Writing Relevant Web Content

As a web designer and search engine marketing expert I can assure you that “Content is King”. This was true in 1996 when I built my first commercial website and it still true today.

Search engine content will also help you to achieve higher ranking in the major search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing.

In 1996, most search engines were directories, content was important, but they relied heavily on meta tags and other source content. To game the search engines many web designers would flood the pages repeatedly with keywords. They then would make the keywords the same colors as the background of the page. This would make it invisible to the reader, but would display in the source code that search engine were reading. This gave the illusion to the search engines that their web pages were rich in content for their keywords. If you tried this trick today you would be blacklisted from the search engine.

Today, blogging gives you the ability to have relevant content without trying to fool the search engines. A blog allows you to create content around the keywords that your potential clients are searching.

Before creating a blog page with relevant content it is critical to identify keywords that people are searching for. Being #1 on Google for a search term that no one searches is a waste of your time and energy. Most search engines provide tools that allow you to determine if anyone is searching for your keywords.

If you are unable to write relevant content for your website, it may pay to hire a writer to accomplish this. Cire Web Design and Hosting has professional writers who can create content for your website at a very reasonable rate. We also provide web development, domain names and everything you need to have a successful website.

Remember “Content is King”.

We build websites so you can build your business.

ShopRMall.com, Online Shopping Mall, Limited Time Price Reduction
Charlotte, NC 12/04/2008 08:03 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

ShopRMall.com, The #2 Virtual Mall on the Internet has reduced the price for businesses to be listed in their online shopping mall.  ShopRMall.com is an online shopping mall that offers direct links, coupons, and special offers for over 1,000 name brand and specialty stores.

Ranking.com ranks ShopRMall.com #2 in the category of Shopping/Retailers/Virtual_Malls and gives ShopRMall.com a traffic ranking of #10,602 among all sites on the Internet. Ranking.com calculates the online popularity of the top one million websites in the world and is a trusted source for market research.

Businesses can be listed on ShopRMall.com for only $79.95 per year. Businesses wishing to be added to ShopRMall.com can lock in the price reduction for up to 5 years. The normal price is $159.95. This special offer expires on December 31, 2008.

Online businesses in ShopRMall.com include brand-names stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy’s, Sears, Kohl’s, Target, Eddie Bauer, Barnes & Noble, Zappos, and The Gap.

ShopRMall.com has a shoppers club with over 100,000 club members. The ShopRMall.com Shoppers Club is FREE and uses a double opt-in email for members to join. ShopRMall.com is opposed to unsolicited emails (Spam) in all its forms and does not sell their subscriber list.

In 1999, Eric J. Katowitz, a professional multi-platform engineer and graphic designer with Cire Web Site Design & Hosting, and Mitch Webb, a marketing sales consultant and information architect at Cire Computer Productions, Inc., launched ShopRMall.com to provide greater visibility to their web design and web hosting customers. The online shopping mall became an immediate success with the number of visitors growing exponentially every year.

ShopRMall.com and Cire Web Site Design & Hosting are owned by Cire Computer Productions, Inc., an e-commerce technology, SEO, and interactive Internet services developer.

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Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) October 6, 2008 — ShopRMall.com, an Internet shopping portal that offers direct links, coupons, and special offers for over 1,000 name brand and specialty stores is proud to announce that Ranking.com ranks ShopRMall.com #2 in the category of Shopping/Retailers/Virtual_Malls and gives ShopRMall.com a traffic ranking of #11,250 among all sites on the Internet.

Ranking.com calculates the online popularity of the top one million websites in the world and is a trusted source of market research. Since 1998 Ranking.com has performed market research upon a statistically, geographically and demographically significant number of Internet surfers. By recording these surfers’ web site visits, Ranking.com calculates the ranking of the top 1,000,000 (growing every month) most visited websites and provides the results to surfers absolutely free.

Online Stores in ShopRMall.com include The Apple Store, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Fingerhut, JCPenney, Overstock.com, Staples, Amazon.com, Bowflex, Macy’s, Best Buy, and Brookstone.

