Archive for May, 2005

Limiting the Number of Links on a Page

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

According to the “Google Information for Webmasters,” it is inadvisable to have more than 100 links on a particular page. The guidelines specifically state, “Keep the links on a given page to a reasonable number (fewer than 100).” The reason behind this is that link farms and other spamming sites use many links on their [...]

Novelty in Character Creation

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Invariably, all characters reflect one or more qualities possessed by their players. It’s impossible to avoid and it certainly isn’t a bad thing. After all, we can’t bring anything to the table that we don’t already possess. However, most experienced gamers will tell you that the novelty of a character often determines [...]

Which RPG is the Best?

Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Most players have one or two roleplaying games that are their favorites. I, for example, regularly play Dungeon & Dragons, but I also enjoy Talan, my monthly LARP. Of course, I’ve played many others in the past. And while I can easily place preference between them, I cannot in good conscience say that any one [...]

Optimizing Your Title Tag

Friday, May 27th, 2005

First and foremost, every single page on your site should have a Title tag. “Untitled Document” showing up at the top of your page is useless and unprofessional. Use something descriptive but brief. Try to keep the character count to 65 or less, as you’ll notice that most search engines truncate your title if it [...]

Choosing Which HTML Tags to Optimize

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

Different search engines give different weight to the various HTML elements of a page. For example, Google does not read description or keywords meta tags but gives priority to words found in the title tag and in header tags within the body of the page. Thus, it is best to optimize every page element to [...]

SEO Software Recommendations

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

A great variety of search engine optimization software is available, and frankly a lot of it is crummy. The best utilities I have come across are Web CEO, Internet Business Promoter (IBP), and Link Popularity Check. To anyone just starting out in SEO, I recommend downloading and tinkering with these three utilities. All of them [...]

Fullmetal Alchemist

Monday, May 2nd, 2005

Rarely do I watch a show and instantly fall in love with it, but the story behind Fullmetal Alchemist really moved me. Edward and Alfonse are brothers gifted with their father’s aptitude for alchemy. When their mother dies, they resort to forbidden arts to bring her back and pay for it dearly. The show is [...]