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Current Website Projects Discussed."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/-\/anchorage+alaska+web+developer?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=6"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/search\/label\/anchorage%20alaska%20web%20developer"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/-\/anchorage+alaska+web+developer\/-\/anchorage+alaska+web+developer?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=7\u0026max-results=6"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chris Howell"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16995664185124678372"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"10"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"6"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-5233157937773083237"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-16T11:21:00.001-09:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-16T11:21:51.282-09:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska logo design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska website design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web designer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web developer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How do I design a logo? "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nLogo design is not just creating an identity or brand, but it needs to be scalable, memorable, versatile, and appropriate.\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nSome rules that I always stick with when designing a logo.\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n1. Simple\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\nA simple logo makes it easier to recognize and remember than the complex one. The other reason is the more shapes being used the harder to keep them clear in small size. \n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-E2bAwnCWvNI\/U-PP_YGw8sI\/AAAAAAAAA6s\/Ck8XTwEX-Yk\/s1600\/simple-logo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-E2bAwnCWvNI\/U-PP_YGw8sI\/AAAAAAAAA6s\/Ck8XTwEX-Yk\/s1600\/simple-logo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n2. Memorable\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003EYour logo should be unique and stand out from the others in your field. I usually try to avoid the overly used symbol. For example, how many logos incorporate with Alaska flag that represent business logo in Alaska? Because you do business in Alaska, it doesn’t need to have Alaska flag in your logo.  \n“A logo doesn’t need to say what a company does” David Airey, he writes on the popular logo design site \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.logodesignlove.com\/logo-design-tips\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELogo Design Love. \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n3. Versatile\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003EA good logo should look good in black and white as well as color. It should stay effective when print on different kind of mediums. \u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-STCoiNl4rQQ\/U-LIIMYPOyI\/AAAAAAAAA6c\/1ynPehfLKUI\/s1600\/bw-logo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-STCoiNl4rQQ\/U-LIIMYPOyI\/AAAAAAAAA6c\/1ynPehfLKUI\/s1600\/bw-logo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n4. Appropriate\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003EYour logo must be relevant to your target audience. A logo is designed for a lawyer should look and feel professional and conservative, which is opposite feeling with a child day care logo. \u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nNWDS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/5233157937773083237\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2015\/02\/how-do-i-design-logo.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/5233157937773083237"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/5233157937773083237"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2015\/02\/how-do-i-design-logo.html","title":"How do I design a logo? "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-E2bAwnCWvNI\/U-PP_YGw8sI\/AAAAAAAAA6s\/Ck8XTwEX-Yk\/s72-c\/simple-logo.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-8760806119863908770"},"published":{"$t":"2014-10-29T20:17:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-09-25T09:54:25.868-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska SEO Services"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web developer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"3 Tips to improve your Website Ranking on Google’s Search"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b2M-0OYL8f8\/U9_XD6Caf4I\/AAAAAAAAA48\/jX34AxgFriw\/s1600\/capture-google.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n        \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b2M-0OYL8f8\/U9_XD6Caf4I\/AAAAAAAAA48\/jX34AxgFriw\/s1600\/capture-google.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n    \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"float: left;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ch3\u003E1. Valuable content\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nFirst and foremost is creating valuable content for your website. If people find your content useful, they may link to their websites or share to friends. It can help your website gains more traffic.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nThese lists should be part of your content:  \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInformative\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have office or store location; you should include hours of operation, location, and contact information to your web page particularly on the contact page.\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHigh quality\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBe your customers’ resource for what they need. The more you create content that helps your prospects, the better succeed you are. If you include keywords on your page, make it sounds natural to read through. \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEngaging\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMake your website appeals to your audiences with images; it can be your products, your team, or yourself.  \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMore valuable and useful\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you write about “Logo design with illustrator”, make sure your article provides more value or a different perspective than the others on the web.