Vacation Rental Custom CMS Web Design

Final tweaking and launch of an Orlando vacation rental cms web design took place within the last month for anOrlandoVacationVilla.com. This custom cms web design is a content management system in xhtml with css and features a flash photo slide show on the home page, virtual tours, contact reservation forms, plus a visitor comments guestbook, and more.

The custom cms web design website photo gallery created entirely in css includes searchable text for seo search engine optimization benefits compared to flash. Mousing over thumbnails presents an enlarged view with text captions that can be indexed by search engines.

The advantage of a custom cms web design is the owner may add, edit, or delete content without any knowledge of xhtml by simply creating plain text files, entering content in the admin backend, and selecting publish to update content. A cms, or content management system, is the easy way for a website owner to update a web design optimized for seo without paying each time for changes.



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Launch and Forget It Web Design

The clients I service for custom website design who return for changes or upgrades "get it" when I advise people to add orignal quality content often.

Having a website with over 650 Google page one listings for web design related phrases in less than a year since consciously optimizing my site last June, I share how-to with clients for duplicating that success, and in a phrase the secret is "add original quality content often".

A strategy of launch a site and forget it violates that principle for success because Google rewards websites with better ranking in search results if they update continually to provide an improved visitor experience.

If you don't track statistics for your site visitors and let your service provider update you, those stats could be misleading. A client I first met had one of those reports stating their site had "over 1500 hits a week", yet the client was surprised having zero new prospects contact them.

The important number is not hits which is a call to the server for content including graphics, but the number of unique visitors. One page with 10 graphics visited by 10 people gets 100 hits just for those graphics. If you can't make the time to track stats, at least insist on reports of page loads and unique visitors.

Measuring effectiveness of an advertising campaign compared to your website traffic requires metrics with factual data. Knowing how people found you allows you to make decisions about the best way to allocate your advertising budget. If your website draws the traffic print ads do not, the focus and budget may be better spent on adding new content to your website.

Search engines treat sites differently than 4-5 years ago, and how people find you has changed, too. Today the majority of people looking for a product or service search online first. Business owners who routinely ask "How did you find us?" can measure site performance compared to print advertising. Tracking trends, a major local newspaper downsized the layout and number of pages and the pinch in ad revenue goes beyond the current economy.

Know what works. If the return on investment for print ads is less than you pay, and your website brings new prospects, it is time to invest those dollars into expanding your site to avoid the pitfalls of a launch and forget web design.



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Custom Integrated Blog Design Launch

A second custom integrated blog design launched this week for author Ben Furman of Black Hawk Press. Mr. Furman is an independent publisher and writer, and former FBI Counterterrorism Chief who writes two genres of fiction. The audience for his mature content blog on counterterrorism is adults, and the latest blog features information about his fantasy adventure series for young adults.



Each custom integrated blog matches the pre-existing web design and each sidebar features a custom logo graphic as shown above to illustrate the theme of each blog. The original blog included posts on both themes, and the new blog separates content based on the target audience. Included in the custom integrated blogger template design is an audio player so visitors may listen to book excerpts, also.

The main site has more information on all books including reviews and links to purchase online.



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Restaurant CMS Web Design Launched

A custom restaurant CMS web design launched earlier this week for Kabob Place, an Indian food restaurant in Orlando, Florida. The initial launch is a home page plus 3 pages with their Indian food menu of soups, appetizers, side dishes, main dishes, desserts, and beverages. In addition to the home page and menu, the site features a custom Orlando map of their location.



The above screenshot of the Indian restaurant home page with custom web design graphics is shown smaller than actual size. The Kabob Place Indian Restaurant is near MetroWest in Orlando and caters to local residents with quality Indian food at modest prices.

The custom web design is valid to XHTML and CSS2 and complies to W3C standards with zero code errors or warnings. The CMS, or Content Management System of web design, allows a website owner to add unlimited new pages to their site without knowing XHTML or CSS code.



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Two New CMS Web Designs Launched

In the last week two new CMS web designs launched with a Florida insurance company website for Harmony Insurance in Kissimmee, Florida, offering auto insurance, home insurance, plus life, health, and business including workers comp. The other web design is an Orlando Florida real estate website for Henry E Epinsel, Realtor, offering homes for sale in the Orlando and surrounding Central Florida area.

