| Most people believe that all web sites are developed | | | | website for any purpose. The website design |
| with SEO Web Design. Nothing can be further from | | | | company that you choose, must operate on the |
| the truth. The old saying is, "If you build it they will | | | | principle that web design and SEO go hand in hand. |
| come". Unfortunately this does not apply to the | | | | They must be done together from the very |
| World Wide Web. A more practical saying is "What | | | | beginning. Many web site designers and developers |
| good is a web site if nobody can find it". I try to tell | | | | are not really well trained in search engine |
| people that any web site is fine, if you do a lot of | | | | optimization (SEO). They apply the general principles |
| adverting in print and other media, and you include | | | | they have learned, but most of the time this is not |
| the name of your web site so people can then go to | | | | enough. The design and layout must be created to |
| it. What I also tell people, is that most web sites are | | | | be "search engine friendly" or the web site has limited |
| designed to look and function well for the purpose | | | | value. |
| that they were created for. That is, to have a web | | | | The designer and SEO specialist must build the web |
| site presence on the Internet to direct customers or | | | | site together. This includes everything from web |
| clients to. For some, that is enough. We believe there | | | | page layout, to graphics, to content, to meta tags, |
| is much more to having a web site on the Internet. | | | | linking and navigation structure. It is an extremely |
| SEO Web Design is what we believe is a better | | | | difficult and time-consuming process. This is the |
| saying in today's Internet world. Most web design is | | | | reason good web site design and search engine |
| created to have very good visual appeal, so the | | | | optimization is so expensive. If someone tells you |
| visitor is captured by the website's appearance. This | | | | that it is easy, that they can do it in a couple of days |
| is done so the person will stay, look around, and | | | | and it is really cheap, get somebody else. |
| hopefully read or look further on. This is what every | | | | What you want to find, is a company that designs |
| web site owner wants. Unfortunately, statistics show | | | | web sites that are visually appealing, rich in content, |
| that you have between 3 to 5 seconds to get the | | | | well optimized and also "search engine friendly". This |
| visitor to stay on your web site. That's about as long | | | | will allow them to be easily found by search engines |
| as it takes to sneeze. | | | | and get high rankings. You must remember that 90% |
| SEO Web Design has to make staying on your web | | | | of all visitors come from search engines, and great |
| site happen. Many web sites are not "search engine | | | | majority of those from Google, Yahoo, and MSN. To |
| friendly". The result, your web site ranks low in the | | | | be competitive in any ecommerce, your web site |
| search engine results pages (SERP's) and you get | | | | must be found within the first few pages of the |
| few visitors. Few visitors mean fewer leads, sales | | | | search engine results for your keywords. If it is not, |
| and profits. We believe that SEO Web Design must | | | | it has little value. |
| start from the time you decide you want to have a | | | | |