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My name is Brian Currin and I live in Cape Town, South Africa and I am a self-employed Web Marketer.
I have been web surfing since 1997 and back in those days there was no Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook or Broadband. It seems unbelievable to me now that there was even life before the Internet, as computers and the Net are such an integral part of my life, both for income generation and for relaxation.
Creating a web presence
My belief is that web design is just one part of creating an effective web presence. Creativity, Technology and Marketing all need to be combined to achieve maximum exposure on the internet. Web standards compliancy and search engine optimization come as standard with a Brian Currin web presence creation.
Some of the services I can provide include:
- Standards Compliant Website Design
- Search Engine Optimization
- Google Adwords Campaigns
- Newsletters
- Regular updates
- Domain registration
- Web hosting
Please contact me for a quote.
Search Engine Optimization
It really doesn't help putting up a website and hoping people will find it by accident.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of making sure that a website meets a number of criteria to ensure maximum user benefit and success with search engines like Google and Yahoo.
SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the most important element in building a successful website. Most people online have heard the term SEO and have some idea of what is involved yet it remains a mysterious process to many. One of the reasons SEO is so mysterious is that it can be a complicated endeavor and search engines are constantly changing the way they rank sites and the way they recognize the many tools of SEO. -- EntireWeb.com, September 2008
Search Engine Optimization is an ongoing process. Here are a few tips for keeping your website visible and visited, both by potential clients and search engine robots.
- Keep your content fresh. Have regular news updates or items of interest. This will bring your visitors back and also encourage the search engine robots to crawl your site more often.
- Onboard Search Engine Google provides a search form that can be set to only search your own website. You can also add related sites if you wish and limit them to exactly which ones you want. An onboard search engine is a great way to help people navigate your site in a different way and also encourages Google to keep your information up-to-date in its database.
- Google AdWords This advertising medium works! It costs money, and requires very regular monitoring and administrating, but it works.
- Sitemaps. These can be very useful if your site is very big and has a number of sections that change fairly often.
I work on a retainer basis with a number of my clients to handle their ongoing web marketing.
Please contact me for a quote.
Web Standards
I focus on being Web Standards Compliant for the following reasons:
- Cross-browser viewing
More and more people are moving away from Internet Explorer (Windows default browser) to Firefox, Opera and others. And Mac users prefer Safari. By being standards compliant cross-browser compatibility is assured.
- Screen resolution
Screen sizes and resolutions vary, so websites need to fit the widest range possible, from wide-screen laptops to High-Definition screens.
- Search Engine Optimization
Search engines like Google (the world's most popular search engine) reward websites that use standards compliant coding.
Reference and validation: www.w3.org (World Wide Web Consortium)
Google Page Rank
Very simply, Google page rank is the results from "votes" among all the other pages on the World Wide Web about how important a page is. It is not just about the number of hits, but how unique and useful the website content actually is.
Check the Google Page Rank of any website:If your website has been active for longer than a year and it scores 2 or less, you really need my help.
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Checklist for comparing quotes
- Is Search Engine Optimization (SEO) included?
I include SEO as standard.
- Will my website be web standards compliant?
I have been focussing on being Web Standards Compliant since April 2008.
- Does my designer have their own websites which they actively market?
I am involved with a number of my own commercial and non-profit websites including Sugarman.org, the official Rodriguez website, Rhythm Online MP3 Music Store, the South African Rock Encyclopedia and Find SA Fashion.
- Does my designer have internet marketing experience?
I have been involved in technology marketing since the early 80's, holding various Sales and Marketing positions with both Panasonic and Sony. I have been utilizing my marketing skills online since 1997.
- Is my designer passionate about the Internet, computers and keeping up-to-date with technology and web marketing techniques?
The Internet is an integral part of my life both for income generation and relaxation ... and Google is my friend.
Please contact me for a quote.