MIND Development and Design One Of Only 40 RDFa Developers In The World

Jan. 25, 2013 - PRLog -- MIND Development and Design, a progressive web development and design firm in Lancaster, has become one of only 40 development companies in the world to incorporate RDFa methods in website construction.

"Google's algorithm changes in 2012 changed everything,” says MIND co-founder Chad McComsey. "Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of businesses lost their online ranking after those changes because their methods to achieve ranking are now considered spam. RDFa has become more important and is a major key for a business getting its website found online.”

MIND is one of about 40 development companies in the world actively using RDFa, which is now Google's preferred method of website indexing. It is an aspect of search engine optimization (SEO) that is a part of website coding.

“Programmers will be expected to understand and implement RDFa on websites from now on,” says MIND co-founder and chief developer David Zimmerman. “Google is weighing RDFa heavily in their search algorithms because it allows easier interpretation of definitions and relationships on your website. It takes more time and effort than traditional HTML.”

Zimmerman's interest in RDFa and it's relation to the web was fueled by a conversation with John S. Bristios in 2012, one of the top RDFa experts. “It just made sense to learn it early,” Zimmerman explains. “Because we knew major changes were coming last year and we're trying to keep our clients ahead of the proverbial curve in the challenge of getting their website found online.”

In operation since 2009, MIND Development and Design (www.minddevelopmentanddesign.com) offers leading edge web development and web design, SEO, RDFA and Internet marketing services nationwide through their office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  

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