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2008 SEMMY Finalist
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· I'd Like To Be a PODS Customer, But They Are Making It Too Hard - 4/15/08
· Search Engine Land Features John Tuggle, Our Client - 4/10/08
· Noteworthy Local Happenings of the Week - 3/27/08
· Goofy, Goofy Google Maps Review Numbers - 3/25/08

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"Having my site professionally designed by Solas Web Design was the single most significant decision I could have made for my business..." - Ann Shaw, Owner, Classic Quilts of Vermont

I Want a Top 10 Google Ranking

SEO-based Web Design Services

Because Solas Web Design is a small business, we understand small businesses!
Let us build your website from the ground up, redesign your failing site, and show you EXACTLY how we work to get Top 10 Google Rankings for our valued clients.

Let Solas Web Design put our straightforward, common sense, human-friendly, search engine-friendly methods to work for your small business.

Drop us a note for a quote on your website development needs.

"Numbers do not lie! In one year since the Solas web team redesigned our site, our online sales have shot up over 125%!!!!!" - Dawn Perry, Owner, Cape Cod Treasure Chest


Local Search Engine Optimization Services
Does your business offer goods or services to your local community? If you have something to offer and you want your neighbors and regional tourists to be your customers, you need Local Search Engine Optimization. We are eager to learn about your business and to put our skills at your service so that you are getting the local attention it deserves. Read more »


SEOigloo Blog » Come Inside the SEOigloo Blog: Your source for what's happening in the world of SEO, Internet Marketing and Website Design
It's a big cold world out there on the Internet when a new web business owner is trying to find his way. Step into the SEOigloo - it's informative, it's dedicated to small businesses, and it's toasty! What more could anyone ask for?

» I'd Like To Be a PODS Customer, But They Are Making It Too Hard | April 15, 2008
Last week, Mike Blumenthal blogged about hurdles being put in his way by a hotel asking for customer reviews. I'm finding myself in a similar situation with a popular moving/storage company called PODS and I think the issues I'm facing with them are worth noting. A few changes to their system could work some serious wonders for their bottom line. Read More »

» Search Engine Land Features John Tuggle, Our Client | April 10, 2008
We are thrilled that our friend Matt McGee has done an interview in his column over at Search Engine Land with our client, John W. Tuggle of Learning Guitar Now. This interview shows some great insight into the potential a small business has to win success online. Read More »

» Noteworthy Local Happenings of the Week | March 27, 2008
This week in local, Mike Blumenthal turned over a rock and discovered what appeared to be a cluster of brash affiliate spammers creeping around Yahoo! Local. Within a couple of days, however, Matt McGee published a terrific interview with Brian Gil of Yahoo! Local and asked him about the Marriott Hotel issue. Brian suggested that what appears to be grave affiliate spam may not be what we think it is. Read More »

» Goofy, Goofy Google Maps Review Numbers | March 25, 2008
I'm all excited to announce that, from what I see, Google is now counting all my reviews I've left. They are appearing in the A-J rank and in the little popup. I looked at my oldest and newest reviews and all are being counted. YAY, YAY...but...uhm...something is still not right...Read More »


Why Small Web Business Clients Come To Us

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We get to know our clients and our clients get to know us
There are enough times in life when you feel you're being treated like a number. That's not the experience you should expect with your web designer. We know that your business is unique, and we build around your needs. That's a whole lot different than trying to fit your needs into a pre-made template with no help besides the automated voice messaging system or faceless customer support the big website design companies offer. Though we are quite able to take a project and run with it when a business owner is too busy to deal with a design firm that needs constant supervision, we genuinely like working with people and are proud of the fact that our clients know they can call us up any day of the week to run an idea past us or get advice. If you are about to take your e-commerce or professional service website on-line, we want to hear about it. If being treated like a real person and having your business be treated as incredibly important is important to you, we're ready to talk to you.

Client education is our #1 priority
Don't be intimidated or feel you're falling short if HTML, CSS, SEO, PPC and Local Search all sound like Greek to you. The reason you're coming to us is because we're going to teach you about these things and many other important factors that relate to running your small business website. You don't need to be an expert on how search engines and the Internet work - that's our job. However, because we believe that education is the key factor that sets a web business apart from competitiors, it's vital that we teach each and every client what we're doing, why we're doing it, and what to expect from working with us. Steer clear of any web designer who makes what they are doing a mystery. Good websites are all about common sense, creativity and hard work. Let us share what we know about the web with you.

Every Website Designed by Solas Web Design is SEO-based
The majority of companies out there currently offering web design services focus on building pretty pages. Looking smart, welcoming and professional is, indeed, essential to running a quality web business. However, being found, indexed and ranked well by the major search engines is about a million times more important to any website than just looking 'cool'. Take a look at our own website, and at our client portfolio. Our clients receive tons of praise on the beautiful professionalism of their websites, but the real beauty lies in the super-simple navigation and search-engine-friendliness of every page we build. Pretty pages are nice. Pages that rank in Google's coveted Top 10 are awesome. We want clients who vote for awesome.

Find out more about what sets Solas Web Design apart from the crowd by reading our blog, and our ever-growing library of web design and SEO articles that we have assembled with the aim of promoting small web business owner education. We don't overwhelm our readers or our clients with tech-speak, but rather, are striving to make life on the web comfortable, meaningful and profitable for the small business owner.

By Phone: (707) 833-2610
By Email: info@solaswebdesign.net

At Solas Web Design, we are committed to assisting your company in achieving a strong and effective Internet presence.