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.

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
Enjoy the Vue
Alexander Lichter
Alexander Lichter Blog
Alexander Lichter on Twitter
Alexander Lichter Email
Nuxt.js
Nuxt.js Documentation
Taylor Otwell
Vue.js London
Tailwind CSS
Tim Benniks
‘Tim Tries: TailwindCSS with Alexander Lichter’
Adam Wathan
Diablo IV
VueConf US
Sébastien Chopin
Pooya Parsa
Vue.js Global
Daniel Roe
Thorsten Lünborg
Vue.js Amsterdam
The Haunting of Bly Manor
Henry James
Paul Slaughter
conventional: comments
TONOR T20 Mic Arm Stand
RØDE NT1-A
Website Carbon
Roam Research

Special Guest: Alexander Lichter.

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