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		<title>Website Design &#038; Development Project Checklist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A (Nearly) Bulletproof Web Design &#38; Development Project Checklist for clients and designers.
If you’re aiming to agree a fixed price for the development of the website, as we do, ensure the project goes smoothly before you start, by communicating with your client at the outset. They’ll appreciate you for it, there will be less surprises, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A (Nearly) Bulletproof Web Design &amp; Development Project Checklist <strong>for clients and designers</strong>.</p>
<p>If you’re aiming to agree a fixed price for the development of the website, as we do, ensure the project goes smoothly before you start, by communicating with your client at the outset. They’ll appreciate you for it, there will be less surprises, and you may be able to start making a profit from fixed cost website design jobs again;<br />
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<ol>
<li><strong>Prices can change even for a fixed cost website</strong>
<ul>
<li>Web Design Costs are dependent on how many hours is spent working on a design and how many times the client asks for changes to it</li>
<li>Show the client your portfolio – that’s the type of sites you build, do they like it?</li>
<li>Has the client supplied examples of the sort of site they are looking for?</li>
<li>Estimate a cost for a job, based on early discussion.</li>
<li>Ensure the client knows you can quote for a job only on the information you have available to you at the time</li>
<li>Confirm a job cost on reviewed client requirements</li>
<li>50% of job before start, 50% on completion</li>
<li>Ensure the client knows you are costing the job by hours and you do have other clients</li>
<li>Make sure all your costs are approved before starting a job (remember VAT)</li>
<li>Ask the client to send you an email notifying his acceptance of the project scope and cost</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>It’s impossible to make a site that will look the same in all browsers;</strong>
<ul>
<li>Specify which Resolution / Screen Size the Website Should Be Designed to</li>
<li>Specify a fixed width or fluid layout</li>
<li>Inform the client which browser versions you support</li>
<li>Ensure the client is aware of website font restrictions or recommendations and web page download considerations</li>
<li>Ensure the client is aware websites look different than on paper</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Content should be supplied by the client in a form easily used</strong>
<ul>
<li>Who is supplying the text?</li>
<li>Who is supplying the images?</li>
<li>Get the client to supply all text, photographs and content in electronic format</li>
<li>Make sure text supplied, if formatted, is in a web-ready format</li>
<li>The client should supply an example site-plan, in a bulleted list</li>
<li>The client needs to specify any specific functionality required at the outset</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>‘Milestone’ dates for the project should be agreed</strong>
<ul>
<li>Communicate missing any milestone date for supplying content / adding new content will have an impact on launch commitments and costs – both of you have businesses to run</li>
<li>Agree content delivery date</li>
<li>Agree Site Architecture Freeze Date</li>
<li>Agree Site Functionality Freeze Date</li>
<li>Agree Design Freeze date</li>
<li>Agree Launch Date</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Changes to the brief should be communicated and costs agreed / timings considered in electronic form</strong>
<ul>
<li>No Favours – The road to hell is paved with good intentions and the bodies of well meaning web developers</li>
<li>Everything should be charged out, agreed and accountable<strong><br />
</strong></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Websites can go down every now and then</strong>
<ul>
<li>Who hosts the current site?</li>
<li>Get Contact Details</li>
<li>Hosting is a recurring annual charge</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Domain transfers sometimes go a bit Pete Tong</strong>
<ul>
<li>You are at the mercy of third parties</li>
<li>Who controls current domain(s)?</li>
<li>Domains need registered every year</li>
<li>Get Contact Details</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Emails might go down for a period of perhaps 24-48 hours</strong>
<ul>
<li>Who controls current email(s)?</li>
<li>Get Contact Details</li>
<li>How many email accounts to you have/need</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Launching a website can be about pressing buttons and…. waiting</strong></li>
<li><strong>Websites Get Hacked</strong>
<ul>
<li>All <acronym title="Content Management System">CMS</acronym> needs kept up to date</li>
<li>In most cases hackers seek to deface the site</li>
<li>A hacked site can mean disaster in Google</li>
<li>A site that has been hacked can be rescued</li>
<li>Who’s in charge of security / <acronym title="Content Management System">CMS</acronym> updates</li>
<li>Agree maintenance fees</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>A Winning Website Is never ‘Finished’!</strong>
<ul>
<li>The client should keep his site up-to-date with news if he has a <acronym title="Content Management System">CMS</acronym></li>
<li>Training for the <acronym title="Content Management System">CMS</acronym> should be costed if required</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>A website is subject to Laws of The Land and the client should investigate these</strong>
<ul>
<li>The UK Companies Act</li>
<li>UK Distance Selling Regulations</li>
<li>Website Accessibility Recommendations</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Agree ongoing responsibilities</strong>
<ul>
<li>Who is responsible for the client’s email, hosting and domain management</li>
<li>Do you ‘guarantee’ a website is fit for purpose for say 1 year?</li>
<li>When will annual billing start and occur</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p>I’m sure I’ve missed some things out, but I wanted a post on the site I could point my clients to, to educate them on some of the less talked about aspects of developing a website. I expect to modify this page every now and again.</p>
<p>Take responsibility, agree the scope of the project, recognize the requirements to meet the brief within allocated time-frame, and bill for your time.</p>
<p>I’ve learned this the hard way. Now I aim at all times to communicate with the client as much as possible to ensure any web development job doesn’t get out of control.</p>
