Rocket-fast SEO improvments! FREE E-BOOK!

First off, the free stuff!

Now that you're more likely to listen to what I have to say, I'm going to first go over the main points of the e-book I just posted.

Everybody LOVES free stuff!

That's one major point, and by major i mean about the whole book is based around the fact that people love free things. It means less work that you have to do, and the more or better quality you get is directly related to how often you're going to return to that company or website! Seriously, if some company, like us, gave a group of people a free website, like the Snow guild of Rusty Hearts, people would go ballistic and try to find out how they can get one too. You see what I did there? So in a roundabout way I'm introducing Snow's new guild website/forum and congratulating them! Feel free to join them and look into Rusty Hearts while your at it.

Newsletters

People don't prefer newsletters, but if you have free stuff inside it on a regular basis, then people will look for it in the newsletters and then will eventually read about other stuff inside of it as well. Not guaranteed to work every time, but will with a majority of people, especially if you mention it up front and also offer like a free e-book for sign-up.

Those are the major key points that apply to the majority of the web, and now I, Jacob, am signing off. Look forward to tomorrow's post, Short-URLs and your business.

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When an obsession becomes art.

Have you ever...

Ran into, or know someone who does only one thing for the majority of everyday? Believe me, I know I am one of that crowd. My family actually says that I spend about 15 hours a day on the computer, which my retort is usually along the lines of laughing. That isn't the main subject of this blog post though, it is to pose a question. That question is namely, "When does an obsession become artistically thinking?" It's been on my mind for a little while now.

There are dozens of intellectual legends that have been deemed obsessive or even crazy. My favorite artist for example, Vincent Van Gogh. In just ten years, he had around 900 paintings. That is probably the definition of obsessed, or is as most people consider it, art. So that poses more reason why I ask the question, when does an obsession become art? Is it when people recognize it for the impact it has on the world, or is it the amount of people who know about you or your work? I think the answer is much more internal than having to do with anyone else and their determination of what you are.

My answer

I think that when you find yourself aiming for perfection and always looking for that perfect situation or problem to capture, that's when it becomes art. I think that's one of the biggest factors. If your a painter, you're looking for that perfect landscape to paint, a programmer always looks for the most efficient way to code something, and a contractor puts every ounce of his energy to make something as beautiful and fast as possible. Once all of those people mentioned actually find that niche for their passion, the work just flows out of their minds or bodies.

Once all is said and done, the result is usually a thing of beauty in their eyes and several others. I think the only reason famous "artists" are famous is either because they changed the world, or were so absolutely crazy about their passion that it was like a car accident, you can't help but look. Well, I hope you enjoyed this post and if you want to talk with either Ben or me, go to our forum or chat and sign up!
Several people might like this news, we are bumping up the frequency that we do these blogs. We will now do them four or five times a week, Enjoy!

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What's your web needs?

So you want a website?

There's a lot of ways to go about creating a website, but the biggest problem people have with this is knowing when they can't do it on their own anymore. Most people I've run into have always thought that WordPress is okay for any site. I really need to stress this. WordPress doesn't count as a good website creator. It is made ONLY for blogs and SOME e-commerce sites. It is by no means a one-size-fits-all solution. You don't see Microsoft running off of WordPress do you? NO, you don't! They knew that WordPress wouldn't cut it from the start.
The tell-tale signs that you need a professional are a little obvious, except for a few that are pretty subtle.

1. You are entirely lost when it comes to working on your website. This usually happens when you run into a website tutorial that has A LOT of jargon you have no clue what they are.
2. You find that you're sending more time on your website and modifying it than you do with important tasks needed for your business.
3. You're site looks like a two-year-old ate crayons and pooped on your computer screen.
4. You're spending just as much money on software as you would for a web designer.

Now there are a lot more signs that you're not capable anymore to take care of your website as well as your business, but these are the major ones. Next I go over what site would suit you best for your general needs.

HTML/CSS/a little Javascript

This is one of the most basic sites that you can get, but it fits the most people. It's your basic listing on the internet that you exist. This will definitely bring in some leads and interest into you business. This is usually associated with a blog on a separate site or with WordPress. The most basic of plans with the major web hosts will suffice your web site needs.

The above and PHP/MySQL or Ruby

These are server side languages that make more complex things like e-commerce and a back-end for adding content possible. These are complex things to understand, so don't attempt this at home. (lol) But if you try to do e-commerce without a professional knowledge or an actual professional coding this, then you're going to be sending out a lot of letters to people having their identities stolen because your server gots haxored.

The works (Flash, Dedicated server(s), etc. and all the above

This is the most expensive class of websites, and the hardest to code and understand. If you're considering this kind of website, you need to have your own IT department first.

The prices for each go as following

1. HTML: $300-$1000
2. PHP: $750-$3000
3. The Works: $3000+

So if you're any of the signs above, please consider us or someone to take care of your web presence needs, for the sake of your business.

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