CMS Web Design and Blogger Templates

The demo section of custom CMS web design and Blogger template services of the Small Business Resource Center was officially released today. View actual customer designs being prepared for review and approval in this web design and cms demo showroom of customer web design projects including custom Blogger templates.

The web design demo section for custom web design services displays client project work in progress and finished web designs. The CMS custom web designs may rotate, yet for now there are 2 finished websites, and a new demo cms design in work. The custom blog demo includes 3 posts that demonstrate adding an audio player, a video player, and other basic options.

The demo blog features an audio program with a podcast episode about adding Integrated Blogs for Small Business Websites, and the video is a tutorial showing advanced methods of creating web graphics. The blog post content will not change, but the look will. The color scheme and graphics of this demo Blogger blog template will change often to match new customer projects for approval prior to launch.

Visit the CMS Web Design and Blogger Template Demo home page to view web design and custom blog projects for launch in the near future, as well as finished designs.



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Free CMS Web Design DIY SEO Ebook

The free pdf cms web design and do-it-yourself seo ebook promised in last week's podcast was released today. This web design and search engine optimization tutorial includes a list of 35 search phrases at #1 or #2 on Google page one about web design that brought visitors to this website. The seo results of natural methods for page optimization, and over 130 page one results in just 6 weeks provides proof the methods in the seo section of the tutorial do work.

Visit the CMS Web Design Tutorial Outline of the ebook on the main site to view the table of content, and then download your free copy or read this 50 page CMS Web Design DIY SEO Ebook online.

As usual, you do not have to register or provide an email address to download the cms web design and do-it-yourself-seo pdf ebook. See the seo methods and results that others pay $1000's to learn with this 50 page free download seo ebook in pdf at no cost or obligation.



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CMS Web Design and Swiss Army Knives

One of the most prominent open source names for CMS web design systems is Joomla. My commercial website design was converted with a much simpler cms package earlier in 2008 rather than Joomla, and I use an analogy of CMS web design and Swiss army knives for comparing both. You can get either with 100 gadgets and use 10% of them, or get a simple knife (or website) with just what the average person will use. With the custom cms package I offer the learning curve for web design clients isn't steep, and the "package" size difference is considerable.

The latest Joomla release v1.0.15 unpacked is 11.4mb with 1,740 files in 255 folders. The system I offer clients is 1.17mb with 102 files in 12 folders. For the average small business owner a universal cms website with options they will never use is overkill. In addition, the custom cms templates that I create using my custom cms web design are xhtml and css compliant without tables for layout.

Ease of use is another advantage. I reprogrammed the backend so users can use plain text boxes to enter meta title, description, keywords, and assign a friendly url file name for every page, and of course new pages are created in plain text using NotePad. Owners of this custom cms website design can modify text and upload images, too. More importantly, everything just described including the automated method for entering META code and friendly URL file names is done from one page in the backend admin panel.

Ease of use, just like the simple Swiss army knife, is one more reason to consider design services for the unique look of a fully custom cms website template. Retrofit or redesign of existing websites to this new cms website design method is an option, also. Visit the custom cms web design page to learn more.



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Perfect Small Business Web Design

For small business owners looking for the perfect web design, one of the first questions I ask new clients is "What are your expectations for the website design performance?". With that answer, it is easier to lead the client and advise the perfect small business web design for them.

After learning the goals of website design and performance, most customers want to know price. Until a project is clearly defined including the scope and web design outline, a fixed custom web design price is difficult to estimate. While considering the site outline and features, it may be better to consider all the things you want on the website rather than limit your new web design vision so it fits into a certain budget.

Instead, consider a request for quote describing every web design feature that you want, and then allowing the designer to quote your perfect small business website design. This helps define what you want to achieve now and into the future, and in the end you might have a perfect website and perfect price. Most web developers are willing to build a site in stages, so if you define the ultimate goal, your budget may fit as the new website design is created in phases.

Another option is a cms, or content management system. Instead of ongoing web design fees, for a fixed price up front you may add unlimited new pages with a cms web design. Readers may email me from any page to learn more, or ask for a no obligation review of your ideas for a perfect small business web design.



