| OverviewThis is the Safari online edition of the printed book. This is not another SEO book written for marketing
professionals. Between these covers you'll find
practical advice and examples for people who build websites aiming
to reach their target audience. Each chapter will introduce you to
best practices and fresh perspectives on how to accomplish these
simple, yet indispensable goals:
The path this book travels passes through the villages of Web
standards, accessibility, and contemporary technologies like Ajax,
APIs, Flash, and microformats. You'll find the big ideas
behind these technologies and real world examples, illustrating
that you don't have to compromise the user experience to
create search engine friendly, findable websites.
Although this book illuminates a broad range of findability
strategies, one common theme pervades:
Web standards + compelling content = improved findability = more
successful sites
You'll find even more findability guidance on the
book's companion website
(http://buildingfindablewebsites.com) including 5 bonus
chapters. Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionThis is not another SEO book written for marketing professionals. Between these covers you’ll find practical advice and examples for people who build websites aiming to reach their target audience. Each chapter will introduce you to best practices and fresh perspectives on how to accomplish these simple, yet indispensable goals: - Help more people find your site
- Help users find content within your site
The path this book travels through the villages of Web standards, accessibility, and contemporary technologies like Ajax, APIs, Flash, and microformats. You’ll find the big ideas behind these technologies and real world examples, illustrating that you don’t have to compromise the user experience to create search engine friendly, findable websites. Although this book illuminates a broad range of findability strategies, one common theme pervades: Web standards + compelling content = improved findability = more successful sites You’ll find even more findability guidance on the book’s companion website (http://buildingfindablewebsites.com) including 5 bonus chapters. |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 23 reviews. A must have book for web designers, 2009-05-10 Reviewer rating: I have always wanted to know more about SEO tips and strategies - but this book completely flips that thought on its head. Findable websites do not just try to optimize for search engines but are accessible, usable; and value informative, pertinent content before anything else. There are lots of tips and tricks for people who like them and also insights into how to use Google Analytics (or other web statistics software) for tweaking your design based on the implicit feedback of the users (actions users take on your web page).
I find this book standing in stark contrast to most other "SEO" books, in that it actually clearly states what it takes to build findable websites without resorting to jargon or marketing gimmicks.
I hope Aarron Walter would write more books for web designers! | Excellent Resource - Really Easy To Understand, 2009-04-29 Reviewer rating: When I first ordered this book my developers and I had created a large website and application, and been running the site for almost a year. Over twelve months we had not received a page rank and did not show up in any search results for our keywords. We were freaking out. We knew a lot about development and nothing about SEO.
I found Aaron's book on Amazon and read it in about two days. Then I spent a month implementing all the changes. Within weeks we had a Google page rank and we were starting to show up in search results.
The book does a good job of separating Web Standards and SEO. They are distinct and important to understand the difference. I continue to reference this book and find more little valuable tweaks to make on the site. The book also helped me to gain a foundation for SEO and web standards so I could read other material and understand it better. | Must Read for Web Developers!, 2009-03-24 Reviewer rating: I've read dozens of books on design, xhtml/css, programming, seo, etc. and this is by far the top book on my shelf and I highly recommend it to anyone trying to get serious about web standards and website findability. It's written in an easy to read way that can get anyone excited about web development. | Excellent Material and Well Documented, 2009-03-20 Reviewer rating: I am very pleased that Aarron Walter has created this book. It is filled with essential information on web site design and implementation. I cannot imagine how any web site creator can do the job without this book. | Not an SEO book..., 2009-03-20 Reviewer rating: I'm not so happy with this book. The idea is good - talking about 'Findability', which is more than SEO. He defines the findability of a web site as
the way to attract visitors (who can find you on search engines)
the way people find content on your site
making people return to your site
My main problem is that I wanted an SEO book, and there's not much SEO discussions in it... I would have wanted more (maybe my fault - I should have got a real SEO book). Another thing is that there are some code example in the book that are quite irrelevant. For example he devotes many pages to build an Ajax search engine in your site, or building a mailing list... but this book is not about coding, so I think it's just a way to write more pages.
So it might be a good book to start and learn about SEO plus get some more tips on writing blogs and sites. But if you want a book dedicated for SEO, look for something else (I know I will - and I'll update you when I find something). |
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