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What is SEO Friendly Web Design & Why Is It Important?

Today more than ever, SEO friendly web design is essential to online success. Is your website SEO friendly? Do you know what that entails? SEO. SEF. SEM. SEA. SMH… (Yes, you’re right, that last one does stand for ‘shaking my head’.) So many acronyms. So dang confusing. So very important. Particularly in terms of your…

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How to Build a Website From Scratch: Step-by-step Beginners Guide

Beginners Are you wondering about how to create a website from the ground up? Creating your own website isn’t as difficult as it might seem but where do you start? 1st on the List offers this beginner’s guide on how to build a website from scratch, which follows ethical search engine optimization guidelines. We will…

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Page Speed: Everything You Need to Check if Your Website Can Keep Up

When it comes to page speed load time, slow and steady does not win the race. Not when it comes to your website anyway. In the online world, the hare wins the race and the turtle… well, he’s completely irrelevant. What we’re trying to tell you is that the faster your page speed load time,…

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How 301 Redirects Affect SEO Performance – 301 Best Practices

404: bad. 301: good. Bigger isn’t always better, and definitely not when it comes to SEO and these two numbers. In case you’re wondering, we’re talking about 404 errors and 301 redirects. While that first sentence (the one about 404s being bad and 301s good) completely oversimplifies things (by now you really ought to know…

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Create Website Landing Pages That Convert and Instantly Boost Your ROI

When done properly, great landing pages that convert can really add to your ROI. The object of any landing page is to provide a clear and complete path to a decision, whether that is a download, a purchase, a request for more information, or some other clearly defined call-to-action. SEO, pay-per-click marketing, and other online…

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7 Reasons Internal Link Structure of Your Website Matters for SEO

What kind of tools do you give your website visitors to find more relevant information on your website other than the first page they land on? Are the Search Engines finding every page on your website and understanding how your pages are related? Internal link structure can address both of these issues, plus others. When…