http://blog.goldencomm.com the weblog of Golden State Communications - Orange County Strategic Web Design Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:19:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you study Search Engine Optimization, one important factor is Google's PageRank of your site.  PageRank (a trademark of Google) is more or less a numeric value (0-10 - 10 being best, zero being worse) that Google awards your site, based on the relevance of the site based on what ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/12/gsc-gets-its-pagerank-back/ Happy Holidays, from Golden State Communications! Like some of our clients, you might also have an eCommerce website. The holidays are a great time to get sales from those last minute shoppers. We know you're one of them too; waiting until Christmas Eve to get belated Christmas gifts for that ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/12/boost-your-holiday-sales/ As we all know, Facebook is used by millions of people everyday to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet. But did you know that Facebook can also be used by lawyers to serve legal ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/12/you-got-served-through-facebook/ Wordpress.org has announced the official release of Wordpress 2.7 "Coltrane." With added functionality in the back-end administration application, and enhanced AJAX features, what this means for YOU is a better overall user experience! Write entries in your blog or manage the content on your website with ease, with added features ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/12/wordpress-27-coltrane-is-released/ Several months ago, a friend and I built a site based around a very nerdy inside joke we had at work. A code issue that web designers often face is making a layout work in all browsers using only CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). Using CSS is the standard, proper, acceptable ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/11/behind-an-internet-meme/ Steve Churm and crew put on a great event at The Island Hotel in Irvine on Wednesday night for Churm Media's annual "HOT 25" event.  Churm Media is one of GSC's favorite clients and we have been working with them for the last two years.  Currently, GSC helps Churm Media ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/10/orange-countys-hot-25/ Google's new browser, Google Chrome, launched this week.  Is your website compatible?  Our storefronts, powered by AspDotNetStorefront, are not only compatible, they are blazing fast. http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/09/aspdotnetstorefront-google-chrome/ It was awesome to be around some of the most gifted Pilates instructors on the world at the Body Arts and Sciences, International (BASI) Pilates’ annual faculty and host studio conference.  Rael Isacowitz (founder, BASIpilates.com) gave a nice introduction to me as we gave the instructors a preview of a Pilates ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/08/basis-2008-summit-a-success/ Being in the field of ecommerce web development, many people come to us with their website's problems.    MISTAKE #1 - Developing a website first, THEN bring in the SEO team.  Many people call us and want us to market their existing website using SEO techniques.  MOST web designers have absolutely ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/08/ecommerce-web-design-10-most-common-mistakes-a-must-read/ 10 ADWORDS TIPS! #1) Split Testing: The benefits of split testing are great. I love split testing my ‘Ecommerce Web Design’ ads.  I rotate my ads to show evenly throughout the day. Over time I can identify the winner and get rid of the loser.  Once I get rid of the loser ... http://blog.goldencomm.com/2008/08/adwordstips/