Web Pages In Charlottesville & Central Virginia

I create clean, functional, and practical web sites and perform Search Engine Optimization for customers in Charlottesville Virginia and beyond.  More internet savvy customers need not be local

Professional Photography
Is A Necessity For A
Professional Web Presence

as all correspondence can be done by email.  When you inspect the background of your newly created page, you will find a tremendous amount of care has been taken to correctly format your code.  That helps to make your page more Search Engine Friendly, faster, and more easily upgraded by future web developers.

Web Site Services

If you already have an existing web site, Jake can help you make it better through upgrades such as:
Fixing Errors
Sizing and Adding Pictures
Updating Content
Search Engine Optimization
Complete Web Site Facelifts
Content Management System (CMS) Setup and Training (Typo3, WordPress)
Server Host Changes (Move to a faster server to increase load speed!)
Photographic Services
Professional Photography
Photo Retouching
Photo Color Corrections

Search Engine Optimization - aka SEO

We want to make your existing web page even better by making it work for you. If you own a business and your web site has not had SEO, you may be wasting valuable site traffic that could be making you money.  In short, Search Engine Optimization works is an SEO expert customizes your web site code so that search engines such as Google and Yahoo will better understand your site's content.

Search engine Optimization tactics employed are a combination of those found at SearchEngineWatch.com and SeoCHAT.com.

Web Design Projects

CharlottesvilleHandEngraver.com - Wordpress Content Management System(CMS) - Google first page for a number of keywords
Store It Right - Charlottesville - Obtained first page of Google in less than a month online
Store It Right - Spotswood - Obtained first page of Google in less than a month online

GVannDesigns.com - link

Background
Mr. Garry VannAusdle of GVannDesigns.com contacted me through Kim at Sir Speedy Printing in Charlottesville.  He liked the look of his business web site but wasn't creating driving any business.  I quickly found that his web site had a number of issues that translated to poor Search Engine Ranking.

Original Web Site Shortcomings
NOT LISTED by Google or Yahoo Search Engines
Text drawn on background image - Search engines can't read it
No actual text in body
Pictures lack description
Pictures lack way to enlarge
All pages are not accessible from all other pages
Inadequate meta tags
No outgoing or incoming links
Very little content
Ridiculously slow server speed
Original Web Site Positives
Beautiful artistic layout befitting the product
Good photography
Open, uncluttered presentation of product
Less "commercial" feel which lends to the "Master Craftsman" image
Web Site Purpose and Goals
Drive business
Revise site content
Increase site's search engine ranking
Web Site Upgrade
Remove the existing wording from the background using Adobe Illustrator
Added revised text, in code form - improves keyword numbers and search relevance
New page called Carvings to show some of his other work and background.
New bottom navigation to every page
Expanded image map to include:
Pop out descriptions on many items - increases keywords
Linked photo enlargement on many images

Results
The result was a fairly immediate increase in Google search engine ranking on a few key words.
Keywords
"Custom Ring Charlottesville" - First Business on Google Search Engine
"Custom Jewelry Charlottesville" - Ranked Second on Google Search Engine
At this time, Garry's goals are satisfied and we are giving the site some time to see if these keywords convert to business opportunities.