http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog Web design and other tips from Alpine Web Media, LLC of Vermont Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:41:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Facebook is the current craze with just about everyone from little kiddies to grandmothers across the world. No one can dispute it's popularity and ease of keeping all your friends informed by just one simple post, as opposed to a number of individual or cc'd e-mails. Posting photos and videos ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2010/06/the-dark-side-of-facebook/ Many people these days want a website that they can manage themselves, change or edit photos, etc. There are certainly some good content management systems (CMS) out there with some very powerful features that allow anyone to manage their own websites. However, like anything else, there is a learning curve. ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2010/05/do-it-yourself-websites-2/ Back in the mid 1990's it was relatively easy to design a new website, submit it to Yahoo (the biggest search engine back then in pre-Google days) and come up in the first page or two of search query results. Fast forward to today and the rules of the game ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2010/02/social-networking-and-seo-workout-program/ Alpine Web Media LLC . is now offering web design, search engine optimization (SEO) and website management to businesses in Bangkok, Thailand. We are currently working with a Thai company that manufactures custom designed fine furniture. The website will be available in both Thai and English languages, fully optimized for ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2009/05/web-design-for-companies-in-bangkok-thailand/ Years ago, the keywords meta-tag embedded within a web page was everyone's virtual ticket to a page one listing in Yahoo (long before Google was ever heard of), HotBot and other search engines of days gone by. It didn't take long before everyone caught on to the trend of "keyword ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2009/02/web-page-keywords-the-rules-have-changed/ You've probably noticed that many websites, etc.  accept credit card payments via PayPal. Because PayPal is a relatively inexpensive payment gateway system, many beginner e-commerce shopping carts use them to get started. The problem is that accepting credit cards utilizing PayPal may not be as easy as you think. If you ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2009/02/paypals-dirty-little-secret/ Everyone wants there website to come up in position #1 on the first page of Google results. Is this a realistic expectation? Yes and no. For the most part, depending on what the subject of your website is, you may have a tough time competing with already established websites to obtain ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2008/11/search-engine-friendly-websites/ These days, everyone is trying to cut back and save money. If your website is the backbone of your business though, one thing you really can't afford is "cheap web hosting". You can find plenty of ads all over the web advertising cheap, inexpensive and even free web hosting but ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2008/11/cheap-web-hosting/ We've been in the website design business for 13 years now and boy, have things changed a lot since the early days! Back in the mid-1990's, a new website could be built using a text editor and simple HTML and enjoy placement within Yahoo (the big search engine back in ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2008/08/got-vermont-web-design-web-hosting/ One of the first things you should do when planning your website is to do a bit of research. Analyzing keywords and putting together a strategic marketing plan is a crucial first step towards the construction of a search engine friendly website. SEO (or search engine optimization) is not all ... http://www.alpinewebmedia.com/blog/2008/08/free-seo-search-engine-optimization-tools/