\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EContent update\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRegularly \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/moz.com\/blog\/google-fresh-factor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efresh content\u003C\/a\u003E is one of the best influence for search rankings, so be sure to keep it fresh.\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n2. Content description on your site\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETitle tag\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEach web page contains the \u003Cb\u003Ehead\u003C\/b\u003E tag that appears at the top, which is the information description for your page. So unique and descriptive titles tell your audiences and search engine what your page is about. Long titles can be confusing and may not fully display in search results.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LEuTlI2Q99E\/U9_gz_KD9II\/AAAAAAAAA5k\/EDi3KRN7Kts\/s1600\/title-tag.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LEuTlI2Q99E\/U9_gz_KD9II\/AAAAAAAAA5k\/EDi3KRN7Kts\/s1600\/title-tag.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMeta descriptions\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe meta description tells search engines what your site is about in search results. It is different from title tags that should be concise. You should write the meta description short and summarizes a page’s content, and can be filled with some keywords. \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bvA68bRzcFs\/U9_g6ZXdQ9I\/AAAAAAAAA5s\/upDBDOUm30c\/s1600\/meta-des.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bvA68bRzcFs\/U9_g6ZXdQ9I\/AAAAAAAAA5s\/upDBDOUm30c\/s1600\/meta-des.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImages with “alt” attribute\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt’s important to have “alt” attribute of images on your site for both search engines and users. It is meant to be an alternative for non-visual or impair internet users. So the “alt” tag should be concise, clear and easy to read. \n \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n3. Follow Google guidelines \u003C\/h3\u003E\nDon't deceive your users or present different content to search engines than you display to users. Avoid tricks to improve search engine rankings such as hidden text, hidden links, create multiple pages or domains with duplicate content.  Instead make your website stand out from others in your field.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"float: left;\"\u003E\n    NWDS \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; float: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif\" style=\"line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/8760806119863908770\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/10\/3-tips-to-improve-your-website-ranking.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/8760806119863908770"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/8760806119863908770"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/10\/3-tips-to-improve-your-website-ranking.html","title":"3 Tips to improve your Website Ranking on Google’s Search"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b2M-0OYL8f8\/U9_XD6Caf4I\/AAAAAAAAA48\/jX34AxgFriw\/s72-c\/capture-google.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-2506011440610364749"},"published":{"$t":"2014-05-28T12:24:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-30T11:49:06.822-09:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web developer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Writing for the Web"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWriting for the web needs to be different from writing for print. According to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/how-users-read-on-the-web\/\"\u003EJakob Nelsen's study\u003C\/a\u003E, we tend to scan content on the web and search for the information we want, which is not the same way we read books or magazines. There are some rules help to improve writing content on your web pages. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kM76YUfO91Y\/U3KuMb2mqpI\/AAAAAAAAAwk\/bv54nwv8VJs\/s1600\/typewriter_keys.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kM76YUfO91Y\/U3KuMb2mqpI\/AAAAAAAAAwk\/bv54nwv8VJs\/s1600\/typewriter_keys.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nThe conclusion first\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nPlace the most important part of web writing at the very top of your web page.   \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPeople can quickly scan and decide if they want to read the rest or not.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThey don’t like to read all the way to the bottom of the screen. \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf you place the most important points at the end, most of them may miss it. \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nUse clear and simple language\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nYour website is going to be viewed from people around the world with all levels of English knowledge. If you write to lower level audiences understand you have done well.\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nLimit one thought in each paragraph \u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt’s hard to read long especially on computer monitor. If you try to limit only one idea each paragraph, it will be easy to scan through and get general idea what the paragraph is about.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nUse lists\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nTry to use list if you can because \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEasier to scan\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUsers do not need to read every word but still understandable\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EShort and get to the point\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nUse descriptive link text\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nYou want your audiences to interact with your pages, give them a definition for the link. Let them know what it will be on the end when they click link not just “click here.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nBe concise\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nKeep your pages short and concise. If your content is very long, better to have sub section and write as a stand-alone page. