Linux we like it!

We have always been fascinated by Linux based computers - at the moment we are using Ubuntu (7.10). Get the free download or request a free CD.

Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is free and perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains loads of applications and is (in the latest form) a real alternative to Windows. It can run the Firefox web browser, it includes presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and tons more.

Ubuntu is free of charge and has no licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing.

latest news (RSS feed) - Behind the jargon there is a brilliant package.

The philosophy of Linux is continued into the software providers. Quanta Plus is a remarkable free alternative to Dreamweaver - it actually works really well. Once you get past the techno babble it is easy. Don’t read the blurb that is written on their site, experiment and get creative. Top free software but a pity it has not been updated for a long time!

This is what they said:

‘Quanta Plus is very much targetted at one objective. That is to be clearly and obviously the most productive, powerful and efficient web development environment in the world. Note that we’re not saying just in the open source world. In the area of commercial web development tools we already have a number of users saying we top the leading Windows development tools. Certianly if you use PHP it’s going to be very difficult to find a better tool than Quanta. Looking at this objective we have several key factors. First of all we have some innovative ideas we’re working on that we believe will be rather revolutionary and truly innovative. However this takes work. We have developers we sponsor to work full time on the project and this is the backbone for our volunteer efforts. To really reach our goals though we need you. We need help in the form of sponsorships as well as contributions of resources like scripts and templates. Together we can change the world. ' ….. ambitious statement but - power to the people!

Fast cars, fast women

Fast cars and fast women are probably every young man’s dream. Fast loading and fast downloading are probably every web master’s dream. Driving in the fast lane with your foot pressed firmly to the floor reaching the maximum speed in seconds rather than minutes, picking the right highway to get to your destination means using the shortest route, just like intelligent web crawlers. You could take the scenic route and go sightseeing and discover new places, just like intelligent web crawlers. You could then tell your friends what you have seen and report back on interesting little diversions and tell of all the dead ends you have avoided, just like intelligent web crawlers.

Sitemaps are an easy way for webmasters to inform search engines about the pages on their sites, listing those that are available for crawling. Just like the navigation system in your car (providing it is up to date). A simplistic explanation of a Sitemap is that it is an XML file that is a list of URLs from a web site, written down in a method and a language that search engines can more easily understand, consequently this allows them to intelligently crawl the website, discovering new pages from links within the site and from other sites. This process is a bit like picking up a hitchhiker blindfolded, you never know who you might pick up, an old man, a young girl, a murderer, a celebrity crash victim or your mother, you do however learn about the new acquaintance after you have exchanged dialogue and learnt more about them. Web crawlers do this by gathering additional information (metadata) about each URL -when it was last updated, how often it usually changes, and how important it is relative to other URLs within the site etc.

Let us make you a site map

Optimisation of the body snatchers

They invade our space armed with some intelligence, a mouse, and an itchy index finger. Click - copy - paste...they have cloned you and replicated you over and over again.

Content is king but content can be kidnapped. Imitation and copying is flattering but in a corporate world it is totally annoying. Your text and thoughts begin to reverberate in the big echo chamber (Internet) but the sound coming from the lips of the words are from a different voice – not your voice.

Get your site optimised create more content. Write an article that could irritate and grab the attention of people. Try writing articles that give tips and guides to other web users. Writing articles that give good advice and hints to other people will provide you with the content that will give you more mileage and increase your traffic flow.

Most websites suffer from unoriginality; they belong to the herd of mediocrity and banality. Write a controversial blog or web page, you can bet a few minutes later, a thousand bloggers are parodying it with their unique take on the concept. Get the solo part in the choir - at least for a short while. It seems like new information is discovered about something every day or is it just a facsimile of something we have read before. Click - copy – paste. Click - copy – paste. Click - copy – paste. Click - copy – paste etc.

Turn the tap on!

While it's generally acknowledged that there are many benefits to using Internet technology to enhance business processes, many smaller organizations are put off the whole idea as it's perceived as too difficult or too expensive to set up and maintain. Whilst it's certainly true that it isn't something to be rushed into, with a little planning, it really isn't that difficult.


If you get it right the flood gates will open and the visitors will come flooding in! Sales will increase and your profile will soar to the greatest of heights. Get noticed, make your web site work for you - don't let your web site be your master and you the slave. Make your investment of time, money and heartache pay. (You deserve this.)