Each is a CMS web design, or Content Management System, which allows adding unlimited new pages. The insurance site features an online insurance quote request form and the real estate web design has info for sellers and buyers with a mortgage calculator on the buyers page, plus a link to search all Florida MLS.

The launch of each initial site cms web design will continue to evolve as new pages are added. The Harmony Insurance site will have additional online forms beginning with a fast quote form and then individual quote forms for other insurance products. The English version of the real estate site will be translated and reproduced in Spanish in the near future.

Each site web design meets W3C for XHTML with CSS2 and zero code errors or warnings.



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CMS Web Design Client Audio Feedback

Another custom cms web design client has recorded an audio testimonial with feedback after the recent launch of their custom website project. Follow this link to the Atlanta recruiter cms web design project overview, and then listen to the audio recording of the customer's comments. A text transcript is posted with the audio, also.

Remarkably, within a month of the launch of this custom cms web design and matching blog, their site achieved Google page one listings for some very generic search phrases related to recruiting services in the Atlanta area. I never guarantee any client page one in search engines, yet following the search engine optimization advice for natural seo quality worked quickly for them.

The secret to search engine optimization is still "add original quality content often". Success begins with a quality web design as the foundation for performing well online. The kind comments from Fidelis Search LLC owner Brian Swaney about the custom cms web design are certainly appreciated.



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CMS Web Design for Atlanta Recruiter

A custom cms web design launched last week for Atlanta recruiter Fidelis Search, LLC, and includes an integrated matching Blogger custom blog template. Fidelis specializes in assisting Atlanta area corporate clients recruit qualified job seekers for accounting and finance related positions.


The custom recruiting web design includes the ability to easily add unlimited new pages using simple text content and graphics that are converted automatically to xhtml with css to meet W3C standards.

Visit the accountant and financial recruiter website of Fidelis Search, LLC, and check out their new Atlanta Job Blog custom matching blog.



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Custom Blogger Author Blog Launch

A new custom blogger template launched earlier this week for the publisher and author blog of BlackHawkPress.com. The new integrated blog design color scheme and graphics match the pre-existing web design for a consistent look. Adding a custom integrated blog to any small business website enhances search engine optimization, or seo, and helps attract search engines.

Black Hawk Press is an independent publisher of counterterrorism novels by Ben Furman, publisher and author, as well as another genre with an adventure series of fantasy novels for young adults. Mr. Furman provides an inside look of worldwide intrigue and suspense based on real world experience aimed at adult readers. The childrens series of fantasy adventures offers excitement while providing positive messages for young readers.

The Black Hawk Press blog will feature posts with audio excerpts from their books, insider information about counterterrorism, and professional writing tips by Ben Furman. Follow this link to the custom integrated blog design for Black Hawk Press author Ben Furman to compare the look to their original web design.



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Custom CMS Web Design EGC Demo

The template demo directory of CMS Web Design and Blogger Template Demos just updated with the addition of custom cms work in progress for the Entrepreneurs Green Club of Florida, or EGC. The demo section displays current projects in work so site visitors may view development of custom cms web designs in demo mode and custom Blogger templates prior to actual launch.

Here is the matching business card artwork created for the site owner showing their parrot symbol and custom logo design shown here larger than actual size. The card will be printed on clear plastic at the same size as a credit card, and the outside border will be cropped including rounded corners.



This colorful xhtml with css custom cms design has already launched on the customer's server, and then additional design work with custom graphics to dress up the site is planned.



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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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Custom Integrated Blog Site Addition

A new custom integrated blog template design and site addition launched recently for Pacific Rent A Car, a car hire rental company in Cyprus. The new Blogger template for this international client matches their main website except for the addition of a new blog button in the top navigation. Here is a graphic of the matching blog top header and navigation buttons shown smaller than actual size:



The company manager made several comments about the completed car rental blog integration:

I am totally happy. Thank you for the great job. I worked with two different companies from India and they were not able to finish it. You are so professional. I am glad that I trusted you. Thank you very much.

Berkan Ocal, Manager, Pacific Rent A Car, Kyrenia Cyprus

The matching website integrated blog graphics and color scheme are nearly identical and passed tests for cross browser compatibility. While confirming my custom integrated blog design matched their main pages correctly in all major browsers, I reported that their main website only displays properly in IE.