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Content Management System Site Launch

Another custom cms web design, or content management system, launched yesterday for Roll Screen Solutions in Orlando, Florida. The redesign from a static page website to a fully cms site allows the owner to add new content, edit existing pages, and delete content from an admin backend panel.

Follow this link to the new cms website for awnings and screens created for Roll Screen Solutions at FloridaRollScreens.com including a matching blog with shade solution advice. The company manufactures, distributes, and installs custom awnings and roll screens or shades for residential or commercial customers in Central Florida, and ships screen and awning kits to all 50 states in the USA.

The site features a fully custom cms web template for a unique look, and includes updated seo, or search engine optimization. New advanced features in this custom cms web design are planned for the near future.



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Custom Web Design Project Directory

A new feature on the Small Business Resource Center main site was launched today with a custom web design project directory of client websites. The directory lists finished web design projects and visitors may follow links to view project history from concept to completed website.

This custom web design project directory features a listing of client web design projects for visitors to evaluate. Each web design customer project is presented with a summary and a Read more... link to view more details including an audio recording of client feedback.

The first listed is a custom cms web design vacation rental website and has an intro, overview, results and customer feedback. Visitors may listen as the site owner describes their new website redesign experience.



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CMS Vacation Rental Website Launch

The custom cms, content management system, web design for SunShinyFlorida.com vacation rental site launched last week and final web design enhancements were completed over the weekend. This example of cms web design techniques has the following advanced features:

• Home page flash slide show with controls for play, pause, and stop
• Separate interactive flash photo gallery featuring their home
• CSS and XHTML custom design contact form with captcha to avoid spam
• Custom vacation rental availability calendar to show open rental booking dates
• Matching color scheme custom integrated Blogger blog for vacation news
• Custom 404 error page providing navigation options to keep visitors engaged

The admin backend control allows the owner to create unlimited new pages in xhtml with css that comply to W3C. For the price of 10 static web design pages the intial launch is a 25 page cms website, and the owner may now add 100, 500, or 1000 website pages at no additional cost. The web design service price included resources for seo, or search engine optimization to enhance visitor experience and attract search engines.

Small business owners interested in a web design makeover, or completely new website design, are welcome to request a no obligation evaluation of their website needs. View my main site or the CMS Vacation Rental Site Launch for ideas about website design features that you would like, and then email me from any page.



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About Free Small Business Web Design

I'm surprised that the search phrase "free small business web design" returns over 78 million results in Google. Does a small business owner really want a free website? It could be a major strategic error depending on your expectations for site performance.

My analogy from personal experience is a free puppy years ago, and in less than a year the vet costs were astronomical and then it died suddenly. Later the vet discovered the dog was terminally ill with a rare disease. He volunteered to dispose of the carcasse if I would allow an autopsy in the name of science to assist in evaluating the cause, and then told me about the rarity and that perhaps inbreeding was partly to blame.

A small business website that is expected to perform and attract visitors as well as search engines, and then convert those visitors to buyers, may not work with a free small business web design. You risk the same unknowns as that free puppy, and in most cases it leads to disappointment.

Professional advice for acquiring a new website when cost is a factor and you are thinking free is best could very well be a cms, or content management system. Unlike static sites with ongoing costs to upgrade or add pages, a cms system allows a small business owner to take control to add, edit, or delete content without the knowledge of html or xhtml programming. Once the intitial cost is paid, your website is just like free because you can add unlimited pages by creating content in a word processor. For owners who do not have the time to work on website pages, delegate the task to your brightest employee, and learn enough to take over or train someone else in the event of employee turnover.

On the other hand, if you want a site that simply provides more information than will fit on the back of a business card, and search engine traffic doesn't matter, a free web design may work. This point brings out the philosophy I have of asking "What are your expectations for site performance?" before accepting any custom web design project. Think about the downside of a free web design compared to cms, and then view what I offer because a content management system close to free may be the best long term strategy for your small business.

Readers are welcome to request a no obligation evaluation of their website plan, including free advice for resources to meet their small business goals. Visitors to this site reluctant to take the time to write may be surprised. I'm very willing to help steer owners in the right direction even if it means not with me.



