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Tag Archives: clean urls
How do I create a website similar to Ebay?
"I want to create a marketplace - for tangible items and digital downloads."
Building an online marketplace with all the bells and whistles is actually easy when you use the right website builder. You don’t need to hire a team of developers or struggle with a pile of expensive plugins to create something like eBay or Amazon. With UltimateWB and its built-in Classifieds app, you can launch a professional marketplace quickly and even give your users the power
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Posted in Ask David!
Tagged auction, auction website software, auctions website builder, built-in classifieds app, classifieds, classifieds & auctions combo, classifieds app, classifieds website builder, clean urls, data ownership, digital downloads marketplace, ebay, how to build a site like ebay, marketplace, multi-vendor marketplace, onership, online marketplace builder, proxy bidding software, self-hosted marketplace
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Why do some websites remove .HTML from the URL?
It is more user friendly and SEO friendly to have "clean urls" that are easy to read and remember. A lot of website builders, like UltimateWB, let you choose the page URL without the .html, or whatever the extension is.
Got a techy/website question? Whether it’s about UltimateWB or another website builder, web hosting, or other aspects of websites, just send in your question in the “Ask David!” form. We will email you when the answer is posted on
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Posted in Compare Website Builders, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Hosting
Tagged clean urls, compare website builders, cross-browser compatibility, cross-platform compatibility, downloadable software, hosted solution, pretty urls, responsive, responsive app, search engine optimization, self-hosted solution, seo, seo tool, site ranking, web traffic, Wix
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Wix website builder does not offer clean & pretty urls
Update June 2016: Wix now offers clean & pretty urls to its customers on the main pages, but not all pages like product pages, as noted on their website.
If you choose Wix as your website builder, you will not have the benefit of clean & pretty urls. But on the other hand, the Wix website itself does enjoy this benefit. It is pretty clear they are not using their own website builder. You may be wondering, why not? ... Continue reading
Posted in Compare Website Builders
Tagged ajax, clean urls, compatibility, flash, html5, javascript, pretty urls, responsive website, seo friendly urls, user friendly, Wix
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How Backlinks Can Actually Hurt Your Website’s SEO, Google PageRank, and Traffic
Imagine this: You hire a marketing company to boost your SEO and get your website onto the first page of Google. At first, things seem to be going great - your traffic grows, your site appears near the top for your key search terms, and your overall rankings improve. But then, suddenly, your website disappears from those top spots. You have to dig deep into Google’s search results to find your own site - or worse, you discover your site
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Posted in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Tagged backlinks, black hat strategy, blacklisted, boost seo, boost traffic, build traffic, clean urls, content quality, google page rank, high-quality content, link building, marketing, mobile-friendly, organic backlinks, pagerank, pr, responsive, responsive app, search engine optimization, search engine ranking, seo, trust, user experience, user-friendly, website speed, white hat strategy
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