Sunil Samanta

Sunil Samanta
Rising India, Sunil Samanta web designer

Tips and Tricks

Liked this article from "Adobe" about: 10 do’s and don’ts of UI and UX design. Really interesting and follow-able for designers.
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Must know SEO Trips

1) Usage of Search Engines ?
Ans: Search Engine, Key of Finding Specific Information on the vast range of the World Wide Web.


2 ) Achieving Google Page Rank ?
Ans: Google Page Rank is Largely Dependent on Links on other web-sites so more the Back links you have the more your page rank will be, it also affect by the rank of page linked to you.

One more important aspect that you should consider that the older your website is, the more trusted and favorable to Google. A website with plenty of pages, a lot of incoming links, and also plenty of internal links to other pages within your web-site all these are well regarded by Google.


3 ) What is Meta Tag?
Ans: The Meta Tag is a keyword that is written in the Code of your Web-Page. Search Engine can Read and View the Tag-line but general visitor cant see it (provided if he uses a third party tool to view the code ex:Firebug).


4 ) Value of Title Tags used in Web-site.
Ans: Title is important for your SEO Efforts. Each Page must have a Unique Title that accurately describe/elaborate the content containing in that pages.
Note : Page title is crucial because this is what will be displayed in the Google search result.


5 ) What is Site Map, why it is useful for web-sites ?
Ans: Site Map is a file/page which helps Google crawlers to crawl and make available your site to Search Engines so as to Index your site properly. By using site map we can make our site more search engine friendly and increase the chance of frequent indexing.


6 ) Why we use Robots.txt File ?
Ans: Robots.txt file is used when we have duplicate content that we don't want to be indexed for double or more times, or if we want to create a no follow rule for specific areas of our Websites, we need Robots.txt file.


7 ) How to choose Keywords for Web-Site/Page Optimization ?
Ans: Reason to choose Keywords is that we should pick Keywords that are Popular, related to our content and effective and easily accessible. We should practice not to use too many keywords which is something stuffing the Web-Page/Site. Stick to a density of 3 to 4% per page on the top keywords for the best performance.


8 ) What is Black Hat SEO ?
Ans: The amazing race between Web-sites about to achieve high in page ranking which is leading to adopt number of unique methods and techniques to achieve the goal in ranking. All these are Methods that can be characterized into two different Groups depend on there acceptability to search engines.
White Hat SEO: SEO Methods that conform to search engine Guidelines are White Hat
Black Hat SEO: SEO Methods those are viewed as less acceptable are called Black Hat


9 ) What is Cloaking ?
Ans: Cloaking is nothing but having two separate pages with same info one is to show to Google bot and other one to show to the Web-Site visitors.


10 ) What is Blog Flipping ?
Ans: Its nothing but selling Blog space to other web-sites once after your Web-Site achieves vast popularity and traffic.


11) What is PPC (Pay Per Click)?
Ans: PPC(Pay Per Click) is an online method of Advertisement where we have to pay the user, for clicks on your advertisement displayed in Google/Ask or any other searches, when a user searches with a keyword that matches and fetches your site.

Few must know tips that you should be very clear while preparing your resume, which is the first and the best impression. Believe it, your resume has only few seconds to gain the employer's attention. Today, most employers are flooded with resumes from eager job seekers. Therefore, to be noticeable in the crowd, your resume should be free of the common errors.

Have you ever wondered what not to include in your resume? There are some blunders that will guarantee that your resume never catches the attention of the employers. A recent survey advice that 28% percent of executives feel that job applicants make the most mistakes when writing their resumes.


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What are these mistakes? Here is our take on the top 10 worst pitfalls to avoid while writing a resume.


1. Too many personal details


Except from your full name, contact information, including email, phone number and address, you should avoid giving further personal detail in your resume. Information such as your age or anything about your family must be kept aside. It's you who is applying for a job position; you are what matters, not the history of your family.

2. Irrelevant or Unrelated information


Talk about such facts that lend credibility to you as a job applicant. You should avoid stating information in your resume that has nothing to do with the job you are applying for. Very often job seekers make this mistake while telling about their hobbies or accomplishments. If you are applying for a software developer position, what sense it would make if you state that you were an arm wrestling champion as one of your accomplishments? Think about it.

3. Show up or Highlight on duties, instead of accomplishments

Resumes should primarily have high-impact statements about the job seeker's accomplishments that would sell his qualifications and present him as the best candidate. You must shun phrases like "responsibilities included" or "duties included" and focus on accomplishments that set you apart from other job candidates.


4. A loose objective


The very first thing in your resume that your potential employers would surely look at is the objective statement. So avoid making vague statements like "Seeking a challenging position that offers professional growth". The employers come across such lines probably hundred times a day. Try to say something specific that would serve the employers' need as well as your own. If you are applying for a marketing position, you can state your objective as "Seeking an entry-level marketing position that allows me to utilize my skills and enables me to make a positive contribution to the organization".

