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		<title>5 Ways to Lose Visitors</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/08/31/5-ways-to-lose-visitors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Website Maintenance &#8211; Keep It In Good Shape</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 16:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homestead]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is here! It&#8217;s a good time to get your Homestead-Intuit website in tip-top condition. When was the last time you took a good close look at your website? We make quick changes now and then, but don&#8217;t usually pay attention to the big picture. A website can always use a bit of maintenance because [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=325&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Website navigation &#8211; Is yours friendly?</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/04/21/website-navigation-is-yours-friendly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your Homestead site chasing visitors away? If your navigation isn&#8217;t simple and straightforward you could be losing customers. One stat claims that 1/2 of online sales are lost due to the result of  a navigation that is poorly designed. That&#8217;s a pretty big number! Your Home page is THE most important page of your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=311&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tags can still be considered keyword stuffing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder Program]]></category>
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		<title>Form 1099-Misc and Website Designers</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/02/13/form-1099-misc-and-website-designers/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/02/13/form-1099-misc-and-website-designers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Your Website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homestead users]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website designers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The controversial Health Care Reform Bill that was passed last year came loaded with all sorts of new laws hidden within its 2400+ pages. Many of you who use Homestead&#8217;s SiteBuilder program are designing sites as a business and that means these new laws apply to you. Form 1099-Misc has been a requirement for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=269&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Google shaking up search results</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/02/03/google-shaking-up-search-results/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/02/03/google-shaking-up-search-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Webmaster Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homestead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intuit Websites by Homestead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword density]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engine placement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Besides the school-yard spitting match going on between Google and Bing (For more on the spitting match just do a search for Google and Bing click fraud &#8211; everyone has jumped on that posting bandwagon.), the latest news concerning Google is that they are about to shake up search results in an effort to reduce [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=258&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Promote Your Intuit &#8211; Homestead Website Locally</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/02/02/10-ways-to-promote-your-intuit-homestead-website-locally/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/02/02/10-ways-to-promote-your-intuit-homestead-website-locally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Your Website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Webmaster Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intuit Websites by Homestead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[niche market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this day and age a web site is a must-have for businesses large or small. For the business that operates within a specific locale a web site is an invaluable tool.  The Yellow Pages used to be the &#8216;go to&#8217; place for people to find a business or service; expensive advertising with limited exposure. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=230&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just have to share &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2010/04/21/just-have-to-share/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2010/04/21/just-have-to-share/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being upfront with your clients is paramount to sustaining a lasting relationship with them as well as positive word of mouth advertising...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=200&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Intuit &#8211; Homestead Site Builder Design Tips</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2010/03/14/intuit-homestead-site-builder-design-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2010/03/14/intuit-homestead-site-builder-design-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to use the border element in SiteBuilder - it can be problematic if not done correctly.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=191&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just Released &#8211; 2010 edition of SEO Building Blocks</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2010/03/06/just-released-2010-edition-of-seo-building-blocks/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2010/03/06/just-released-2010-edition-of-seo-building-blocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Webmaster Tools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEO Building Blocks is a comprehensive guide to help Intuit - Homestead users learn search engine optimization and how to apply SEO to their SiteBuilder web sites. The building blocks of SEO presented in easy to understand terms...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=181&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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