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karied

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Dec 27, 2008 9:15 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hello,
I have recently started my VA business and built my first website.  I already know I need one that has a smaller web address (Not as wordy)I am working on that.  But, what I really need is someone to go through it and tell me an unbiased opinion.
 
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you
 


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Karie Duckworth
Outsource Clerical Associates
"Outsourcing with us saves you"
patentandtrademark

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Dec 28, 2008 12:40 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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"Client will be charged for incidental`s including, but not limited too"
 
should be:
 
"Client will be charged for incidental`s including, but not limited to"


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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
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Cleveland, Ohio
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patentandtrademark

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Dec 28, 2008 12:44 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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"Our prices are reasonable, escpecially when you consider the average employee cost, benefits, equiptment for the employee, workmans comp. issurance, etc...."
 
should be
 
"Our prices are reasonable, especially when you consider the average employee cost, benefits, equipment for the employee, workmans comp. insurance, etc...."
 
For what it is worth, I would not hire a person to do clerical services if that person could not spell.  It may sound harsh to hear that, but some potential clients will feel that way.


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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
Lindon & Lindon, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Pharmacy Law, Litigation
[this is not legal advice - provided for discussion only]
Intellectual Property for the Individual and Small Business: Identify, Protect, Enforce, Defend.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
http://www.LindonLaw.com
CraigL

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Dec 30, 2008 3:11 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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"Client will be charged for incidental`s including, but not limited too"
 
should be:
 
"Client will be charged for incidental`s including, but not limited to"

Actually, it should be:
"Client will be charged for incidentals including, but not limited to"
(no apostrophe).
CraigL

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Dec 30, 2008 3:17 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Alright, I visited the site and see a few things that could use some improvement, setting aside typing errors and so forth.

The first is the overall appearance. You`re using a combination of several type sizes plus different colors. The result is confusing to the eye, and tends to be difficult to comprehend. A good rule of thumb is to use no more than 3 type variations in a publication.

You can easily keep the main opening paragraph the same size as the rest of the content, and use good writing technique to make it stand out. Convert the blue of the VA definition to black, but perhaps indent it and use italics.

Without any graphics, and the "sea of blue," the site looks very bare and almost amateurish. That`s not always horrible, but in this case it tends to be less credible in appearance than I think it should be. You could look around for some stock photos, perhaps of industrious clerical type people, and put them strategically into the page.

Page titles are very important when producing search results. Your home page is titled "home," which tells nobody anything. You should use that title area to describe your company. Something like, "Virtual Assistants to Meet your Needs - Home."

Overall, the main problem is the lack of visual continuity and the errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax. Those should immediately be fixed. The layout and design can come next.
danielcim

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Dec 30, 2008 11:02 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hi Karie,
Congratulations on realizing your dream. I like your business idea, however the website needs some work. As Craig mentioned grammar, punctuation and spelling need your immediate attention. 
 
Here are some suggestions:
 
Home Page
- the sentence "Let us be your personal..." is broken up, leaving a huge gap between words
- in the bullet "many, many other skills.." remove one "many" and change "to" to "too"
- change "corrospondance" to "correspondence"
 
What Can OCA Do For You?
- change "corrospondance" to "correspondence"
- change "equiptment" to "equipment"
- change "in there own" to "in their own"
- change "calender" to "calendar"
 
Ethics of An OCA VA
- change "other`s" to "others"
- change "personel" to "personal"
- change "employee`s" to "employees"
- change "clieent" to "client"
- change "clients" to "client`s"
 
How to make your OCA VA Love You Forever
- Share: change "your" to "you are"
- Honesty: reword the whole sentence
 
Meet the OCA Staff
- reword sentence "Without them, I don`t think I could have done it"
 
The Cost of Having Your Personal OCA VA
- change "escpecially" to "especially"
- change "equiptment" to "equipment"
- change "workmans comp. issurance" to "workman`s compensation insurance"
- reword "We have package deals range in various block deals..."
- change "reciept" to "receipt"
 
Hope this helps. Try adding more color and maybe some graphics to spruce up the visual aspect of the website.
  
 
karied

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Jan 07, 2009 8:36 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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I want to thank those whom helped me with this.  I have implemented most, if not all, of the changes that were suggested.  I am hoping to one day, real soon, get a more flexible/changeable website.  I have never built a website before, so I am still learning a lot.
Thank you to everyone whom so kindly helped.


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Karie Duckworth
Outsource Clerical Associates
"Outsourcing with us saves you"
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