines (Google, Yahoo, Ask) for terms. Typically the goal is to rank in the top ten for terms relevant to the main focus of the site and within the top 1-2 pages (10-30 results typically) for seconda... More..
Computers & Technology > Web Design Reasons for doing HTML validation: 1 of 5

As an advocate for web standards, my philosophy for validation is that it shows that your code is standards compliant. First, it verifies that you are using only elements allowed by your doctype per the WC3 recommendations (http://www.w3.org). Second, it verifies that your code is valid that you have no incorrect nesting o... More..
Computers & Technology > Web Design Web design tips: Best practices for designing tables: 1 of 3

This title is a little misleading and some of the other articles talk about designing sites using tables for layout. This was a practice adopted during the "browser wars" because of the low acceptance of CSS - for complex designs the only method available was to use tables. This is no longer the case. Now with web standards a... More..
Business > Web Marketing The basic principles of search engine optimization (SEO): 12 of 23

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can be summarized by 3 basic elements: good site design, site age and trust, and link popularity.GOOD SITE DESIGNGood site design encompasses two things: designing with web standards and utilizing good keywords and content in SEO important tags.Designing with web standards means using semantic... More..
Computers & Technology > Web Design Web design tips: Fixed vs. fluid web page design: 3 of 3

Fixed vs. flexible design is one of the main arguments of the modern web design era. Much of the argument derives from the fact that IE (Internet Explorer) did not support the min- and max-width properties until version 7. As of this date version 6 and lower are still in such high usage that you cannot count on these proper... More..
Computers & Technology > Web Design Web design tips: Dealing with browser compatibility issues: 3 of 3

One of the best and worst things about the web is the fact that when it comes to your choice of web browser the program you use to access and view the internet - you have multiple options. From the standard Internet Explorer (PC) or Safari (Mac) to open source projects like Firefox to outsiders like Camino and Opera.The probl... More..