
Building Findable Websites
Web Standards, SEO, and Beyond
Aarron Walter(Author)
New Riders (Publisher)
Published on 21. February 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-321-52628-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is not another SEO book written for marketing professionals. Between these covers you'll find practical advice and examples for people who build websites aiming to reach their target audience. Each chapter will introduce you to best practices and fresh perspectives on how to accomplish these simple, yet indispensable goals:
Help more people find your site
Help users find content within your site
Encourage return visits
The path this book travels through the villages of Web standards, accessibility, and contemporary technologies like Ajax, APIs, Flash, and microformats. You'll find the big ideas behind these technologies and real world examples, illustrating that you don't have to compromise the user experience to create search engine friendly, findable websites.
Although this book illuminates a broad range of findability strategies, one common theme pervades:
Web standards + compelling content = improved findability = more successful sites
You'll find even more findability guidance on the book's companion website (http://buildingfindablewebsites.com) including 5 bonus chapters.
Help more people find your site
Help users find content within your site
Encourage return visits
The path this book travels through the villages of Web standards, accessibility, and contemporary technologies like Ajax, APIs, Flash, and microformats. You'll find the big ideas behind these technologies and real world examples, illustrating that you don't have to compromise the user experience to create search engine friendly, findable websites.
Although this book illuminates a broad range of findability strategies, one common theme pervades:
Web standards + compelling content = improved findability = more successful sites
You'll find even more findability guidance on the book's companion website (http://buildingfindablewebsites.com) including 5 bonus chapters.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-52628-1 (9780321526281)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Aarron Walter is a faculty member in the Interactive Media Design department at The Art Institute of Atlanta, teaching courses on a variety of topics including Findability, Dynamic Web Applications, and User-Centered Interface Design. When not teaching, Aarron also runs a one man design/development consultancy in Athens, GA, and writes articles for online publications such as SitePoint.com and DMXZone.com. He blogs, builds and shares things at http://aarronwalter.com
Content
Chapter 1 Introducing Findability
Chapter 2 Markup Strategies
Chapter 3 Server-Side Strategies
Chapter 4 Creating Content that Drives Traffic
Chapter 5 Building a Findable Blog
Chapter 6 Adding Search to Your Site
Chapter 7 Preventing Findability Roadblocks
Chapter 8 Bring Traffic Back With a Mailing List
Chapter 9 Putting Findability Into Practice
Index
Chapter 2 Markup Strategies
Chapter 3 Server-Side Strategies
Chapter 4 Creating Content that Drives Traffic
Chapter 5 Building a Findable Blog
Chapter 6 Adding Search to Your Site
Chapter 7 Preventing Findability Roadblocks
Chapter 8 Bring Traffic Back With a Mailing List
Chapter 9 Putting Findability Into Practice
Index