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		<title>Are Keywords Useful?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In our last post, we introduced Meta Tags and why they&#8217;re required.  We even took a quick look at some specific tags, what they mean, and what they do for your site.  This post will dive a little bit deeper into the Keyword Meta Tag.  In addition, we will look at the role that keywords [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/07/20/are-keywords-useful/</link>
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		<title>Using the website footer effectively</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The footer of the web page is usually the last thing on my mind when I&#8217;m designing a site. It&#8217;s where I put the copyright info and repeat the major page links for the site.However, more and more people have realized that the footer provides a lot of additional space to provide more info. For [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/06/02/using-the-website-footer-effectively/</link>
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		<title>5 great Error 404 pages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8216;ol 404 error page.  It&#8217;s a real bummer when you run across one.  The typical one looks like this: I&#8217;m embarrassed to say that my own site has a boring old page.  However, we&#8217;re working on redesigning that and it will change.  Anyway, here&#8217;s five great Error 404 pages I found: Ninjas! Homer Mario [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/06/01/5-great-error-404-pages/</link>
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		<title>Stop the ride.  I wanna get off.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Change.  I change my clothes, my son&#8217;s diaper, my mind &#8211; often multiple times a day.  Heck, change is so intertwined in our lives that we make changes on the way to work; radio stations, lanes, MPH, etc.  Our lives and the world around us is in a constant state of flux. So then, how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/05/20/stop-the-ride-i-wanna-get-off/</link>
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		<title>SEO part Deux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My last blog about SEO was kind of a high level overview.  This time I want to touch on one very important aspect of it. One major key to SEO is the text.  It&#8217;s not enough to rely on keywords and other [meta] tags.  Granted, they still help to a degree.  However, over the last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/04/24/seo-part-deux/</link>
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		<title>What the hell is SEO?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEO or Search Engine Optimization &#8220;is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a website or web page&#8230; from search engines via &#8220;natural&#8221; or unpaid (&#8220;organic&#8221; or &#8220;algorithmic&#8221;) search results as opposed to other forms of search engine marketing which may deal with paid inclusion.  [source... Wikipedia] Wow.  That&#8217;s a mouthful. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/04/21/what-the-hell-is-seo/</link>
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		<title>Does size really matter?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading through a post on www.youthedesigner.com tonight.  The essence of the article is that there are some good intangibles that you can ask your client for and the return could yield positive results.  I won&#8217;t go into the details of the article here.  If you&#8217;re interested, take a look when you&#8217;re done here. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/04/11/does-size-really-matter/</link>
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		<title>Using White Space in Web Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[White space for design is whole different animal than white space for print.  When you're laying out something for print, "crowded" is king.  However, when designing for the web, it's important to have this tool in your arsenal.]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/04/11/using-white-space-in-web-design/</link>
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		<title>Designing your next site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Designing websites is a tricky business.  As a designer, I want that site to be sleek and sexy.  I want it to pop with color.  I want the design elements to really say something.  For a web designer, my name (or company name) is being stamped on that.  It&#8217;s a reflection of the quality of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2010/01/01/designing-your-next-site/</link>
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		<title>My top 5 go-to design sites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of great websites out there for designers.  Here are my top 5 go to sites (in no particular order): Psdtuts+ Psdtuts+ is a great site for&#8230; you guessed it&#8230; Photoshop tutorials. Smashing Magazine Smashing Magazine is the site I go to to read up on current trends in the industry for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askthewebdev.com/2009/12/29/my-top-5-go-to-design-sites/</link>
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