benjwoo

oh... dear

I haven't looked for a job in a long time, perhaps as long as 6-7 years.
 
However when I did I liked to know the rate /wage and any benefits. Too many recruiters dont give the wage just 'market rare'.
 
Also it'd be nice to know which company the job was for instead of it being shielded by the recruitment agency.

email them to me, i will keep your passwords safe

Tattoo them to the back of your hands?!

I just ask the kids to put the passwords somewhere safe - we're still looking

Thanks BrowerBugs, been enjoying the recommendation for a couple of days now

Ha, unfortunately neither of them Think I'm missing a trick!

Sorry but I think this code was wrote before the copyrights laws were created (it was also before the fire and the wheel were invented, it's that old!) so you can't really sue them, sorry!
 
Do you own both the .com and the .co.uk of your website or just one of them? (assuming you're in the UK)

Haha! I don't see anything wrong with that website
 
Think he stole my code.

Exactly, that's it!
 
SEO is a confusing matter because there's so much info out there about it but not all of it is quality information. If you have some spare time and would like to learn more,my first SEO course was this one: http://www.lynda.com/Web-Design-tutorials/seosearchengineoptimizationgettingstarted/52344-2.html but that was back in 2010, since then they released this course : http://www.lynda.com/Google-Analytics-tutorials/SEO-Fundamentals/89810-2.html
 
If you don't have a Lynda membership and are interested in the course, you can get a free trial http://www.lynda.com/promo/trial/Default.aspx?lpk35=4988&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SEM-Brand-Free+Trial&utm_content=34701821826&utm_term=%2Btrial%20%2Blynda&gclid=COKb7Lj3grwCFUmWtAodXVoA1w
 
It's quality white hat info, really recommend it
 
btw, how did the topic started on checklist and we ended up talking about SEO???? Go figure

Thanks everybody for the amazing feedback, still haven't decided on the name but got a lot of great ideas from this post, right now I am undecided between Brighter Web or aBrighterWebs as suggested by Weedy101. I also really like aBrigtherWeb but aBrigtherWeb.com domain is now gone, I'd have to have only aBrighterWeb.co.uk not sure if it's a good idea to own only the .co.uk, I'd rather have both .com and .co.uk extensions, did you guys buy both .co.uk and .com of your domain? What do you think?
 
 
 
LOL yes, it does reminds me of that star background that 50% of the websites had back in the 90's, maybe I should call it e-planet and use a layout similar to this one: http://users.wfu.edu/ecarlson/astro/ hah do you guys like it? OK OK I'm only joking, I've totally scrapped the e-planet idea now

Personally I prefer the bright one also, e-planet sounds like you've just made your first website in the 90's

Yeah, that's great. Thank you both, very detailed information. From what I gather, SEO is a constant, started from the word go, an element that needs an awful lot of detailed work in order to get the desired results. Poor groundwork will lead to poor SEO, which in return will lead to poor ranknigs?

BowserBugs, maybe my use of the term ''Complex SEO'' was incorrect but I do find this later process harder than the first process, just a personal opinion. Apart from the term complex SEO, it seems that we both do pretty much the same process with SEO, some at the beginning, some ongoing for as long as the website exists.. benjwoo, hope it helped clarify to you when to do your SEO

I'm no expert, as the rules change we all have to adapt and onsite 'SEO' is an ongoing process, I generally refer to as refining as I have never had a site that a little tinker wouldn't help. Manufacturers are always refining their product, always trying the make the new model better than the last, a website is no different.
 
But the main point is that if you create little tools for controlling certain aspects of the onsite seo parts it makes these tweaks a breeze. If you get creative you can create a helpful hybrid where the user experience is made better through helpful link progression and at the same time you can control a logical internal link flow for the search engines and keyword relationship between sections. In this I do have experience and know it's possible.
 
Oh and replied to your other Q; I don't get the same results.

A more complex 'SEO' is never done when the site is finished; if you start 'SEO' at the end you might as well throw in the towel as you are far too late! This is the biggest mistake I see time and time again; hyped by SEO sharks with tripe like 'now you have a website, how are people going to find you' and others who really do not know a bean about how websites and optimising them for search engines (foundation SEO: Search Engine Optimisation); they only know about blog spam, junk articles and having their review count under their listing.
 
