Website Design Jargon Buster
The website design world is rife with buzzwords and jargon. What does it all mean? (And why can't we just speak English?)
- Bespoke
- Second rate wheels - or -
- Custom work done to your specifications. (read more...)
- Black hat
- What you wear to a fancy wedding - or -
- Deceptive, spam-filled coding techniques used by some companies to get better search results. Search engines have banned black hat techniques - and the sites that use them.
- Content Management System
- A happy group of managers - or -
- A behind the scenes programme that allows a business owner to change the content of his/her website... no programming knowledge necessary!
- E-commerce
- A salesperson who isn't quite a D-list celebrity yet - or -
- An online store where you can sell products to customers over the Internet (read more...)
- Hits
- Mob-related deaths - or -
- number of times a particular web page is viewed
- Meta tags
- Labels placed on Greek sorority or fraternity members - or -
- Standard website code used to identify aspects of a website (such as content) to search engines.
- Search engine optimization
- What you do when you need to find more horsepower for your Mini Cooper - or -
- Techniques used to get more visitors to your site via search engines like Google and Yahoo!. (read more...)
- Spam
- Canned meat - or -
- Unwanted, unsolicited advertisements. We hate spam (both kinds) and never sell our clients' information to third parties.
- Web standards
- Old songs that spiders sing - or -
- The uniform set of rules governing how websites should be designed, keeping cross-browser compatibility, usability and accessibility in mind