<p><em>Source: hobo-web.co.uk</em><br />
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		<title>Outsource .NET Development Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Software Outsourcing</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ASP.NET is the latest version of Microsoft&#8217;s Active Server Pages technology (ASP).Microsoft ASP.NET is a set of Web application development technologies that enables programmers to build dynamic Web sites, web applications, and XML Web services.Microsoft ASP.NET is open technology that agrees to programmers to create energetic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ASP.NET is the latest version of Microsoft&#8217;s Active Server Pages technology (ASP).Microsoft ASP.NET is a set of Web application development technologies that enables programmers to build dynamic Web sites, web applications, and XML Web services.Microsoft ASP.NET is open technology that agrees to programmers to create energetic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, individual websites through to large, enterprise-class web application.</p>
<p>Going in for outsourcing of <strong>ASP.net development in Vietnam</strong> not only saves times for such enterprises but importantly, a significant amount of money as well. The trend is evident for the past few years now, as more and more companies are looking to outsource such services to Vietnam. One of the major advantages that a company gets while outsourcing such services to Vietnam, apart from the major amount of money that is saved is quality solutions.<br />
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This is so because; Vietnam has got a huge number of qualified and skilled manpower who are perfectly capable of delivering solutions when it comes to a wide array of software services. ASP.net is just one of the domain areas where <strong>Vietnam expertise</strong> is much sought after. ASP.net is perhaps one of the fastest growing areas in IT and it is not surprising that more and more technical up gradations are taking place in this particular field. This being the case, software developers also needs to be on their toes and keep in tune with the emerging international trends. Vietnam&#8217;s huge number of software professionals is doing just this and a lot more.</p>
<p>Vietnam&#8217;s talent pool consists of some of the finest talents that you can find in the industry, globally. Vietnam has also got proven expertise when it comes to offering software solutions. It is not as if the world has suddenly realized the potential of Vietnam. Vietnamese have been in the forefront of new technological innovations in the field of information technology for a long time now. Vietnamese professionals are renowned around the world for their penchant for constant innovations. They are also known for their incredible product ideas and for coming out with outstanding solutions at frequent intervals of time.</p>
<p>More and more companies are therefore looking towards Vietnam as the most preferred destination when it comes to outsourcing of ASP.net development services. One of the major advantages with Vietnamese firms is that most of them understand the importance of constantly investing in the latest technologies. This is also the case when it comes to up gradation of intellectual property. Frequent training programs are almost part and parcel of any software professional&#8217;s career in Vietnamese companies. This is one reason why their skills never seem to get obsolete and Vietnamese companies are therefore always in the forefront, when it comes to offering quality software solutions. All these aspects make Vietnam the right choice for global companies to outsource ASP.net development services.</p>
<p>Before you continue to understand ASP.NET you should have a basic understanding of the following things like,WWW, HTML, XML and the basics of building Web pages, Scripting languages like JavaScript or VBScrip,the basics of server side scripting like <strong>ASP or PHP.ASP.NET</strong> is the next generation ASP, but it&#8217;s not an upgraded version of ASP. ASP.NET is an entirely new technology for server-side scripting. It was written from the ground up and is not backward compatible with classic ASP. ASP.NET view state is a great aspect and an important tool for web development of today. The perfect guide to using ASP.NET to create effective, high-performance for Web applications.</p>
<p>ASP is a short from of Active Server Pages it is a software solution by Microsoft. Request Service Provider - a business it serves another business with computer application needs. The .NETorganization is Microsoft&#8217;s manage code programming model for building application that have visually impressive user experiences, textbook and safe message, and the talent to model a variety of business process.</p>
<p>Many ASP.Net seem to be a mixture of data access code, <strong>HTML markup</strong>, and business logic, but it doesn’t have to be that way. By itself, the “code-behind” copy in ASP.Net does not do sufficient to create a good separation of concerns. The big face in unit testing ASP.Net code is the tight combination to the ASP.Net runtime. If you See all of the improvement that are coming in <strong>Visual Studio 2008</strong> with next-generation Web development, included development for the Microsoft Office system, and industry-leading designers for Windows Vista.</p>
<p>Find the latest refresh of this developer preview of ASP.NET features providing a large range of new functionality for both ASP.NET and gray light. Latest enhancement include better browser history hold, enhanced <strong>CSS selector APIs</strong>, and writing resource removal tool.Microsoft’s <strong>.NET Development</strong> Platform offers many advantages over traditional Web programming platforms, including increased application speed and response time, improved reusability of programming code and easier integration with other applications.</p>
<p>We develop all of our extensive <strong>E-commerce Web sites in ASP.NET</strong>. These Web sites typically feature several advanced applications, including real-time order tracking, support for multiple currencies and languages and automatic FedEx shipping label generation.</p>
<p><em>Source: articlesbase.com</em><br />
