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	<title>George Chaney - Official SEO Blog &#187; Website Design</title>
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	<description>George Chaney is dedicated to helping the small business owner succeed in big business!</description>
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		<title>How To Make Your Website Stand Out Among The Masses</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2012/02/03/how-to-make-your-website-stand-out-among-the-masses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a few ways to get noticed and take a step ahead of the competition with your website?  It&#8217;s definitely worth the effort, and taking the leading edge as far as standing out from the masses is something that just so happens to be very doable too. Here are some surefire ways to make your website stand out amount the masses: More content.  The old standard remains as true as ever.  Content is king.  So many website owners spend 10 times the effort on super tweaking their web design for every single unit of time they apply to creating top quality content.  If you want to stand up and stand out against the masses, commit to writing a new in-depth, authoritative website article or blog article for every day of the week.  After a year, you&#8217;ll be heads and tails above most competition in the content department. Better content.  Although more content is important, it isn&#8217;t the end all be all.  There is a special place in the search engine&#8217;s heart for better content.  This means developing a plan to routinely add to your existing website content by updating it with new and relevant supporting material.  Change the details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Responsive Web Design And Why Does It Matter To You?</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2012/01/28/what-is-responsive-web-design-and-why-does-it-matter-to-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Responsive web design is getting a whole lot of buzz lately.  And all for good reason&#8230;this design philosophy is making the web a better place for cross platform users who are increasing in numbers every single day. So what exactly is responsive web design and why does it matter to you? Responsive web design is design that responds to the browser or device that it is being viewed on. Responsive web design is a design method that creates websites that adjust automatically for the device that a website&#8217;s visitors are using to view the site.  Simply put, using this technique means that a designer can create just one single site design that automatically adapts and adjusts itself to work with a huge variety of screen resolutions and web browsers. A lot of the technique behind responsive web design involves the use of percentages in the CSS code instead of exact pixel dimensions.  What this means is images, text, and other elements of the site scale themselves to fit the screen of the device they&#8217;re being viewed on.  This is a fairly basic description, and responsive design does a lot more, but this should hopefully serve as an easy to understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Is Better&#8230;Template Based Design Or Web Design From Scratch?</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2011/04/23/which-is-better%e2%80%a6template-based-design-or-web-design-from-scratch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Template web design vs. web design from scratch…is there really a debate on which one is better?  It’s only natural that custom web design from scratch is the winner—when done by a true design pro and within your available budget, that is. Design From Scratch Is More Expensive Sometimes, doing a complete from scratch web design can be prohibitively expensive on a micro startup kind of budget.  There’s little doubt about this.  Custom websites, built from the ground up from scratch, are very time-consuming and very demanding of professional expertise and knowledge resources.  While true from-scratch designs can be affordable for smaller sites, when you get into large dynamic websites, there is just a lot of code and a lot of time and brainpower that must go into putting it all together block by block. Compromise Somewhere In The Middle Fortunately, there are efficiencies that your web development professional can take.  For example, using a pro-grade framework CMS (content management system) or open-source software like WordPress can save a bundle on back-end development. In other words, it’s possible to walk the line right down the middle between “template” and “from scratch” by using pre-built software for the behind the scenes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trend Alert:  Minimalism (And How It Can Help You &amp; Your Website)</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2011/02/25/trend-alert-minimalism-and-how-it-can-help-you-your-website/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seokingblog.com/2011/02/25/trend-alert-minimalism-and-how-it-can-help-you-your-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you hang out for too long online, and in particular, if you’re a blog connoisseur, then it’s quite unlikely you’ve missed the ongoing trend of minimalism.  If you’re not quite familiar with the popular trend, then consider this a quick and simple introduction to minimalism:  less is more. Minimalism:  Less Is More That’s right, the concept is based on the notion that having less “stuff” is freeing and liberating.  Think about it—less stuff means less clutter, less expense, less to worry about, less stress, and a whole host of other notable benefits.  And maybe the movement is all a sign of the times with the tight economy and other issues we’ve been facing. No matter the cause, it’s definitely popular to be a minimalist right now.  Want to take it to the extreme?  Some of the self-appointed leaders of the minimalism movement have gone as far as striving to live with less than 100 possessions.  Think about that for a minute—most of us have a hundred or more possessions in any given room of our home. Wait A Minute…Not So Fast.  Okay, okay, clearly this lifestyle isn’t for everyone.  And the point of this blog post isn’t to try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Tips For Optimizing Your Google AdSense Implementation</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2011/02/12/top-tips-for-optimizing-your-google-adsense-implementation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[optimizing ad placement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking about using Google AdSense ads on your website to earn a little bit of extra revenue (or even as a primary source of monetization)?  The popular program from Google—where they serve up context based ads particularly suited to your individual web pages and split the revenue they generate with you each time someone clicks on the ads on your site—is a winner when it comes to creating some income from your site. The key is optimizing the ads to attract the most click-throughs, and therefore, the most revenue possible.  Google does have pretty specific guidelines that they enforce strictly to keep the quality of the program on the up and up.  For example: You can only place up to 3 different Google AdSense ad modules on each page of your site. You cannot deceptively place images next to each ad in a way that leads the visitor to believe that the image is associated with the ad. And basically, you can’t do anything to “trick” visitors into clicking your ads. But the things you can do to optimize and maximize click through are highly encouraged even by the program guidelines themselves.  