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18Apr/08Off

Check Out Our New Homepage

IPOWERWEB Hosting Homepage

We recently redesigned our homepage and would love to hear what you think. Feel free to leave a comment.
The design of a web site can always be improved. VISIT OUR WEB SITE - IPOWERWEB.

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22Mar/08Off

Premium Web Site Templates

The majority of web sites on the Internet use design templates. Web site templates enable you to create a professional looking web site in minutes and best of all templates are much more affordable than web designers.
321Templates.com is a wonderful resource for all your web site template needs. 321Templates offers a wide range of templates at great prices. If you recently purchased a web hosting account or are looking for a new web site design, you should definitely visit 321Templates in order find your next web site template.

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24Feb/08Off

Does the Length of your URL Impact your Search Engine Rankings

After reading the title of this page you probably know what we will be talking about right now, URL's and their impact on search engine rankings. We will specifically be addressing the issue of long URL's and whether or not they hurt/help your web site.
We should first point out that the factors that go into search engine ranking could change at any time. Meaning that ranking algorithms are never constant and therefore the information we provide may not always be true.
With the question being "does the length of a URL impact search rankings?" - Simple answer is no.
Please not that there is a difference between URL length and URL structure. It is believed that the length of a URL is not very important while your URL structure is VERY important. This is because proper URL structure will most likely reduce the numbers of characters you will have within a certain URL and search engines like Google want things to be simple for their robots. The would prefer static and short URL's over dynamic and long URL's.

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10Feb/08Off

Add a Blog To Your Existing Web Site

It is quite common to have your blog serve as your entire web site, and there is nothing wrong with this. But if you have any type of web site; from an ecommerce web site to a "business card" web site - do your best to create a blog. A blog is a wonderful way to keep in touch with your users and best of all they are simple to manage. Writing new posts for a blog does not require a webmaster or years of Web experience. If you need help setting up a blog for your web site, give us a call at 888-511-HOST. At IPOWERWEB we support most blogging systems, including WordPress.

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7Feb/08Off

IPOWERWEB WordPress Hosting

If you have a blog or are thinking of starting one you've probably heard of WordPress. WordPress is a publishing program for blogs that is written in PHP and supported by a MySQL database and is one of the most popular blogging programs in the world. Every IPOWERWEB Business Pro plan comes with WordPress for free, that means that you don't have search through the Internet to get your own WordPress blog - it's already within your vDeck control panel.

Blogs are a great way to keep your users informed about what's going on with your company and if you don't have one we highly recommend you get your own. Just visit your vDeck control panel or call us at 888-511-HOST to learn more about how to add WordPress to your web site.
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29Jan/08Off

Optimization For Big Web Sites

We all understand the importance of search engines when it comes to getting our web site ranked. Having high search engine rankings for related (popular) terms is very crucial and may seem like a difficult task at the beginning. Remember to be patient and if you are optimizing a larger web site, by larger we mean a site with hundreds of pages, don't just focus on one section. Rather, you should try to place emphasis on every page of your web site and focus on the entire web site.

As we said earlier, optimization may seem somewhat scary and even more so if you have a very large web site. Do your best to have a good plan and all you have to do is implement it. Of course it's easier said than done.
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23Jan/08Off

Long Term Web Design

It is quite difficult to design the perfect web site in one shot. If there even is such a thing as a perfect web site. Web design takes work and it is difficult to predict how the general public will react to your web site. In some cases right when you publish your web site you may notice that users enjoy what you have done. Whereas in other cases this may be anything but the case. When working on the design of a web site, always remember that it will take at least a few trys before you get the web site right. In many cases it may never be perfect, but at least you can work to get close. Don't discontinue working on your web site after the first time you publish, look at your web stats and listen to your users in order to understand what direction to head in. Web design is a long term project, as long as you have a web site you should be focusing on design.

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23Jan/08Off

Go Live ASAP

The Internet gives every web site owner the opportunity to reach any person throughout the world fast, very fast. If you have a web site or are considering starting your own site/portal – get your web site up and running as soon as possible. There is not enough time to go through multiple stages of editing, it’s much wiser to publish first and edit as you are live. Making your site as perfect as possible once you understand what your users are looking for. The rules for the Internet have changed and will continue to evolve. What worked in 1999 may not necessarily work today and what works today may not necessarily work in 2015.
When you begin working on your next project make sure to get your web site pages up as soon as possible. In business it may not be the best to be the first, but it surely does not reward to be the last. Work hard and work fast and the results will be great. Don’t be afraid to make changes to your web site once your web site is live. Almost every successful web site makes changes on a regular basis and does not maintain the status quo for long periods.

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6Jan/08Off

Surf The Net For New Ideas

We all know how large the Internet is, VERY LARGE. There are billions of web pages and this number continues to rise rapidly. With the Internet being filled with many unique web sites you should view it as an opportunity to gain new ideas. 

If you own or manage a web site you are also most likely aware that the task of having a "completed" web site can never truly be complete. This is because you want to seem fresh and new and therefore must regularly update your web site. This is a simple concept, but very true. If you want to have a popular and successful web site, the content must be unique and updated on a regular basis. 
In some cases you may find yourself helpless or stuck and need assistance in terms of what direction to head in when it comes to your web site's design... This is where the Internet comes in. 
With the Internet being so large and probably filled with web sites in your same industry, you should use this as an opportunity to analyze the web sites of your competitors and try to learn which web site elements are working for them. Then if you wish you may use these new ideas as new additions to your web site. This does not mean that you should copy your competitors, rather you should seek to improve what your competitors are already doing.
So when you are trying to find new ways to update your web site, products, and your services, check out the Internet. It is constantly growing with new sites that can definitely assist your mind. 
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6Jan/08Off

Always Check Your Spelling and Grammar

In business as well as life in general, editing is vital. Many of us tend to overlook the importance of editing although spelling and grammar, but it is surprising how users and customers can unconsciously notice a spelling or grammar error and immediately be turned off by what you offer. To many web site owners and web masters editing and double checking for spelling and grammar is not a main concern, but it surely will become one of your conversion rates or traffic drops due to carelessness in terms of editing. Take time to look through all the text and images throughout your web site and do your absolute best to make sure that all words are spelled and used correctly. 

Many web and computer programs already have spell-check and grammar correction tools installed and in many cases these tools are great to catch errors. But at the same time you should make an effort to manually check the spelling and grammar of the information throughout your web site, you have nothing to lose and lots to potentially gain. Proper spelling and grammar make a huge difference and should always be thought of when you are looking review or update your web site.
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