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		<title>Agile Offshore Development, Testing the Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Software Outsourcing</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective offshore centers get popularity as they use to provide Quality and Timely IT services. There clear communication makes them strong for winning the believe of the outsourcing clients, further their customized methodology of performing work suitable to the business nature of the outsourcing company. Flexibility element in the offshore service provider helps them in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Effective <strong>offshore centers</strong> get popularity as they use to provide Quality and Timely IT services. There clear communication makes them strong for winning the believe of the outsourcing clients, further their customized methodology of performing work suitable to the business nature of the outsourcing company. Flexibility element in the offshore service provider helps them in molding themselves according to situations and making them to coordinate perfectly with changing business trends.</p>
<p>Technology expertise of the center plays a great role in providing the successful projects to their offshore clients. Their regular research and development programs leads them to get more expertise for using the basic technology in new form, they discover new methods to integrate the old concepts with fresh ideas and ready to adopt the advanced technologies for rendering quality services to outsourcing companies or clients.<br />
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Enhancing the process of retaining the outsourcing companies by the mode of powerful customer care services by an offshore center is one of the convincing reason for their success in the international business. Good customer care services before the project, during the project, and after the project makes the strong position and goodwill of an offshore center that helps to remain for long time in service sector. Effective customer care services use to develop a sense of reliability in the mind frames of the outsourcing firms for the offshore center.<br />
<strong><br />
Offshore development centers</strong> are enhancing their working standards continuously and bridging up the gap. Making provision of quality services for outsourcing firms is raising the standards of the global online business as these offshore centers are providing high standard services to various sectors of the global business. They are serving almost all industries of the business such as Banking &amp; finance, Retail, manufacturing industries, travel &amp; tourism and social websites are bridging up the cultural &amp; social gap among various nations.</p>
<p>The geographical distance makes offshoring development a far riskier prospect. The time difference, the language and cultural differences can all impact on the quality of service that is being delivered. There is also the argument that development that is handled at an offshore location is much more difficult to control and manage. The disconnect between the local and the offshore operations can be considerable therefore it is essential that the company has stringent management practices in place and it increases the need for thorough specification and failsafe project controls.</p>
<p>Offshoring also limits a &#8220;working together&#8221; ethic, which can be useful in development projects - where it comes to analysing prototypes, for example, it can be difficult to bridge the gaps between local business analysts and offshore developers. Other risks arise from the fact that where offshore suppliers are very adept from a technical perspective, they are rarely au fait with the business issues that the organisation may be facing. Therefore due to the distance between the local and remote operations, there can be a substantial risk that the business application and the requirement could be misunderstood in design, development and testing terms - there can be lots of to-ing and fro-ing between the disparate offices, which can be problematic when you take the time difference into account.</p>
<p>Whilst the issues around outsourcing are evident, the benefits are undisputed. So how can organisations improve the way they do offshoring? When mitigating offshoring risk through sound testing and quality assurance procedures, the first rule of thumb is to establish an onshore, local operation that deals with the end user organisation as well as the offshore developer.<br />
They can ensure that the project undergoes thorough specification, which should then be clearly documented and communicated - this will give tight guidelines for the offshore operation to work within and as far as possible, will help to limit errors.</p>
<p>The agile development techniques have led to the success of many software development firms, and agile offshore development is no exception. The management and control of software development processes using incremental and iterative practices has become possible with the advent of scrum, a lightweight and agile process. Unlike the waterfall method, which is based on a sequential and serial approach, the agile development technique relies on the premise of collaborative approach.</p>
<p>Competitive pricing and competent personnel are a must, but they may not be enough when it comes to software development. With the constant need to stay ahead of the competition, offshore software development firms have made it their job to stay in touch with everything that is most effective and efficient in the IT environment. And since many important companies worldwide have generated best business practices with agile scrums, there should be no wonder that the services provided by offshore companies include agile offshore development.</p>
<p>What are the benefits of agile scrums in offshore software development? For starters, all possible risks in software development are minimized with the implementation of an agile technique. Agile offshore development allows for useful software to be delivered rapidly and continuously, to the customers’ satisfaction. Time-effectiveness is yet another benefit of agile scrums in offshore software development, as working software can be delivered in weeks rather than months. Furthermore, agile offshore development allows for close collaboration between developers and companies, adaptation to changing and developing circumstances, last-minute changes in requirements, and face-to-face conversation, all with the main purpose of improving quality of services and enhancing customer satisfaction.</p>
<p><em>Source: articlesbase.com</em><br />
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		<title>Traffic Tactics For Your Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use the right software
Selecting the right software for blogging can go a great way in making you stand out among the crowd. Custom blog software would be very useful, since users can customize it themselves.