In 1999, Eric J. Katowitz, a professional multi-platform engineer and graphic designer with Cire Web Site Design & Hosting, and Mitch Webb, a marketing sales consultant and information architect at Cire Computer Productions, Inc., launched ShopRMall.com to provide greater visibility to their web design and web hosting customers. The online shopping mall became an immediate success with the number of visitors growing exponentially every year.

Online merchants who host their web site with Cire Web Site Design & Hosting are automatically added, for free, to the stores in ShopRMall.com ‘s online shopping mall. Merchants not hosted by Cire Web Site Design & Hosting can add their business to ShopRMall.com for $159.95 per year. However, for the up coming holiday season, ShopRMall.com has reduced the price to be listed in their online shopping mall to $79.95. Businesses wishing to be added to ShopRMall.com can lock in the sale price for up to 5 years.

ShopRMall.com and Cire Web Site Design & Hosting are owned by Cire Computer Productions, Inc., an e-commerce technology, SEO, and interactive services provider. Cire has been providing affordable web design services and web hosting since 1996. They have a proven track record and longevity.

Cire Web Site Design & Hosting can handle every aspect of your web site design and development. Beginning with a thorough understanding of your objectives, they will map out your site from initial deployment to a fully featured realization of your Internet vision. They will work with you to gather your content and then highlight your message using the latest in web development tools and publishing techniques. Cire Web Site Design & Hosting will deliver a cost effective, customized, professionally designed web site which will delight you and your customers.

Recent web sites designed by Cire Web Site Design & Hosting include HYTORC Pro providing the best HYTORC Products and Services, Got Love Life? which offers love and relationship advise, and T. Rose Corp makers of WEED WAND Magic Herbicide Weed Killer Gardening Tool and the HandsFree Hair Dryer Holder.

Your website begins as an empty canvas. It has no color, no depth, no real reason for anyone to look at it. You and your web designers must have the passion and vision to turn that empty canvas into a website that will meet the needs of both you and your visitors.

Finding a web design service is easy. Choosing the right web design service is a challenge. More and more people are claiming to be web designers, but do they have the experience and expertise to transform your blank canvas into a work of art that will attract visitors, rank well on search engines, and give you a positive return on your investment? If the answer to any of those questions are no, then you are wasting your valuable time, money and resources.

Before choosing a web design service, ask yourself a few basic questions: What do you wish to achieve with your website? What demographic is your website trying to attract? Will its just promote your business or will you need an e-commerce solution?

Jot down a list of the needs and requirements of your website. Search other websites to help determine what features you wish to incorporate into your web design. Be careful, do not allow your ego to take over. Consider the demographics of the visitors you are trying to attract and choose colors and features that will appeal to them.

Now you are ready to choose a web design service. It is not necessary to use a local web design company. The Internet and the telephone eliminates the need for face to face interaction with your web designers. All aspects of your web development can be discussed and viewed without ever leaving the confines of your home or business. One caveat, please use a web design company located in the country where your reside. We may be in a global economy, but outsourcing the project to a foreign country will have a negative impact on your country’s economy and foreign outsourcing has already caused millions of workers to lose their jobs.

How much will building a website cost? It varies from several hundreds of dollars to several thousand dollars, depending on the requirements.of your website and the fees charged by your website designer. Your web design service should provide you with a cost estimate for the project. If your budget is tight, consider designing your website in phases. Have your basic website built first and add more complex feature later.

To be successful your web content should be updated regularly. Your website should always be a work in progress and fresh content is critical to attract new and repeat visitors.

Cire Web Site Design & Hosting offers affordable web design services. They have been in business since 1996 and have a proven track record and longevity. Cire can handle every aspect of your web site design, web development and web publishing. Beginning with a thorough understanding of your objectives, they will map out your site from initial deployment to a fully featured realization of your Internet vision. They will work with you to gather your web page content and then highlight your message using the latest in web publishing tools and techniques. Cire will deliver a cost effective, affordable, professionally website which will delight you and your customers.

