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		<title>Internet Blacklist Legislation &#8211; Stop it in it&#8217;s tracks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t been reading the news of late you probably haven&#8217;t heard about the proposed bill that Congress is working on. Called SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and the Protect IP Act. These bills, if passed, would the threaten the security, sanctity, and privacy of the Internet as we know it. Although reaction on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=366&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Move Over SiteBuilder Here comes Plus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Change is something that either makes us giddy with anticipation or sends us off screaming and pulling out our hair. It&#8217;s also the one constant in life … the one thing we can count on to happen. And so it seems that change is looming on the horizon in regards to the desktop SiteBuilder from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=356&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Webmaster Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homestead Webmaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intuit Websites by Homestead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all have a mental list of things that bother us about websites; things that send us scrambling to another site.  The web is huge, competition is fierce and the best thing a webmaster can do is to adhere to the KISS principle. (KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID). Users of the Intuit-Homestead SiteBuilder program to design [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=340&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Website Maintenance &#8211; Keep It In Good Shape</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/05/07/website-maintenance-keep-it-in-good-shape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 16:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homestead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intuit Websites by Homestead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta tags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web site optimization]]></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>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/04/21/website-navigation-is-yours-friendly/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[best web practices]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=311</guid>
		<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>Lots of Website Visitors &#8211; Few Results</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/03/24/lots-of-website-visitors-few-results/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/03/24/lots-of-website-visitors-few-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Webmaster Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[converting visitors to customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intuit Websites by Homestead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[optimizing Homestead website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO Building Blocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site optimization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is something we hear often. I get all these visitors to my site, but they don&#8217;t buy or they don&#8217;t fill out a form or they don&#8217;t do whatever it is that I am hoping they will do when they visit my site. These webmasters have well-optimized sites, all the t&#8217;s are crossed and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=300&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>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/03/06/tags-can-still-be-considered-keyword-stuffing/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/03/06/tags-can-still-be-considered-keyword-stuffing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Keywords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SiteBuilder Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword stuffing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tag clouds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been watching with interest the number of SiteBuilder webmasters  who are  using tag clouds or so-called tag lists on their sites.  This started in blogs, you can choose to use a tag cloud that shows up in the sidebar on blogs. Each time you write a post you add tags and the tags then [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=290&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Privacy Matter to You?</title>
		<link>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/02/19/does-privacy-matter-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://homestead-design-seo.com/2011/02/19/does-privacy-matter-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sjhwd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web news and views]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://homestead-design-seo.com/?p=280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are uncomfortable having your name, address, phone number and even a map to your home accessible to any and all you need to take a look at Spokeo because chances are you&#8217;ll find yourself listed. Their claim of just being a user-friendly search that will allow users to find and keep up with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homestead-design-seo.com&amp;blog=4714321&amp;post=280&amp;subd=homesteadwebsitedesign&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[search results]]></category>

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		<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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