Depending on when they correct their code, readers comparing my design of the Pacific Rent A Car blog and main site are reminded that I only created the custom integrated blog which was done in xhtml with css and displays well in all browsers. Their main site may not depending on your browser. The customer has contacted their original site designers to correct the cross browser compatibility.

A special thanks to Mr. Berkan Ocal for placing his order and confidence with me for a custom integrated blog. The trust of an international client more than 10,000 km (6600 miles) away for custom web design services is certainly appreciated.



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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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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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Joomla Articles Website Launch

Great resources for do-it-yourself small business website owners using a Joomla content management system may be found at the recently launched Joomla articles website.This brilliant one-stop-shop for everything Joomla is the creation of Ric Raftis, a fellow custom web design expert in Australia.

For now the site is in beta pending the formal release, yet the site is already loaded with valuable information for Joomla based site owners. The official Joomla forum contains nearly 1.3 million topics. By comparison, www.JoomlaArticles.com features only the best and current resources for making the most of your small business Joomla 1.5 installation.

My advice for small business website owners is bookmarking JoomlaArticles.com to stay on top of the latest developments from a neutral expert with an eye for collecting only the best online resources. Best of luck to Ric Raftis with the growth of this site.



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Real Estate Website in CMS Launched

A new custom web design featuring real estate vacation rental ads was launched earlier using CMS, a Content Management System, allowing the webmaster to add property without knowing HTML code. The site is a rent by owner USA vacation property ad directory for owners, property managers, and realtors to upload free or low cost ads for USA short term rentals.



As the site owner, another purpose of the site is to demonstrate CMS capabilities to realtors interested in real estate templates for a custom web design, also. The layout is suitable for property sales as well as rentals, or both.

Initially the site is in test mode with the first rental listing from Central Florida, and new USA vacation rental properties will be added in the coming days and weeks. Visitors may join as members to view vacation property details including rates, and save favorites, plus view bookings availability calendars.

Owners or managers of rental property may join as agents to immediately begin adding listings with up to 8 photos per rent by owner vacation ad. Ads for listings are available to upload or edit 24/7, and real estate agents or homeowners gain instant access.

In addition, the site features a Rent by Owner USA Vacations blog using Blogger and integrated with a matching color scheme which will provide advice and tips for tourists and owners. Both were done in XHTML with CSS for fast loading and streamlined code. Visit the main real estate vacation rental ad website here, and the rent by owner USA vacations blog here.



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New Website Launch for Recording Studio

Another custom web design was launched earlier today for Shizz Entertainment, an indie artist recording studio in Philadelphia, PA. The simple starter website will expand over the coming months to add more details about their services, including featured artists, music downloads, and perhaps videos.

Shizz Entertainment specializes in recording, production, and promotional services for independent music artists. Genres include gospel, rap, rythym and blues, jazz, and poetry. Solo and group indie performers are welcome to inquire about low cost solutions for getting started.



The above screenshot of part of their website includes the custom logo design that I created for Shizz which is already being used for posters, printed marketing materials, and t-shirts. CD cover designs are in work.

Previously covering Philadelphia metro only, Shizz Entertainment is expanding with services for indie performers in most East Coast cities. New website content will be provided and added as their time permits, yet a free download sample CD with 21 tracks is scheduled for release soon.

The custom web design for Shizz Entertainment meets W3C standards for XHTML 1.1 and CSS2 with zero code errors, and content is optimized for seo, search engine optimization.



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Redesigned Site for Web Development

The Code Repair website was recently redesigned and turned over to my son, Roger Degerstrom, and the theme has gone from a design advice only website to commercial custom web design. The advice angle is not totally abandoned, as the redesigned site includes an integrated custom blog with web advice.

The CodeRepair.com website was originally launched in 2002, and with my current workload it was time to refocus my energy on loyal customers from this site, blog, and podcast. I will continue to mentor the growth of his website, yet with the gaining momentum of new clients the real focus for me is a higher level of service to new and existing clients.

The slogan for CodeRepair.com is "The next generation in custom website design" which relates to nepotism as well as the quality of advanced code using XHTML 1.1 and CSS2.



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Online Store Custom Website Redesign

A custom website redesign with matching blog was launched yesterday for The Gourmet Gift Shop, Inc. of Stockbridge, Georgia. The main website is an online store for this manufacturer of custom gift baskets for corporate accounts and individuals. The site meets W3C for valid XHTML 1.1 and CSS2 and features a new logo design, an integrated PayPal shopping cart, and a Gift Basket Expert Advice blog.



