OverHall IT!
Computer Corner Issue 5
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Vol. 2, Issue 5
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Table of Contents:
1. Welcome Message
2. Computer Corner
3. Tip of the Month
4. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
5. Products, Books, and Web Site Reviews
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1. Welcome Message
Whether you're thinking of getting a web site, just got one, or
have had one for awhile, the Computer Corner is here to
help you * OverHall IT *. In the forthcoming Computer
Corner issues I will be taking you step-by-step through the
processes you need to learn and do to have a top notch web
site.
The rain has finally stopped in my area, and I've been busy
putting into practice the information you will find in the article,
TAG, You're it! I hope you will take the time to check over
your web pages or the pages you are going to build using
the suggestions in the article.
If you get a lot of SPAM email, the Tip of the Month is a
MUST read!
And we have a Buy one Get one FREE offer in this issue that you might want to
check out!
I've already started working on the Balance issue, which
helps you deal with clutter in your office, home, and life. It
will be coming out shortly.
Okay, ready to start "OverHalling"?
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2. TAG, You're it! Using Keywords in Your Tags
By: Janet L. Hall
Did you know that in order to get your web page a top
ranking in some of the search engines that you MUST use
your keywords in certain TAGS?
The basic language in which most web pages are written is
HTML (HyperText Markup Language). In order to turn your
regular text into HTML you must use TAGS. Most TAGS
use a start (beginning) and end (closing) TAG.
To indicate a document is written in HTML you must start the
document with the TAG: <HTML> (this is placed at the very
top of your document) and then to end your document you
place the TAG: </HTML> at the very bottom of your
document.
TIP: All start TAG elements are surrounded or enclosed by
angle brackets: < > and all end TAG elements are
surrounded by angle brackets with a forward slash
inside: </ >
BIG TIP: NOT ALL TAGS need the ending TAG. (more on
this later).
There are many TAGS you need to include in your HEAD
TAG (which this article will be addressing), and in your web
page, in which you should include your keywords. This can
help (but doesn’t guarantee) better ratings with some search
engines.
Search engines generally consider anything near the top of
your document or within the HEAD TAG with more
relevance, so it's important to include the proper TAGS and
your keywords within those TAGS.
NOTE: META TAGS are HTML TAGS that will give the
search engines information about your web page and should
be included in the HEAD TAG also. They DO NOT have a
start and end TAG but are enclosed with angle brackets.
So after the <HTML> tag, place your start HEAD TAG:
<HEAD>
TAGS you MUST catch:
(Please note that I am presenting MY keywords in lower
case, and TAGS in upper case in examples)
1. <TITLE> disorganized? organizing help, clutter tips,
organizing tools</TITLE>
These are the TAGS you use for the title of your page. The
title tag is very important so please don't use Home Page for
your title. Some web page software will generate home
page or new page for your title, YOU MUST CHANGE THIS.
On the Internet, your title appears in the blur bar across the
top of the monitor screen.
Make sure you use your keywords in your title to help ensure
a * higher * score with some of the search engines. Many
search engines will display your title and your description in
the search results when people are searching for you.
According to a report I received from WordSpot.com, * The
#1 biggest mistake that web page designers make is leaving
out keywords from the <TITLE> area of a web page. *
masterpromotion.com suggests, *The optimum length for a
title is between six and eight words. Do not repeat keywords
more than once. * Another article I read suggests a title
length of 60 characters.
2. Your next important TAG is your description TAG:
<META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="
disorganized? need help getting organized? Organizing
solutions to simplify your life. got clutter? get rid of clutter.
live the life you've been dreaming of, clutter free, get an
overhall">
This TAG can be thought of as a mini ad for your web site.
You should also place your keywords here. The suggested
length for your description is between 10 and 25 words or
150 characters.
3. Next is your keyword TAG in which you need to enter YOUR relevant keywords
YOU have selected for that page.
<META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT=" organizing,
organising, clutter, overhall, overhaul, organized, get
organized, organizing tools, stuff, disorganized, clutter in
your life, stay organized, professional organizers">
No more then a 1,000 characters are advised; however,
please remember that each search engine and directory may
have their own set of criteria of what is acceptable and
what's not. The keywords you include here MUST and
should be used throughout that web page to help get a
higher ranking in some of the search engines.
4. Another TAG, that many don't utilize, is the author
TAG, yet another place you can insert your keywords.
HotBot is one of the search engines that will recognize your
keywords use in this TAG:
<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT=" janet l. hall, owner
of overhall consulting, professional organizer, speaker,
author can help you get organized and get rid of your
clutter">
5. HotBot and Inktomi search engines also consider keywords found in your
comment TAG:
<!--//overhall consulting website is maintained and updated
by professional organizer, janet l. hall//--!>
There are several other TAGS that can be used in you
HEAD TAG, but I feel these are the most important that will
give you a good start.
