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About this site by: Martin
May 11, 2007, 19:46
In the world of accessible and web standards design, there needs to be simplicity. I'm not suggesting that our designs need to take on a simplistic (although so…
POSH Blogit! by: Martin
May 13, 2007, 04:22
Here's a challenge for all you web designers! Ready for a challenge? Use this internet space to challenge your design thinking. To open your mind to semantic H…
Contact Page by: Martin
June 28, 2007, 05:11
We here Plain Old Semantic HTML, including our administrator and webmaster, are members of the Guild Of Accessible Web Designers (The GAWDs) and The Web Standar…
Semantic HTML SEO! by: Martin
August 12, 2007, 21:26
Semantic SEO...erhm...HTML It's really not that hard to de-construct an invalid marked-up, table-based website and make use of semantic HTML to correct it. A…
PHP Semantic HTML by: Martin
August 12, 2007, 22:36
PHP Semantic HTML. I know that it doesn't just roll off the tongue, but it does make sense to the standards compliant designer. Why? Simply because the use of P…
Plain Old HTML Websites by: Martin
August 15, 2007, 05:41
Plain old HTML websites do not, I repeat, do not have to be boring! With the use of externally linked CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), the markup of any webpage ca…
Semantic Contact Forms by: Martin
August 15, 2007, 17:12
Semantic Contact Forms! Learn how to implement them on your website.
Archived Polls by: Martin
November 25, 2007, 07:04
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Site Sift Web Directory by: Martin
December 3, 2008, 15:14
The Site Sift Web Directory is one of those old web directories that every website should be listed in. When most people think of the top directories the first…
Ecommerce by: Martin
December 15, 2008, 17:35
Ecommerce, also known as electronic commerce, comprises mainly of trading of services or products over the electronic systems such as Internet or other simila…
Web Site Design and Hosting: Finding Affordable Services by: Martin
December 22, 2008, 04:12
Thousands of Americans have dreamed of starting their own website, but perhaps will never do so. Not because they have no vision or drive, but rather because th…
What Do You Need With Your Web Domain Hosting Package? by: Martin
December 22, 2008, 04:15
If you are thinking of starting up a web site, the first step in your progress is to choose a Aweb domain hosting package. There is no shortage of web host prov…
Site Map by: Martin
December 2, 2009, 21:23
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Search Our Site by: Martin
December 9, 2009, 02:29
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POSH Is The New Chic! by: Martin
May 13, 2007, 04:21
POSH in their world: adjective: elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes", "a classy dame", "a posh posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac…

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Accessibility (6)
- Target Looses Lawsuit To Blind Users by: Martin
  August 28, 2008, 14:49
  photo credit: Rhian vK If you have been following the latest news in accessibility and retail, then you've heard of the lawsuit between the retail giant T…
- Semantics Are Not Marketable! by: Martin
  June 19, 2008, 23:48
  photo credit: kamaru I've read some disparaging remarks that some marketers (pretty much all of them...) have said in regards to semantics. Specifically sta…
- SEO and Accessibility, Part II by: Martin
  July 9, 2007, 05:15
  photo credit: Rhian vK Let's continue our journey into the ever changing worlds of SEO and Accessibility with part II of our series. If you've missed Part I…
- Plain Old Organic SEO, Part II by: Martin
  June 30, 2007, 21:04
  In part 1 of my article (well, post anyway...) on Plain Old Organic SEO, I had mentioned that I've noticed a trend in the field of SEO from Black Hat techniques…
- Accessibility, Now Is The Time! by: Martin
  May 31, 2007, 20:49
  Accessibility should always be the first thing a web designer things about, and plans, when constructing their latest (and greatest) website. If it's for person…
- WordPress - an experiment in CMS by: Martin
  May 13, 2007, 04:28
  I sit here, tearing out my hair with WordPress! Not that it's too dificult to manage or learn, but the fact that I ALWAYS hand code everything I've written for …
CSS (1)
- WordPress - an experiment in CMS by: Martin
  May 13, 2007, 04:28
  I sit here, tearing out my hair with WordPress! Not that it's too dificult to manage or learn, but the fact that I ALWAYS hand code everything I've written for …
Featured (7)
- SEO What? by: Martin
  July 26, 2009, 05:55
  I've stopped thinking, "SEO, SEO, SEO!" every time I create content for my sites. Simply put, I just write for my niche, make it informative, funny, and relevan…
- HTML In 2009 by: Martin
  May 14, 2009, 18:12
  So I just wanted to ask you designers if you've even thought of creating "beta" sites - using HTML 5? Just curious... photo credit: Noah Sussman