Blog hosting
Always host your blog on your own domain. If you place your blog on another domain, it may not be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Use the right software</strong></p>
<p>Selecting the right software for blogging can go a great way in making you stand out among the crowd. Custom blog software would be very useful, since users can customize it themselves.</p>
<p><strong>Blog hosting</strong></p>
<p>Always host your blog on your own domain. If you place your blog on another domain, it may not be able to attract public attention, build confidence, and improve rating in search results. So using a different domain is the biggest mistake one can ever make.</p>
<p><strong>Title tag</strong><br />
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Whenever you put a title tag, make sure that it is relevant to the subject matter, and is not just a random one. You put a title to attract your visitors, so ensure that it is short, and snappy.</p>
<p><strong>Article marketing</strong></p>
<p>Notwithstanding which area of article marketing for your blog you have ventured into, there are many public forums for that topic, which you must actively participate in. There are quite a few online communities, where you can post messages or initiate a discussion to increase your visibility, and attract a huge community of people to your website.</p>
<p><strong>Tagging</strong></p>
<p>Tagging is very important. You can visit Technorati for this purpose. If you have many tags on your page, then it will show in the search results.</p>
<p><strong>Technorati</strong></p>
<p>Testing Technorati is extremely important. You must notify Technorati whenever you have made a comment on a blog. For this purpose, you will need to ping Technorati, or else, you may take the help of Ping-o-matic, which automatically alerts Technorati whenever a comment is posted by you.</p>
<p><strong>Boosting blog’s visibility</strong></p>
<p>To increase your and your blog’s visibility, it has become clear that commenting on other people’s blog is extremely important. But a primary concern is that you must comment on a subject which you are comfortable with. You need to search to get across a proper blog where your comment will be appreciated.</p>
<p><strong>WTF at Technorati</strong></p>
<p>Bloggers are allowed to comment on why few of the topics are a hot favorite. This can be done on a Technorati feature known as WTF.</p>
<p><strong>Rate and ranks</strong></p>
<p>Technorati can rate and rank any blog, based on the links to the blog. That is, your blog will get a higher ranking if other blogs link to your blog.</p>
<p><strong>Blog commenting</strong></p>
<p>Commenting on other blogs has also become important because others will then comment on your blog. A blog becomes dry and dull if there are no comments on it.</p>
<p><strong>Choose your blog topics</strong></p>
<p>There are people who simply join in the bandwagon without much knowledge on what it is all about. If there is some great news about something related to your industry, it does not necessarily mean that you should jump to cover it, or even mention it. Yes, that does help to increase your popularity, and sharing something is always good. But if you don’t feel the need for doing it, simply leave it!</p>
<p><strong>Intelligent linking</strong></p>
<p>If you link things in your blog, then do so in an intelligent manner. Don’t link each and every issue that you want to, but maintain a fine balance between linking important topics. Both under-linking, as well as over-linking, are not good. So conventions and creativity should be used only when the circumstances so warrant.</p>
<p><strong>Invite contributors</strong></p>
<p>You may invite a famous person to contribute something to your blog. It may be something that he specializes in, but that will surely add sheen to your blog. by doing so, other people become aware that you have an association with famed people, and invariably, your blog will get more hits. Also, the celebrated person will feel flattered on the status you provide him or her.</p>
<p><strong>Interaction</strong></p>
<p>Make your blog interactive. Mere textual data becomes monotonous after a point of time. So use graphics, images and charts to make the blog appealing to the readers.</p>
<p><strong>Provide answers!</strong></p>
<p>Whatever niches you might be in, there are always some questions whose answer remains vague. So you can focus on those important issues and provide a concrete answer for those questions.</p>
<p><strong>Tracking visitors</strong></p>
<p>Software which tracks visitors can analyze the areas most frequented by visitors, the ones which hardly get any hits, etc. so these vital information can be used for betterment of your blog. Feedburner is very good for RSS purpose.</p>
<p><strong>Charisma</strong></p>
<p>Online, as well as offline, charisma is always valued. The voice presenting something in a blog is extremely important, as people appreciate honesty, compassion, empathy and other emotions associated with it.</p>
<p><strong>Proper archives</strong></p>
<p>Proper archives need to be maintained. Sorting them out date-wise or subject-wise always helps. Generally, archives must include every article that has ever been posted on the blog, but from the usability point of view, you can just link interrelated topics in a blog post.</p>
<p><strong>Blog URL</strong></p>
<p>URL’s are also important as it gives the readers a view of what lies on that page. The best URL’s should be short, but having enough information regarding the content of that webpage.</p>
