More than one-half of smartphone users checked out websites of a company before doing business with them online with their phone according to "Q3 2009 Smartphone Intelligence Survey" as cited in a press release January 4th, 2010.

If your website is not compatible with mobile technology and upgraded with new updates like what WebsiteForge offers it's clients, then your site runs the serious risk of not being able to be viewed by potential buyers of your product or service.

More and more people are using smartphones like Blackberry, Droid and the IPhone instead of there computer. Research also shows the people who use their phones to shop and collect information with are in the demographics most business websites want to reach.

This first quarter, WebsiteForge plans on spending $50,000 back into our core coding to ensure our clients are always able to be found. The question is... are our competitors doing the same for their clients?

For more information on how WebsiteForge builds better business websites, please send back an email with a time or call me, otherwise I hope you enjoy your week!

Thanks,

Douglas A. Marks
Website Marketing Consultant
www.websiteForge.com
E-mail - dougmarks@websiteforge.com
Business - (888) 558.2446  Ext. 208
Fax - (517) 338-5064

Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time

Search Engine Optimization & WebsiteForge: What is included in my package?

One of the most important factors about a web site is its presence and positioning in the search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN's Bing.

The industry's term for this is called Search Engine Optimization which is the method used in getting you higher placement in the search engines free listing.

It makes no sense to have the best designed web site in the world if it does not have a good position in the search engine listings and have no one find you in a natural search for the keywords and key phrases you need to be found for.

What's the difference from being on page 1 to being found on page 1,000,000? Could be $1,000,000 or more in sales revenue!

Good search engine ranking and placement is extremely important because typically it's the number one way potential customers will find you on the internet.

Search Engines are a free and effective advertising tool, but only if your web site is setup correctly for this to happen. At WebsiteForge we know how to develop your web site to get you at the top of search engines by making your site search engine optimized from the bottom up, the way the search engines want to see your site built. This is the most effective way to insure top rankings for your web site.

Most web site design companies won't tell you that they really don't have a clue about how search engine optimization really works. If they did tell you the truth, you would not buy a website from them because your website would never be found in the search engines for the keywords and key phrases you want to be found for.

Most companies tell you they will submit your website monthly to the search engines, then don't, not that it matters anyway because unfortunately, that's not how you gain ranking in a search engine anymore. It has not been that way in over 10 years and any Search Engine Optimization Expert will tell you that.

Today search engines use robots and spiders to search your website when someone request keywords in a natural search selection. If you do not have any of those words on your site, then you do not appear in the search listing. It's that simple.

Here at WebsiteForge our websites are designed and hard coded with Search Engine Optimization software that makes every web page and word show up in the search engines unlike 95% of the websites being built using Microsoft FrontPage, Dreamweaver and a lot of other website building software.

To say every website design company is the same is almost true, except WebsiteForge. We take it to the Next Level when it comes to getting your website found in the Search Engines.

It not only took WebsiteForge over $150,000 and over 5 years of development to get where we are today, but it takes over $45,000 in updates & upgrades to our core software to ensure you get the latest in Search Engine Optimization Technology which will help keep your web site high in the search engine rankings.

When you purchase a web site package from WebsiteForge we also provide you with a FREE Consultation with a Search Engine Optimization company called www.thenetcorp.com with an Expert "Kevin Gannon", who will consult with you, set-up and submit your site included in the price of our website package. No other company offers you that!

If you have any additional questions, please contact me.

Thanks,

Douglas A. Marks
Website Marketing Consultant
Website - www.websiteforge.com
Business - (888) 558.2446  Ext. 208
Fax - (517) 338-5064

Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time

 

[ NOTE: Before you select a company, ask them what you can expect them to do for you to Optimize your site for the Search Engines. If they are not Hard Coding your website with an internal site mapping system that links every page and automatically creates a site value instead of a page value, chances are you will not get found in the Search Engines! Meta Tagging your Home page or any page will not ensure you will be found at the top of the search engine either, only that you will be found somewhere, most likely at the bottom.]

Web Site By WebsiteForge Converts 90% More Business and Increases Sales by 28% in the first 3 Months!

TO: Potential Ecommerce Web site Buyers,

We decided that our ecommerce web site needed a facelift.  After researching different solutions, we chose to have WebsiteForge.com build a new site.  With our input, they built a new site with a brand new design that was much more professional looking and user-friendly than our old site.

