Macworld was a tremendous success for RAGE Software this year. We had the opportunity to provide a presentation for Xsilva LightSpeed Resellers on how to apply search engine optimization strategies to their small business, talked with a record number of attendees and customers during the show, and had the opportunity to check out the San Francisco hot spots.
SEO Presentation at Xsilva’s Day Camp
Our week started with an in depth presentation on search engine optimization for Xsilva LightSpeed POS resellers and users. We provided specific search engine optimization strategies and demoed our LightSpeed Web Store SEO Add-ons. The Day Camp presentation took place at the Westin St-Francis hotel.
Exhibiting at Macworld 2009: New SEO Software for Mac OS X
Starting early Tuesday morning we got to speak with hundreds of new and existing customer’s interested in promoting their websites in search engines and learning about our web development software and all new web hosting services for Mac users.
We updated the following software for Macworld 2009: Sitemap Automator 2.0 which includes a totally redesigned user interface, support for robots.txt file, the ability to report potential indexing errors on your site and the ability to remember the details you have set for each page after re-scanning your website for new content. Sitemap Automator is now the most complete, and fastest way to create and update your XML Sitemaps on any platform.
WebCrusher 1.4 which significantly improves optimizations of cascading style sheets, iWeb based websites and more. Watch for all new, feature packed updates coming soon!
SERank 1.9 includes improved reporting features, new exporting options for importing into Excel or Numbers and a number of bug fixes.
Check out some of the highlights from show;
Macworld After Parties and Sponsorships
Macworld isn’t complete without the after parties. This year, RAGE Software sponsored the popular MacMingle party at Jillian’s restaurant. The party was a tremendous success once again and we were happy to speak with customers and press outside of the busy show floor.
We are pleased to announce major updates to our search engine optimization software suite for Mac OS X. The updates include new versions of a number of our products including Sitemap Automator, WebCrusher and SERank.
Sitemap Automator
The only way to get your website recognized by all major search engines, Sitemap Automator 2.0 now lets you easily manage an unlimited number of websites. In addition, it can easily show you potential search engine crawling errors on your website, supports robot.txt files and offers improved support for iWeb built websites.
This 2.0 update is the first paid upgrade since the initial release back in 2005. If you purchased before May 1, 2008 you can purchase an update for just $19.95 USD. If you purchased after May 1, 2008 then you can get your free upgrade serial number from http://www.ragesw.com/getupdate.php
WebCrusher
Optimize your website so they load as fast as possible for your visitors. At the click of a button, WebCrusher can take any website and intelligently remove unneeded code and compress images making the website load as quickly as possible in any web browser. This free update to version 1.4 includes enhanced CSS optimizations and improved iWeb optimizations.
SERank
See exactly where your website ranks in over 60 search engines for your most popular keywords. Discover who ranks higher than you and how you can rise above them to get the number one spot on all major search engines. Version 1.9 adds enhanced reporting features, new exporting options with compatibility with Microsoft Excel and Apple Numbers, as well as includes important bug fixes.
If you will be attending Macworld Expo 2009 please stop by our booth at #1744 and we would be happy to talk with your about our software and these updates.
We have gotten a lot of questions regarding how to properly create an XML sitemap using Sitemap Automator and get your iWeb based website into all major search engines. The process usually takes less than a few minutes, but can be confusing. This is why we have put together a short video tutorial on how to easily create an XML Sitemap and get your iWeb based website in search engines today.
This step by step video tutorial is still useful if you have not used iWeb.
We are once again very excited to be exhibiting at Macworld Expo this January 5th-9th 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Our entire team will be there to demo new products, talk about great new updates and mingle with the Mac community.
Our booth this year is 1744, right behind Apple’s booth in the South Hall. We’ve got lots of new updates to talk about and look forward to meeting our current users and introducing our products to new users.
We will also be sponsoring the MacMingle party taking place on Thursday January 8th at Jillian’s, right down the street from the Moscone Center. The MacMingle party is one of the best attended party during the show. It is opened to all Macworld attendees. More details on the MacMingle party can be found at:http://shadovitz.com/macmingle2009/
WebCrusher 1.3 has just been released and we are pleased to announce that it is now the most powerful website optimizer for Mac OS X. In less than 6 months, WebCrusher has outpaced its competition by being able to optimize a website more than any other tool available for Mac OS X.
We used the sample website our competitor created to show the true of power of WebCrusher. See the side by side comparison of WebCrusher and its competition using the sample website our competitor created.
If you use iWeb to create your website, this update is for you. You will see significant file size reductions with this version which means much faster website loading for all of your visitors.
