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How Long Will it Take for My Web Site to be #1?

Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Search Engine Optimization A.K.A. SEO

Right after “How much will my web site cost?” this has got to be the most often asked question every web designer or search engine specialist is asked. In fact, I had a new client ask me this just the other day. It seems to be the number one sought after answer every client considering delving into search engine optimization for their web site wants to know. The honest, up-front answer is probably one you won’t like the answer to because the answer is that I don’t know....

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Personalizing Your Business Blog

Posted on Sep 7, 2009 in Blogging

Although blogging has been around for some time, I’m a late bloomer in the blogging frenzy. I had a hard time getting past the “What would I talk about?” phase. I kept running into the “I’m just me, I don’t lead a very exciting life. What could I possibly find to write about that would interest people?” wall and the feeling that people might find me boring. Most of my time is spent in front of the computer doing web work for my clients. I feel that...

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Checking Your Own Site’s Search Engine Rankings

Posted on Sep 5, 2009 in Search Engine Optimization A.K.A. SEO

It forever amazes me when I’ve recently set a site live and immediately upon notification of live or within a very short period of time thereafter, the client contacts me to tell me they’ve just checked their own search engine rankings and “Ohmahgosh … they’re #1!” They’re out of breath, absolutely ecstatic and literally bubbling over with enthusiasm and gratitude for the work I did to make this happen. Their email is stuffed full of “!!!”...

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PUGly Web Sites

Posted on Aug 27, 2009 in Client-Designer Relationships, Web Site Design

PUgly? What’s PUgly and what does it have to do with web sites? PUgly is my own abbreviation for the descriptive phrase “Pretty Ugly” and the rest should be self-explanatory.  I will admit, I got the idea from another phrase that I heard that’s exactly the same except for one letter. I’ll leave figuring out that one letter to you because I can’t print it here. You can’t see me, but there’s a big evil grin on my face. Why Are We Talking About...

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My Love-Hate Relationship with WordPress

Posted on Aug 24, 2009 in Do It Yourself Web Sites, On Wordpress, Web Site Design

I’m not one of those people who openly sings the praises of WordPress. Like anything else, something great is never perfect and as popular and versatile as it is, it’s still not the ideal solution to every single person’s web design prayers. I don’t believe there is now or ever will be such a thing because it’s impossible for any one thing to meet 100% of everyone’s needs. Some people love it, others hate it and you can probably toss in a good number of...

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