The result was a 90% increase in conversions and a 28% increase in gross sales in the first 3 months.

The staff at WebsiteForge is knowledgeable, helpful and easy to work with.  They responded to every question and request promptly and professionally.  Even after the site was online, they have continued to offer outstanding support and guidance.

I would recommend WebsiteForge to anyone seeking a professional ecommerce website.

Jim Fisher

www.BestWarningLights.com

Website Hosting vs Managed Services

Hi Everyone,

I have to say... there is a lot of confusion about Hosting vs Managed Services which is what WebsiteForge offers and others do not.

Hosting of a website is no more than providing space for your website to reside. It also only allows so much space and traffic to that space which is called Bandwidth. Typically if you go over the alloted Bandwidth limit you are charged more money just like cellphone service otherwise your site can not be viewed.

Some hosting companies provide other services like Backup Services. Backing up your website is always recommended so you don't lose your data. Hosting companies differ, some only allow you to do the backup and it's not automatic, while others will automatically backup your site every 7 or 30 days or some set period of time.

Website Hosting can run anywhere from $4.95 - $10K a month or more depending on the services you purchase.

There is also a lot of confusion so always ask the company that is doing the hosting, "What is included in this price"?

With WebsiteForge we provide the following Managed Services including Hosting http://www.websiteforge.com/48.html?m20:cat=managed-services-hosting.

Managed Services, Support & Hosting   Includes 1/HR Month of Remote Hands. Anything you need done just give it to us and we will do it for you. Remote Hands includes ROLLOVER MINUTES so you can accumulate the time and never lose it and includes CASH-IN VALUE towards other services like a new design, flash, graphics. etc.

Managed Services - Fortune 100 Hosting Platform   Seven Clustered Redundant Servers - You don't have to worry about a server failure. Seven Redundant servers mean that even if one fails the other servers will pick up the slack and make sure your site continues to run.   Every 4 Hours Automatic Backups on all 7 servers along with a copy of the Backup stored at a secondary location for extra security and peace of mind you'll never lose your data.   Security - Locked Down Code Hacker Prevention System w/5 Levels of Security. No other hosting company on the market offers this feature.   Five Tier-1 OC-12 Backbone Connections with Unlimited Bandwidth - It's like recruiting the "Fantastic Five" of internet connectivity. Think of five HUGE pipelines provided by SBC, Time Warner, UUNet, Quest, and Sprint. These are the companies that will connect your customers to your web site 24/7/365   Third Party Performance Monitoring - We pay professional monitoring companies to have your web site monitored every 5 minutes to make sure things are always running smoothly. Monitoring is done from several locations across the globe.   On Site Technicians - Our hardware is maintained by on-site technicians that are there 24/7/365 to make sure any hardware repairs are done immediately. Of course you won't notice because our triple redundant servers will keep your site running.   High Security Data Center - Our data center is locked down with key code and hand scanner security access. Your data is completely safe!   Hardened Linux Operating Systems -  It's simply a fact of life that Windows systems are a constant target for hackers, nasty worms and viruses. We rely on hardened Linux based servers to provide you the very best reliability available   Customer Support M-F 9AM-7PM EST - Online & Phone Support provided to any any questions you may have.   Technical Support 24/7/365 - With WebsiteForge, you don't have to worry about technical details.We manage the hosting for you without costly hourly or per-incident charges.   Unlimited Software Updates & Upgrades - Over 300 Updates & Upgrades every year as WebsiteForge invest over $200,000 back into the system on such improvements as; hand-held devices, browser & system compatibility issues, additional functionality, content management tool updates and features, new tools and software, etc.   Unlimited Bandwidth & Data Transfer - Never have to worry about having your servers crash due to traffic limits.    Unlimited Disc Space Storage - Store unlimited amounts of data on your site, including, pages, text, video, audio, products, etc.   Much More!