- WordPress Gurus by: Martin
  January 15, 2009, 20:27
  Hey all of you WordPress admins out there, can you please help us out? I'd like to see your career path as you get to work/consult on WordPress projects.Hey all…
- Who Should Host Me? by: Martin
  November 22, 2008, 17:42
  Best website hosting reviews: I know that before I started reselling web site hosting, I did not know where to find a good place that had done the researc…
- Linux Finished My Windows For Lunch! by: Martin
  November 17, 2008, 01:07
  photo credit: KevinI have been using Ubuntu (Linux dist.) exclusively for about what...8 months now...and I have really grown to love it. I love the OpenSour…
- Shopping For Standards by: Martin
  September 18, 2008, 06:35
  photo credit: Cosmic Kitty Shopping for web standards in design will kill you! I mean, if you look for a web designer that specializes in standards complian…
- Target Looses Lawsuit To Blind Users by: Martin
  August 28, 2008, 14:49
  photo credit: Rhian vK If you have been following the latest news in accessibility and retail, then you've heard of the lawsuit between the retail giant T…
Off-Topic (13)
- Gary Vaynerchuk's Changing The Wine World! by: Martin
  August 2, 2009, 23:06
  photo credit: magerleagues Here is one voice that is changing - not only the wine world, but internet marketing as well. I follow him on Twitter, and so s…
- WordPress Gurus by: Martin
  January 15, 2009, 20:27
  Hey all of you WordPress admins out there, can you please help us out? I'd like to see your career path as you get to work/consult on WordPress projects.Hey all…
- Who Should Host Me? by: Martin
  November 22, 2008, 17:42
  Best website hosting reviews: I know that before I started reselling web site hosting, I did not know where to find a good place that had done the researc…
- Linux Finished My Windows For Lunch! by: Martin
  November 17, 2008, 01:07
  photo credit: KevinI have been using Ubuntu (Linux dist.) exclusively for about what...8 months now...and I have really grown to love it. I love the OpenSour…
- Professional Web Design by: Martin
  February 13, 2008, 16:43
  Creating great, professional websites can be done the DIY (Do It Yourself) way, but for those of us who need to portray our companies in a very professional li…
- Custom Design Directory, Are You Listed? by: Martin
  January 28, 2008, 20:36
  As a web designer, I am always looking for fresh ideas. As an SEO, I am also always looking for a great place to obtain a relevant backlink. Well, I've found bo…
- Plain Old Social Networking by: Martin
  December 23, 2007, 00:20
  If you're like me, you have profiles setup on most of the social networking sites available. So let me ask you a really quick question...why? Why are the social…
- Data Recovery, It's Never Too Late! by: Martin
  December 17, 2007, 00:15
  I could of used data recovery a few years ago when I inadvertently over-wrote backup tape no. 7 in a span. To my horror, I had used that last tape to backup one…
- eCommerce Shopping Carts - Bring In The Money by: Martin
  December 16, 2007, 23:43
  With the latest Google PR update, and its targeting paid links, it seems that webmasters are off to a hard start come 2008. But there is still the area of onlin…
- Nofollow Removed From This Plain Old Website by: Martin
  December 13, 2007, 18:51
  I have been conducting a poll on this site regarding the use, or should I say, the removal of the nofollow attribute from the comment area on this website. And …
- Go Dedicated, And Never Look Back! by: Martin
  December 13, 2007, 18:07
  If you're like me, you're not satisfied with just maintaining the content of your website. I mean, for me at least (and you're just like me, right?) , I must co…
- WP Sphere redistributing themes with malicious code by: Martin
  November 26, 2007, 18:28
  And you thought you were safe? Are you using WordPress as your CMS, well if so please read this: Hidden base64 code redistributed with public WordPress themes …
- 7 Worst Web Design Mistakes - It's In The Details! by: Martin
  October 2, 2007, 19:24
  In our 1st article, we've covered the 7 Worst Web Design Mistakes - Part 1, which began detailing the 1st mistake us designers make. In the follow-up article, …
PHP (1)
- PHP and the newbie web designer by: Martin
  June 5, 2007, 07:03
  PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) will not bite you! As a matter of fact, it will do you more of a favor than you think! I remember when I began to play around …
Semantics (45)
- Branding Yourself by: Martin
  September 15, 2009, 02:11
  I'm going to buy this book. And if you are creating a brand for a client, or yourself, I suggest you read Crushit by Gary Vaynerchuk: photo credit: Steve Keys
- Anyone Care About HTML 5.0? by: Martin
  September 13, 2009, 04:36
  photo credit: Tomas Caspers Since the majority of people use Internet Explorer, are you designers even looking at HTML 5.0? Let us know!
