 Browser Compatibility
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- Load Netscape 3.0 and 4.0 along with the latest Microsoft browser on
your system and test your HTML in each of these environments.
- Come back here to inspect your web site after making any changes.
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Link Validator
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- Come back to inspect your web site every few days to ensure your links' validity.
- Make frequent visits to the sites that your web site links to in order to weed out bad links.
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Load Time
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- Use GIF Wizard to reduce image sizes without sacrificing quality.
- Generally, if you want your page to load in under 15 seconds on a 28.8 modem, try keep your page under 36k.
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Submit It! Readiness
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- Use the SiteOwner.com META Tag Builder to create new META tags for your site.
- Be as descriptive as possible in your title tag. Assume that search engines will display the information you provide here in their listings as a description of your page.
- In your keywords META tag, include common misspellings of keywords, upper and lower case versions, and plurals.
- Register your site with Submit It!, the net's most popular web site announcement service.
- Monitor your web site ranking on the top search engines with PositionAgent.
- For general hints on getting on search engines, check out Submit It!'s Search Engine Tips.
- If you want more information about Meta Tags, check out ZDNet's article on Meta Mastery.
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Spelling
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- Always come back and inspect your web site after making text changes to your web site.
- Try to use an HTML editor that includes a utility to check your spelling.
- Have someone review your pages for syntax errors that a spell checker might miss.
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HTML Validity
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- Visit the LinkExchange Web Site Resource Center for great sites on web design and graphics.
- Be consistent with case usage. Don't mix upper and lower case letters within HTML tags.
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Popularity
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- Become a LinkExchange member and increase your site's visibility.
- Register your site with Submit It!, the net's most popular web site announcement service.
- Use AdStore to purchase banner advertising on LinkExchange and Yahoo!
- Get visitors to return to your site with a ListBot mailing list.
- Establish reciprocal links with other sites.
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