Now make sure you use the END HEAD TAG </HEAD>
Okay, lets put that all together to see what it will look like on
your web page:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> disorganized? organizing help, clutter tips,
organizing tools</TITLE>
<META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="
disorganized? need help getting organized? Organizing
solutions to simplify your life. got clutter? get rid of clutter.
live the life you've been dreaming of, clutter free, get an
overhall">
<META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT=" organizing,
organising, clutter, overhall, overhaul, organized, get
organized, organizing tools, stuff, disorganized, clutter in
your life, stay organized, professional organizers">
<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT=" janet l. hall, owner
of overhall consulting, professional organizer, speaker,
author can help you get organized and get rid of your
clutter">
<!--//overhall consulting website is maintained and updated
by professional organizer, janet l. hall//--!>
</HEAD>
TIP: Each page on your web site needs to be given it’s OWN
HEAD information.
Editors NOTE: In the examples above, anything typed in
lower case should be replaced with YOUR title, YOUR
description, YOUR keywords, and YOUR author and
comment information. In the examples above the TAGS
have been typed in UPPER CASE; however, this is not
necessary when entering this information onto your web
page. All brackets and other symbols need to be typed in as
presented in the above examples.
Happy TAGGING and "OverHalling" your site!
One more TIP: Please remember the keywords you are
using MUST be reflected in the page content of the page you
are trying to improve or build.
Next time, we'll discuss using TAGS and keywords in the
body of your pages.
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To schedule an organizing consultation or coaching session
for your life or computer, call Janet at 800-687-3040 or
mailto:janet@overhall.com
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3. OverHall IT! Computer Tip of the Month
If you haven't been managing your email, you probably have
enough clutter to deal with, let alone unsolicited (SPAM)
email! There are ways you CAN cut down on the amount of
SPAM you receive:
1. Don't Reply or Unsubscribe! Yes, you read correctly.
Sometimes just ignoring the email and deleting is the best
defense you can use. Why? If you Reply or Unsubscribe
you are letting the sender know that your email address is a
GOOD or REAL email address. What happens? You get
more SPAM.
2. Report them! Forward the SPAM to the senders ISP
(the information after their @ ) with abuse before the @
example:
abuse@yahoo.com
3. Be careful who you give your email address to. Get
a FREE email account that you use when signing up or filling
in forms.
4. Forward it to the government's Spam Recycling
Center! mailto:spamrecycle@ChooseYourMail.com
Put your
state's abbreviation in the subject line.
5. Fight it with software! Check out SpamBuster at
http://www.contactplus.com
and SpamKiller at
http://www.spamkiller.com
6. Learn how to use your mail filters.
7. Ask people that send you email with a long list of
other email addresses to please put your email address in
the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) when sending out mail. No
one can see it, no one from the list can SPAM you!
I’d like this section to be yours! If you have a computer tip
that you'd like to share, please email it to,
mailto:janet@overhall.com?subject=ComputerTip
I’d love to hear from you so we can all learn something new!
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4. Jokes, Quotes,
and Anecdotes
>> "Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than
spending the rest of the week debuging Monday's code."
-Dan Salomon
>> "I gave up on new poetry myself thirty years ago, when
most of it began to read like coded messages passing
between lonely aliens on a hostile world."
-Russell Baker
>> "Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was
hard to write, it should be hard to understand."
-Anon.
>>"Real programmers can write assembly code in any
language."
-Larry Wall
>>"That's what learning is, after all: not whether we lose the
game, but how we lose and how we've changed because
of it, and what we take away from it that we never had
before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious
way, is winning.
Richard Bach (1936 - ____) US novelist, author
~~ If you have a joke, quote, or anecdote that would fit well
into OverHall IT!, please feel free to email it to me.
mailto:janet@overhall.com?subject=newsletterjokes
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5. Products, Books, and Web Site Reviews
>> Meta
Medic
Submit any page with meta tags on it, and Meta Medic will
check to see if the tags are valid. It will also offer advice
about length and warn of possible problems it believes the
tags may have.
>> WebPromote's
Meta-Tag Generator
As above, enter a page title, keywords and a description,
and you'll be e-mailed a meta tag incorporated into your
page code. Nice pop-up help box provides some meta tag
tips. The commented credit line can be removed, if you wish.
>> SiteUp's
Meta-Tag Generator
Unlike the services above, this is a software-based package
for Windows 95 that creates meta tags. It is a freeware
package -- no registration fee required
>> Maximize
Web Site Traffic: Build Web Site Traffic Fast
and Free by Optimizing Search Engine Placement. This
booked is PACKED with GREAT information!
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That's it for this issue of computer corner, the balance issue
will be here before you know it!
Smiles, not Piles,
Janet L. Hall
Professional Organizer, Speaker, and Author
http://www.overhall.com
"If your current systems aren't working for you... get an
"OverHall"!"
Janet L. Hall is the owner of OverHall Consulting, which is
based out of Southern Maryland and can be reached at
800-687-3040 or 410-586-9440, or e-mail her at
mailto:janet@overhall.com Janet can "OverHall" your
office, home, and computer clutter and can deliver a
customized speech or seminar for your next event.
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