<p><strong>Sharing information</strong></p>
<p>An open source on the internet is always welcome. Sharing private information on the internet is always considered a good marketing strategy.</p>
<p><strong>Don’t go overboard</strong></p>
<p>If you over-market all your blog posts, negative sentiments will prevail. So be cautious on this front.</p>
<p><strong>Link bait</strong></p>
<p>Capitalize on linkbait, if you have got it. Your website needs to be very much presentable if it hits the front page of Reddit, Digg or any other place where a constant flow of visitors will be ensuing.</p>
<p><strong>Writing style</strong></p>
<p>Your readers will personally take your style of writing and your focus on subjects. If you constantly modify that style, you will disappoint those segments of people who rely on you for that subject or style.</p>
<p><strong>Branding tool</strong></p>
<p>Building a brand is very important. A good brand is one which people feel pride associating themselves with, so such a brand must be built.</p>
<p><strong>Blog submission</strong></p>
<p>Blog submission to blog directories is very important. BlogCatalog.com, blogarma.com and bloggernity.com are some famous blog directories.</p>
<p><strong>Yahoo feed</strong></p>
<p>You must create a feed on Yahoo! This option is available under the “My Yahoo!” tab.</p>
<p><strong>Google Adwords</strong></p>
<p>Google Adwords is expensive, but a great marketing tool nonetheless. A low-cost option is also available with them.</p>
<p><strong>Blog name</strong></p>
<p>If you can, buy a domain name for the blog, which costs about $10 annually. You won’t even have to shell out money for hosting.</p>
<p><strong>Frequency of blog posts</strong></p>
<p>Regularly update your blog.</p>
<p><strong>Signatures</strong></p>
<p>Make it a habit to use signatures. Put a link of your blog in your signature, and use it while sending emails, posting on forums, etc.</p>
<p><em>Source: sitepronews.com</em><br />
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		<title>Guide For Achieving Top Rankings in the Search Engines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 04:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proper term for the process is known as SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. SEO is a combination of two major components. First, you must learn how to tweak your web pages so that the search bots find your content to be search engine friendly. Once you have set up a search friendly site, the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The proper term for the process is known as SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. SEO is a combination of two major components. First, you must learn how to tweak your web pages so that the search bots find your content to be search engine friendly. Once you have set up a search friendly site, the next component is to build back links. But before diving straight into SEO, you must first know which keywords to target.</p>
<p><strong>Choosing Your Target Keyword  Phrase.</strong></p>
<p>Many new Internet Marketers  make the mistake of choosing the wrong keywords to target. So what makes  a keyword inappropriate?</p>
<p><strong>Your ideal keyword phrase  should be around three to four keywords.</strong> - If you are targeting a word like “music”, you may find that you may not be able to rank for anything. That is because the keyword itself is too general. Whether you are looking for someone to sign up as a member, download a song, or buy something from you, you want to be sure that you are matching the right offer to the right audience. In other words, you are looking for targeted traffic. So instead of choosing a keyword like “music”, a keyword phrase like “local music bands” would be a much better choice.<br />
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<strong>Use a keyword research tool  to make sure that the keyword will bring you traffic.</strong> - If you are targeting an obscure keyword that nobody ever uses, you may just be wasting your time and resources. Google offers a free keyword tool that will give you a good idea on which keyword phrase to choose. The tool reveals estimated search traffic, as well as the level of competition.</p>
<p>But don’t be over-reliant on keyword tools to help you find keywords. As a business owner, you should be very familiar with the market. Know who your target customers are. That will help you find and locate valuable keywords that no one else would’ve thought of.</p>
<p><strong>Choose keywords with a fair  amount of competition</strong>. - Some marketers believe strongly that keywords with little competition are easier to rank. Therefore, it makes sense to target those keywords. But if you are setting up an online business, you want to be in an active market. In other words, the best keywords are those with a fair amount of competition, but are not overly saturated. A fair amount of competition is a good indicator of the value of a keyword phrase. You stand a much greater chance of success if you target those keywords.</p>
<p><strong>Setting Up  a Search Engine Friendly Website.</strong></p>
<p>Fortunately, you don’t have to be a geek to learn how to tweak your sites. Most content management systems are SEO friendly, and the best part is, most of them are free. The popular ones include Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, and DotNetNuke. Your web pages will be search friendly when they are hosted on these systems. But if you really want to learn the basics, make sure that you implement the following.</p>