In addition, custom pages were created for 404 Error - Page Not Found, a customized thank you page for completed purchases, a cancel page for incompleted orders, and finally a custom htaccess file for 301 permanent redirects of all the old page file names. Key on page content and the streamlined xhtml code was also optimized for seo, search engine optimization.

Visit their new custom website and online store for gift baskets for a wide selection of unique gifts for Valentine's Day, all occasion, or fully customized gifts.



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Unique 50 Photo Website Gallery

Following up on the Monday release of the SolarusUSA integrated blog, my design of their main awning products website launched earlier today featuring a unique 50 photo website gallery. Imagine a visitor viewing 50 large photos as shown below in this post, and being able to view every photo on one page without scrolling down the computer screen.



Each awning photo displays 495 pixels wide by 356 pixels tall, so viewing 50 without moving down the screen may sound unbelievable until you actually see it. The photo above is slightly larger because it includes a border and outline, plus a full text caption at the bottom of the photo. Search engines cannot index graphics, however, the text caption on their website is real text, not a graphic. The search engine optimization, or seo, value of this design is an added benefit of this custom website design technique.

Finally, some photo galleries can come close to this performance, but they depend on a script or flash to present the series of photos in one place, and those techniques have zero seo value. Search engines ignore scripts and they cannot read flash website content. The photo gallery that I developed for SolarusUSA is a breakthrough enhanced technique being offered as part of my custom website design services, and the layout is done completely in XHTML 1.1 and CSS2.

Despite the complexity, the page code complies as valid to W3C standards without errors. View the photo gallery for solid color awning fabrics here, and the striped pattern awning fabrics here.



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Custom Integrated Awning Blog Launch

In preparation of the release of another integrated custom website design and blog, the design for the SolarusUSA Awning and Shade Advice blog launched today. This manufacturer and distributor of custom retractable awnings and screens ships nationwide and internationally, as well as installing retractable awning systems in the South Florida area. Do-it-yourself kits can be shipped to customers and dealers in the USA, Canada, and South America.

The following screenshot of this custom small business blog is shown smaller than actual size.



The new main site for SolarusUSA should launch within a week and will include product information, pricing, a photo gallery, and two galleries of awning fabric choices from over 400 colors.

The web design technique for the fabric gallery uses xhtml and css to achieve a mouseover effect without using scripts. Placing 50 fabric swatches and photos of each on one page is very efficient allowing visitors to view all 50 photographs without scrolling down their screen.



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Custom Christian Website and Blog Launch

I finished the design of another custom website in xhtml with css, plus matching custom blog template, and both launched this weekend for Ultimate Riddles, a Christian site about spiritual truths and Bible study with an accompanying blog documenting Bible study progress. An integrated blog allows adding new content often which helps with SEO, Search Engine Optimization.

This graphic of the custom website design shown above is a screenshot from the site smaller than actual size and the design graphics include a golden sunset background and elegant script logo. Most of my clients know that my life and business are faith based, and www.UltimateRiddles.com is a personal venture to share results of studying the Bible going back to the languages of the original manuscripts. Visitors are invited to comment.



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Small Business Podcast Listener Reviews

With the release of episode 002 of the Small Business Website Mailbag podcast, feedback and customer reviews from listeners has been positive and encouraging. USA and international email comments were received from two professional web designers and existing clients which included the following:

Just listened to your podcast. I found it to be excellent, clear and informative; your voice inflection is awesome. I'll be tuning in regularly.

Excellent job, precise, direct to the point and informative. Who could ask for more?

Enjoyed the podcast very much. Actually I think it’s a much better idea than video in a way because it can be totally scripted and read. You just can’t do that with video.

Looks like a home run Jim!! I would like to set up something for people that have questions, too.

The podcast show topics cover websites for small business owners and each episode features a tip of the day, plus a catchy opening and closing theme song. One reply included a tutorial request for a new custom video production as featured on this blog, also.

Feedback is certainly appreciated, and I'll be sure to give serious consideration to listener requests taken from the website mailbag. Thanks.



