Episode 49: Sitemaps, SEO, and Nuxt with Alexander Lichter

Key Points From This Episode: - Alex shares details about his web development journey. - Hear about Nuxt.js and how it fits into the Vue ecosystem. - The tech stack that Alex likes to use. - Why Alex uses Tailwind CSS, despite other people’s skepticism. - Alex answers questions about using Tailwind CSS. - Exploring SEO and how it’s best integrated within your website. - How your sitemap can impact your SEO. - Why using Nuxt.js is so good for your SEO. - Dynamic versus static server-side rendering. - Alex talks about how he uses speaking to problem-solve for the Nuxt community. - Answering Nuxt frequently asked questions. - Common ‘gotchas’ that challenge Nuxt beginners. - From productivity tips to microphone stands, hear our top picks for the week. Tweetables: - “Because it’s configurable and flexible, Tailwind gives you many options to enforce style guidelines — it also gives you a mini-design system to simplify your work.” — @TheAlexLichter [0:08:55] - “SEO isn’t rocket science. It's how you optimize your pages for the user. Though it's called search engine optimization, the user is actually the focus.” — @TheAlexLichter [0:19:16] - “If a newer version of something is coming out and you want to get things done, then just go ahead and start. You can always switch later.” — @TheAlexLichter [0:34:41] Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: - Enjoy the Vue on Twitter (https://twitter.com/enjoythevuecast?lang=en) - Enjoy the Vue (https://enjoythevue.io/) - Alexander Lichter (https://www.lichter.io/) - Alexander Lichter Blog (https://blog.lichter.io/) - Alexander Lichter on Twitter (https://twitter.com/thealexlichter) - Alexander Lichter Email (mailto:[email protected]) - Nuxt.js (https://nuxtjs.org/) - Nuxt.js Documentation (https://nuxtjs.org/docs/2.x/get-started/installation) - Taylor Otwell (https://twitter.com/taylorotwell) - Vue.js London (https://vuejs.london/) - Tailwind CSS (https://tailwindcss.com/) - Tim Benniks (https://twitter.com/timbenniks) - ‘Tim Tries: TailwindCSS with Alexander Lichter’ (https://timbenniks.dev/videos/tim-tries-tailwindcss-with-alexander-lichter/) - Adam Wathan (https://twitter.com/adamwathan) - Diablo IV (https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/) - VueConf US (https://us.vuejs.org/) - Sébastien Chopin (https://twitter.com/Atinux) - Pooya Parsa (https://twitter.com/_pi0_) - Vue.js Global (https://vuejs.amsterdam/program/) - Daniel Roe (https://twitter.com/danielcroe) - Thorsten Lünborg (https://twitter.com/linus_borg) - Vue.js Amsterdam (https://vuejs.amsterdam/) - The Haunting of Bly Manor (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10970552/) - Henry James (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-James-American-writer) - Paul Slaughter (https://gitlab.com/pslaughter) - conventional: comments (https://conventionalcomments.org/) - TONOR T20 Mic Arm Stand (https://www.tonormic.com/products/tonor-t20-mic-arm-stand) - RØDE NT1-A (https://www.rode.com/microphones/nt1-a) - Website Carbon (https://www.websitecarbon.com/) - Roam Research (https://roamresearch.com/) Special Guest: Alexander Lichter.