Ok, this is a very large topic and could span many books but I’m going to give it to you in a nutshell today.  Here is the golden rule to remember: “The Internet is based on words“!   Search Engines, such as Google, MSN/Bing, Yahoo, etc. all look for words to rank or gauge your website’s content.  And the key to having a successful business website is using the right words within it.  So, how do you get the “right words” and where do you put them?  Well, each of those areas is an art and a science in and of themselves, so for now, I’m going to start with where you can get ideas to get good keywords for your business website.  Next month, I’ll cover some tips on where to put them.  Here are my top 2 favorite FREE Google online website tools for doing keyword analysis for your website.

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Ok, a little techie post this time around but want to share this simple technique I use for my clients so they get the best of both worlds for your client websites. This is what I call giving back to my fellow competitors.  In my professional eyes, Wordpress and Joomla are the top 2 Content Management Systems for blogging and business merchant sites. The problem is that both don’t really fuse well with each other. So my hack is to merge them on the same server. Here are the basic steps below.

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The thing about the terms ‘SEO’, ‘SEF’ and ‘SEM’ is that clients looking for web design don’t have a clue what it really means 99.9% of the time. And the sad part is that most web designers don’t either. So this post is about how to tell the difference and how to choose a web designer who will give you the best shot at reaching your business goals on the internet. So, what do these terms mean in the web design world? Read the rest of this entry »

WordPress BLOG website system is FREE to download and use ( http://wordpress.org/ ).  WordPress has a easy to use BLOG design template system which you can find and use for FREE many free templates online to get you up to speed quick.   We recommend at the very least changing your logo to give it your company branding.   The latest Worpress 2.7 version has been released and is the best version yet! Read the rest of this entry »

First thing I want you all to do is install and only use FREE Firefox browser for surfing the internet.  Why?  Because it is better for bookmarking and keeping organization of your favorite websites, loading websites faster for viewing, an amazing password manager, and great for keeping your computer free of viruses!  Basically, it is a more efficient web surfing tool then Internet Explorer.  Ohh, and it has a lot of great ADD-ONS or EXTENSIONS/PLUGINS for expanding its capabilities surfing the internet. Download FIREFOX here 1st to your computer if you don’t have it yet: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/, then return to this article.

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