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Small Business Podcast Feature Added

Today's announcement is the launch of the Small Business Website Mailbag podcast, a new feature with an audio version of small business advice so you can hear me rather than reading it. The first podcast Episode 001 is entitled Small Business Podcast Intro and includes the following outline in the show notes:

• My reason for starting this show
• The podcast content and outline
• Options for listener interaction
• My qualifications for offering advice
• Website quick tip of the day

0:00:00 Podcast Theme Music and Introduction
0:00:45 Main Topic - Small Business Podcast Introduction
0:09:38 Tip of the Day - Writing for Blogs versus Websites
0:11:01 Podcast Outro Theme Music and Credits
0:11:32 End of Small Business Website Mailbag Podcast 001

For those who have viewed my custom website video productions, the podcast includes the same theme song which reinforces my market branding.

All podcast shows focus on websites for small business owners with expert advice that you may now hear online instead of tolerating my (sometimes) long-winded phone calls. Please visit this new advice podcast for small business and post a comment or email me with feedback or suggested topics.



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Custom Site Launch and Special Logo

I finished and recently launched a new one page custom website design for Accelerated Lending Group, Inc of Orlando, Florida including a special logo. The 3 separate line drawings of the custom logo for their website are shown to the left of their business card that I also designed, and were rejected.

Sometimes extracting the mental vision that a client wants in a web design or piece of matching artwork is a challenge!



The owner wanted a symbol similar to ancient Greek ruins with columns and decided they preferred a realistic building, so I created the near photograph effect which was approved. The logo was done in Xara Xtreme vector graphics software which is my choice for custom website graphics and matching artwork for print.

Once the logo and color scheme were approved, a matching 4 x 6 custom flyer post card was created, also. The website is modest yet allows them to have their www domain name on the printed materials, and new web pages will be added in the near future. A one page custom website may be perfect for other small business owners on a limited budget, or just starting up.



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Custom Content Management System Website

A custom small business website for CDA Alliance recently launched, and the owner has taken over managing the site which includes a matching private forum. This CMS, or custom Content Management System website design is another option for clients of the Small Business Resource Center.



The advantage of taking control of your small business website and freely adding content depends on your willingness to climb the learning curve that is involved. The site design fee is nominal compared to a fully custom website, yet the investment in time learning the functions may not be practical for all clients.

Another option to easily add original quality content is a fully integrated custom blog.



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Tax Accountant Custom Website Design

Another custom website design with matching integrated blog launched this weekend for RR Accounting and Tax Services of Kissimmee, Florida.



The main part of the tax accountant custom website features horizontal top navigation using CSS, custom web graphics, XHTML with CSS for code, and cloaked email to avoid junk mail from spambots, plus a custom favicon with a single letter "R". The color scheme, header, and footer graphics of the accounting and tax advice blog matches their main site. Blogs are great for improving seo, search engine optimization, because they allow owners to easily add fresh content often.

Additional content including a list of services, online library, and bilingual versions of all web pages are being added during November 2007. Besides bookkeeping and tax preparation, RR Accounting and Tax Services can assist you with Incorporations, New Company Setup, Accounting Software Tutorials, Immigration Services, Tax Problem Resolution, Divorce Filing Petitions, Notary Services, Term Life Insurance, and Investments, plus more.

My core business is custom small business website design with matching custom new blogger templates, and the layout of this bilingual website site allowed us to go live while waiting for additional content including Spanish translations.



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Mannion Custom Painting Site Launch

A new custom website launched today for Mannion Custom Painting, LLC of Cumming GA with a matching custom integrated blog.



Here is some information about their Atlanta area home and business painting services taken from their home page:

Our Ultimate Goal is Satisfied Customers: When you entrust your property to Mannion Custom Painting, we go out of our way to create a positive experience. We offer free estimates, consultation for coating and color selection, detailed proposals, excellent craftsmanship, and a written warranty and guarantee on every project.

Learn more about new blogger custom template design here. Blogging offers advantages in SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, because regular posting allows you to add quality original content to your website often.



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Adams Custom Website and Matching Blog

A new custom website launched today for Adams Florida Homeowner Services with a matching custom integrated blog. This excerpt from their home page explains their business best:

We emigrated to Florida from the UK and understand the dreams of people wanting to start a new life in America, and why not? Florida is one of the most idyllic and exciting places in the world. However, vacationing and living in Florida are very different when holiday is certainly over!