One of the most common words on the web is “free”. Free hosting, free email, free e-commerce … get rich quick, and it’s all free.

You may be tempted to host your web site via one of the “free” services; but I would highly recommend that you do not. As P.T. Barnum is quoted as saying: “There’s a sucker born every minute”.

All of these “entrepreneurs” are out to get something from you and your web site. It usually breaks into one of three categories:

• Banner Advertising – They place a banner ad or link to somewhere else on every one of “your” pages. It doesn’t look professional and you are providing FREE advertisement for someone else. Shouldn’t you be promoting your site?
• Free E-Commerce – You use their hosting or (expensive) credit card services. Variations of this theme typically offer one service for “free” while you pay for the rest. The bottom line is always money out of your pocket into theirs.
• Data Gathering – Every visitor to your site will be scrutinized for “valuable” marketing data, including email addresses to be sold to spammers.

When looking for a place to design & host your web site, remember the old adage: You get what you pay for.

Web development is any activity related to developing a website for the Internet. However, great web development will create credibility for your business and visibility to search engines which will allow potential customers to find your business, products or services.

Web development is a challenging activity that requires knowledge of web design software, tools, technologies, concepts and standards. This can include e-commerce, website design, web content development, client-side/server-side scripting, and web server configuration.

You can have a beautiful looking website, but if doesn’t function well for your customers, you will lose a very valuable marketing tool. Remember, you are not developing a website for your vanity or ego. Understand who your customer is and develop your website to meet their needs. Keep your website content interesting, Your website is an information portal to keep you visitors up to date on news about your business, sales and promotions.

The Internet is not biologically alive, but it is a ever changing entity that require expert advisers that understand the issues, search engine changes and discoveries that influence your web development decisions and your website’s ongoing maintenance.

Companies that specialize in web development are growing rapidly, but do they possess the skills, knowledge and experience to manage the ever changing aspects of the Internet? Do they understand web design Information architecture, web usability and search engine optimization? Will they have the longevity to continue as an expert advisor to your business?

Web development is a marketing resource to entice your customers to visit again and again. Pick your web design and development company wisely and you will maximize your return on investment and tum your website into a profit generating machine.

The competition for building web sites is growing by laps and bounds. A company that is relatively new in web design services may charge less than an experienced company, but will they be able to deliver a high quality, professional, customer focused web site?

As we all know, the Internet has leveled the playing field for anyone to start a profitable online business. The Internet provides a useful and powerful tool to attract and retain customers from all over the world. To create an online presence, you need to have a web site. Most start-up businesses do not have a large budget and cannot afford expensive web design services. However, It is no longer necessary to pay exorbitant fees to get a professional, custom designed web site for your business.

When choosing a web design company or individual, you need to check the quality of their services. Will they be there tomorrow, to update and maintain your web site? Do they understand search engine optimization (SEO). Can they design an e-commerce web site? Do they understand Internet security? Do they provide automated email responders? Do they understand PHP, LAMP, MySQL, Cascading Style Sheets, etc.?

Cire Web Design and Hosting has been in business since 1996 and have a proven track record and longevity. They offer affordable web design services and web hosting. They have the knowledge and skill to provide a customized web solution at a very affordable price. Your web site will be unique, professional designed and optimized for maximum Internet visibility.

Cire Web Site Design and Hosting is located in Charlotte, NC, but they have built web sites for business throughout the United States. Many of their clients have never been to their headquarters. All transactions were conducted successfully over the Internet and by telephone. They provide 24x7x365 customer service and a one stop solution for their customers. Besides offering affordable web design services, they can secure a domain name that is registered to you and host your site on a secure web server.

ShopRMall.com a web site designed, optimized, and hosted by Cire Web Site Design and Hosting and is currently ranked #2 in the category “shopping / retailers / virtual malls” by ranking.com and has an overall ranking of 11,250 out of the billions of web sites on the Internet.