E-Mail Solution    50 POP 3 E-Mail Accounts with 30M of storage each. Spam Control Virus Scanning Online Webmail Access Grey Listing

EV 256 Bit SSL Security Certificate   Renewal Included in the Monthly Managed Services Fee. Extended Validation SSL with 256 Bit Encryption. This service exceed New Standards places by all the Credit Card Companys this year.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Hard Coded   WebsiteForge is the only website design company that has this unique feature. Your site will have META TAGS on every page and product on your website. Your site will also be Search Engine Friendly (SEF), that allows the Search Engines to find every single word, product and service on your site. But the KEY FEATURE is our Hard Coded SEO Software on your site that is set up like the Search Engines want to see it. The same Coding sites like E-Bay and Amazon have, the kind of programming that would cost $10,000-$60,000 for you to do if you hired an SEO Expert to do it. This software also includes an admin area where you can manage your own SEO campaign with out the expensive cost of SEO or a PPC campaign like Google Adwords.

Unlimited Support   Training Webinars Online Documentation & Support Help File Video Tutorials Customer Support M-F 9AM-7PM EST - Online & Phone Support provided to any any questions you may have. Technical Support 24/7/365 - With WebsiteForge, you don't have to worry about technical details.We manage the hosting for you without costly hourly or per-incident charges. Remote Hands - 1/hr/mo x 12/hr/yr of anything you need done to the site, rolled over if you don't use the time and you can cash unused time towards a new design, additional graphics, flash, etc. (Valued at $600/yr)

Site Coming Soon Page   Display a Site Coming Soon Page until site is ready to launch.

Content Management Tool    You have the ability to create unlimited content pages upon completion of our online & phone training webinar, or view our online video library at your own pace.

Domain Name   FREE Domain Name Web URL Address; yourbusinessname.com

Website Hit Statistic Tool   Professional 20 page report detailing who found your site, where they came from and where did they go.

Create Unlimited Forms   Create custom forms Information can be stored onsite and downloaded into an Excel Spreadsheet for database management

Newsletter Sign-Up & Creation Tool   Collect vital information Create custom Newsletters Create a huge database of potential customers

Mass E-Mail Marketing Tool   Collect E-Mail addresses and information Market to new and potential customers

Pop-Up Marketing Tool   Create your own Pop-Up messages on your site. Great for promoting a sales campaign or gathering e-mails.

Add Unlimited Links   Create as many outbound links to your site using our Content Management Tool. Great for building your own SEO campaign, referral page, advertising and more.

E-Bay Publishing   Publish your products directly to E-Bay through this easy to use Listing Tool. (ecommerce only)

Copy Protection Feature   Make sure competitors can not copy your site or steal your images.

Google Analytics   Generates detailed statistics about the visitors to your website.

If you have any questions about the services we provide, please call me!

Thanks,

Douglas A. Marks
Website Marketing Consultant
Website - www.websiteforge.com
Business - (888) 558.2446  Ext. 208
Fax - (517) 338-5064

Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time

I got an email today from Alex who is looking at having a professional web site design created.

This is what he said...

Read my Blog on Why Hire A Professional Web Site Designer by clicking on the following link http://www.websiteforge.com/48.html?m20:post=why-hire-a-professional-web-site-designer

Why Hire A Professional Web Site Designer?

These days, building a new web site takes considerable expertise and training.

With the rapid pace of technology you need a professional web site designer who understands the importance of building your website to be found high in the search engines.

If the code you site is built on is old, as many companies use, then you are setting yourself up for failure before you ever begin.

WebsiteForge updates it's technology on a weekly basis and is always found in every search engine, browser, platform and hand held device.

What Are My Choices?

There are several choices as to how you can build your web site. You could always build it yourself if you have the necessary skills. Or you could ask a friend to build your web site to save some costs.

WebsiteForge does offer a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) solution for those trying to keep your cost down with updated technology so you are found in every search engine, browser, platform and hand held device. So if you are looking to have a friend or family member build you a low cost site, please call us to discuss this option.

Build Your Own Web Site

A few years ago, it was much easier to build your own site if you were technically inclined, and had some graphical design skills. However, now it is very difficult to do so since the technologies have gotten so complex, and change so rapidly. Sure you can still build your own site, but you may not be building it to a level that more professional web site designers can achieve.

The graphical design plays a crucial role to the success of your web site. If you do not have the skills to create a professional looking graphical design, then you should not be building your own web site. Without the professional look and feel, your site will not have the success of other sites with a more polished graphical design.

Have A Friend Build The Web Site

You can probably save some money if you have a friend build a web site for you. Of course, the same limitations as above apply. If your friend is not a full time web designer, and has not kept pace with the latest technologies and standards, then your web site may not turn out as good as you hoped.

