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.net issue 195 is on sale now! Boost your Google rank and learn how to design the next generation of sites with HTML5

EDITORIAL INTRO FOR ISSUE 195

“It’s stupid to ignore the simple changes that can result in more people finding your site”

I hear quite a few designers saying that SEO is bollocks, which I always find surprising; because then I’ll speak to other designers who believe it’s vital, and who do everything they can to ensure that a site ranks as high as possible.

The thing is, I don’t think either of these approaches is right. One is constantly mindful of the effect site changes will have on SEO, while the other just assumes that a well-built website, with good content, will rank highly on any search engine.

It seems stupid to ignore the implementation of simple changes that can result in more people finding your site, yet the obsession with SEO that many designers have can be counter-productive. So in our latest issue Reading Room’s Margaret Manning provides a real-world approach to SEO, and offers up pragmatic tips on search engine optimisation that won’t have an adverse effect on your design and content. And there’s not a whiff of snake oil to be had

.net issue 195 is on sale now!

Boost your Google ranking today! Ensure your site is search engine-friendly and you’ll rocket to the top of Google. Margaret Manning, CEO of Reading Room, outlines the fundamentals of SEO and how to apply them in the real world, including a look at the latest trends and emerging search technologies	HTML5 today! Remy Sharp talks about what’s coming with HTML5, what happened to XHTML2, how XHTML is not dead and why HTML5 is here today, and not 2022
The future of web apps The next big apps will spring from small developers, not big brands, says Ryan Carson	Shaun Inman interview High profile app designer and developer Shaun Inman talks to Oliver Lindberg about how tinkering around transformed his career, the challenges of developing for the iPhone, his fear of magic and why he can’t let go of his apps
Build a Twitter search app Flash developer and consultant Mike Jones demonstrates how to use Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder to construct a search app that uses the Twitter API	Make your site location-aware Know where your users are without having to ask them. Strawberrysoup’s Stuart Loxton demonstrates how to determine a visitor’s geographical location based on their visiting IP