Adams Florida Homeowner Services are in place to provide Florida homeowners with the satisfaction, confidence and above all peace of mind that their home or rental property is being presented and cared for to a high standard. Our information resources for new Florida residents will help ease the transition once you decide to move here permanently.

The new blogger custom template design features matching graphics, social bookmark service chicklets, and preloaded labels, plus a 15 page tutorial with illustrated step by step blogging instructions.

Blogging is a great way to add quality fresh content often integrated with your main website. The advantages in SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, are worth the time it takes to become a blogger.



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Custom Site for Silver Fox Society

Another custom wesite with matching blog and forum was launched this week. The Silver Fox Society international social network is for mature men interested in leisure activities and helping others. This membership based site features a matching community forum geared towards men who are retired or nearing retirement, plus an online store with official logo merchandise.

The basic rule to join is you must be male with some gray hair or no hair. The site includes a news blog including advice for senior citizens and was designed with a custom blogger template and matching graphics. The organization's theme revolves around leisure and charity.

The matching forum has public and members only libraries of free PDF reports and ebooks of interest to men, and each contains original content written by Silver Fox Society members for members. The home page features a public copy of "How to Smoke Fish" by founder Jeff Spira, who also wrote another with complete plans for building a kayak for around $50 USD. The kayak project download includes the blueprints, too.

All PDF ebooks and reports are available to download for free, and those in the public library do not require registration or an email address. The forum boards cover a wide variety of topics of interest to men from the baby boomer generation who are ready to retire or already retired. Younger men with some gray hair or no hair are welcome, also. The main site meets W3C for XHTML and CSS.



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California Contractor Site Launch

Another custom website in xhtml with css launched with the preliminary release today of a site and matching blog for Masterson Construction, a licensed general contractor in Southern California. The site is bare bones at the moment with a home page and blog, and will grow quickly as additional content is provided in the next 2-3 weeks.

Here's an excerpt from the Masterson Construction blog:

New features in the next few weeks will include a more detailed list of services plus a photo gallery of projects. Our unofficial slogan is "A hands on general contractor with the experience you can trust". Our website is new... we're not.

Masterson Construction services customers for residential and commercial new construction, remodeling, and room additions in Orange County and Los Angeles County and some of the surrounding area of Southern California.



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E-Commerce Memorabilia Site

I finished another customized website and the launch took place today for Mainstream Memorabilia featuring current stars of film and television. The owner took over managing the site and is actively loading more great photographs including many autographed one of a kind.

The site features the animation shown below, and the effect was not done in flash, so the file size is small at 181Kb for a reasonable load time.:



Here's an excerpt from their home page describing their business:

Our industry connections began during many years doing production work on movies and in television, so we have the insider advantage. Our direct contact with movie and television stars, and their agents, provides sources for new inventory that you may find difficult or impossible to locate anywhere else.

Besides being a fun project, the Mainstream Memorabilia e-commerce website provides excellent quality, great selections, and value for money, so visit their site today to learn more.



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Adams Site Features Custom Blog

Soon after the launch of their new custom website, customer Adams Florida Services chose to have an optional custom integrated blog added to their online home. The custom blog matches the main site color scheme, and will provide advice for Orlando area lawn care, landscaping, and pressure washing services and tips for their visitors and clients throughout Central Florida.

Their first post promises future advice including before and after photographs to demonstrate the difference that professional lawn service and landscape design can do to enhance the look and value of residential and commercial property.

The new blogger custom template design features matching graphics to the main site, 12 major social bookmark service chicklets, and preloaded labels. Blog designs from the Small Business Resource Center include a 15 page tutorial with illustrated step by step instructions for creating posts and publishing.

Readers may be interested in learning about the search engine optimization value of blogging for small business website promotion and download the series of free pdf seo reports here.



TAGS: blog blog template seo search engine optimization small business services custom blogger template

Orlando Vacation Rental Website

Another custom website in xhtml with css launched this week for a holiday and vacation rental property management company, and their specialty is luxury private homes for short term rental near Orlando and the surrounding area. The website is interactive to allow convenient online reservations and secure payment options once guest requests are confirmed.

All of the rental villas are within minutes of Disney World's Magic Kingdom and other major Central Florida tourist attractions. A photo gallery of each property displays key amenities with links to custom maps. The maps are specific to that villa with detailed turn-by-turn directions to Disney, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, and Kennedy Space Center.