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CMS Web Design Performance PDF Download

Small business owners should be wary of experts who promise web design seo performance without showing evidence of positive results. Too often web developers use deceptive means to improve ranking and lasting results are unlikely. A new Content Management System or CMS web design related free PDF download entitled Case Study of CMS Web Design Performance of Small Business Owner Website was released earlier today with the following topics:

• Introduction of Search Engine Philosophy
• Comparing CMS Web Design to Static Pages
• Overview of Web Design SEO Performance Results
• Screenshots from Actual Search Engine Traffic
• Search Phrases and Summary of SEO Results
• Appendix of CMS Web Design and SEO Training

The purpose of the report is to demonstrate to web design clients the value of the advanced seo, search engine optimization, methods being taught to cms web design customers. The report includes advice as well as screenshots of actual searches that brought recent visitors to my website after visitors searched Google for cms and related web design terms.

While the advantage of easily adding new content using CMS is key, most new pages may take time to show up in search results, perhaps months. One search result earlier today was to a new page launched yesterday, so having pages optimized for search as well as providing quality content can provide page one ranking in Google, and new traffic in less than 24 hours. Another new page featured in the web design and seo report made page two out of 457 million results.

My advice for best practice web design has always been design for visitors first, and then add quality original content often. Those words quality + often = happy repeat visitors and search engine traffic.

Right click this link to download the illustrated CMS Web Design Performance Report (286kb, pdf, 7 pages). You do not have to register or provide an email address to enjoy this free web design related report. Readers are encouraged to forward the PDF to friends or small business peers who may be interested in this web design and seo performance breakthrough using cms.



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CMS Web Design Training Tutorials

The newest page on the main site for web design using a CMS, or Content Management System, is an outline of the web design training tutorials provided to my clients for small business custom cms web design. The outline lists the initial 14 chapters of training materials in pdf that allow owners to create new content for their website without a requirement to learn html code. Some lessons may be released as video tutorials, also.

View the list of web design tutorials for cms clients here. Small business owners interested in do-it-yourself web design, or free website resources, may want to consider this outline for planning their web design project. If enough people ask, I may feature a public ebook version of the pdf training written with generic advice rather than customized for my cms web design clients only.



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CMS Web Design Video Tutorial Released

A new page of our main site provides web design advice for small business owners including a CMS web design video tutorial just released today. The video demonstrates how the Small Business Resource Center website was converted from static pages to CMS or Content Management System generated pages using plain text.

The video includes a tour of the backend admin section of this site, and a demonstration of how new pages may be added to a CMS based design in plain text without having to learn or know HTML code. An important aspect featured in the web design tutorial is how my custom designed CMS system provides simple methods of adding META information for search engine optimization, or SEO, also.

At the same time, a new episode on the Small Business Website Mailbag podcast provides advice and information about web design using CSS styles, or cascading style sheets. The podcast show notes link to the video, also. The new and easy-to-use technique for creating a new small business web design with CMS relates to CSS for separating content and presentation and is a big part of this latest web design service.

Existing customers with static web design pages created by me are welcome to inquire about converting their website to an owner managed content management system. A $500 discount off my published price is good for existing customers and valid through June, 30, 2008. Watch the CMS web design video tour and podcast episode about web design and css styling to learn more, and then don't delay as the end of the month approaches.



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70 Page Web Design CMS Makeover

The custom web design of the main site of the Small Business Resource Center website has been converted to a CMS, Content Management System, and all 70 pages are done. The advice blog and podcast graphics conversion to match will be done soon so the entire site has a consistent look. This CMS system was selected after 2-3 years of research for a simple method of creating a web design with perfect XHTML and CSS with a tableless design.

The web design makeover to CMS follows the announcement of this new service 2 weeks ago here, and in 2 podcast episodes about CMS. The purpose of a Content Management System for web design is allowing small business owners the control to add, edit, or delete content to manage their website without learning how to code in XHTML.

Unlike most CMS software out of the box, our custom web design with matching graphics, and significant template modification, has been done to maximize aesthetics and allow SEO, Search Engine Optimization, of your small business website. Tired of paying your web developer each time you need a change? Follow this link to learn about a custom web design with CMS for your small business.

Interested in a tour of a working CMS web design? Visit my main site to view the 70 page web design and CMS makeover. Technically my blog and podcast are done in CMS, so the overall content of this website has more than 350 pages of information and advice for small business web design and related services.



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