<p>If you are tweaking your site manually, there are two important things that you must implement. First, always make sure that your target keyword phrases are included in the title tags. Use them in your META keyword and description tags as well. Next, use a search engine friendly file name such as “your-keyword-phrase.html”. You can easily rename your html files using any text editor.</p>
<p>Manual tweaks can be implemented easily if you have a small site. But if you are thinking of growing the website into a huge site, you should consider using a content management system (CMS). If you are using a CMS, be careful not to overload the site by installing too many unnecessary plug-ins. Remember that your primary goal is to make it easy for the search bots to find your web pages, and to determine the overall theme of the content. By installing too many unnecessary bells and whistles, you are making it more difficult for the search bots to do their job. For that reason, you often find that hassle free templates tend to work better than fanciful ones. Don’t overcomplicate things. The golden principle here is to keep things simple.</p>
<p>When you are satisfied with  the design and content, it’s now time to let the world know about  your site.</p>
<p><strong>Link Building with Articles.</strong></p>
<p>There are many ways you can build back links to your site. You can post entries on blogs, submit links to Web 2.0 properties, submit URLs to a bunch of web directories, or write and distribute press releases and/or articles. You can use a combination of these methods if you have the time and resources, or you can keep your focus on just one - such as article marketing.</p>
<p>Article marketing is one of the easiest methods to get well established websites to link to you. These are authority sites that have been around for years, and you can get hundreds (maybe even thousands) of one way back links from these sites. One way back links means links that point to your sites, but you don’t need to reciprocate and link back to the external sites.</p>
<p>Every article you write allows you to include two to three simple text links at the bottom of the article. Here is when things get interesting.</p>
<p>In the “eyes” of the search engines, every link from an external site to your website is counted as a vote. In other words, the more back links you have pointing to your site, the better your site will rank. Of course, these can’t be any back links. They have to be links from authority sites and relevant web pages.</p>
<p>Now you already know that there are literally hundreds of article directories on the Internet that are recognized as authority sites by the search engines. All you have to do is to create relevant content, put your links at the end of the articles, and submit them to the article directories. When they are approved, your articles get published online, and you get a bunch of high quality links pointing to your site.</p>
<p>What you really need to know here is that you must be careful about what you include as the anchor texts for your links. Anchor texts are words that you place within the HTML link tags. For instance, instead of having your links as “Click here”, make sure that you create links that say, “Your Keyword Phrase”.</p>
<p>This is how the search engines determine the theme and relevancy of the content on your website. The assumption here is that if there are a thousand links from external sites “saying” that your site is about “green aliens”, then perhaps your site is really about “green aliens”.</p>
<p>Write on topic, and include  your target keywords as anchor texts. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.</p>
<p><strong>What to Expect After Your  Articles Have Been Published.</strong></p>
<p>If you website is brand new, don’t expect to see miracles overnight. It can take anywhere from four to six weeks for a new website to pick up speed. If you have done everything right (choose the right keywords, optimize your site, and pick the right anchor texts), then your site will appear in the search index in about three weeks. Initially, it will appear in page 5 or 6 in the search results. That is a very good sign.</p>
<p>In another two week’s time, your website will move up to page 3 or 4. Don’t rest on your laurels and stop writing and distributing articles. Keep up with your link building campaigns. If you have chosen the right keywords, you should be able to rank in about 6 weeks. For highly competitive keywords, it may take longer.</p>
<p>Your goal is to at least get your site to rank on page 1 on the major search engines. Once it emerges on page 1 of the search results, you will be receiving a steady stream of highly targeted traffic from the search engines. Do your part by serving your visitors well by publishing valuable content or offering killer products. You will soon be enjoying the handsome rewards.</p>
<p><em>Source: sitepronews.com</em><br />
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		<title>Brief details on Database Management Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Database Management System facilitates with a data storage system, data retrieval and data execution processes in an efficient way. Be it in web development service or an application development process, DBMS packages take the major pie in the project.