The conception, birth pangs and sustainability of your web presence, can be made easier when it is optimized for search engines and be searchable by the major players. We use a combination of automated and human processes to help you towards achieving world domination.

Turn on the tap - start with a sitemap.

Crystal Set - who needs the internet?

Complicated concepts when explained in a simple way make things easier to understand. Knowledge enables understanding, a schematic plan, a diagram or a map, is a key or a link to this understanding. A site map in simple terms enables search engines to gain an easy understanding of your web site. Search engines seek information, this gives them power.


Information = Power (an unclear definition)

Knowledge gained through study, communication, research, instruction, factual data. To have the right, authority and ability to take some action or accomplish something, including demanding action. Ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something. The possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendancy: power over men's minds. Knowledge derived from experience.

New innovations appear for all things Internet - just get noticed and become visible. A crystal set might be out of date but there is some cool audio stuff about!

Service with a smile

• Are you wasting your time managing your website?
• Are you fed up with your hosting company charging you a fortune for a website that doesn't even cover its costs?
• Are you bored with the tons of bullshit dumped on you from a great height about ‘Search Engine Optimisation'?
• Do you want to keep it simple?
• Do you want to get on with your life in the real world?

  Here is the deal.

• We will update your website from £1.00 a page.
• We can host your site with a webpage from £30.00 per year. (This does not include buying the domain – but we can organise this for you.)
• Our services include free optimisation and submission to search engines including Google for our hosted clients.
• We can build you a Google friendly sitemap and submit it to them for £2.50.

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The Obscure Object

Obscuring the object is a bad idea, camoflaging your website's content is a mistake. Keep to the point and up to date. There is nothing worse than a web site that contains out of date information....this gives the buying public the wrong impression.

Your web presence is important, a vital link between 'you' and 'them'. This is a vital marketing strategy: information is power and sharing information increases your presence and ultimately sales.

But do they know you are there?

Outsider Internet provides a web site updating service. We will update your site, even if they didn't design it in the first place

Outsider Internet can supply a bespoke website for as little as £30.00. Their packages can include quarterly updating for 12 months or more.

Webmaster deals!

Webmasters

If you send us 5 urls we will make the sitemaps (html and xml) for you for £11.00. This cost also includes submitting them to Google. Email us here. (This is a limited offer)

If you send us 10 urls we will make the sitemaps (html and xml) for you for £20.00. This cost also includes submitting them to Google. Email us here. (This is a limited offer)

There is a lot of mythology out there about how to make a good web site. The truth is that if you have a product, idea, service that is good, then the content of your pages have to be as equally good (if not better).

It makes me sneeze!

It is very easy to become allergic to your website, it can make you ill. Simple solutions can make your web site healthier and prevent you from becoming contaminated with its spores or germs.

Sleepless nights can be eradicated and red, watery eyes can be a thing of the past. If you are not in search engines the reason is - they don't know you are there. Try using a sitemap - it might be the right antihistamine

Sitemap protocols allow a webmaster to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for crawling. A Sitemap is an XML file that lists the URLs for a site and helps to show how important each page is in relation to other URLs in the web site. This allows search engines to crawl the site more intelligently and efficiently.

Sitemap Service for £2.50 - sitemap generator
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Search engine optimization?

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” (”organic” or “algorithmic”) search results for targeted keywords. Usually, the earlier a site is presented in the search results or the higher it “ranks”, the more searchers will visit that site. SEO can also target different kinds of searches, including image search, local search, and industry-specific vertical search engines.

As a marketing strategy for increasing a site’s relevance, SEO considers how search algorithms work and what people search for. SEO efforts may involve a site’s coding, presentation, and structure, as well as fixing problems that could prevent search engine indexing programs from fully spidering a site. Another class of techniques, known as black hat SEO or spamdexing, use methods such as link farms and keyword stuffing that tend to harm search engine user experience. Search engines look for sites that employ these techniques and may remove them from their indices.

The initialism “SEO” can also refer to “search engine optimizers”, terms adopted by an industry of consultants who carry out optimization projects on behalf of clients, and by employees who perform SEO services in-house. Search engine optimizers may offer SEO as a stand-alone service or as a part of a broader marketing campaign. Because effective SEO may require changes to the HTML source code of a site, SEO tactics may be incorporated into web site development and design. The term “search engine friendly” may be used to describe web site designs, menus, content management systems, URLs, and shopping carts that are easy to optimize.

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