Often when creating forms on a website it is helpful to place descriptive text with some of the form fields to help the user understand what they should type in the box. If this descriptive text is not cleared automatically when the user begins to type, sometimes this will hinder them more than it helps.… Read the rest

Using Google Trends, you can compare the search traffic for your industry’s main phrases. Google Trends also displays data on how often specific topics appear in the news. It can even tell you which geographic regions have searched for phrase the most often.

This data can tell you a lot about your industry and… Read the rest

As many web developers may already know, several versions of Windows Internet Explorer (IE), cannot properly render PNG image transparencies. There are many CSS hacks and tricks out there to skirt this issue, most often by using less sexy graphics specific for IE browsers.

There is also a lesser known way of fixing the IE… Read the rest

I came across this heat-map at Google today which illustrates the ideal placements for content on a sample page layout. The colors fade from dark orange (strongest performance) to light yellow (weakest performance).

Google’s Webmaster Tools offer webmasters a free resource to make their sites more Google-friendly. They can show you Google’s view of your site, help you diagnose problems, and let you share info with Google to help improve your site’s visibility.

Matt Cutts speaks on the new features:

Matt Cutts is a Google Engineer that… Read the rest