- by: Martin
  February 7, 2009, 02:43
  I have been looking everywhere for standards compliant, XHTML 1.0 Transitional (1.1 and Strict of course) website templates to use on sites I manage. Of course …
- POSH Is Still POSH by: Martin
  October 30, 2008, 22:12
  There is always going to be the need for POSH!
- Web Standards in Design by: Martin
  September 18, 2008, 07:12
  There has been updates to the web standards authority site. It's also moving on up in Google's SERPs. All in all, great info and SEO.read more | digg story
- Semantic WordPress Themes Revisited by: Martin
  August 23, 2008, 15:23
  photo credit: schoschie It seems to keep coming up in conversations I have - that the WordPress CMS is probably the best platform for a site owner to run …
- Affordable Web Hosting by: Martin
  August 15, 2008, 15:58
  photo credit: richardmasoner During the end of last year (2007), and up to now (August 15th, 2008), I have gone from switching my web host company close to …
- Semantic Advertising by: Martin
  August 7, 2008, 21:53
  Semantic Advertising (advertising based around the meaning of text). Now that's a topic worthy of discussion, especially when one considers an alternative …
- Hello all you Graphic... by: Martin
  July 14, 2008, 21:57
  photo credit: Kate_A Hello all you Graphic Designers. I'm looking for a Graphic Designer to partner with this website or just to get jobs that require uni…
- Semantics Are Not Marketable! by: Martin
  June 19, 2008, 23:48
  photo credit: kamaru I've read some disparaging remarks that some marketers (pretty much all of them...) have said in regards to semantics. Specifically sta…
- Why Do Standards Get Ignored? by: Martin
  June 8, 2008, 22:47
  photo credit: twenty_questions For many designers, learning how to hand code (X)HTML is too much effort, especially when you can use Photoshop/Dreamweaver…
- Blog Design Standards by: Martin
  June 7, 2008, 18:38
  photo credit: wetwebwork Do you remember when you first checked out the source code for a web site in the 1990's? My experience was with the Netscape browse…
- Blogging About Web Design by: Martin
  June 5, 2008, 18:43
  If you are a web designer like me, you find that you spend allot of your time researching web sites that are niched in web design. I actually seek out sites tha…
- Slicing PSD To HTML Services by: Martin
  May 21, 2008, 16:15
  I have been under the gun on several occasions that required me to outsource certain aspects of a clients web design project. Now, I am assuming that you, my re…
- Outsource Your Article Writing by: Martin
  May 20, 2008, 05:13
  One of the greatest advantages of marketing is the fact that allot of your projects can be outsourced. From SEO (Search Engine Optimization) work, to article di…
- Hiring A Web Design Firm by: Martin
  May 8, 2008, 23:35
  Let me first say that I design (xHTML/CSS/PHP), maintain, and SEO web sites. And I've done my share of them. But there are times when I run across great looking…
- Programming Blog Resource by: Martin
  May 8, 2008, 23:12
  I have been searching for an all around good web site resource for web programming and web technology issues. And since the Internet is filled with sites on bas…
- Automated Accessibility Checkers by: Martin
  April 25, 2008, 20:26
  There was a discussion going on in one of the email group I belong to, regarding automated checking of websites for accessibility issues. One crowd was saying i…
- Why Go POSH? by: Martin
  April 24, 2008, 21:53
  I understand that POSH (Plain Old Semantic HTML) is "geeky" and all, but it works!
