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Firefox extensions “are small add-ons that add new functionality to Mozilla applications. They can add anything from a toolbar button to a completely new feature. They allow the application to be customized to fit the personal needs of each user if they need additional features, while minimizing the size of the application itself”

• Firefox Throttle:Cap Your Browsing Bandwidth with Firefox Throttle.Windows only: Firefox extension Firefox Throttle caps your download and upload rates in Firefox so you can throttle the amount of bandwidth Firefox can use. The extension is full-featured, with options for excluding specific web domains and toggling the bandwidth throttle, along with some simple traffic stats for the current session. (more…)

One thing you may need to consider to generate more website traffic is your web design. Here are some do’s and don’ts tips for effective web design:

• Do make a fast loading web design - First you need to consider the loading time of your web page. Your website may look really great but if it does not load quickly few people will be able to see it. Remember, it should not take more than 15 seconds to load.

• Do use a consistent look and style – Your website should be coherent to stand out as a whole. The same look and style will let your visitors to have a sense of recognition when they are browsing within your website. (more…)

No matter how much some people claim the SEO industry is a den of snake-oil salesmen, there are still definite ways webmasters can improve their rankings, and thus their visibility in Google’s search results.

This isn’t a manipulation game—Google absolutely hates that game and will punish you for it—which is perhaps what the darker element of the SEO world sells. Good, in-bounds SEO is made up of smart, user-and-search-engine friendly techniques. Think of SEO as a performance-enhancing drug—one that won’t get you kicked out of baseball.

That being said, there are tons of things webmasters can do to help their sites perform better in search, so this list is not by a long shot finished. It is, though, what we think are the top ten strategies for better search engine—and by “search engine” I mean “Google” – placement.

1. Title tags

Listed by others as one of the Big Three (tags, links, and text), we’re putting title tags at the top. The words in the title tag appear in the link that pops up in the search result. This is where you tell the search engine (and the would-be visitor) as succinctly as possible what needs to be known: company or publication name; relevant, targeted keyword or keyword phrase taken from the text of the page. Each page should have a title tag as Google ranks each page individually, not the site in its entirety. (more…)