How to Make Your Web Site Appear in Google
07/15/2004
Do you ever worry why no one visits your Web site? Are there ways to make search engines such as Google take notice of your site? Or do you have a Web presence you don’t want listed by search engines?
A class in the Libraries, Computing & Technology Training Program (LCTTP) addresses these concerns. The class, “Web Visibility: What Every Webmaster Should Know” explains how you can improve how your site appears in search engines – and the mistakes you may be making that inhibit people finding your content. You’ll also learn how to add your official MSU site to MSU Keywords – guaranteeing placement at the top of the MSU search hit list. A very small amount of effort on your part can have a big impact on how easy it is to find your site.
Past attendees who have applied the techniques in this class report real improvements in how well visitors are attracted to their sites. The class is not highly technical but a basic understanding of HTML is useful.
For details, please visit train.msu.edu and search for “Web Visibility”.
O`Reilly Computer Books Available Online at MSU
07/15/2004
A collection of online texts from the publisher O’Reilly & Associates is available online for use by members of the MSU community. ORA specializes in the areas of information technology and computer applications; their books are a popular resource for software developers and computer users worldwide. Topics covered include creative media, desktop productivity, enterprise computing, JAVA, Linux/Unix, software engineering, programming languages, Windows, and Web authoring, design, and development.
You may choose to read a book in its entirety (e.g. Content Syndication with RSS ) or you can search for a specific technical term (e.g. “server side includes” or “ASP”) and read just the related pages from various books.
ORA calls the online book collection Safari. It is brought to MSU users by the MSU Libraries in conjunction with ProQuest. In order to connect to this valuable resource, you must either be using a computer whose IP address is part of the MSU.edu network, or you must connect using the MSU Proxy Server . You can learn more by visiting http://er.lib.msu.edu/item.cfm?item=007171 . Note: there is a limit on the number of simultaneous users, so you may have to wait in line at times.