- Study Confirms ISPs Meddle With Web Traffic by: Martin
  April 19, 2008, 04:03
  And you thought you enjoyed your privacy, read what they have to say about your ISP and your browsing habits: Last July, a research team from the University …
- Submit Articles At Web Articles - Article Marketing by: Martin
  April 14, 2008, 05:52
  I know SEO (Search Engine Optimization). And if you have been following along with the latest trends in SEO, you will know that one of the key factors in a high…
- Email Marketing Perfected by: Martin
  April 3, 2008, 18:01
  Email Marketing is going to be one of those marketing blessings or marketing curses. I remember when I began to contemplate starting a campaign to reach opt-in …
- Web Design And SEO - They Do It All by: Martin
  February 22, 2008, 16:38
  I'm always looking for a one-stop shop that will do just about everything I need in a web design company. I've covered the topic of one-stops before, but I've f…
- Semantics Make For Great Marketing by: Martin
  February 13, 2008, 16:59
  If all you've thought of semantics are the way web markup is written, then you've missed the bigger picture of using properly structured, correct (W3C) markup -…
- Plain Old Standards by: Martin
  January 28, 2008, 20:42
  Again, I was reminded that there are allot of designers out there (you know who you are) that don't give a rat's butt about accessibility or standards. I know o…
- Plain Wordpress Themes To Build On by: Martin
  December 25, 2007, 00:27
  There are actually a few great plain old WordPress themes to build on. What you want to look for in a plain old theme is semantically correct, W3C valid XTHML …
- Real Life Benefits Of Semantic HTML by: Martin
  December 18, 2007, 00:12
  Are there any real benefits to using semantic HTML? Specifically speaking, using W3C valid (X)HTML markup in your web designs to make sure that your site is sta…
- Opera files antitrust complaint with the EU by: Martin
  December 14, 2007, 18:03
  Urges Microsoft to give consumers a genuine choice of standards—compliant Web browsers... I stand behind Opera and their decision. And by the way, the Opera…
- Plain Old Latent Semantic Indexing by: Martin
  November 30, 2007, 01:33
  Latent Semantic Indexing. Cool sounding term. Now, before I get into what it actually is...can you imagine how smart you'll sound when you use that term with yo…
- Nofollow Nolonger by: Martin
  November 17, 2007, 02:54
  Funny title, I must admit. But if you are a regular contributor to this site in the form of commenting, then I have a great deal for you. I have installed the N…
- Semantically Correct HTML Benefits by: Martin
  October 20, 2007, 00:25
  Semantically Correct HTML Benefits. Is there a real, measurable benefit to creating semantic HTML websites? Or are the web standards purists out on their own ag…
- Monetary Standards by: Martin
  October 6, 2007, 01:21
  Monetary standards is what I call the working partnership between Plain Old Semantic HTML, Website Accessibility, and generating monetary returns from a website…
- Usability In Your Websites by: Martin
  September 14, 2007, 22:59
  Without great and awesome web accessibility, the content of your website will be too hard to reach for some. And that means that your site's as useful as a kite…
- Semantic HTML by: Martin
  August 27, 2007, 23:12
  Semantic HTML There is much talk today about Semantic HTML (Semantic HTML) and how if using Plain Old Semantic HTML (Plain Old Semantic HTML) does lead to hi…
- Article Submission As Organic SEO Technique by: Martin
  August 12, 2007, 21:43
  I feel as though I need to touch on a marketing subject that seemingly doesn't have much to do with POSH. But I feel that once you get your POSH groove on, your…
- 7 Worst Web Design Mistakes â€“ Part 2 by: Martin
  August 1, 2007, 19:45
  In our first article, 7 Worst Web Design Mistakes â€“ Part 1, we stopped at the first item in the list of the 7 worst design mistakes a web designer can ma…
- 7 Worst Web Design Mistakes â€“ Part 1 by: Martin
  July 20, 2007, 22:53
  So you want to create, or buy, a fully operating website. It has to perform flawlessly, accepting incoming customer announcements, or form submissions from peop…
- Plain Old Organic SEO by: Martin
  June 28, 2007, 04:29
  It seems now more than ever, people are moving away from Black Hat SEO to Plain Old organic SEO. A simple example of organic SEO would be as follows: If you're …
- Semantic HTML Is Not Boring! by: Martin
  June 17, 2007, 22:52
  I was describing Semantic HTML to my wife with all the enthusiasm I have for web standards, and mid-speech I saw it. Right there in front of me. I saw "The Look…
- Standards Based Article Submissions by: Martin
  June 10, 2007, 23:16
  Standards Based Article Submissions are a feature not many content designers really look at with much interest. We all are very busy in our lives, and writing…
- Microformats for Dummies by: Martin
  May 23, 2007, 05:40
  Microformats. What are they exactly? If you're as geeky as I am, you'll now that microformats are going to, and they are already, revolutionizing the semantic w…
- Semantic Whoas! by: Martin
  May 19, 2007, 22:25
  If you're like me, you feel a very strong desire to accomplish way more than you have time for! Well, since I've reinstalled my OS, which I thought would take m…
- Can I have POSH with that? by: Martin
  May 15, 2007, 19:27
  It seems that we tend to take for granted many things in our lives. I try really hard not to do so, but sometimes, well... I end up doing just that. Well, the o…
- POSH extends into Real Life by: Martin
  May 15, 2007, 19:24
  Plain Old Yogurt? Plain Old Toast? You've had each of these tasty treats, right? Well, how about Plain Old Semantic HTML? It goes well with XHTML!