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nNWDS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;freesans\u0026quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/2506011440610364749\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/05\/writing-for-web.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/2506011440610364749"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/2506011440610364749"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/05\/writing-for-web.html","title":"Writing for the Web"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kM76YUfO91Y\/U3KuMb2mqpI\/AAAAAAAAAwk\/bv54nwv8VJs\/s72-c\/typewriter_keys.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-774224686932880030"},"published":{"$t":"2014-05-14T06:37:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-05-14T10:00:04.892-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web designer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web developer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska website design"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Key Elements of an effective website"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nAnyone who knows HTML and CSS can create a website. But designing a great one in order to accomplish desired actions and appealing to visitors, needs to have some specific elements.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cMF3cnizhXc\/U1bW0JSdTwI\/AAAAAAAAAvw\/xOEzaVh5Xtc\/s1600\/OnlineMsAccessPhoneConsulting.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cMF3cnizhXc\/U1bW0JSdTwI\/AAAAAAAAAvw\/xOEzaVh5Xtc\/s1600\/OnlineMsAccessPhoneConsulting.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nDon’t make visitors think\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nYour website should be cleared about who you are, what you do, and how you can help your visitors. If visitors can’t tell what your website is about within seconds, they won’t stick around long.\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nGood visual design\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPeople like first impressions, your visitors will too. Choose wisely for typography, layout, colors, and graphics. It should be consistent on all web pages.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EChoose colors that suit and meaningful to your business\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EChoose appropriate font face and font size throughout your website, and try not to have more than three different fonts\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EChoose high quality of image or graphics\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhite space is a good friend to help make important elements stand out and uncluttered.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nEasy Navigation\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nNavigation bar are the links that take visitors where they need to get more information. It usually locates on the top or the left side of web pages. The basic essentials like “About us”, “Services”, and “Contact” page should be easy to find out about you. \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nCall to action\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nThe call to action is a set of words that urge your website visitors to take an action on your website. In order to direct them to next step, make sure use actionable words like “Free Trial”, “Buy Now”, or “Start Free Now.” \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nMeaningful content\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nWho is your target audience? What are they looking for from your website? What products or services can you offer? Most people surfing the internet because they are looking for something they need or get helped. \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETry to provide helpful, knowledgeable information in your content\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EKeep your pages short and get right to the point\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWrite for your visitors\/readers not for search engine. SEO is important to get traffic to website. But if you write too obviously towards search engines you will quickly lose readers. \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nLoad fast\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nDon’t have your visitors wait for a page to load more than a few seconds because they are more likely to go over to your competition!\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nNWDS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/774224686932880030\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/05\/key-elements-of-effective-website.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/774224686932880030"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/774224686932880030"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/05\/key-elements-of-effective-website.html","title":"Key Elements of an effective website"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cMF3cnizhXc\/U1bW0JSdTwI\/AAAAAAAAAvw\/xOEzaVh5Xtc\/s72-c\/OnlineMsAccessPhoneConsulting.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-6892777329939577832"},"published":{"$t":"2014-05-01T21:36:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-05-01T21:36:26.444-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska website design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web designer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web developer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"5 Things Your Website is Missing"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nChances are your business has a website. To increase visibility and reach more potential customers, make sure your website has these following key elements.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0CpxEc0IOdM\/U1bRqFUXUlI\/AAAAAAAAAvc\/-FK4O62jeJE\/s1600\/missing.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0CpxEc0IOdM\/U1bRqFUXUlI\/AAAAAAAAAvc\/-FK4O62jeJE\/s1600\/missing.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n1. Contact information\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nIt is general practice to include a page designated for your contact information. Company’s address, e-mail, map, and phone number should be easy to find on this page.  \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n2. Call to action\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nA call to action or CTA is a banner or button helps users what to do next.  