Related Resources
The resources listed below are not reciprocal links, but have been listed because they list some of the finest resources the Web has to offer. I encourage you to visit these resources as often as possible, for the information, advice, tips and hints contained within them are great assets to any aspiring webmaster.
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The online weblog of Google engineer Matt Cutts. Matt uses his blog to give advice and receive feedback on the Google engine in an even-handed and extremely patient manner.
Topics covered include: building websites that conform to the Google guidelines; search quality and web spam; features users would like to see Google implement; the quality of Google communication and its company image; and any future updates that may occur to the engine.
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Bruce Clay’s Website Ranking Tools (from SEOToolSet.com)
A series of tools webmasters can use to determine how well (or poorly) their websites are optimized. In particular, I highly recommend running his Keyword Density Analyzer. It’s a great tool that has served me well over the years.
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Human Edited Directory (HEDir)
HEDir is a fairly new directory with a unique concept; anyone can submit a site, and anyone can review a site. In fact, sites are generally only accepted after 10 or more positive reviews, assuming the original submitter has reviewed 10 other users’ websites. This directory has the potential to be a serious threat to DMOZ if it continues to grow and improve as the site owners have indicated.
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glish.com CSS Layout Techniques
An excellent website full of great CSS layouts and similar resources, and one of the two major inspirations for this website. It was the code snippet that I found on this website that started me on the path to creating my own spinoff website. So, to Eric Costello, I say kudos and thank you.
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For those of you who wish to learn more about search engine optimization and web design-related topics and do so while upholding high ethical standards, this is the forum board for you. SpammersÂ…beware!
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The CSS Zen Garden is a CSS designer’s showcase, where designers can submit their cross-browser compatible CSS layouts to demonstrate the power and flexibility of Cascading Style Sheets. Thanks to WhatIFind.com for suggesting this as a resource.
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YourHTMLSource.Com CSS Introduction Tutorial
Ross Shannon does an excellent job of explaining the basics of Cascading Style Sheets in such a way as to allow the CSS newcomer to grasp the concepts. If you’ve never tried using CSS before, I would highly recommend visiting this site and learning from it before implementing the layouts on searchenginefriendlylayouts.com.
