Why WordPress is a Good Choice for your Website!

When creating a website, it’s important to choose a really good content management system. WordPress is one of the best systems out there. Below is 5 reasons why WordPress is a good choice for your next website.

1. POPULAR
There are close to 50 million WordPress websites in the world. With that many users, this suggests that they are doing something right.

2. LOTS OF THEMES
There are so many themes to choose from, there is something to fit with every style of site, from professional to fun and funky.

3. EASY TO UPDATE
So many people choose WordPress because it’s so user friendly and updating is so easy.
If you’re not the best person in the world in technology, you’ll still be able to do it.

4. CUSTOMIZABLE
WordPress also has loads of options that allows you to customize its themes so you can get your website to exactly what you’re looking for.

5. MULTIPLE USES
There are also lots of different things you can do with WordPress. You can also start a WordPress blog to further enhance your online business. Have everything in one place, by linking your WordPress website to your social media, such as Twitter and Facebook.

MAC•JAC Graphics and Web Design can help you get started. In just a short amount of time, we can have a website up and running. As part of your package, we will train you fully so you can maintain the website yourself.

Call today to get started, 905 391 7753 or 905 448 6077

If you would like more information on this article, click here.

Benefits of a WordPress website.

If you have never built a website before, WordPress is the quickest and easiest way to get started.
You can be up and running in just minutes. Listed below are some benefits of a WordPress website.

1. Quick and easy installation

2. Great website themes to choice from.

3. 8,000 WordPress Plugins to help customize your WordPress website.

4. Open Souce – WordPress has been built in PHP, anyone with mimimal knowledge can program WordPress Themes and Plugins, without too much effort.

5. Self-Updating – WordPress has included a feature that will notify you if upgrades are available.
Often, all you will need to do, is click the link.

6. Self-managing

7. User-friendly

8. Cost-efficient

Contact us today, we can help you get started and help customize your website with great banner designs, professional content and free wordpress training.

Click the link below, to find more details
www.wordpress.com

10 Reasons Why WordPress is the Future of the Internet.

Everyone is totally sold on WordPress as a small business and as a marketing platform.

WordPress has grown and evolved to be so much more.

Here are the 10 Reasons why WordPress is the Future of the Internet

1. It’s easy to use as a full Content Management System.

2. You can use WordPress to easily make websites that don’t look like WordPress blogs.

3. WordPress websites are very popular.

4. You can have full control over website.

5. Themes make it easy to customize your site.

6. Installing a WordPress blog/website is super easy.

7. WordPress is easy to customize.

8. WordPress is really easy to use.

9. WordPress is SEO-friendly (especially if you use the right plugins – or even
the right theme to start with)

10. It’s free, and open source

Google loves WordPress …. can’t say anymore than that.

WordPress Website Package Includes:
1. one to 2 hour training session.
2. 3 to 5 page creation.
3. customized banner
4. one contact form
5. SEO
6. photogallery

Want a Fast Loading Web Site?

HERE ARE SOME TIPS ON CREATING A FAST LOADING WEB SITE.

When designing a web site MAC•JAC Graphics and Web Design always thinks about how long it will take to load.

Here are some of things we keep in mind, when building a great website for your business.

1. Minimize the use of images.
2. Optimize images for the web - cut down the size of an image.
3. Use Tables creatively - tables load very fast because it is just HTML code.
   Read more on Using HTML Tables Creatively
4. Use small animated gifs to draw a visitor’s attention to a particular section of your site.
5. Use or design simple icons - instead of using big, bulky images.
6. Use background images instead of big images whenever possible. This is usually a very useful tip for headers and footers. Instead of using an image of width 580 which is a uniform design you can use just a part of that as a background fill. This reduces the size of the web page as the image is small.
7. Using CSS Styles - CSS styles give some cool text effects.
   Check out our CSS Styles tutorial for more cool tips on CSS Styles
8. Use Flash sparingly .
9. Design in HTML as much as possible. You can create great designs by just using HTML code. Use tables, CSS Styles and simple fonts to design your site. Minimize the use of animated gifs, Flash, bulky images.
10. Keep checking load times – check out load time on NetMechanic. This site gives you a free analysis of your web site.

Need help to incorporate any of these tips into your next website project, just contact me at j_culford@hotmail.com.

 

EFFECTIVE WEB DESIGN TIPS

Here at MAC•JAC Graphics and Web Design, we always try and follow these tips for effective Web Design.

1. Use fast loading web site designs.
2. Have Clear navigation.
3. Design web sites for all resolutions. Design your website in percentages, not pixels.
   Click here to learn how to design websites for all screen resolutions.
4. Make sure your site is browser compatible.
5. Try to keep to common and professional web fonts.
6. Use Simple design are the most effective, and minimize the use of images.
7. Using nice clean white spaces is always a good thing, we don’t like to clutter up pages with too many images.
8. Best to check for broken links before uploading to the web server.

Should we have a website? Definitely!

There are still people wondering whether their business really needs a website. Or they say: we do not have a business, but a not-for-profit organization: should we have a website? Definitely!