- WordPress - an experiment in CMS by: Martin
  May 13, 2007, 04:28
  I sit here, tearing out my hair with WordPress! Not that it's too dificult to manage or learn, but the fact that I ALWAYS hand code everything I've written for …
SEO (8)
- Semantics Are Not Marketable! by: Martin
  June 19, 2008, 23:48
  photo credit: kamaru I've read some disparaging remarks that some marketers (pretty much all of them...) have said in regards to semantics. Specifically sta…
- Google Selling Text Links (and Pass PR) by: Martin
  December 2, 2007, 23:27
  The author of this post, "More Hipocrisy By Google - Nofollow?" takes detailed reports and research, and the combination of those equal calling Google a hypocri…
- Something's Wrong with Building Links Article by: Martin
  November 23, 2007, 06:35
  I am a regular reader of WebProNews.com and avid fan. However, I had to comment on an article by one of their staff writers, Kara Ratliff. It's on "Building Lin…
- Rankings Go Beyond Mere PR by: Martin
  October 29, 2007, 22:31
  The recent Google PR buzz has really done tons to offer "link bait" - but that's not why I'm writing this post. You see, many webmasters have such a "PR head" a…
- Plain Old Networking by: Martin
  October 24, 2007, 05:40
  I finally had one of those "ah ha" moments recently. You see, a year or two ago I was given some advice that I had misunderstood, so it never really made the se…
- Do You Want To Track Your Leads Successfully? by: Martin
  October 23, 2007, 22:38
  Have you had pretty good success at your accessible, online website business? What if I told you that there was a better way to track your analytics besides Go…
- SEO and Accessibility, Part II by: Martin
  July 9, 2007, 05:15
  photo credit: Rhian vK Let's continue our journey into the ever changing worlds of SEO and Accessibility with part II of our series. If you've missed Part I…
- Plain Old Organic SEO, Part II by: Martin
  June 30, 2007, 21:04
  In part 1 of my article (well, post anyway...) on Plain Old Organic SEO, I had mentioned that I've noticed a trend in the field of SEO from Black Hat techniques…
Usability (4)
- Target Looses Lawsuit To Blind Users by: Martin
  August 28, 2008, 14:49
  photo credit: Rhian vK If you have been following the latest news in accessibility and retail, then you've heard of the lawsuit between the retail giant T…
- Submit Articles At Web Articles - Article Marketing by: Martin
  April 14, 2008, 05:52
  I know SEO (Search Engine Optimization). And if you have been following along with the latest trends in SEO, you will know that one of the key factors in a high…
- Plain Old Usability by: Martin
  December 1, 2007, 02:36
  While the practice of making sure your navigation and website's usability it's not incredibly new, the thought of it does hinder some designers. I mean, let's f…
- Plain Old Broadband and Web Design by: Martin
  November 14, 2007, 18:30
  I just got 20MB download and 2MB upload speeds from my new broadband carrier. Yes, I've heard of the horror stories about Comcast, but I got such a killer deal …
XHTML (3)
- Study Confirms ISPs Meddle With Web Traffic by: Martin
  April 19, 2008, 04:03
  And you thought you enjoyed your privacy, read what they have to say about your ISP and your browsing habits: Last July, a research team from the University …
- WordPress - an experiment in CMS by: Martin
  May 13, 2007, 04:28
  I sit here, tearing out my hair with WordPress! Not that it's too dificult to manage or learn, but the fact that I ALWAYS hand code everything I've written for …
- Plain Old Semantic HTML by: Martin
  May 11, 2007, 19:46
  Hello, and welcome to the very new Plain Old Semantic HTML blog! This site will be filled with interesting, and very insightful posts, comments, tips and tricks…