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><channel><title>Web Design &#38; SEO @ Lake Norman, NC</title> <atom:link href="http://icontactwebdesign.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com</link> <description>web design, SEO and internet marketing for your small business</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:28:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Small Businesses &#8211; Come On, Get A Blog Already</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/small-businesses-come-on-get-a-blog-already.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/small-businesses-come-on-get-a-blog-already.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:10:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[template]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wordpress]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=318</guid> <description><![CDATA[Small businesses need to blog. It's true. I tried to squeeze the reasons why to have a blog into a neat five or ten but I ended up with twelve. I'm sure there are even more reasons but let's look take a look at the twelve - why I think blogs are so important for small businesses.Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/where-did-the-word-blog-come-from-anyway.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Where Did The Word Blog Come From Anyway?'>Where Did The Word Blog Come From Anyway?</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/small-businesses-come-on-get-a-blog-already.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Help! My Google Analytics Has Stopped Working!</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/help-my-google-analytics-has-stopped-working.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/help-my-google-analytics-has-stopped-working.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:40:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Analytics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wordpress]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=292</guid> <description><![CDATA[Using Google Analytics on your Wordpress blog can sometimes mean that you have to be careful where you put the code so that your stats are actually tracked. If you're having problems this video will help.Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/seo/working-out-where-your-website-sucks.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Working Out Where Your Website Sucks'>Working Out Where Your Website Sucks</a></li><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/small-businesses-come-on-get-a-blog-already.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Small Businesses &#8211; Come On, Get A Blog Already'>Small Businesses &#8211; Come On, Get A Blog Already</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/help-my-google-analytics-has-stopped-working.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://content.screencast.com/users/icontactwebdesign/folders/Default/media/8424acd4-6e5e-4927-ab72-3e90fdc61f3c/nogoogleanalytics.mp4" length="3717489" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item><title>Where Did The Word Blog Come From Anyway?</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/where-did-the-word-blog-come-from-anyway.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/where-did-the-word-blog-come-from-anyway.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wordpress]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=267</guid> <description><![CDATA[Where did the word blog come from anyway? That's what I was thinking this morning, and then I remembered, "Ah, yes, weblog!" That was a long time ago in Internet years, but then it got me thinking that although the word has been in our lexicon for a good while now, people, especially small business owners, are missing out on the benefits a blog can bring to their online business.Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/small-businesses-come-on-get-a-blog-already.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Small Businesses &#8211; Come On, Get A Blog Already'>Small Businesses &#8211; Come On, Get A Blog Already</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/where-did-the-word-blog-come-from-anyway.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Three Twitter Apps That Rock!</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/three-twitter-apps-that-rock.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/three-twitter-apps-that-rock.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:08:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adobe Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[twitter apps]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=260</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since everyone is talking about Twitter [almost all the time] let’s concentrate on the little blue bird of microblogging. I spend much of my day digging around in social media so I have a few tools that I use that help me make sense of it all and I thought I would share three <strong>Twitter Apps</strong> [that rock] with you.Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/behold-the-power-of-twitter.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Behold the Power of Twitter'>Behold the Power of Twitter</a></li><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/boomers-getting-sweet-on-tweets.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Boomers Getting Sweet on Tweets'>Boomers Getting Sweet on Tweets</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/three-twitter-apps-that-rock.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lake Norman Transportation Commission on the Web</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/lake-norman-transportation-commission-on-the-web.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/lake-norman-transportation-commission-on-the-web.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:31:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lake Norman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[portfolio]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=254</guid> <description><![CDATA[Each web design project is different, and for the Lake Norman Transportation Commission their website had to reflect their position in the community - professional, and for the people.Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/easy-web-editing-with-a-content-management-system.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Easy Web Editing With a Content Management System'>Easy Web Editing With a Content Management System</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/lake-norman-transportation-commission-on-the-web.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ten Tips To Make Your Web Page Text Stand Out</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/ten-tips-to-make-your-web-page-text-standout.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/ten-tips-to-make-your-web-page-text-standout.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:18:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web page text]]></category> <category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=229</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are one of the many small business owners turned newbie web authors, you need to know a few simple guidelines for publishing reader-friendly, effective web content that will have your visitors staying around for more.Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/how-to-write-an-article-for-your-website.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How to Write An Article For Your Website'>How to Write An Article For Your Website</a></li><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/above-the-fold-re-thinking-your-web-copy.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Above the Fold? Re-Thinking Your Web Copy'>Above the Fold? Re-Thinking Your Web Copy</a></li><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/flip-your-web-pages-easily-cheap-virtual-curb-appeal-that-works.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Flip Your Web Pages Easily &#8211; Cheap Virtual Curb Appeal That Works'>Flip Your Web Pages Easily &#8211; Cheap Virtual Curb Appeal That Works</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/ten-tips-to-make-your-web-page-text-standout.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Flip Your Web Pages Easily &#8211; Cheap Virtual Curb Appeal That Works</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/flip-your-web-pages-easily-cheap-virtual-curb-appeal-that-works.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/flip-your-web-pages-easily-cheap-virtual-curb-appeal-that-works.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:51:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flip your website]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=209</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just like we often forget how our home looks to the outside world until it comes time to sell it, we can forget how other people view our virtual homes on the web – our websites. You can easily use a couple of the following tips to rejuvenate your website and get more visitors as a benefit. So let’s flip some web pages!Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/ten-tips-to-make-your-web-page-text-standout.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ten Tips To Make Your Web Page Text Stand Out'>Ten Tips To Make Your Web Page Text Stand Out</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/flip-your-web-pages-easily-cheap-virtual-curb-appeal-that-works.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Boomers Getting Sweet on Tweets</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/boomers-getting-sweet-on-tweets.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/boomers-getting-sweet-on-tweets.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:28:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boomers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rick sanchez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[twitter. oprah]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=195</guid> <description><![CDATA[Twitter, the all pervasive micro-blogging platform, is now gaining popularity with boomers.Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/behold-the-power-of-twitter.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Behold the Power of Twitter'>Behold the Power of Twitter</a></li><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/three-twitter-apps-that-rock.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Three Twitter Apps That Rock!'>Three Twitter Apps That Rock!</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/boomers-getting-sweet-on-tweets.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Internet Viral Marketing</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/internet-viral-marketing.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/internet-viral-marketing.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:15:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=12</guid> <description><![CDATA[Despite having a cool looking website with all the flashy bells and whistles, if people don’t know about it – it just doesn’t matter how great it is. Being online might just be a waste of your time, money and resources unless you can market your site effectively – and that’s where Internet Viral Marketing comes in.While there are a plethora of methods and schemes used by so many websites today, especially e-commerce sites, there are still some tricks that can help you with an extra boost in the popularity ratings and one of the easiest to use is Internet Viral Marketing (IVM).Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/traffic-building-resolutions-for-the-new-year-and-beyond.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Traffic Building Resolutions for the New Year and Beyond'>Traffic Building Resolutions for the New Year and Beyond</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/internet-viral-marketing.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Robots.txt Files and What They Reveal</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/robots-txt-files-and-what-they-reveal.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/robots-txt-files-and-what-they-reveal.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:10:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[robots.txt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/blog/?p=19</guid> <description><![CDATA[So you want to know what your rival is working on for their new product launch? Take a peek at their robots.txt file and if they hire web techs like the old White House did you might be privvy to some juicy, secret, information.Related posts:<ol><li><a
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href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/seo/onpage-seo.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: SEO and the Basics of Onpage SEO'>SEO and the Basics of Onpage SEO</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/robots-txt-files-and-what-they-reveal.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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