Finally, the site includes an integrated blog with a custom blogger template and offers travel advice for Central Florida tourists. The owner is British born, and although many of the customers are from the United Kingdom, guests include USA and other international tourists, also.



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Home Service Site Launch in XHTML

Another custom designed website in xhtml with css was launched over the weekend for Adams Lawn Service of Davenport Florida. Adams provides lawn care, landscaping, and pressure washing services for your home or business in the Orlando Florida and surrounding communities including Kissimmee, St Cloud, Davenport, Lake Nona, Narcoossee, Orange County, Osceola County, and Polk County.



The site features an example of their lawn service fleet with a new truck and trailer on the home page. The positive first impression should help their credibility as a top service provider of residential and commercial services for your lawn care, landscape needs, and pressure washing. Unlike some companies, when you become an Adams customer no contract is required. You may view the Adams home service website here.

This latest custom website design complies with code standards per W3C for valid xhtml and css. In addition, the design meets accessiblity tests per WAI and Section 508 which means it provides easy access for persons with disabilities. Visitors may notice that some graphics on their website were featured earlier in design tutorials on this blog.



TAGS: small business services custom website xhtml design website design lawn services

Site Conversion to Joomla!

I successfully used the cms program Joomla to convert one of my older websites, www.coderepair.com. CMS software, which stands for contact management system, allows website owners to easily add content from a master control panel. The material at Code Repair was originally advice for fixing poorly coded websites, but it has now expanded to cover website design and graphic art design for novice beginners. The purpose is helping newcomers to design business or personal websites or custom graphic art with learn as you go resources.

CMS may not be the best choice for your first website if you're in a hurry to get online because of the technical aspects. For converting existing sites, salvaging your search engine ranking should be a priority. Each html file on my old site was renamed in the new design, so 301 redirects were implemented so any outstanding backlinks from other sites would forward automatically to the newly named pages. The suffix of the home page was (dot)html and changed to php, yet the page retained the Google pagerank, so the redirects worked.

The new look, color scheme, and layout are done. However the content still has a long way to go. Future additions may include lessons as well as an e-store with related information products for sale. If you, or someone you know, wants the opportunity to learn website design or advice for creating matching custom artwork please visit and bookmark the site.



TAGS: website design website redesign cms joomla

Two Custom Matching Blogs Launched

Additional small business blogs integrated with matching graphics to the client's main website were launched recently and available to view. JB Owens, Public Insurance Adjusters, provide commercial and residential clients support analyzing property loss due to disaster to maximize insurance benefits. Roll Screen Solutions LLC specializes in retractable screens and awnings for your Florida home or business with custom design motorized or manual products.

Each client blog matches the main site with familiar graphics for a consistent marketing message and corporate identity.



Visit the James B. Owens blog here and the Roll Screen Solutions blog here.

Custom blogs with graphics to match your website provide an easy way to quickly add fresh content to your small business website. Pricing starts at $200 and includes 8 features for your custom template with every order. Visit the custom new blogger template page for more examples of client websites with integrated matching blogs.



TAGS: blogger blogger templates small business services custom website design custom graphic design

Global Village Realty Site Redesign

A custom website previously done in tables for Global Village Realty, Inc. in Kissimmee, FL was redesigned in XHTML with CSS and launched earlier today. An integrated matching blog was included in the design for a familiar look throughout the website.



Global Village Realty specializes in commercial and residential property, and real estate investment services for Orlando, Kissimmee, and surrounding communities of Central Florida. View their real estate blog here.

The name Global is certainly appropriate. Here is an excerpt from their main website by the owner, Madan Gurdial, "At least 10% of the office share of all commissions goes to non-profit agencies that are working to make our world a better place. We love to be in partnership with others and are open to all ideas, opinions and suggestions that will help make the world a more peaceful and loving place for all of us - in every corner of the globe."



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Sunstate Patios Furniture Site Launch

Another custom website designed in XHTML with CSS has launched for Sunstate Patios in Davenport, FL. An integrated matching blog was included in the design for a familiar look throughout the website. View their patio furniture blog here.



Sunstate Patios manufactures and distributes custom pvc outdoor patio furniture in their Central Florida factory and showroom with direct sale to customers including wholesale and retail dealers.

