Keith Hickman

About Keith Hickman

Keith Hickman, Owner, Director of Marketing and Web Development, has been working in the field of Web design and search marketing since 1995 when he was active in the online game development community.
In 1997 Keith founded Advanced Web Site Publishing, which is a full-service Web Design and search engine optimization/marketing company.
In 1999 Keith earned his MCP and MSCE network engineering credentials to further understand networking and server-side development.
Keith is now at the forefront of the search engine optimization industry and is highly effective at SEO marketing techniques. This knowledge is passed on to all AWSP designers and programmers to ensure search engine friendliness in design and applications. He also consults with customers concerning Online marketing and SEO.
AWSP is celebrating its 24th year in business in 2021.

Entries by Keith Hickman

Video and Video Optimization Should be Part of Your SEO Strategy

in Frontpage Article, SEO/by Keith Hickman

Video and video optimization are an excellent way to increase the visibility of a brand to customers and potential customers so that they become aware of the products, services, or content that a site has to offer. WAtching videos online has become one of the most popular web activities and draws. A 2013 study showed that, the […]

Custom Web Design Process

in Frontpage Article, Web Design/by Keith Hickman

This following is an overview of our custom web design process. Initial Consultation/Pre Service Agreement: Discuss customers business goals and objectives for the website. Receive requirements document from customer. Review requirement document and contact customer with any questions or concerns. If no requirement document is provided, we offer an option to work with the customer on […]

eCommerce Checklist – Are you Ready?

in Frontpage Article, SiteBuilder, Web Design/by Keith Hickman

Thinking about selling a product, a product line or a variety of products on your Web site? Here are a few things you will need to think about before and during the process of setting up your eCommerce Web site. Choose the Right Shopping Cart Software There are many off the shelf eCommerce solutions. Some […]

Are Your Online Accounts Protected?

in Frontpage Article, Hosting, Information, News, Web Design/by Keith Hickman

When you think of someone hacking your Computer, Website, email account or worse yet, bank account, what do you think of? Some geeky computer prodigy working out of his mother’s basement, meticulously hacking his way into any computer system? The hackers you see in movies and on TV are a far cry from reality. Hackers, […]

Is Your SiteBuilder Site Search Engine Friendly?

in Frontpage Article, SiteBuilder, Web Design/by Keith Hickman

The SiteBuilder developers have worked very hard to make our online Website Builder responsive and search engine friendly, however, there are changes you can make to circumvent those efforts. These are the top 5 things to consider. One of the worst things you can do is setup an intro screen or a “splash” page before […]

What is a Requirements Document?

in Frontpage Article, Web Design/by Keith Hickman

When an off the shelf or purchased Web application doesn’t meet your needs, you will probably start thinking about custom development. A few things you should think about first are: Cost. Custom programming/application development from scratch is expensive. Have you thought the functionality of the application through thoroughly? If #1 is not an issue and […]

Trust and Cooperation are essential when Hiring an SEO Company

in SEO/by Keith Hickman

There are many factors that make an Search Engine Optimization campaign successful. Of course you have to hire the right company to start with. There are many companies jumping on the SEO bandwagon that are inexperienced and what I refer to as “Message Board SEO’s”. They gain their knowledge from various SEO message board and […]

Spam Filtering

in Hosting/by Keith Hickman

We have implemented SPAM filtering technology on our CentOS servers. The “Mail Abuse Prevention System” or MAPS is a not for profit organization committed to defending the internet’s email system from spammers. We have implemented the MAPS Spamhaus “Zen” technology. ZEN is the combination of all Spamhaus DNSBLs into one single powerful and comprehensive blocklist to […]

AWSP Works with U. S. Coast Guard Station Houston

in Archive, Web Design/by Keith Hickman

The United States Coast Guard selected us to build their Houston Air Station Website. After considering the specialized nature of their site we created a design that was visually appealing, flexible in scale and professional as well as organized in it’s content presentation. They were very pleased with their design and contracted us to maintain […]