5. Using cookie-cutter resume templates

Most resumes created from a Microsoft Word template are easily recognizable to employers. Since the employers have seen a million of them, such drab looking resumes don't stand out. You're supposed to be uniquely qualified so the company will choose you among other candidates. Therefore use a little imagination while writing your resume. It'll surely help you a lot.


6. Listing references directly on the resume


References are a good tool to increase your credibility in the eyes of your prospective employer. But you shouldn't list specific references directly on your resume. Instead, you must list them on a separate sheet. Even then, references should be given if specifically requested by the employer.

7. Including salary expectations


Never include salary related points in the resume. It will side track the reader's attention and you may lose the chance to face the interview. It's better to keep it out of your resume, unless the employer asks for it. If you get a job requirement from a job portal, placement agency or direct recruiter, they may specifically ask your current salary and expected salary. In this case, it is recommended to include the details asked above in the cover letter.


8. If you were excited/fired from a job...


Your resume should highlight your positive aspects and each and every facet that makes you the most deserving candidate. Stating that you were fired from your earlier job for poor performance or any other fault will not help you getting the job in any way. Yes, if you are asked to explain why you left a job, you need to be truthful.

9. Poorly organized

While writing your resume, you should maintain a proper order of importance. Don't mention about your hobbies at the starting. Moreover, job titles are more important than dates of employment. It's better to put the educational details at the end. If you are a fresh graduate, then only you should highlight it. More significance should be given to those information that meet the need of the employers.


10. Typos and Grammatical Errors

It may sound insignificant, but a small spelling mistake or grammatical error can cost you the job you are applying for. Your resume needs to be grammatically perfect otherwise it will create an impression of a careless person in the minds of the employers.

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Few Web-site related issues which is faced in general.

How to change a file/page name in dream weaver for a web-site where the site is having more than 50 plus pages.

First we need to create a site by using create site and following menu steps. Once the site is created, in the right side of the application(Dreamweaver) option will be there to view i.e list view, remote view etc., in that need to select
list view, after that select the particular page or file to rename, press F2 after selecting the particular file, then change the name according to your requirement once its done it will ask for update links or dont update links if you wish
to update the changed file name in all its related page then accept "Update Links" or you can simply select "Don't update", after its completed you can now check the effected file(s).


Advantage of style sheet usage in a web site and types of style sheet.

Once we are done with a style sheet creation and we used the same for the complete pages in the site, then its a single click job to perform in the entire site i.e changing of color or changing of font or any particular text/header alignments. Where as its not possible if the style is created in the page as inline or embedded.

There are three types of style sheet usage i.e Inline style sheet, Embedded Style Sheet and External Style Sheet the selection of the style sheet depends on the requirement about how we need and is purely based on our requirement.


Folders usage in the web-site creation.

The folders play a major role in web-site creation because it will be easier to handle with the files once a file has been placed in a proper named folder i.e Style sheet in a CSS of Styles folder, images in "images" folder, Scripts in "Scripts" folder and so on,  but the HTML files we always keep in root for easy identification. In case if the HTML files are in lot of numbers then we can segregate them according to its name or category by creating a separate folder for easier identification which will lessen our effort while working with different files.



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Can adopting the behaviors of the top performers help you to be successful in your career? Yes it can. Career success deeply depends on how well you can identify and adopt the best qualities of a professional personality. The authors of the book "Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success" believe it can and they have suggested 6 tips for career success.

1. Stay focused on your future

You got to break the professional barricades through visualizing your future. You need to visit your default future that you want to reach at. Envisioning your future will power you so that you can keep going up regardless of any setbacks in life. Think of the amount of money and the opportunities for promotion you most likely to lose if you don't stay focused.

2. Invest in professional development

You have to incorporate the professional skill necessary for advancement of your career. You need to figure out the skill in the top performers and acquire them yourself with adequate training, by reading books and by spending time on reading books.

3. Be a friend with the hard workers

Some people might enable the bad habits in you. A few others may tolerate them. The only way you got to know the best ones is to spend time with colleagues and friends who work hard. You have to identify people who share the similar career goals as yours and avoid the slackers around you.

4. Have a mentor
You will have to change many of your habits to aim for a successful career. Hence, you need help, you need to have a mentor who can encourage you to progress and navigate your career opportunities within the organization.

5. Put skin in the game

Reward yourself whenever you achieve your short-term goals. Moreover, the book says the threat of losing something - notably, money - can be a powerful inducement to stay on track. These small tricks will boost you up to reach your next step and will hugely help you to meet your career goals.

6. Create a comfortable workplace

The physical structure of your workplace matters a lot. A comfortable surrounding can help you to adopt new habits very fast. You have to get rid of the distractions around you in the office, anything that prevents you from being hundred percent productive.