Products include patio sets in pvc, aluminum, and wicker as well as accessory furniture with stands, chaises, chairs, lounge chairs, umbrellas, and a very wide selection of fabrics for patio furniture cushions.



TAGS: small business services custom website design custom blog

Another Custom Template Blog Launch

A custom blogger template was created for Commercial Door and Access, Inc. of Palm Bay Florida, and this addition to their main website was launched earlier today. The advantage of custom matching graphics for the header and footer, plus similar navigation, is integration of the blog with the main site for a familiar look.



The above snapshot is smaller than actual size and shows the first post at Commercial Door and Access who provide sales and installation of commercial doors and hardware, plus handicap and automatic doors and gates.



TAGS: blog blog template custom website design

Blog Template to Match Website

After making a custom template to integrate a client's blog to match their main website it was time to do mine. The new look of the Small Business Resource Center Blog includes a matching top banner, overall color scheme, and similar footer. Blogs require slightly different coding techniques, and using a template makes an exact match impractical.

Here's a screen shot smaller than actual size of the client's new blog created for Conquer Realty, Inc. in Kissimmee, Florida.



Visitors may be interested in the social bookmarking chicklets and links at the bottom of each post. A tutorial plus free download with all graphics and code to easily add social bookmarks to your old Blogger or new Blogger template was posted previously.



TAGS: blog blog template custom website design advice

Growin' Up in Maine Blog Launch

A new and fun blog, Growin' Up in Maine, was launched officially yesterday with stories about small town life in Maine. After 3 months online with my commercial blog, it was time to continue on the learning curve with a personal blog.

Here's a screen shot of the newly released blog:



The focus is my home town of Derby, Maine which I left in the early 1970's. The new blog gives clients an opportunity to see the human side of my personality apart from work. Mainers are invited to tell their stories by emailing me from the site, also.



TAGS: blog Maine stories Derby

Roll Screen Solutions Launched

Another site designed in XHTML with CSS has launched for Roll Screen Solutions, LLC of Orlando.

Roll Screen Solutions sells, installs, and services retractable screens and awings for home or business. This client chose to scrap an existing site and service provider in favor of a redesign, and saved more than the cost of the new design. Their monthly costs went from $179 to less than $10 a month almost instantly.



The site features an animated ad on the home page to demonstrate a garage door solar retractable screen in operation. The cat that appears at the end (and shown in the screenshot) is our family pet, Rover, gone but not forgotten. Who names their cat Rover? The site design uses XHTML and CSS per W3C with zero code errors.



TAGS: small business services custom website design website redesign

Realtor Website to World Standards

You can have a real estate website with valid code to worldwide standards from W3C, the WorldWideWeb Consortium. The technique requires coding in XHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language) with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and the example website recently launched for Latin Connection Realty, Inc. meets those standards with zero errors.



In addition to XHTML and CSS, the design meets accessiblity standards, also, as evidenced in the following links.

XHTML: W3C XHTML Validation Results
CSS: W3C CSS Validation Results
Accessibility: HiSoftware Accessibility Results

In addition the pages stretch to fill the screen no matter what the visitor's pc monitor size. The technical combination assures pages will display well today and into the future. This forward looking concept was part of the reasoning behind the worldwide standards recommendation for using XHTML with CSS. This explains why I refer to my advanced techniques as websites "designed for the future".

Finally, the email links are all cloaked so the info@ email and all the other real estate agent email addresses cannot be harvested by spam bots. The combined technique provides benefits to visitors and search engines.

Visit my main site and the page for website design for more details, features, and advice. Still wonder why this is important for any website, not just real estate? Email me for details.



TAGS: website design w3c standards design advice xhtml css accessibility

Church Website Makeover in XHTML

The Trinity Lutheran Church and School website makeover was completed converting the site from a tables based layout to XHTML with CSS website design techniques. The last of the Trinity school faculty photos were furnished, so minus a few missing persons the pages look great.


Trinity Lutheran Church and School, Kissimmee, Florida

The Trinity Lutheran Church and School campus is located in Kissimmee, Florida within minutes of Disney World, and is a favorite with tourists looking for a friendly and convenient place for Christian fellowship while away from home. Visit the church if you're in the Orlando or Kissimmee area.



TAGS: website design website redesign Christian church Christian school