May 09, 2005
Subdomains vs. Accounts - Case's Naming Conventions
We often get requests similar to: "We would like to apply for the URL department.case.edu instead of what we have now, www.case.edu/department". Some assume that this naming structure is somehow better, shorter, or easy to remember. While all of these reasons may or may not apply for your site, Case doesn't use this naming scheme. In fact it's generally not a good idea to do, and here's why......
May 04, 2005
Visitor Traffic: Ideas For Gaining More Blog Readers
Here's a real good article I ran across about driving traffic to your blog. It's really focused I guess more on commercial blogs, but there are a few pointers that we all could use: Visitor Traffic Here are a few of the ideas... for those that don't care to read the entire article: *... Place a link to your website on all of your outgoing e-mails. It sounds simple enough, yet very few people do it. *... Develop a reputation for being knowledgeable and helpful, and you will be regarded as an expert in your field. Don't be afraid to...