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I just completed a couple great websites that I want to share. One is a local Asheville web design for a company called Laurel Nest Yurts. They offer everything you need to know about yurts including how to build them and how much all the materials will cost. They also sell yurts. The website needed to be something they could update and manage themselves. It also needed to be well organized and have dropdown menus for navigation. We also worked on search engine optimizing the site, and if you search for yurts nc, or yurts north carolina on google their website comes up 1st.

Check it out:
LaurelNestYurts.com

I also have been working on a website for a client from Kauai. It needed to be clean and informative while capturing the theme of the product which is Love. I decided to build the website in Wordpress since it is easy to manage, and has many great plugins including WP-Commerce. We used this plugin to create her eStore, and it worked out perfectly. She is very happy with her eCommerce website, and has been getting lots of compliments on the design.

She is working on a new Supergreen Smoothie Mix which is infused with 528Hz frequency which is the frequency of Love, DNA Repair and Miracles. Her product is Ayurvedic as well. To learn more about this superfood blend that can be used for just about anything visit Susan’s website:

SuperGreen528hz.com

The internet is constantly evolving. You must learn to evolve with it. If you want to make money online, it doesn’t always come easy. You have to earn it. There are many ways to promote your business using good web design, social networking, blogging and strong marketing principles. I recommend building your web presence slowly and steadily. Sometimes this can be boring. Especially at first when you’re looking at all the other sites and videos with hundreds of thousands of views and wondering why can’t that be me? Don’t be discouraged though. Everyone has to start somewhere. You may want to hire someone to design and market your products or services for you.

I can recommend many social networking sites to put profiles on such as twitter, MySpace, Facebook, friendster, tribe, bebo, and many others. You don’t want to appear as though you are just trying to sell something though. Usually, it’s a good idea to make it really personal and fun for people. Use a lot of pictures and tell an interesting story. Then you have links to your website and share your business proposition from there. It’s a good idea not to just come right out with a sales pitch. That can really turn people off these days, although you do want to lead people down a path to finding out more about you.

You are the best selling point for your business. You need to embrace who you are and what you are selling if you want your business to be successful. Websites share an experience with people that will either inspire them or not. I like to focus on conscious arts for example. People who are interested in conscious arts are interested in working with me therefore.

I recommend making all your media and marketing geared towards attracting like minded people. If people like you then they will naturally want to help you out whenever possible with recommendations to their friends. Social networking is like going to a party. You don’t go in there and just start blabbing about what you have for sale. That is not very attractive to anyone. The best thing to do is go make some friends, and they will learn what you do after they get to know you. Inspire people by not trying to sell right off the bat. Wait until people show interest in what you do before you invite them back to your website. That is where you keep most the detailed information about what you’re offering.

This article was written by Jacob Louis.

For more information visit my Asheville Web Design portfolio. I also do work long distance if interested.

I would love to offer a more holistic approach to web design.  I have been building websites for years now, and find that people are naturally more attracted to creative designs than “professional” websites.  Just take a look through my Web Design portfolio, and you will see that most of the sites I’ve designed are for more holistic practices like yoga, art, raw food, and health.  I find that web design is such a powerful tool that I like to be careful what I promote with my skills.  I like to healing arts and conscious expansion at the core of my web design ideals, although I have done some flash design work for HP, and other big name companies.  I was subcontracted, and wasn’t being paid fairly for my services.  It didn’t take to long to lose my passion for that particular job.  If you want me to feel free to go on a creative rampage, and really go all out with your website then I encourage you to make that possible by offering adequate funding for my service.  I really have everyone’s success as my top priority.  Let me help you, and you will be happy with the results.

My name is Jacob.  I’ve been designing websites since 1997, and I can design anything from an elegant one page site to a high quality interactive flash website. I also have experience with search engine optimization, so if you search for “DJ Story”, you will find my music website intuitivebeats.com is number 1 on google, yahoo and many others. If you search for “Affirmation Music”, you will find another website of mine myaffirmationsong.com on the first page. You can find out about some of the services I offer in my web design portfolio

Client Testimonials

“I had a vision for my website- and I was blown away when you made that vision come true on screen. And then, it just got tighter, and better, and went far beyond my expectations. Thanks again for such a great job and professionalism throughout building my website.”

-Brenton Keith

MagicBrent.com

“Jacob is incredibly patient, helpful and easy to work with. I highly recommend his web design services.”

-Kristin Melissa Pixiemagic

SeedofCreation.com