We’ve also added one great benefit for all registered users. You can now get up to 4 months FREE when you sign up to our web hosting. Now you can have all of your website needs under one roof with RAGE Software.
Today, WebCrusher 1.2 has been released with an all new Reports feature that details exactly where optimizations were made and where improvements to your website have been made.
This free update also includes important fixes for HTML tags with embedded PHP code in them. We have also eased some of the trial restrictions so that you can now view your entire website in your web browser. Please note however that random letters are still flipped around in optimized websites so do not use optimized websites from the trial version as your live website.
Domainer 1.8 has been released with lots of new features and some critical fixes for 1.7 users.
We’ve added the highly request labels feature which allows you to categorize domains by label colors, just as you would with files in the Finder. You can also now see the IP address that each domain resolves to. In addition to these new features you can also create smart groups based on labels and IP addresses.
This version also fixes critical issues with version 1.7 after protocol changes by some third party websites and the way some details are sent to Domainer. With version 1.8 you can now get incoming links and delicious social tags again.
So you’ve created your website in iWeb, using Apple’s easy to use webpage builder. Its published online ready for the world to see. The only problem, nobody knows about it.
We get hundreds of requests from iWeb users who have created business and even personal websites, trying to figure out how to get traffic to their site. Most users know that search engines provide the number one source of targeted traffic to a website. So how do you get your website to the top of search engines and start getting new visitors and customers?
Today we have made this difficult task much easier for you iWeb users with iWeb SEO Tool. Combined with our suite of Mac SEO Software, iWeb users can now enjoy the same search engine benefits and fairly compete for top search engine rankings.
Here are your steps to high search engine rankings for iWeb based websites. Keep in mind, the following strategies are not instant, but over time will help you get the top spots on all search engines.
Research the keywords your visitors are searching for in major search engines. To find out exactly what keywords are being searched for, download RAGE SEKeyword, the free keyword research tool from RAGE Software.
Make sure these keywords are placed in the right places on your website. That means in your title tag, meta tags, alternative image text and your actual webpage content. This is where iWeb SEO Tool comes in handy. Use iWeb SEO Tool to add your keywords to your title tags, meta tags and alternative image text. This step is known as on-page search engine optimization since they are strategies you apply directly to your website.
Publish your website to your server, which can all be done through iWeb SEO Tool, whether you use MobileMe or your own hosting provider.
Submit your website to all major search engines the proper way with XML based Sitemaps. Create your XML Sitemaps with Sitemap Automator, the only tool built specifically for iWeb based websites.
Get third party websites to link to your website with the keywords you researched in step one. The more links you have to your website, the better chance you have of ranking high for these keywords. This step is known as off-page optimizations and combined with on-page optimizations, puts your website in the best possible chance of ranking at the top of search engines. To find high quality link partners try Domainer the domain management and SEO tool. It will give you important search engine statistics about your website and any another website online.
Continually repeat step 5 in order to climb to the top of search engines. Remember, be patient as top search engine rankings do not happen over night. They take time as search engines update their indexes and algorithms.
Check your search engine rankings with RAGE SERank, the number one search engine rank checker for Mac OS X to see exactly where your website ranks for your most important keywords. Plus, you can see where your competitors rank too!
For more secrets to high search engine rankings see the SEO for iWeb article on the RAGE Software SEO Blog.
We have just posted an update to RAGE SERank, adding over a dozen new regional search engines for Japan, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and more.
This free update also includes a critical fix for Google results after a change in their algorithms late last week. If you are using a previous version you will need to update to 1.8 in order to see Google results.
RAGE SERank monitors search engine rankings for any number of keywords and displays changes in a website’s search engine rankings over any point in time. Try the demo version and find out how your website ranks in major search engines.
Have you ever visited a website, waited a while for it to fully load in your browser but get too frustrated after it took so long and just hit the back button or closed your browser window?
Studies have shown that on average, a visitor will wait no more than 8 seconds for a website to load before they close the window and go to a competitor’s website. Shockingly, the average website takes over 14 seconds to fully load.
That’s almost double your customer’s wait time!!
Even more important, as of April of this year, Google has begun using the speed of your website’s load time as an indication of its quality.
Fortunately, for the last few months we have been working on the most advanced website code optimizer for Mac OS X. We have done test after test and added over 10 years of website building experience to intelligently find all the bottlenecks in a website’s design and remove them to help speed up your website.
From optimizing HTML code, CSS, Javascript, PHP, ASP and more, in addition to JPEGs and PNG image files, RAGE WebCrusher is by far the most advanced website code optimizer for Mac OS X.
Download RAGE WebCrusher 1.0 today and instantly reduce your customer’s wait time.
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