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Clean code and a skilled design team can make your website show up high on Google search rankings!

By: 
Greg
Date: 
September 14th, 2010
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Here at SGC we love the above video! We wish Chuck was here in San Diego to help us communicate web design to all of our clients.

The rap really hits home with regards to how important each aspect of your website is to search engines, especially Google. Whether you are in San Diego, California, or New York, New York, we can create your vision in code.

Wordpress Blogs Theming Development Design Web

Blog Theming and Development

For most of our projects, we base our work on the Drupal platform. However, some clients seek a more simplified Blog and streamlined option that does not require Drupal’s extensive modules. At that time, we choose to deliver a solution based on WordPress here in San Diego.

WordPress Blogs are an open source software solution based on PHP and MySQL, which allows it to be used free of cost. You can use it on any kind of personal or commercial website without having to pay a single dime in royalties or fees to its original offerer. It is built on the LAMP Platform (which is again open source) and licensed under GPL.

WordPress Blogs Features, Advantages & Benefits

User Friendly - You don’t really have to be experienced to use WordPress when you are a new user/visitor of the website. The administration section is also easy to navigate and it is even easy to add articles/content/blogs to your website.

Plugins Extend Functionality - WordPress plugins allow developers to do just about anything they want and can be installed in a jiffy. For example, if you want to paginate your blog posts, just look on Google and you can easily find the relevant plugin that will do the job for you. Most importantly, many of the plugins can be added by our team in San Diego which saves in development time for all projects.

Standards Compliant - WordPress follows all major web standards and keeps your blog or website compliant to the rules that have to be followed when running a website. More on these rules here.

SEO Friendly - Search engines have to be kept in mind when building a website. WordPress uses many different functions that allow us to search engine optimize your website so you can be found on the Internet. For example, sending pings to other sites, making categories, tagging your posts, use of h1/h2 tags, cleanly named URLs, etc.

Large Community Support - According to recent statistics, WordPress is used on more than 1% of the websites on the Internet. This large user community backs the development of this software, so updates and enhancements are readily available on WordPress. There are also many forums from the community that provide rapid support for many development needs.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Search Engine Marketing (SEM)

Online Marketing 

While the Internet offers many opportunities to capture markets, increase awareness of your business and foster strong relationships, none of this can be done without an effectively optimizing your Web site for the search engines. Search Engine Optimization Targets keywords, audience specific messages and sponsored advertisements to help ensure the right people are sent your way from the major search engines (Google Bing and Yahoo), right away.

We develop a specific media strategy that emphasizes, your offerings and connects you with buyers... To make you more money and bring you more clients!

If you want more info connect with us and we will make it even more simple.

To best support our clients Web sites being found by the search engines we have researched and implemented the best practices in the realms of:

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Services 

Research shows that nearly 80% of potential Web customers use search engines to find relevant content. Our expertise will help drive some of that traffic to you.

SEO is a cost-effective way to ensure your website can be easily found through search engines. We optimize your site’s potential by focusing on the keywords your target market uses when searching for your products and services. We’ll review as many relevant keywords as possible, determine their popularity and competition among search engines, then narrow down the list to the most effective targeted terms we can use to create keyword-rich content for search engines.

Sound like a lot of work? Well, it’s an investment with huge returns. While a picture may be worth a thousand words, on the Internet, even the coolest website wouldn’t be seen without the time and effort needed to fill it with appropriate keywords. Our goal is to get you top listings in the major search engines, so we’ll work with you every step of the way.

We’ll conduct a technical review of your site based on the short and long-term goals you have outlined. The architecture, content and layout of your website all work hand in hand to ensure a positive user experience. We’ll analyze all three for optimum utilization, presentation and reflection of your goals and image.

Don’t forget that you’ll be competing for space that’s highly sought after. Just like the top news stories appearing above the fold in today’s newspaper, when it comes to search engine results, you want to be one of the coveted top three listings. Location, location, location is the rule, and using targeted keywords is the way to secure the best spot. We’ll review and rank your existing terms by popularity, competition and density.

Our specialists know the ins and outs of Google, Yahoo and a variety of other widely used search engines. We’ll look at popular search terms being used for your products and services on each of these search engines. Not only will we focus directly on terms related to your products and services, but we’ll also look at what your competition is using as well. This combination of research is what will help us to generate our list of suggested targeted keywords.

Now that we’ve established the final list of keywords, it’s time to get technical. Industry standards are constantly changing, so we’ll stay on top of them to ensure we incorporate the best practices into your site. We’ll optimize your website by writing effective meta tags, developing keyword-rich copy and performing content enhancements and URL optimization – all the steps that make a difference in how you rank among search engines.
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Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Sevices 

What’s better than an award-winning website? One that reaches the people already searching for your kind of products and services.

