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Custom Facebook Fan Pages

10.22.2009 Branding

Sample Facebook page with FBML – this is what viewers will see if they are not a fan or friend yet. Fans and friends are taken directly to the Wall below. We’re still adding to the FBML page above

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Latest Addition to the Portfolio

10.16.2009 Point2 Agent

Next Generation Realty Group
Naples FL Real Estate
Point2 Agent Web Design
View Point2 Agent Web Design Portfolio

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If you’re finding your widget choices aren’t working when adding widgets to your sidebars, try this…
Go to Appearance – Widgets
Up in the right of your WordPress Blog, you’ll see “Screen Options” – click on it
Then in the left side “Enable accessibility mode” will appear. Choose it and you’ll see your widgets now have an “add” [...]

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Image “alt” and “title” Tags in Point2 Agent Websites

09.29.2009 Point2 Agent

When the new content editor came out a while back, I noticed the “title” tags for images was replacing whatever we had in the “alt” tag section. The alt tag is what the viewer sees when they mouseover the graphic.
Now…it seems that the alt tags aren’t even being seen anymore and you “must” fill in [...]

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Loan Site Plus Mortgage Website Platform

09.20.2009 DIY Tips & Tricks

I’ve had the opportunity to work with a Loan Site Plus mortgage website and must say I’m impressed with all that comes with it! They offer a version with free set-up as well as full custom websites.
Findings:

Forms needed for the Mortgage Industry come with the site, and are secure.
Modern looking themes to choose from, and [...]

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Comparing Point2 Agent and Ultra Agent…

09.13.2009 Point2 Agent

I was asked for a “key component” comparison between Point2 Agent and Ultra Agent – just thought I’d share…
CUSTOMIZATION –
Point2 Agent – With Point2 you really don’t have a choice of “modern” themes, they’re all outdated and you’re “forced” to customize or hire a designer if you’re unable to customize your own site. Limitless customization is becoming “Limited” [...]

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Point2 Agent Customized Featured Listing Widgets

08.29.2009 Point2 Agent

I happened to be in a Point2 Agent website tonight making some updates when I noticed that the client’s two featured listing modules were showing the same listing.
This client had her site designed by another designer who had customized the featured listing modules.
The 2 featured listing module settings were at the bottom of the home page in [...]

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Point2 Agent Drip Email Campaign Headers

08.24.2009 Branding

I’ve had numerous inquiries from clients about the headers in the drip email campaign and wanting me to “fix them”. I was told about a year ago that Point2 Agent was working on changing the appearance of the headers in the emails generated from websites, but just tested some websites and they still look the [...]

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Questions to Ask ANY SEO Firm

08.22.2009 Innuity

Will the SEO service provider share its optimization techniques with you?
Ask them for an overview of how they achieve results. If the firm won’t give you an explanation, chances are the company is trying to hide unethical techniques.
Is the SEO firm putting “in-house created contact forms” in your website that are hosted on their servers?
If [...]

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Ultra Agent Real Estate Websites…

08.21.2009 Real Estate Websites

The great thing about Ultra Agent is that they really provide clients with a strong foundation, modern themes with the option of changes in your header at no cost! There are some limitations, and that’s where FirstCoastDesigns.Com comes in to play.
You may not even need our services – it’s that good. However, if you find you still want [...]

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Sam’s Club Websites

08.17.2009 Innuity

Sam’s Club Members websites are powered by Innuity. Innuity (formerly Vista) is a publicly held, Software as a Service (SaaS) company that designs, acquires and integrates applications to deliver solutions for small businesses.

FirstCoastDesigns.Com – Our role, as it has been since 2002, is to help small businesses on the Innuity website platform with customization and design services [...]

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SEO Friendly Flash Sites!

08.16.2009 Flash Design & Websites

We’ve found it! A great flash website platform that is also search engine friendly! We’ve been able to play around a bit and the platform allows us to enter the Google Analytics ID #, give pages Title, Description, and Keywords, and more! So we’ll be testing it over the next couple of months and will have more updates [...]

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Helpful Links Animated .Gif’s for Websites

08.15.2009 FREE Website Goodies

Below are some animated .gif’s we thought you’d like for your website! Simply right click on the .gif and save it to your computer. These are Royalty Free animated .gif’s and we will keep adding to this post as we gather and create real estate animation for websites!

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