Review the web sites that your friend has built for other clients, and evaluate how good the work is. If it is substandard, then are you okay with having a substandard web site for your business? Sure you’ll save a few bucks, but what are you doing for your bottom line?

Once again, WebsiteForge does offer a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) solution for those trying to keep your cost down with updated technology so you are found in every search engine, browser, platform and hand held device. So if you are looking to have a friend or family member build you a low cost site, please call us to discuss this option.

Hire A Professional Web Site Designer

Hiring a professional web designer may be your best option. Sure, you’ll have to pay for it, but at least you will know that you are getting a web site designed by a company that specializes in web site design.

The web site designer should be fully versed in all the latest standards and technologies. The designer should have a large portfolio of web sites they have designed for other companies. They should be excellent graphical designers that are able to build a professional quality web site for you. They should have the technical expertise to build any web applications or features that you may need.

Most web site design firms are not one-stop shops that can handle your entire project from start to finish. In a recent survey 98% of web site designers admitted they do not build there web sites with Search Engine Optimization in mind. In fact once they built their web sites they either did nothing or referred you to another person for optimization or even expensive pay per click advertising. This is NOT the case with WebsiteForge.

At WebsiteForge we are one of the few companies that want to see your business succeed the first time so we help optimize your site to be found high in the search engines results for the keyword or keyphrase you want to be found for.

Conclusion

Even though you may be tempted to build a web site on your own, or through other resources, it is almost always better to let a professional web site designer handle the job for you. If you do use a friend or family member, please use our software to do it with.

If you have any questions about this blog please call Doug Marks at 1-888-558-2446 x208.

Why Host With WebsiteForge.com?

Hi Everyone,

I get this question a lot

Q> I already have a hosting company and don't want to move my site to WebsiteForge to host. Why would I want to switch hosting companies?

A> I understand you currently have a hosting company, but what does your hosting company do for you?

Do they provide you with a True Content Management Tool to make changes on your website like a web programmer can?

Do they drive traffic to your site so you make money?

Do they Search Engine Optimize your site so you are found higher in the search engine for your Keywords & Key Phrases?

Do they add $250,000 in New Website Technology to your site?

Do they keep your site updated in the Browsers, Computer Platforms, Search Engines, Hand Held Devices and Cell Phones like the IPhone?

Do they Maintain your site with 1 hour of editing time per month?

Do they Monitor your site every 5 minutes to make sure your site is running correctly?

Do they Back-up your site changes every 4 hours?

Do they provide you with Unlimited Support with your website needs?

Do they provide you with a 5 Tier Locked Down Code at the Site and Server level that will prevent a Hacker from destroying your site?

Are you set up on a 7 Clustered Redundant Server so your site will never be down?

Do they provide you with an On site Technician 24/7/365?

Do they provide you with a High Security Data Center?

Do they offer you Unlimited Storage and Bandwidth?

Do they provide you with POP-3 E-mail accounts that have Spam Control, Virus Scanning, Online Web mail Access and Grey Listing?

Do they offer a EV 256 Bit SSL Security Cert?

Do they provide Password Protection on selected pages?

Do they provide you with Unlimited Training Webinars, Online Documentation & Support, Help Files, Video Tutorials, Customer Support, Technical Support and Remote Hands?

Do they provide a Website Hit Statistics Tool?

Do they provide a way for you to create unlimited Forms on your site?

Do they provide a Newsletter Sign-up & Creation Tool?

Do they provide a way to do Mass E-Mail Marketing?

Do they provide a Pop-Up Marketing Tool?

Do they provide a Copy Protection Feature for your pages and images so people don't steal them off your site?

Do they provide a way to insert Google Analytics into your account?

If your hosting company is not providing you the services all businesses need and you're just paying for Hosting a site. It's like storing your most prized possessions in a cold, tin shack in the middle of the field that throws everything in a giant room and not locking the doors.

What does your hosting company do for you that would make you not want to switch to a company like ours?

Thanks,

Douglas A. Marks
Website Marketing Consultant
Website - www.websiteforge.com
Business - (888) 558.2446  Ext. 208
Fax - (517) 338-5064

Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time

Check Out My Blog on our Community Page!

I got a lot of people writing back to me saying, "How can you say WebsiteForge is the only company that offers Search Engine Optimization?"

So.. here is the paragraph I wrote and included in a bunch of emails I sent out last week...

