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• Apr 03, 2009 - Findings from the Web Design Survey, 2008

  If we, the people who make websites, want the world to know who we are and what we do, it's... Read More »

• Mar 23, 2009 - Modern Sitemap and Footer

  Back in the old days, almost every website had a sitemap where they listed out all the pages. T... Read More »

• Feb 28, 2009 - The Elements of Social Architecture

  While our designs can never control people, they can encourage good behavior and discourage bad... Read More »

• Jan 12, 2009 - Some fun links

  I caught up on some of my non-search feed reading this weekend. Normally I’d drop some of... Read More »

• Jan 03, 2009 - Semantics in HTML 5

  The BBC's dropping of hCalendar because of accessibility and usability concerns demonstrate... Read More »

• Dec 31, 2008 - Last Toolbar PageRank update of 2008

  In case you didn’t see where I confirmed it on Twitter, Google recently did a toolbar Pag... Read More »

• Sep 10, 2008 - Creative Anvil Presents at Internet Marketing Seminar

  Creative Anvil Partner Joe Koenig will present at a seminar on Internet Marketing this week. Th... Read More »

• Sep 07, 2008 - Pay-per-click and SEO are different...

  I've been noticing some disturbing happening in the Search Engine Optimization market. As w... Read More »

• Sep 05, 2008 - Twitter added nofollow to “www.” links in their Bio field

  Yesterday John Battelle emailed me to ask about Rae’s post. This will be a little inside ... Read More »

• Sep 02, 2008 - Creative Anvil welcomes Dalco Home Remodeling

  Creative Anvil is happy to welcome Dalco Home Remodeling to our growing list of clients. Creati... Read More »

• Sep 01, 2008 - Get Ready for Google Chrome: New Open-Source Web Browser

  Google just officially confirmed that it will release a new open-source web browser, called Goo... Read More »

• Aug 27, 2008 - Creative Anvil Launches New Web Site for Network 1 Communications

  Creative Anvil recently launched a new web site for Network 1 Communications. Network 1 Communi... Read More »

• Aug 25, 2008 - Three tips for “company blogging”

  This is my personal blog. I don’t run my draft posts by Google’s PR or legal team, ... Read More »

• Aug 15, 2008 - Creative Anvil Welcomes Maryville University

  Creative Anvil is excited to welcome Maryville University to our client roster. We have been co... Read More »

• Aug 12, 2008 - Microsoft Ad Center Doesn't Work on a Mac

  I was recently setting up a new account for a new Pay-Per-Click client in Microsoft AdCenter. W... Read More »

• Jul 24, 2008 - New Toolbar PageRanks coming

  Hey folks, I wanted to let you know that new toolbar PageRank values should become visible over... Read More »

• Jul 19, 2008 - Generic Toolbar Indexing Debunk Post

  Sometimes people think that the Google Toolbar led to Google indexing a page. Here’s a re... Read More »

• Jul 01, 2008 - Google gets better at Flash with Adobe’s help

  If you haven’t seen the official posts, Adobe has been working to make Flash more index-a... Read More »

• Jun 29, 2008 - Free search engine optimization tips for beginners

  Jefferson Graham didn’t just write an article of free SEO tips — he also brought hi... Read More »

• Jun 23, 2008 - Short article of free SEO tips

  Jefferson Graham of USA Today stopped by the Googleplex a little while ago and we talked about ... Read More »

• Jun 20, 2008 - Google Trends for Websites

  If you’re a site owner, webmaster, SEO, or otherwise have an interest in website metrics,... Read More »

• Jun 17, 2008 - Happy “Download Firefox” Day!

  Most people that read my blog know that I really, really like Firefox. I put on a temporary Fir... Read More »

• Jun 17, 2008 - Two search tidbits

  At SMX a couple weeks ago Eric Enge and I did a 20-25 minute interview. The interview transcrip... Read More »

• Jun 16, 2008 - Check your search box for XSS exploits

  Just a quick reminder that websites should check for XSS holes on their site, especially freefo... Read More »

• Jun 13, 2008 - Don’t end your urls with .exe

  Sometimes at a conference people will ask me “Does it matter what extension I use for my ... Read More »

• Jun 13, 2008 - Be Wary of Cheap, Guaranteed Search Engine Optimization...

  Most professionals in the search engine optimization business are hesitant to give any sort of ... Read More »

• Jun 03, 2008 - Improved SEO documentation galore!

  One of the wonderful things about a search conference like SMX Advanced is that it gives us a c... Read More »

• Jun 01, 2008 - When your USB thumb drive doesn’t show up in XP

  Start->Run and type “diskmgmt.msc” then right-click the drive and select “... Read More »

• May 25, 2008 - Helping hacked sites

  (I’m taking my wife somewhere really soon, so I’m just going to dash out a quick po... Read More »

• May 20, 2008 - Creative Anvil Launches New Kopytek Website

  Creative Anvil launches exciting new online presence for Kopytek Inc. The site is a step forwar... Read More »

• May 19, 2008 - Lee BioSolutions Launches New Website

  Creative Anvil recently launched an updated web site for Lee BioSolutions, specialists in the d... Read More »

• Mar 06, 2008 - Creative Anvil to Present at Upcoming AMA/EDC Event

  Joe Koenig, Creative Anvil Partner, will be presenting at an upcoming event titled "Curren... Read More »

• Feb 01, 2008 - Creative Anvil Welcomes New Partner

  For Immediate Release Creative Anvil welcomes new partner and enhances company services Jo... Read More »