When do I start first SEO? The moment I am quoting for web development, the minute I'm asking my clients about what products they sell, the brands they stock, the relationship between products and the data fields required to make an airtight ship. I start the 'SEO' when I am creating the database structure, I think about it when I plan the head meta data, path structure, category order, already knowing how to avoid duplicate title and description tags. I plan SEO when I write the checklist of product field requirements for the client and ask them to sort out their products to include some additional data - not because I like making work but if you truly want to make a website the authority on any given subject (or product) the devil is in the detail.
 
I think about SEO when I write extensive isset() to determine if fields should be included as 'length: 0' cookie cutter approach makes it look like you know nothing, better to remove all images of products than 99% have 'waiting for image'. The list goes on but all of this is before the site goes live.
 
Sorry to rant but this is how things are; tried and tested with some incredible results. If this were not so how does a my PR3 site with around 1000 links of little importance smash rivals in the serps which are PR6 with 10 x the back links from 'quality' sources.

Not really preference but it's to do with hosting budget and language. I normally write in php with MYSQL ... unless it's specifically requires ASP.NET and MSSQL I see no reason to bother with a windows server. If you look at most hosts you'll find a whole heap of features you need to pay extra for so you can have windows.

A more complex SEO is done when the website is finished, but the basic SEO should be done even before the site is done.
 
For example, if the domain has not yet been registered, a basic SEO will help you choose a domain that will increase your chances of ranking higher on search engines (don't forget a domain such as www.liverpoolplumberss.co.uk will have a good chance of ranking high on Google if people search Liverpool Plumbers).
 
As I code the HTML I add all the alt tags, title tags etc.. A basic SEO search is important so that you know which words to put there..
 
When writing content, the basic SEO will help A LOT. I make sure I enter as much of my target keywords as possible (without keyword stuffing).
 
I believe doing this as I code will save time but that's only my opinion, what do you guys think? When do you do your first SEO?

The design is ok, it looks a lot like a theme though and the fact it's powered by Weebly leads me to believe that it is one. Some of the graphics are also really blurry. The development could also be improved too.
jQuery is loaded 4 times. Inline CSS and <div style=""> used a lot. You've loaded the same font 5 times. In some areas, tables are used for layout. Generally it's a mess, there's CSS and Javascript placed carelessly throughout the document. It wouldn't bother me as much if you didn't claim to be a 'Premier Web Design Company'.

I have never worked with other web designers and all I know is from researches and that's the process I got from a book I've read:
 
Assuming you already have the user requirements and contracts all signed:
 
Pre-production Stage Create Information Architecture Create Wireframes Theme Concepts Create Storyboards Production Time: First basic SEO research Copywriting Write XHTML and CSS Add Graphics and Artwork Write Back-end Programming Validation and Debugging

I've made a few simple sites over the years and have enough knowledge to know how to fit all of the jigsaw pieces together, but am by no means an expert...Each time I sit down to start a new site, with a lovely white blank canvas in front of me, basic requirements/designs from client to my left, brew to my right...I think to myself "Where the hell do I start?" I thought it would be interesting to see what people's Top 5 'Check-list' routines are, what are the first 5 things you do, every time you build a site, what's your thought process? Bullet pointed format would be easier on the eyes, and apologies if something like this already exists on the forums.
 
Ben

I like it alot, loving the bright orange, it's not too much either. I'm glad someone beat me to it regarding the spelling mistakes though.

Since some sites are cms and some are not the standard check list for me is ...
 
Content & Search Terms - work out what pages are required and what they will be targeting. Structure Importance - work out the primary objectives and the secondary as this decides nav requirements and content flow. Read the design brief from the client to check it can handle their objectives as often it can't. Plan any interactive quirky bits such as quote forms etc as trying to fit them retrospectively is a pain. Often I will code a simple test. Start designing something that can handle the outcome of the above and is realistic to code within the budgeted time.

1. Content
- without content you don't know what to design for
 
2. Audience
- if you don't know the intended audience you don't how to design
 
3. Devices + browsers
- you need to know what devices +browsers you want to cater for
 
4. Content System
- whether the client will be using a CMS (most do these days)
 
5. Where to develop the site
- you could be doing this locally, on a dev server or the clients server

Sublime is a better editor but it is still down to preference.
 
Before you pay for sublime try Brackets.