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Where Else Has That Image Been Used

March 26, 2013 By TD

example of searching for stock photo

This tutorial relates to a previous article where I questioned if stock photos were the best. I’m not against stock photos, but I think people should consider the context and frequency of use. Below are two reverse image search engines that you can use to see where an image has been used on the web. This is useful in evaluating if a photo has been overexposed or if someone else is using your images without permission.

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Filed Under: tutorials Tagged With: images, search engines

The Website Gatekeeper – Robots.txt

March 19, 2013 By TD

I got a call from a friend who was upset that his website traffic had dwindled, and sales were on a steep decline. My first thought was maybe he got caught up in some link scheme that got his site penalized. It turns out the problem was a simple mistake that many people have made including me.

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Filed Under: tutorials Tagged With: robots.txt, testing, webmaster tools

Use Web Analytics to Size and Prioritize Problems

February 26, 2013 By TD

Example of IE6 browser issue with image backgrounds

This morning I was doing some last minute checks on an A/B split test. I ran the new page through different browsers to make sure my code didn’t break anything. It was then I noticed an error. I checked the original page and saw the same problem. The next question was determining how many people are impacted by this bug. To answer this, I used my web analytics program.
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