In a DBMS, data is stored using complex data structures, but the user only gets an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Database Management System facilitates with a data storage system, data retrieval and data execution processes in an efficient way. Be it in web development service or an application development process, DBMS packages take the major pie in the project.</p>
<p>In a DBMS, data is stored using complex data structures, but the user only gets an abstract view of it. The different levels of a DBMS are:<br />
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* Physical level– For defining the architecture and the data structures<br />
* Logical level – Describes data types and various relationships<br />
* View level – Gives the required view to the user</p>
<p>The database Schema or the overall structure of the database specifies data types, relationships, consistency rules and data semantics for the data stored in the database.</p>
<p>The main categories or models of Database Management systems are:</p>
<p><strong>Hierarchical model</strong><br />
In this database model, data is organized in a tree-like structure. The structure maintains a hierarchy using parent-child relationship (a parent with many children, but a child with only one parent) to manage the data and records are connected through upward or downward links.</p>
<p><strong>Network model</strong><br />
In the network model, data is represented by links and records. The network database is based on the concept of many-to-many relationships with no limit on immediate child or parent node for a given occurrence of records.</p>
<p><strong>Relational model</strong><br />
In this model, the database designer formulates a logical and consistent representation of information using declared constraints known as logical schema. Relational models are widely used in web site development service or in application development.</p>
<p><strong>Object model</strong><br />
This DBMS model (also known as <strong>ODBMS</strong>) is based on the popular<strong> Object-Oriented</strong> paradigm, where the concept of application development (such as polymorphism) is merged with database architecture.</p>
<p><strong>Ecommerce Business Solutions:</strong><br />
If you search online for web ecommerce solutions, you will find different companies offering you all ecommerce solutions. All these companies specialize in ecommerce verticals like ecommerce shopping cart solution and ecommerce payment gateway integration. Ecommerce site design is another field where all these company shine.</p>
<p>If you are in a plan to start an online business, it’s wise on your to integrate an ecommerce platform onto your site. It will help all your customers come to your site and make a purchase or take advantage of the services offered by you - all easily. Most of the online business entities are now enjoying the advantage of integrating an ecommerce solution to their business so as to reap more profits and reputation.</p>
<p>There are many instances of ecommerce services providers making tall claims about their services and solutions. But you need to strictly research the credibility of such service providers before zeroing in on any. It’s really crucial because you will be availing the service for the fulfillment of your own business, a bad choice in the very beginning can simply mar your entire mission. So, just be careful while choosing one!</p>
<p><em>Source: articlesbase.com</em><br />
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		<title>Project Manager Responsibilities in Software Outsourcing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 08:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we dream of a Sr. Project Manager in Software Outsourcing Company; their awesome work is indeed a piece of wonder struck. Software Development Company is challenging, in order to keep up the market trend highly demand able and resourceful. The software company has to keep informed regarding the new technology and software equipments, for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we dream of a Sr. <strong>Project Manager</strong> in <strong>Software Outsourcing Company</strong>; their awesome work is indeed a piece of wonder struck. Software Development Company is challenging, in order to keep up the market trend highly demand able and resourceful. The software company has to keep informed regarding the new technology and software equipments, for the clients to bring novel projects with more sophisticated requirements. <strong>Vietnam Software business</strong> is also growing high, and may reach the apex in the Outsourcing Businesses.</p>
<p>Many of the project leaders and Managers in the Software Industry have to run through a heck of deal. As per survey and research, most of the project managers report that with so much of chaos and demands, they regularly face night-mares when the projects deadlines arises and the client is in continuous demand. Sometimes, the wrong analysis of the project when outsourced may lead to misunderstanding between the <strong>Project Analysts</strong> and the client. To keep up the industry stronger, there are some do&#8217;s and don&#8217;t on the part of the employees when dealing with the projects and clients&#8217; overseas.<br />
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Sr. Project Manager Role in Software Outsourcing</p>
<p>Being in the senior post, the Sr. Project Manager Role in Software Outsourcing Firm is tedious when responsibilities of huge task are undertaken. The soft skills and the hard skills in related to project development and technical knowledge, the resources needs to be managed. The manager or the leader needs to monitor project activities including planning, organizing, budgeting regarding the projects, schedule various promises and tasks. The responsibility and ability to show the capabilities in the assigned tasks should be conformed to the needs and specificity of the client in <strong>Software Development Vietnam</strong>. It is very important for the Project manager to understand the clients&#8217; need of operation, so the Project Manager needs to have a sound listening skill and should be interactive with the employees and or the team members to have an extra growth on his knowledge.</p>
<p>Project Manager in Software Outsourcing firms needs to build a very bonding and long-lasting inter-personal skills with the employees and the clients. This is necessary for overall development in the software industry. Software Outsourcing Companies demand a huge variety of Project Managers. We have Project Manager-I, Project Manager=II usually working on much higher and larger projects and with higher responsibilities and competence. This is necessary, as each of the Project Managers have a specified tasks and challenges to meet. This type of hierarchy is usually seen in Large Outsourcing Companies, who produce almost hundreds and thousands of small and big project development in a day. Project Manager usually performs in minimal direct supervision and has both demonstrated of business and technical acumen in Software Development Company.</p>
<p><strong>The agile approach</strong> for Software Outsourcing is effective that can be difficult to convince against senior management. There are many people honestly skeptical because they are afraid that it would be another fad of <strong>Software Development</strong>. Into the proof question, the technological curve represents critical insight that are described in the groundbreaking book of &#8220;Crossing of the Chasm&#8221;, and the curve shows differences among five technological adopter types. There are early adopters that pursues new concepts early in the life-cycle and the majority who wait and see to buy new concept, while the late majority are concerned about the ability to handle concept so that Software Outsourcing process will be a thought to adopt and develop. And, finally laggards, that do not require anything with these new approach.</p>
<p>The early adopters and innovators are very comfortable to think about the new concept for a while and after that tailoring it for environment of Outsourcing process. While the Software Development techniques are being adopted by companies that fit those profiles, and now in the early majority some companies are testing the wings in pilot projects. The community of agile is actively and positively reaching out to executives, noted for demand, strong proof is generally made by people working in companies that fit in late majority and laggard profiles, and, as Software Outsourcing became the main stream.</p>
<p>News-Productivity for <strong>Software Outsourcing</strong></p>
<p>The existed research work is not completely convincing, despite of the encouraging offerings. Rather than specifically addressing agile approaches, much of that compares traditional waterfall approaches with Software Development. Although secondly the books have mentioned effectively summary and the existing research process that much remains to be examined during software outsourcing.</p>
<p>The research found that releasing of earlier result in the life-cycle seems to contribute lower defect rate with higher Effect of Software Outsourcing, and at the same time also revealed for weak relationship between the lower-defect rate and completeness in detailed design-specification.</p>
<p><em>Source: articlesbase.com</em><br />
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		<title>How To Use Keywords In Your Article Submissions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 06:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article marketing has beginner, intermediate and advanced stages to it, so no matter what skill level you’re at, you can still submit articles to drive traffic to your website.