If you want a stable, reliable, affordable web design service company, then consider Cire Web Site Design and Hosting. You will be pleased with your decision.

If you want to establish credibility, attract more customers, or gain a larger audience, creating a blog is an ideal way to accomplish that goal. Search engines will index your blog content, making it easier for potential customers to find you and the products or services you offer. A blog is a simple, cost effective way to create a professional online presence.

What is a Blog?

A blog is a web site in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order that can be viewed in a web browser. The term blog is a shortened form of web log. Creating a blog, maintaining a blog or adding content to a blog is called “blogging”. Individual content on a blog are referred to as “blog posts”. A person who posts content is called a “blogger”. The blog software that allows you to manage your website is called “CMS” or “Content Management System”.

A blog allows you to quickly post your thoughts, interact with other people, and to establish yourself as a subject matter expert. Your blog may contain text, video, images, and links to other web sites. The hardest part of writing a blog is keeping it updated. Fresh content is critical to the success of your blog. It should be updated frequently in order to attract new visitors and to maintain your readers’ attention.

Technorati, which is among the most popular blog search engines, provides current information on both popular searches and tags used to categorize blog postings. Blogs have reshaped the Internet, impacted politics, changed journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others. It has also created a new affordable low cost method of Internet marketing.

Blogging gives you the opportunity to reach hundreds or even thousands of people each and every day. Cire Web Design & Hosting can provide you with an affordable web design, that is customised for you. They have the expertise and experience to design and host your blog and to turn your blogging efforts into a well tuned money maker.

RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts in a standardized format. It is a free and easy way to promote a web site and its content without the need to advertise or create a complicated content sharing partnerships. RSS technology is being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favorite web sites.

The initials “RSS” are used to refer to the following formats:

• Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
• Resource Description Framework Site Summary (RSS 1.0 and RSS 0.90)
• Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)

RSS is a powerful tool, and easy to handle. The big consumer benefit to RSS is that consumers opt-in to content of interest, totally controlling the flow of information they receive. RSS feeds make it possible for site content to be packaged into “widgets,” “gadgets,” mobile devices, and other bite-sized technologies.

To fully understand what RSS is and how to use it, I am attaching a short video that explains “RSS in Plain English”.

Now that you understand the power of RSS. You can sign up for the Free Google Reader at http://www.google.com/reader and be sure to subscribe to our blog so you do not miss any of the informative content we provide.

An affiliate program will allow you to save money while still achieving valuable advertising. It is the perfect marketing tool because you literally implement an automated advertising campaign that will promote your product or service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Starting an affiliate program should not be a bank breaking investment. You can hire an affiliate network such as Commission Junction, LinkShare or Performics (Google Affiliate Network), however the start up cost can be expensive and may not fit into your budget. An alternative is to purchase your own affiliate tracking software. This will allow you to start an affiliate program quickly without being required to develop your own software.

Cire Web Site Design & Hosting is using Post Affiliate Pro to manage the Cire Affiliate Network. The software is inexpensive and has many quality features. Post Affiliate Pro is a fully automated and flexible system which allows you to attract, motivate, and reward affiliates who grow your business.

If you cannot find an inexpensive web hosting service to host and support Post Affiliate Pro, contact Cire Web Site Design & Hosting. They have the expertise and experience in using and installing the Post Affiliate Pro tracking software.

Once your affiliate program is launched, a press release should be distributed. PRweb.com allows you to easily send the press release. If you pay them $80, they will guarantee that your press release is picked up by all major search engines, potentially sending you thousands of new affiliates willing to market your products and/or services.

The more affiliates that join your affiliate program, the more money you will make. Manage your affiliates as if they were your most valuable employees. Offer contests, incentives and other perks to keep them motivated.

Starting an affiliate program is a long term commitment and sometimes it may take a while before you really see your program taking off. Remember the main purpose of an affiliate program is to save money while still achieving valuable advertising. If you devote the time and effort to build an affiliate program and if you do it right, affiliate marketing will be your highest return on investment (ROI) of all your advertising efforts.