Google Apps is a web service from Google that provides applications including Gmail, Google Calendar and Docs. You can use your own domain name and have control over your accounts.

Using Google Apps greatly simplifies your businesses IT complexity and lowers overall costs conciderably. The applications are easy to use and since they are hosted on the Internet you have access from almost anywhere.

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A keyword or phrase is nothing more than a category term that succinctly describes your content using single words or a two word phrase. Keywords help make searching for content more effective.

For example if you write an article about how to make a jalapeño pepper sauce then a good set of keywords are: "peppers", "hot sauce" and "jalapeño".

Amazingly keywords continue to be misused and abused. Not knowing how to use keywords can lead to poor search engine raking. Here are a few simple tips to consider.

Here is what I do to cleanly embed a Flash video into XHTML page.

Keep these guidelines in mind as you plan your website's layout and content.

"Content is King"

This is not just a clever saying. It is critical if you want a successful and effective website. Your site will be one of many millions, and people get distracted easily and quickly. Keep them interested with fresh and entertaining content regularly. If you let the content go stale, then people will leave and may never return. Additionally, you must keep the content relevant to the overall mission of your site. For instance, don't waste time on cookie recipes if you are trying to sell vintage floppy disks.

"There was a time not that long ago when many drivers thought nothing of tossing empty bottles out the windows of their cars. Years later, these same citizens came to realize that littering was not an acceptable way to dispose of their trash. The web design community is now undergoing a similar shift in attitude. Web standards are key to this transformation."

—Designing with Web Standards