You may have started out simply writing articles on the topic of your website–that is a great start, and you can see excellent results by consistently writing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Article marketing has beginner, intermediate and advanced stages to it, so no matter what skill level you’re at, you can still submit articles to drive traffic to your website.</p>
<p>You may have started out simply writing articles on the topic of your website–that is a great start, and you can see excellent results by consistently writing and submitting on-topic articles.</p>
<p>But after you get used to the basics of submitting articles, you may want to challenge yourself and see if you can improve your results. One of the ways you can advance to the next level is to integrate keywords into your article submission campaign.</p>
<p>Google and other search engines look for words of special importance on a web page to help them determine what a website is about.<br />
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These words are called “keywords” or “keyword phrases”, and if a website owner knows the types of words/phrases that their target customers are typing into search boxes, then he can be sure to use those keywords in his articles to capitalize on the demand for those search terms in Google.</p>
<p>How do you use keywords in your article submissions?</p>
<p>Great question–it’s actually not that complicated.</p>
<p>1) First, figure out the <strong>keywords for your website</strong>.</p>
<p>Use a keyword suggestion tool such as WordTracker to create a detailed list of keywords and long-tailed keyword phrases.</p>
<p>A long-tailed keyword phrase is a phrase that is anywhere from 3-5 words long that a search engine customer would use to reach a site such as yours. Usually a basic keyword term for your website is more general and is 2 words long, but there is also merit to targeting longer phrases that potential customers do searches for.</p>
<p>For example, your main keyword phrase may be “chocolate recipe”.</p>
<p>Your long tail phrase may be “chocolate birthday cake recipe”.</p>
<p>When you’re doing your keyword research you’ll make a list of the general 2 word phrases as well as several of the more specific 3-5 word phrases.</p>
<p>2) Write an article around each <strong>keyword term</strong>.</p>
<p>Now, each keyword term has many possibilities for articles–there isn’t just one article that could be generated off of your keyword term. Try taking each keyword term and writing several articles addressing different aspects of that keyword.</p>
<p>If you have a long list of keyword and long-tailed keywords, that list could keep you busy for a while!</p>
<p>Just go through the list, writing a different article around the keyword phrase. Pretty soon you will have a library of articles that are covering virtually every topic related to your niche all pointing readers back to your website.</p>
<p>All of this instruction about keywords comes with a word of caution–there is a good way and a bad way to use keywords in article marketing.</p>
<p>The good way would be to use the keyword phrase to guide your article topic, and use the phrase or variations of the phrase naturally in your article so that the article makes sense to your readers.</p>
<p>The bad way would be to haphazardly spray your article with your keyword term without thinking about how the article will sound to readers or if the article makes sense.</p>
<p>You may have seen articles that were obviously written with the intention of using a particular keyword where you felt like the author was writing for search engines rather than for human readers–that is not way things should be!</p>
<p>You can write articles that please human readers and search engines–what these two groups are looking for is not at odds with each other.</p>
<p>Google wants to provide the search customers with an accurate list of results that is ranked in order with the results most likely to answer the searchers question at the top. Google cares about whether an article is reader friendly–it is not just looking for random words on a page.</p>
<p>When you write your articles, you can use your keywords to determine your specific topic and also use the keywords themselves where they sound natural. For best results keep your keyword density to around 2%.</p>
<p>Staying within these guidelines will give your article submissions the best chance of being recognized for that keyword term by search engines, and it will also produce an article that brings value to your reader.</p>
<p><em>Source: sitepronews.com</em><br />
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