The Internet, after all, is an inexpensive medium that delivers global reach, real-time feedback and instant access to millions of people. Don’t just use it to post cool graphics – make it a core part of your business strategy. At SGC, we know that creating a professional Web site is only a small part of maximizing online presence. An effective Search Engine Marketing strategy is the key to reaching the right audience, turning traffic into profit and ultimately securing long-term business success.

Our marketing specialists will work with you to develop an online marketing strategy to reach potential customers in San Diego and beyond. Unlike traditional advertising methods, online campaigns can be tracked, so you immediately know your return on investment. We will help generate traffic to your website through these core components of successful online marketing.
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Pay Per Click Management (PPC) 

Ever wonder how to calculate ROI on a print ad? With Cost-Per-Click (CPC) marketing, the results are completely track-able, so your investment is never in question. Because you pay only when someone clicks on your sponsored listing, CPC marketing is a cost-effective way to drive and measure traffic to your website. Your ad will appear when someone searches with the keyword you specify, so the audience will not only be pre-qualified, but already actively searching for your products or services.

From simple text ads on search engine result pages to cutting-edge media ads on industry-specific sites, CPC marketing allows you the flexibility to work within your budget and messaging needs. You determine your budget, the amount you’re willing to pay for targeted keywords, and you can even modify your ads based on the responses you get. Not only do you get in front of active prospects, but you know how well your ad is doing by measuring the number of prospects that click through to your site. One click-thru may cost you $1, but it could result in your biggest sale of the day.

As with SEO, our team of experts will help you determine the competition and cost for targeted keywords, as well as the best text and graphics to use for your ads. We’ll also work with you to monitor results and modify campaigns. With an effective CPC campaign, you can gain exposure for your website and reach the right people at just the right time.

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Social Media Services 

Connecting with site visitors through online channels is a key component of building a well rounded online marketing presence. The interaction amongst site visitors and your business is key to building both trust and brand recognition. This is something that requires both time and effort. We can help you to ensure that the time and effort being put forth is directly on target with your long term goals.
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Email Marketing with eConnect 

Our eConnect email marketing software is a powerful email marketing system designed to fit all of your online communication needs. It is equipped with automated tools for ease of use, multiple list capability for customized messages, and measurement tools to track the success of your campaigns, it is the perfect solution for an easy and affordable way to send an effective, eye catching email campaign.
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Services

Web Design and Development

SGC has been working in the field of custom software development since 1999. Our expert team has taken part in dozens of application development projects. We are experienced in developing advanced systems with complex business logic dealing with large amounts of data and transactions. We are able to supply you with an innovative, trustworthy software solution to complement your most complicated business ideas.

System Development

Custom desktop application development tailored to the client’s specific business requirements. We deliver integrated on- and off-line applications that combine our solid cross-platform experience, technological expertise and an established development methodology.

Application Migration and Porting

Our migration services include porting applications to a new technology platform, database and server porting, data migration, standalone-to-web migration of legacy applications.

Application Re-engineering and Enhancement

We provide reverse engineering of existing systems to understand their business functionality and technical architecture and introduce new/enhanced business logic and improved performance.

Application Audit and Testing

Independent software audit and testing of your Web application, including code reviews, functionality-to-requirements verification, GUI usability and HTML standards compliance testing and performance/security/stability testing.

Application Evolution

Our Web application maintenance and support services are aimed at ensuring stable and uninterrupted operation of your business system. The services include problems analysis, resolution and application enhancement.

Web Database Development

Database-driven solutions have given new approaches to effective business information management due to the flexibility of data retrieval, storage and manipulation processes that they provide. Employing the data structuring and processing advantages that databases grant, SGC devotes client-server and Web-based applications development process to providing our clients with efficient and scalable solutions suiting contemporary business needs. Our company has solid experience with the following databases: MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL and MS Access.

Our Database Development Services include:

Investigation and Planning
Before starting the database development process, our business analysts perform thorough investigation of our clients’ needs to determine required application capacities and plan the solution architecture accordingly.

Data Modeling
Basing on the types of data that the future solution will manage, the database development specialists work out the DB logical schema, relationships between DB entities and modules to ensure the DB reliability and enhanced performance.

Web Interface Design

SGC provides professional website design services. Our skilled Web design team creates various Website projects from basic brochure sites to highly-functional Web-portals. Our pool of resources have the business and technical expertise that support in the development of complex layouts. We provide complete front-end interfaces based on the latest technologies and industry trends.

Professional Design (Look-and-Feel)

With the help of modern design tools our designers create appealing, exclusive designs that highlight your uniqueness and let you stand out from the crowd.

Our designs combine:

  • Appealing style
  • Functional integrity
  • Overall layout consistency
  • Fluid corporate identity
  • Color compatibility
  • Rational white-space usage
Usability

Irrespective of the Website’s functional complexity, we aim at keeping interfaces simple and easy-to-use. We pay attention to various aspects to ensure positive user experience:

  • User-friendly interface
  • Intuitive navigational schemes
  • AJAX-powered interactivity
  • Task-oriented workflow
  • Accessibility standards
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