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Old 12-11-2008
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Ok I have changed this now about 5 times! Please give your thoughts!

www.triplebvaservice.services.officelive.com
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Alexis,

This is just my personal preferences but I will share.

1. Wording should be left or justified not centered. It is harder to read that way and you want to reduce the font just a tad.
2. Maybe try a border around your header, your picture looks out of place or add something on the right.
3. Like the color scheme, easy on the eyes.
4. You may want to separate your about me and service into two pages.
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Hi Alexis, I also took a look at your page. The content is good. It is descriptive and the visual representation of the rates is great.

You may want to separate out the "What is a Virtual Assistant" from the "Why Hire a Virtual Assistant" and use bullet points underneath each of these sections to make each of your points stand out more. Also I would put the "Feel Free to Contact Me for a Quote" at the end.

Hope this is helpful.
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Hi Alexis,

Your site has really changed!

The colour is very easy on the eye but the font is a little large, size 2 0r 3 should do.
The content should be left aligned for easier reading.
You should have your own contact details on you site especially on your contact me page.
Check out the SEO section on this forum.

If you want you can turn off the Microsoft logo at the bottom of the page and the search on the top go into Site designer and click options from there you can un-click these specific options.

I have used Microsoft Office Live for my site, it is not perfect but as with all sites it is a work in progress. PM me if you have any specific questions or contact the MSO Live community page.
Well done to you for doing you own site it is certainly a major learning curve.
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Yes, I love the picture you added too and the colors are warm and inviting for clients. Pretty soon you'll be done.
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Didn't your old site have trees on it? I liked that look.
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Yeah the old site had trees but that was on the Freeweb.com site..
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Hi Alexis,

Here are my thoughts:

Your site needs more content. I know this from experience. I would devote more time to the About Us page (not overkill but more info about you) and another entire page to your services. Then, to create even more content I would write a separate page for each service detailing how that service can benefit the client. This is easier said than done but do it now while you can. I've been trying to get my own finished for weeks now and I just haven't been able to get it completed. The reason for this is to create lots of content with a goal to getting found in the search engines. Of course you should use your keyword phrases where possible. Just remember to write for your clients first and the search engines second.

Your site needs a call to action. Why should a client contact you, what benefit will they gain if they do? You have to give them a reason to contact you. Use verbs.

You don't need a site map. You don't have enough pages. Use that page for more content.

Create an entire page outlining the benefits of why they should hire you and another one for what is a virtual assistant.

Remember, search engines love content. Your site will benefit from a blog.

Finally, and most importantly, your site needs SEO work. For information on how to do that read the SEO section of the forums.

Good luck Alexis. Take the time to do these things correctly and you will see qualified traffic coming to your site. It won't happen overnight but it will happen. Trust me
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Alexis,

It has been fun following you on your web page journey. You have definetly come a long way and it is really starting to shape up. I would now work on my content. Plan and work on a page at a time. Speaking from my own exprience, my site changes as my needs change (even did a complete redesign recently).

Still love the colors and the header looks much better but I would think about adding come type of contact information (phone, email, etc.) to it and a tagline if you have one.

Don't be afraid to look at others sites for ideas but remember to not copy their content. This should help you as you continue to shape everything up.

Congratulations on a job well done to this point.
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