"WebsiteForge is the only company that offers our Proprietary Search Engine Optimization SEO that will get your site listed higher in the Search Engines than what any other company will do for you at no extra cost. We provide the Set-up, Submission and a Consultation with an SEO Expert with more than 10 years experience in getting websites ranked in the top pages."

Let me clarify...

FACT 1: WebsiteForge is the only company that offers our Proprietary Search Engine Optimization SEO Software. It's code built into the site. It normally cost thousands to have a site set-up the way we do for the search engines.

In the summer of 2004 Google sent a notice to Website Development Companies stating they were changing the way their Search Engine Robot & Spiders were going to Index sites using what was called their NEW & IMPROVED Googlebot. The Googlebot was like a super bot or spider which would read your entire site better than the previous Robot & Spiders. If your site is correctly coded for this new Googlebot, it could dramatically increase the positioning of your website over other sites that are not.

WebsiteForge immediately started working on this new way of coding the backend code of the website to allow the Googlebot to thoroughly index the site the way Google wanted it done. We made the decision to spend the money and convert website building software to conform to the way Google wanted it done and we contacted Yahoo and MSN as well to make sure we built the code to conform to their standards as well.

WebsiteForge has invested over $100K into the software so far and runs us about $35K to maintain every year. This is not just a Meta Tag that has been slapped on your Homepage as other companies do. We worked directly with Google, Yahoo and MSN for 3 years developing an underlying code that could be managed by WebsiteForge without hand coding the site and spending thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars to correctly code each site.

In August 2007, WebsiteForge Beta Tested the new Search Engine Optimization code as instructed by Google and developed by Kevin Gannon from TheNetCorp.com (SEO Expert for over 10 years).

This is one of the examples of success we experienced.

Client: ShopBakersNook.com

Orders from January 2007 to the end of July 2007: 2500+

Order from August 2007 during the Beta Test: 2600+

In just 30 days, ShopBakersNook.com was able to out perform their entire year to date orders. The went from the 6th page of Google to the 3rd page of Google in just days for major Keywords & Phrases. Now ShopBakersNook boast of doing more than 18,000 orders a month and says they lost track of how many times they are found on the 1st page for Keywords & Phrases they want to be found for. They also claim their competition spends thousands of dollars to an SEO Expert per month while they don't have to.

FACT 2: Your site will get listed higher in the Search Engines than what any other company will do for you at no extra cost. Meaning other companies can not do what we do for FREE. They can tell you they do, but they do not. We have not found a company yet that does. If you think you have found a company that does let me know so I can call them. All companies so far that we have spoken to have back tracked on the quote "Search Engine Optimization" they offer compared to us and have retracted those statements once we ask for proof in the coding of the site.

FACT 3: We provide the Set-up, Submission and a Consultation with an SEO Expert with more than 10 years experience in getting websites ranked in the top pages. (Kevin Gannon with TheNetCorp.com)

I know other companies tell you they do the same thing as we do, but they don't. The only way for other companies to do what we have done is for them to have an SEO Expert redo the work they do and code the site correctly by hand and spend 50-650 hours depending on the type of website you have to do it. Most companies charge $100-$150 for software programming, so do the math. It's expensive to hand code websites and there is no software program on the market today that does, except our software that we don't resell.

Some companies are building sites in Search Engine Friendly software and calling it Search Engine Optimized because they have a Meta Tag on the Home Page or on every page of the site. It does not mean they have the same Search Engine Optimization Code we use and spent $100K to develop and maintain.

Here is a good example:

Let's say WebsiteForge builds cars, and you are shopping for a car, and Company XYZ's sales person says, "We use the same metal WebsiteForge uses for their cars." Does that mean Company XYZ's cars are built the same way WebsiteForge's cars are? Absolutely Not! Company XYZ may be selling you a HUGO and WebsiteForge is selling you a Formula 500 Racing Car built specifically for the Super Internet Highway not the junk yard.

So don't let those other companies make you think you're getting the same thing that WebsiteForge is offering you. WebsiteForge is the only company that offers our Proprietary Search Engine Optimization SEO Software and RESULTS that come from using it!

Thanks,

Douglas A. Marks
Website Marketing Consultant

Website - www.websiteforge.com
Business - (888) 558.2446 Ext. 208
Fax - (517) 338-5064

Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time