In other words, Google wants your site’s visitors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want An Awesome Website?  If So, Be Sure To Avoid These Mistakes…</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2011/01/22/want-an-awesome-website-if-so-be-sure-to-avoid-these-mistakes%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO mistakes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a website in 2011 is a lot different than creating a website was in 1999.  In fact, building an up to date website today is even substantially different than it was just a year or two ago.  The web is always changing—some say technology doubles every year and a half or so—and there’s little room to argue with that statistic when it comes to the web and websites. So creating an awesome website is an involved process no matter how you look at it.  Be sure to avoid these mistakes: Creating a new site based on what your competitors did 2 or 3 years ago. On the business end of things, it’s easy enough to get caught up in the circle of “I want what my competitor has…just better” when it comes to websites.  Nothing inherently wrong with this other than the fact that your competitors’ websites might be very dated themselves.  Think about what you need and want, and avoid this trap. Not having a CMS. A content management system (CMS) puts you in control of your website.  No need to rely on the expensive services of webmaster each time you need to add something to the site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Blog Or To Build A Static Website&#8230;Your Questions Answered</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/12/31/to-blog-or-to-build-a-static-website-your-questions-answered/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/12/31/to-blog-or-to-build-a-static-website-your-questions-answered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs & SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog based website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[page based website]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a big debate these days…to build a traditional website or to use a blog to accomplish your organization’s web goals.  There are certainly pros and cons of each method.  And naturally, different tactics work differently for different types of business and organizations when it comes to achieving website goals.  Not all websites are the same—nor should they be! Let’s take a look at a few important questions when it comes to creating a post-based blog vs. building a more traditional static or page-based website. Where does a blog-based website excel? Because the basic format of a blog-based website is a chronological list of posts, usually ordered from newest to oldest, websites powered by blogging software are great for those that intend to publish time-sensitive information on a frequent basis, keeping the latest content at the center of attention while gracefully archiving the older content.  News sites and opinion-oriented sites are a natural fit, but there are other circumstances where a steady stream of fresh content is an ideal objective.  As another bonus, search engines tend to like the freshness that a blog provides. What are the drawbacks to a blog-based site? Unless the site revolves around a constant stream [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trust Your Web Designer!</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/12/23/trust-your-web-designer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have made the big decision.  You’ve hired a professional web designer to help you transform your goals and thoughts into something definitive—a new website.  Congrats! Hiring a web designer, in and of itself, can be quite a process. First things first, it’s about finding a true professional that you can work well with.  Sounds easy enough, but these days everyone calls themselves a “freelancer” or “web design guru.”  Chances are pretty good that many of these self-proclaimed professionals are really just someone with a knack for starting a blog or something like that. In other words, their design experience rests solely on the notion that they managed to install WordPress and an off the shelf free template. Everyone’s got to start somewhere—but a real professional has years of experience and wisdom in place when it comes to their design philosophy and ability.  No free templates with a pro—instead we’re talking about well thought out and superbly implemented custom solutions that aim to satisfy every one of your unique business goals and form a connected bond with your visitor base. You’ve got to find the kind of web designer that you can trust to put your needs first. Someone who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In With The New, Out With The Old:  Keep Your Site Fresh In The New Year</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/12/17/in-with-the-new-out-with-the-old-keep-your-site-fresh-in-the-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has it been a while since you’ve updated your website?  Maybe it’s been way to long and it’s just time to get back into the groove of things.  Why not use the coming of the new year as a more than worthy excuse to get things in gear and start making your website everything it can and should be? Here’s a quick review of things to take a look at as you formulate your site game plan for 2011: Out Of Date Web Content The coming of a new year is a great time to review your site content thoroughly and clean up any dated content that is no longer relevant or accurate.  Easy targets naturally include information that is no longer valid at all due to it being past it’s “expiration date.”  If it’s beyond repair, just delete the content; or sometimes, if it makes sense, you can archive it on the site—but do be sure to clean things up so they appear fresh &#38; energetic to your visitors and the search engines as well. Make A List Of Content To Update Most sites have lots of great evergreen content—the kind that keeps visitors and search engines coming to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Web Design Trends Sure To Gain Fanfare For 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/12/10/5-web-design-trends-sure-to-gain-fanfare-for-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In many ways, 2010 has been a year of transition for web design.  We’re moving out of the era of computer only web interfaces to true cross-device multimedia platforms at a rapid pace.  Many of the design trends that continue to evolve and will be notable for the new year in 2011 are related to this phase shift.  Let’s take a look at a few sure-thing web design trends that will begin gaining in fanfare for 2011… 1. From Web Design To User Interface Design Many savvy designers are now calling themselves UI design gurus, not web designers or developers any longer.  This represents more than just a shift in terminology—in all actuality, it has a lot to do with the fact that an overall web platform is becoming not just a “one-size-fits-all” website, but instead, a group of focused but modular apps that work together to reach all popular multimedia interfaces. 2. Mobile Devices From Day One In the not so distant past, it used to be that a website came first—and only from there, a mobile device friendly add-on was placed on top of the original solution in order to make it work for mobile devices.  In 2011, [...]]]></description>
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