MyMilitarySavings.com Site Updates and Social Media

July 27th, 2011

Recently, a new site called MyMilitarySavings.com was launched. It is an online savings, discount and recipe destination for all active and retired military personnel.  There are great deals and contests from top brands like BIC, Chinet, Purina and more!

I am part of the team that collaborates on all the online aspects of the site.  My roles are varied and include website updates and maintenance, graphic design,  e-newsletters and search engine optimization.  Much of my time is also spent on Social Media, namely Facebook, Twitter and  YouTube.

Check it out and pass on the savings to your military friends and families!

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Ryley Builders Gets a Facelift

April 18th, 2011

Bob Ryley of Ryley Builders first came to GLS Web Designs in 2006.  His original website served him well, but he was ready for a more updated look and additional pages.  We gave him a more modern look and feel, using dynamically scripted slideshows for his portfolio and navigation.  We also added video components and a weather applet.

Ryley Builders specializes in new construction and renovations on Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cape Cod, MA.  Congratulations on your new site!

Check it out at http://bobryley.com/

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New Site Launched For Local Dog Walker/Sitter

January 3rd, 2011

Jorgina’s Pet Care is a professional dog walking and pet sitting service based on Cape Cod, MA.  This client wanted a web presence to spread the word about her business.  Useful information about her services and rates were included, along with photos of her cute clients.

A Facebook page and Twitter account was set up for her business to help with search engine optimization.  Both of these links with tweets were added to her website’s home page.

Visit Jorgina’s Pet Care website @
http://jorginaspetcare.com/
Like on Facebook @
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorginas-Pet-Care-and-Dog-Walking/150479191664423
Follow on Twitter @
http://twitter.com/jorginaspetcare

We wish her many happy tails with her new site!

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New Labradoodle Puppy Site Launched

August 4th, 2010

ClaryLabradoodles.com was just launched this week.  It was for a small dog breeder of Australian Labradoodles in CT.

The client wanted to be able to update pages herself with new information and lots of photos as the cute puppies grow.  The pups were already born, so time was a factor in getting the word out quickly about the dogs for sale.  This was accomplished nicely with a WordPress blog.  Several static pages were created and the only “blog-looking” pages were the latest news.  The site was customized to include the client’s logo and color preferences.

After a short period of tutoring the client in how to administer the blog, she is now having a fun time with it!  She is also updating a Facebook page for the business that links back to the website/blog.  This will help benefit SEO ranking.

The site will continue to evolve, so check back frequently!  ClaryLabradoodles.com

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Spring Cleaning For Your Website

May 6th, 2010

It’s that time again for the spring cleanup.  Sprucing up the house is a common thought this time of year, but don’t forget your website.  Updates keep your site fresh and search engines reward content changes.  Give GLS Web Designs a call or email for your website spring cleaning!

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Chiropractic Site Given Makeover

March 22nd, 2010

This was one of the early websites done about six years ago.  It was time for an updated look with fresh colors.  Take a look at the result here  -  http://drdschmid.com/.  Warm colors, gradients and fading images were included.  Educational information and facts were organized to make it clear and easy to find for the website viewer.  Home page content was updated to help search engine ranking for specific keywords.

According to the doctor, new patients have already found her through the website and have given very positive feedback.  We hope it continues to serve her business well.

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Client Feedback Added To Website

February 25th, 2010

I recently made some website updates for one of my existing customers, powerspaces.com.  Amongst the new additions was a list of positive feedback from her clients.  We decided against having a long list of quotes on one page and instead, made it into a slideshow.  You can view it here – http://powerspaces.com/feedback.php.  I used a script that will randomly start with a different quote, scroll automatically through all or can be paused and restarted and advanced manually.  This gives the viewer plenty of options to read these testimonials.  There is also a French version, http://powerspaces.com/services_Fr.php, for her French speaking clients.

The other updates were meant to keep the content fresh and interesting.  Check it out!

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Can you trust your mother’s email?

December 8th, 2009

Recently, I received an email from my mother with the subject line “Fwd:FW: Computer Virus”.  I love my mother and I trust my mother, but I can’t always trust her email.  Just seeing this subject line shot up the red flags, but being a good daughter, I was curious to see what it was about and if it was legitimate.

Instead of opening it, I used Print Preview in Thunderbird email client and saw that it was forwarded to a multitude of people who forwarded it to another multitude of people.  Now, I think this works to view the email content without showing as opened, but I can’t be sure.

It contained a message warning of some virus with a Hallmark greeting.  It even sounded more credible because it mentioned some person verifying the threat at snopes.com.  This is scary.  Even if it was a legitimate warning about a virus being passed around, the fact that it was forwarded to so many other people, makes it susceptible to picking up other viruses on any of those people’s machines.

Best thing to do…delete, delete, delete.  And make sure that at least your incoming email is being scanned by your antivirus software.  I still love you Mom.

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Twitter Too!

September 16th, 2009

You can follow new posts in this blog and Twitter too.    See below for the latest Tweet and a link to follow me.  Or go to http://twitter.com/glsweb, sign up, if you haven’t already and click the follow link.  Thanks to those who are following me already.

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What’s a Web-Meme?

September 11th, 2009

Web-what?  According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Meme), “a meme (pronounced /ˈmiːm/, rhyming with “cream”[1]) is a postulated unit or element of cultural ideas, symbols or practices, and is transmitted from one mind to another through speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena.”  To me it’s the passing of ideas from one person to another. This is the intention of this blog, to pass on my ideas to my readers.

I first heard the term from the site, http://www.techmeme.com/, a popular news source for techies.  So instead of calling my blog, just a blog, it’s a web-meme.

Pass it on!

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