Here are 50 reasons why you need a website:

1. Promote Your Product

2. Promote Your Services

3. Promote Your Organization

4. Promote Yourself

5. Promote Your Ideas

6. Promote Your Events

7. Sell Your Events

8. Sell Your Organization

9. Sell Your Services

10. Sell Your Products

11. Save Costs

12. Build A Community

13. Share Pictures, Sound And Other Files

14. Offer Service 365/24/7

15. Answer Frequently Asked Questions

16. Improve Branding

17. Reach A Local Market

18. Reach A Regional Market

19. Reach A National Market

20. Reach A Global Market

21. Reach An International Market

22. Reach A Specialized Market

23. Test New Products And Services

24. Solicit Feedback From Customers

25. Start A Movement

26. Spread Ideas

27. Educate

28. Update Information Quickly

29. A Sales Tool Outside The Office

30. Reward Clients

31. Run Contests

32. Communicate With Your Target Audiences In Their Own Language

33. Improve Communication

34. Share Basic Business Information

35. PR Tool

36. Expand Your Product OR Service Offerings – Exclusively Online

37. Communicate With Audiences Worldwide

38. Cross-Sell

39. Increase Customer Loyalty

40. Family Sites

41. Make Life Easier

42. Find Employees

43. Pre-Ordering

44. Email Address Forever

45. Play With The Big Guys

46. Check You Out Anonymously

47. Facilitate Knowledge Building

48. Enhance Marketing Effectiveness

49. People Expect It

50. Competition Forces You To(o)

CONCLUSION: Your website should not only look great, it should be Easy to Find + Easy to Use.

Call Julie at MAC•JAC Graphics and Website Design to get started today! 905 391-7753
We are The Affordable Choice!

Article #8 All websites need good content…here’s why!

Scents of Purpose uses good content and a mission statement

“Content is King”

Content still plays a huge role in determining how websites rank in search engines.

The more content you provide the more text the search engine spider has to read and the more valuable your website will be to search engines and visitors. Also, along with good content, every business website needs a good mission statement. Attached is a website (http://www.scentsofpurpose.org) with a good example mission statement posted right on their opening page.

Here are 5 tips to keep in mind when creating search engine friendly content.

1. Include target keywords often … Be aware of exactly what phrases people use to find your website and include them regularly in your page content of your website.

2. Write for visitors not spiders … Search engine spiders use complex algorithms to determine search rankings and can easily spot “spam” pages, so make sure your page is readable by human visitors.

3. Add new content often … add fresh content is a great way to keep the search spiders coming back regularly.

4. Don’t repeat yourself … duplicating content is considered by search engines a spamming technique and should be avoid. Create unique content for each page and you should see the page rankings you were hoping for.

5. Use formatting elements … Using headline tags, bold text and bullet points are a great way to ensure your keywords stand out.

Include these 5 points into your website and you will be popular not only with the search engines but visitors too.

If you have a comment/question or would like to book an appointment, please leave your contact information in the box below and we will contact you shortly.

Article #6 Want to Write a Blog? Here’s How …

Below is a guideline for writing a blog post.

1. Make your opinion known
In your blog tell exactly what you think using the least amount of words possible.

2. Link like crazy
Support your post with links that support your post.

3. Write less
Give the maximum amount of information with the least amount of words.

4. 250 is enough
A long post is easier to forget and harder to get into.

5. Make snappy headlines
Check out newspapers to see how they do it.

6. Include bullet point lists
These types of lists structures the info into an easy format.

7. Make your posts easy to scan
Make sentences and headlines short and to the point.

8. Be consistent with your style
Once settled on a style for your audience stick to it.

9. Litter the post with keywords
Include your keywords and keyword phrases into the body text and headers

10. Edit your post
Before you post make sure to cut out the unnecessary content that you don’t need.

Please reply to this post by answering this one question: What is your experience with blogging?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks

Article #5 Want more traffic to your business website?

The right keywords in your website, will get you the traffic your business website needs.

Below are some website keyword tips to help get that traffic to your website.

1. Do not choose keywords that have nothing to do with the content of your website.

2. Use common variation of misspelled words in your keyword list.

3. Make sure you use your keywords in the body text, title tag and meta tags of your main page.

4. Concentrate on the first paragraphs of your web page.

5. Use descriptive keyword phrases instead of  just one word.

6. Do not hide keywords in the text of your document by using a font colour that is the same colour as your background.

7. It is very important to identify your target market and then select keyword phrases to match.

8. Select your keywords with great care!

Want some help choosing the right keywords, check out “wordstream” a free keyword tool. Here is the website address: www.wordstream.com/keywords

Here at MAC•JAC Graphics and Web Design, we help small businesses get noticed on google!

Call today for your free one hour consultation.

Call today with a referral and we have a referral gift for you.

Thanks everyone for reading my blogs and have a Merry Christmas!

Article #4 Do you want the best domain name for your website? Here’s How.

Does your website have the right domain name?

Here are some tips to help you create the perfect domain name.

1. Brainstorm 5 top keywords.
To start write down 5 terms or phrases that best describes your business.

2. Uniqueness
Make the domain name unique. Never choose domain names that are similar to other well established domain names…that is a mistake.

3. Owning the .com is critical
Only choose dot-com available domain names, most people who use the web still make the automatic assumption that .com is all that’s out there – don’t make the mistake of locking out or losing traffic to these people. I advise all my customers to buy both the .ca and  the .com.

4. Make it easy to type and use easy to type letters.
If the domain name is too long, has special characters, special spelling considerations, not memoriable, you have just lost a good portion of your branding market and marketing value.

5. Make your domain name easy to remember.

6. Keep the domain name as short as possible.

7. When someone hears your domain name for the first time, they should instantly and accurately guess at the type of content that might be found there.

8. Avoid copyright enfrigment
To make sure not to step on any toes, go to copyright.gov and search before you buy.

9. Don’t use hyphens and numbers in your domain name. You want easy to remember and not confusing words in your domain name.

Remember,
Some webhosting companies will give you other suggestions and combinations that just might make your domain name ordinary to ex-ordinary.

Call me, Julie to discuss any of these important points before choosing your domain name for your business.

Please leave your comments in the space below, I greatly appreciate any feedback.

Please feel free to leave a link to your website.

Call today and take advantage of a free one hour consultation to review your website.

Also, refer someone today to my services and get a free referral gift.

Merry Christmas to all customers.