They can be used for downloading a file, get contact information, request quote, or buy now. With effective call to action, you can urge users take action on your website.  \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n3. Social media links \u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSocial media provides the easy way to communicate with your customers and potentials. It becomes a way that people give recommendation to their friends and shares your content with people they connect to. When you add social media links to your site, it will help increase your like and followers. \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n4. Testimonials\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nAfter reading experiences with your products or services, potential customers will be more likely to move forward with your brand. The key to add testimonial is quality not quantity. If a customer gives too long testimonial, quote the parts that sound best.  \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n5. SEO\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nA properly optimized site can expect increased traffic to your site. Write content that is relevant to your site or topic, and include keyword in the title. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/Services\/SearchEngineOptimization.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGet more info about Search Engine Optimization.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nNWDS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/6892777329939577832\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/05\/5-things-your-website-is-missing.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/6892777329939577832"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/6892777329939577832"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/05\/5-things-your-website-is-missing.html","title":"5 Things Your Website is Missing"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0CpxEc0IOdM\/U1bRqFUXUlI\/AAAAAAAAAvc\/-FK4O62jeJE\/s72-c\/missing.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-7242605701965567638"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-08T23:54:00.000-09:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-10T14:41:53.021-09:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web designer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web developer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska website design"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why does my Business Need a Website?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nShould your business have a website even if your business is small? The size does not matter on the internet world. You may be a one-man show business owner or a big corporate company, if you don’t have a website; you’re losing business opportunity to others that they do.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2bUw4uqWReI\/UxpDHaiQ2eI\/AAAAAAAAAtY\/RbNadXkvmKk\/s1600\/4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"why business needs a website image\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2bUw4uqWReI\/UxpDHaiQ2eI\/AAAAAAAAAtY\/RbNadXkvmKk\/s1600\/4.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nReason No. 1 – Interactive brochure\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nBy having a website you can save ton of money to create and distribute brochures. A website is an interactive brochure that your clients and potentials can browse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is much easier to update your website than having your print shop to update brochures. Modern websites are created on Content Management Systems such as DotNetNuke, WordPress or Drupal that you can update or upload content and images quickly. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nReason No.2 – More opportunity\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nMore than \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.internetlivestats.com\/internet-users\/#trend\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2.7 billion\u003C\/a\u003E people use the internet every day. And more than \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ask.com\/question\/what-percentage-of-people-shop-online\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E80% \u003C\/a\u003Eof those have purchased something with reasons like avoid trips to the store, shopping without salesperson pressure, and easier to compare prices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nReason No.3 – Customer service\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nYou can have customer service right on your website by having an FAQ page. The potentials and clients can learn and get company information they want easily. Also FAQs are great place to answer any sales objections. Use a question and answer to explain why you offer more value products or services than your competitor’s.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nReason No.4 – Communication \u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nHaving a blog or even just have content on your home page to update your new products, promotions, events or anything you would want to inform your potential and clients. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-62ZL0RSMhDM\/Uuwe54s-a_I\/AAAAAAAAApQ\/16wRmMz3JQ0\/s1600\/iStock_000005249766Small.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"the reason to have a website - image\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-62ZL0RSMhDM\/Uuwe54s-a_I\/AAAAAAAAApQ\/16wRmMz3JQ0\/s1600\/iStock_000005249766Small.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EThese are main reasons\u003C\/b\u003E for you to have a website. But you should be aware of having a professional-looking one with well design of the ease of navigation, call to action, and all functions work as it supposed to be. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/01\/you-know-you-need-web-designer-when.html\"\u003EHere's why? \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nNWDS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/7242605701965567638\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/03\/why-does-my-business-need-website.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/7242605701965567638"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/7242605701965567638"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/03\/why-does-my-business-need-website.html","title":"Why does my Business Need a Website?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2bUw4uqWReI\/UxpDHaiQ2eI\/AAAAAAAAAtY\/RbNadXkvmKk\/s72-c\/4.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});