DONT get me wrong there are many very experienced, reputable web development companies and individuals offering great services, just choose wisely!

The Gallery System is a must for anyone who wants to display a work of art or a range of pictures, from Picture Galleries, Museums, Corporate Boardrooms, Real Estate offices, as well as the home. So if you’ve spent a couple of hundred dollars on a beautiful picture and another hundred dollars on a complementary frame, then do your painting justice by hanging and lighting it properly.

You will be astounded at how good it can look. See all the available products for yourself by visiting The Gallery System website, and while you’re there search for a local supplier because these products are only available at specific outlets.
 

And in keeping with the fantastic design and completed work Modern Beach Homes produces, Suncoast Internet has complimented these stunning architectural works with a work of art all of its own, the Modern Beach Homes website.

Suncoast Internet is proud to be associated with a company that produces superior quality homes like this time after time, for 40 years. If you have a beach block, or a rundown shack overlooking the water, you must speak to Denis and his team and discover what type of dream home they can build for you.
 

According to Google the answer is confusing as the following names attest: Lazboy, la-z-boy, lazyboy, laz z boy, lazy z boy, la zy boy, laz boy, lay z boy, la z, laz y boy.
That’s ten different spellings used by the public when searching the Internet for a La-z-boy recliner!

How does one cater for such a variety of users when marketing a website on the Internet? We’re not sure, but we have to rely on Google’s assessment of the number of searches conducted and use the most popular.

However, we do know one thing and that is if you want a La-z-boy Recliner, Lazyboy Sofa, Lazboy Chair, Laz z boy lift chair, Lazy z boy modular furniture, La zy boy Rocker, Laz boy Couch, or any other type of Laz y boy furniture then there is only one place to go and that is the biggest La-Z-Boy supplier at Kawana Waters on the Sunshine Coast – Recliner Warehouse. You won’t be disappointed.
 

Never mind, here at Suncoast Internet we’re flexible and dynamic enough to adapt to any tough situation, not the least of which is writing on a slope.

At Suncoast Internet we are thrilled to have been able to be a part of Battery Wise’s relaunch by designing, developing and optimising their new website. Packed with images, information and helpful tips and articles, we think this website has everything a customer needs to be able to find out how to meet their battery needs.

But it doesn’t stop there! With a combined experience of over 100 years in the Battery & Automotive Industries, the friendly team can offer advice on things like RV Solar Installation, correct Battery Charging, Battery Repacking, specialised Auto Electrics and Auto Electrical Accessories like fuses, bulbs, Narva lights etc. They also stock Waeco fridges, inverters, lights and anything else you might need for trouble free travelling.

So if you fancy a free cappuccino while the staff look after your battery needs, look no further than your locally owned battery store.
 

Picture yourself in Western Australia’s remote Kimberleys in a small boat, wrestling crocs and sharks, and catching big mudcrabs with your bare hands. What? You can’t picture it? No worries – help is at hand. The boys from Kimberley Fishing Adventures can show you what it’s like with their fishing DVDs and YouTube videos. What’s more, you can experience the thrill of extreme adventure yourself with a personalised fishing adventure with Jase and Rodo.

At Suncoast Internet we’re delighted to have designed, developed, optimised and launched Jase and Rodo’s new website, Kimberley Fishing Adventures. With flash images, videos, a blog and shopping cart functionality, we’re confident that this is the perfect vehicle for them to build on their significant fan base numbers.

So if you fancy venturing into places where no tourist has ever gone before, check out these extreme river fishing adventures with the Kimberley Fishing boys.
 

It’s easy to gain followers on Twitter if you post regular Tweets on topics that people are interested in. However, if you can engage in exchanges with other Twitterers it makes them take a closer interest in what you have to offer and is a more effective SEO tactic.

TweetDeck allows you to keep track of what is being Tweeted about. Once you’ve downloaded and installed the application and then uploaded your Twitter login details, you can view a panel of real time information on your followers. This allows you to respond right away to anything they may tweet about. You can use the panel to submit your own Tweets, make searches, upload a photo and even record 12 second videos to share with your followers. You can also synchronise the panel with your Facebook profile to keep track of your friends’ statuses and post updates to your own Facebook profile, although so far this doesn’t work with your Facebook business page .

