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Demiglaz

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Jan 02, 2008 9:11 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Generous and knowledgeable people:
 
Please review my site at http://www.nuckleslaw.com.
 
I did this site in ASP.NET (first timer), though I chose to use .htm pages for SEO purposes.  My firm provides legal and advisory services to buyers and sellers of information technology products and services.
 
In addition to your other thoughts, I would like to hear your impression of the extent to which my site achieves the following objectives:  ease of navigation (and lack of clutter); ideas for SEO improvements; clarity of content (does everything make sense to you?); and ideas for additional content.
 
Although the site`s narrow focus will help SEO all by itself over time, I can`t say the site is setting any indexing or ranking records at present.  SEO tips would be especially appreciated. 
 
I thank you in advance for your assistance and considered opinion.
 
Regards.
 
Demiglaz
 
 
Demiglaz2008-1-2 21:14:31
CraigL

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Jan 02, 2008 11:10 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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The biggest problem I see is that the current writing (i.e., copywriting) is too filled with jargon, acronyms, and lingo. For example, I see that you`re using on your landing page (is that the About page or the Home page?---you have Home at the far right, so it`s confusing), SLA, CSA, and PSA.

Now I happen to be an older type person, with worldly savoire faire, so I know that you`re talking about the Symbionese Liberation Army, Certified Systems Administrators, and Public Service Announcements. But without the spellout for these types of things, most people likely wouldn`t know as clearly...right? ;-)

Additionally, although I read through the mumbo-jumbo, I still have a hard time understanding not only what you do, but more importantly, what it is you offer!

For example, I tend to buy commercial software, shareware utilities, and every so often, something like a USB thumb drive. Am I a potential customer? I dunno. Then again, I do understand what the CIO of an enterprise IT department goes through, with SAP and high-end architectures, but I wonder if they`re your potential customer, instead? Dunno.

All in all, it`s a nice site, and loads quickly. I think the main problem comes down to copywriting. That`ll take care of the SEO writing (which, I think stands for Standard Elliptical Orbit.....or maybe search-engine optimization...I`m not sure). You might consider at least having a consult with a professional freelance copywriter, just to see what they think.

I did go to the Client Services, and chose Buyer. There, again, I think there`s just too much "corporate-ese" if you know what I`m saying? Life shouldn`t be that complicated. Just explain who you are, what you have to offer, and how you`ll provide that service, and do so in plain English. It`s not true that the more complicated something sounds, the more credibility people will assign you.

CraigL2008-1-2 23:46:12
delzakiya

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Jan 03, 2008 2:22 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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I liked it, but the Home needs to be on the other side. Show samples. It is nothing but words. Show people instead of telling. Loads great.

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Jan 03, 2008 3:41 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Like Craig, I have no clue what it is you do. People in this field will, so if your target audience gets it, I guess that is what counts in the end.

Your page doesn`t validate as
XHTML 1.0 Transitional, you need better title tags, and a lot of basic SEO put into your pages.


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It feels a bit, homegrown. I think I`d look at a wordpress solution and expand upon it for an informational site such as this.  Just an example of something similar.
holycowcreative1/4/2008 1:11 PM


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