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1. Click Gallery > Manage Gallery and select the gallery you wish to reorder
2. Click the “Sort Gallery” button
3. Drag and drop for the correct order or choose one of the order options available
4. Click the “Update Sort Order” button

Happy sorting!

• Is it time to check your image?
• How does the public see your company?
• Is your marketing look really you?

To answer to those lovely questions I tried to think of a clever way to approach such a vague topic.  It’s all about opinion right?  Seems everyone knows what’s appropriate to wear to an interview for a job in their industry so why can’t they tell what’s appropriate for their business to wear to a job interview?  Here’s my breakdown on the topic.  Enjoy.

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Presentation Overview:

• DO YOUR HOMEWORK
  Know the story you want to tell BEFORE you begin.
• IRON OR DRY CLEAN YOUR SUIT AND SHIRTS
  At first glance make yourself presentable.
• DON’T GO OVERBOARD ON ACCESSORIES, KEEP IT SIMPLE
  Less is more, be decisive, don’t confuse your audience.
• FOREGO THE COLOGNE OR PERFUME
  Don’t over design.
• MAKE SURE YOU MATCH
  Set the ground rules and follow them.
• GENTLEMEN, WEAR A CONSERVATIVE TIE
  Fashion trends change, so will your image.

YES!  Companies who blog get better search marketing results.   Last August HubSpot.com conducted a survey of 1,531 customers, all small to medium sized businesses.  795 businesses blogged 736 did not.  Those that blog have 55% more visitors to their sites, 97% more inbound links, links from other sites to theirs and 434% more indexed pages, pages recognized and cached by search engines.  Here’s why.

1. Keyword Steroids – Blogging adds keyword rich content to your site.  Building posts, links and URLs using precious keywords. Plus, blogging usually involves words and terms grouped in a similar manner to audience searches because you’re addressing a topic for discussion not compiling marketing copy.
2. Fresh Content – Updating your site consistently makes Googlebot and other search bots into your allies. Regularly posting quality on topic content increases the number of bot visits resulting in more indexed pages.
3. Return Viewers – Blogging gives visitors a reason to return building a reputation for your website as an informational resource. Comments and trackback features in blog software encourage interaction.
4. Link Building Boost – Useful articles are well read and encourage others to link to your blog on their site, using social media or though RSS, creating more inbound links to your site.
5. Naturally Search Friendly – Most blogging software has search friendly site architecture.  Clear navigation, uncomplicated URL structure and correct linking practices make it easy for the search engines to crawl your site and index content.

This article is also published in Columbia Woman magazine!

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Clients and friends participated in an online vote for most popular website created by MayeCreate between May 2009 and June 2010.  The contest was held to introduce the websites, stimulate design and functionality ideas and recognize site owners with vision and style.  At the contest reception winners were recognized with crown and scepter, fashioned by MayeCreate staff under the guidance of Creative Days Art Studio, as a fun token of appreciation.

Thanks to all who attended the reception and participated in the vote!

Website Showcase Reception

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