5 Tips For A Better Website
Having an eye catching website is great, but are you optimizing your website to allow the best performance possible? I receive several emails a day from clients asking how they can get more hits to their websites, what can be done to increase sales, and how to prepare their sites for search engines. There are very simple things that can be done to help your website perform its best.First of all, a websites load time is important for many reasons. No one wants to site and wait a minute for a page to show up. Slow loading websites can attribute to lost sales for your business! Many customers will actually avoid a website that takes a long time to load. You can keep your websites load time down drastically but keeping the size 26kb or smaller.
If you are unsure of the size if your site you can calculate the size of your web page by
highlighting the HTML document, then click on 'File' and 'Properties' and see your
file size. Then repeat same step for each graphic you have on that page. Add each file size together to get the exact size of that page. One of the easiest ways to get a faster loading page is to shrink the images on your website. A GIF graphic can normally be reduced by around 30-40% without loosing any sharpness.A site that contains broken links gives a bad impression to your visitors and can be a cause of lost visitors.
Aside from the fact that broken links look unprofessional, some of the major search engines and portals may not index your page if it has broken links or missing images. You should check your website once it is complete to make sure every link is working properly, to avoid a possible business loss.Search engines do not index images, so it is a good idea to always add ALT tags to your images to make sure the search engines recognize all of the content on your site. ALT tags that contain keywords can also be used to increase your keyword frequency and help you achieve better rankings.When creating meta tags do NOT repeat the same key word several times. This is called 'keyword spamming' and it is disliked by the search engines. Let's say your website offers gift baskets, use the keyword 1 or two times and that is it.
If your keywords are baby gift basket, hostess gift, wedding basket, corporate gift basket, holiday gift basket, you have repeated the keyword gift and basket to many times. You can minimize your keyword characters by using gift basket, wedding, gifts, baby, wedding, corporate, and holiday. This way your website is not considered keyword spamming.Many designers often separate keywords with commas. Instead of separating each keyword with a comma, just separate them using a space. By doing this, it will allow the search engines to combine your keywords into phrases, for people who use phrases to search.These are very simple things that will help you see a big difference!.
Tara Grant, owner of http://www.designbytara.com, http://www.southernmomsonline.com, and http://www.wahpnetwork.com.Tara is a mom of two small children and a warm-hearted entrepreneur. An avid networker in the WAHM community, Tara's website designs and promotion packages are reasonably priced and geared toward female entrepreneurs and small business info@designbytara.comVirgil's Fine Soaps Proves That Baby Boomers Succeed When Re-entering the Workforce
Tipp City, OH (ContentDesk) June 23, 2006 -- As baby boomers are entering retirement age, a new trend is developing. Theyre finding that retirement gives them new ideas and a passion to re-enter the workforce under their own terms. Virgils Fine Soaps is a prime example.Virgils Fine Soaps headquartered in Troy, Ohio, is the brainchild of Katie Schroeder and her husband Virgil. Both are in their mid-60s. For them, the business is a way to stay active and build something bigger than themselves.The company evolved from an idea sprung one Christmas holiday while the family was all in town.
The kids were all going to be home for the holiday and I wanted to find something fun to do as a family. Katie explains, When they were little we always had lots of crafty things to do, so I bought some glycerin soap and decided that we would each make our own bar of soap. Amazingly, everybody got really passionate about their soap. The kids stayed up all night perfecting their scents and...
Virgil's Fine Soaps Proves That Baby Boomers Succeed When Re-entering the Workforce
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MOMENTS IN MAY
May has the rich promise of warm days and tantalizing nights. The stars are bright and the very smell of the air says "New". Winter is a thought from the past, and Summer is a hope for the future. How about some great party ideas for this fabulous month of May? Here are some suggestions: A MERRY MAY BREAKFASTGrapefruit Baskets, Scrambled Eggs with Green Peppers, Baked Sausages, Panfried Pineapple slices, Sweet Rolls, Pancakes, Maple Syrup, Crushed Strawberries, and BeverageTable Decor: Fresh Daffodils or Brightly colored tulips in pots A SPRING LADIES' TEA Assorted miniature sandwiches on croissants, Tea or Coffee, Meringue Mushrooms, Marshmallow Baskets and Strawberry Sherbet(Light - but very gracious) Table Decor: Pastel flowers in clear vases with lace-trimmed scarvesPRE MEMORIAL DAY END OF YEAR DINNER for SchoolOfficials/Employees Creamed lobster and mushrooms on toast points, stuffed cucumbers with chicken or tuna salad, Condiment tray (olives, pickles, cocktail onions...
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Ideas For Creating a Tuscan Kitchen Design
Tuscan kitchen design immediately conjures images of Italy and sunlight and warmth.
In fact these kinds of images are just what you need to think of when coming up with the perfect Tuscan kitchen design.
Tuscany a region in north central Italy is known as a warm place almost year round an Tuscan kitchen design should reflect this.
Tuscan kitchen designs are defined by colors such as siena, terra, and sepia.
Tuscan Kitchen design uses a lot of soft warm colors and textures.
Windows in the kitchen should provide as much natural sunlight as possible.
The Tuscan style has evolved through the centuries, influenced by Etruscan metal craft and pottery as well as the Italian Renaissance.
The Tuscan style can be seen in mosiac tiles, wrought iron gates, bridges and architecture.
Tuscan kitchen design and d?cor can enhance the look and feel of any kitchen.
You can add a big wooden table...
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Celebrate a Safe, Fun Family Easter
(ContentDesk) April 1, 2004 -- Spring is here and with it comes Easter ? a great reason to fill homes with fresh colors and whimsical accents in anticipation of a visit from everyone's favorite bunny. Colorful eggs, chocolate rabbits, marshmallow chicks and bright centerpieces are tempting to all and irresistible to kids ? though not always safe! Krista Fabregas, the founder of KidSmartLiving, offers these tips to make family Easter activities fun and worry-free.Be a Good EggDecorating and hunting brightly colored eggs tops every kid's Easter "to-do" list. To create the perfect Easter egg, the American Egg Board recommends preparing eggs by placing them in a single layer in a saucepan and covering with tap water to at least one inch above the eggs. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water to help the coloring dye adhere to the shell. Cover pan and bring to just boiling then remove from heat.
Let eggs stand covered for 15 minutes, then immediately place in ice water or under cold...
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