Posts made in September, 2007

Site Updated to WordPress 2.3

Posted by admin on Sep 25, 2007 in Miscellaneous | Comments

I upgraded the site today to WordPress 2.3, which was a very easy process. Upgrading consisted of:

• Downloading the 2.3 source files
• Extracting the files locally
• FTP’ing them to my server (overwriting the existing files)
• Running the upgrade script (upgrade.php)

That was pretty much it.. took about 5 minutes. Now granted, the size of my site is pretty small, so depending on the size of your site, your mileage may vary. I also don’t use a large amount of plug-ins, so I had no compatibility issues.

Improving your Site – Bounce Rate

Posted by admin on Sep 7, 2007 in SEO, Training | Comments

Something a lot of people who are new to website development, and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) overlook is how effective is their website? After all, a website is a collection of individual pages, and typically we want people to move from one page to another, right?

However, often times the navigation of the site is confusing, or non-existent. There is no clear route for the visitor to go from one page to another, and no clear direction of what you want them to do (your “Call to Action”)

Internet Safety Lesson – How does the Internet Work?

Posted by admin on Sep 1, 2007 in Training | Comments

When I teach class, especially to beginners or when I’m talking with parents about Internet Safety, a question I’m often asked is “How does the Internet actually work?” Well, in reality it’s obviously a complex topic, but we can certainly break it down into familiar terms. When you type in a web address, like www.palaestratraining.com, your computer actually does some work behind the scenes to translate that human readable name into an IP address. Just like if you wanted to call your friend Susy’s house, you would translate that (in your head probably) from her name into her telephone number, and you’d contact her by her telephone number.

Let’s use the concept of directory services (think of the yellow pages for your town). Let’s say there is a directory service for each city, for each state, and one master directory service for the whole country.