One really useful tool on TweetDeck is the ability to shorten urls. If you’re Tweeting a link, you can often find that the limited Tweet space of 140 characters is even more restricted if the url link is quite long. TweetDeck will shorten those urls to make your Tweet more meaningful.

You can install TweetDeck on your PC or, if you’re really techo-savvy, your iPhone. Here at Suncoast Internet we’ve found that Twittering every now again as part of our SEO process led to Twitter being our 3rd highest referral site. So what are you waiting for? Start building your own Twitter network and get Tweeting today!
 

The scenario: The client had been contacted by an alleged SEO company offering to promote a search term, or keyword phrase, that potential customers might use when looking for the client’s business on internet search engines. For a fee of $1000, the company were promising to have the client’s website at the top of the search engine listings for this keyword phrase.
Fortunately, the client referred this SEO company to Suncoast Internet as the designers of the client’s website and they were able to intercept the call. When Suncoast checked up on the popularity of the keyword phrase being touted, it transpired that nobody on the internet was using it as a search term.  The client could easily have been conned into spending $1000 on promoting worthless keywords. However, a quick search on Google reveals that many other people out there have been hit by SEO scammers.

How do you know you are being targeted by a SEO scammer?

Their own site only has a low Page Rank: If you have Google tool bar installed on your web browser, you can check the Page Rank of the web page you are viewing. The Page Rank is Google’s view of the importance of that page. The lower the Page Rank, the less important Google considers the page to be and it won’t feature highly in any of its search results. If the ‘SEO company’ can’t get a good Page Rank for their own site, how will they do it for yours?

They guarantee you a page 1 web ranking: The fact is that nobody really knows how the search engine algorithms work. Factor in the unpredictability of competitive websites who are also trying to get on that first page of search results and you can see that it is impossible to guarantee high listings or traffic.

They are phoning from an obviously busy call centre: Quite honestly, if they have a call centre full of telemarketers touting for SEO business on a continual basis, how much personal attention will your website receive?

They promise top search engine listings for obscure, long tail keywords which aren’t actually that popular as search terms: If the search term they are trying to sell sounds a bit obscure, you can check its popularity for yourself using the free Google adwords keyword tool.

They are too cheap: In contrast these particular SEO scammers, some companies will promise to optimise and promote your site for very little money indeed. If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is, as the old saying goes. A proper SEO campaign takes many hours of search term research, modifying the content, promoting it through quality links and thinking up different ways of driving traffic to the site. It’s not a cut price process.

They can rank your site in 48 hours: If this were possible it would save legitimate SEO companies and their clients a lot of time and money. It can take weeks to see the initial effects and it can take months for the results to start going in the right direction.

What to look for in a legitimate SEO firm:

When you hire an SEO company, check out their credentials, testimonials and success stories first. You should expect them to provide regular reports on the performance of your targeted keywords and the facility to be able phone up and chat to a consultant for advice or feedback. A good SEO company will have years of experience and practice in the methods that are most often needed to produce results and, as is so often the case, you usually get what you pay for.

Do you have a catalogue? Most probably it contains a lot of the information that customers will be looking for.

What’s your company history? It’s a good idea to let your customers know if you are an established, reputable business.

Have you won awards or recognition from professional organisations? Don’t be afraid to blow your own trumpet and include any details of these as it cultivates trust in and credibility for your website. In the same vein, try to include some customer testimonials.

Images: Do you have logos, photos or illustrations of products from your suppliers? How about your staff? Is yours the sort of business that could include bios and photos of the staff? Bear in mind though that they should be given adequate about this so that people can look their best! Don’t forget to make sure that your images aren’t too big as this will slow down the time it takes for your page to load up. We accept images in JPEG and GIF format.

Do you get the same questions asked repeatedly in your line of business? Think about including a list of FAQs.

Deciding on web content can be one of the most challenging aspects of building a website but you probably already have most of the materials you need as you may be using them in your day to day business activities. But if you’re really stuck, you can talk to the nice copywriters at Suncoast Internet to point you in the right direction!