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The YNot Web Client Appreciation Raffle is exclusive to YNot Web clients only.  If you are a past or current client and did not receive entry instructions via email, request a resend to the email address of your choice here:

Well, its been a very busy month and year – so much that I realize I need to update our web design portfolio with more than a year’s worth of web designs we’ve done.

Until I get that daunting task completed, I wanted to share the sites we launched for clients this month alone:

• FutureDecisions: http://www.futuredecisions.com (sister site coming in early August)
• Strategic Financial Services: http://www.afundingcompany.com
• Arden Manor Recreation: http://www.amrpd.org

Look for at least 4 more site launches in the first few days of August and an updated portfolio by the end of summer.

As you may know, if you are either one of my long-term customers, friends, or business colleagues, YNot Web has been consistently over-booked for quite some time (our 4 year business anniversary is in a couple of months).  In addition to the mounting number of businesses who’s websites we have created and launched (sorry, I haven’t updated the Portfolio in quite some time), I also have an increasing number of clients turn into ongoing strategy consulting, search engine optimization or online marketing clients.  I particularly enjoy having these types of long term relationships with my clients as I truly believe your web presence needs to be continually growing and improving.  What was ‘good enough’ five years ago is not ‘good enough’ now and there is no such thing as “build it, they will come” or “set it and forget it” when it comes to promoting your business on the web.

With that in mind, I have decided to devote more of my business schedule to my ongoing SEO, strategy consulting, and web maintenance clients.  For too long I have allowed the more deadline-driven web design project clients take over the schedule, particularly with project delays and scope creep.  Although I will not stop taking web design or development clients altogether, as I still enjoy the creation process, I will be reducing the number of design projects I carry at one time and imposing increased restrictions on timeframes, project scopes, and types of businesses we will accept as web development clients.  I hope this won’t come across as too ‘structured’ (my husband calls it something else) to those interested in working with us in the future.  If you are a full-time business committed to completing your web project in weeks instead of months and have the time that you will need to devote to your project by providing a clear definition of your vision and providing the text and graphic content needed to create or revamp your website, then you are just the type of client we’d like in our next design schedule opening.  If you have questions or concerns, feel free to call 916-225-5266.
 

Congratulations to client GoGift for the feature article that appears on the front page of SacBee’s Business section today.  The GoGift founders are working hard at getting the word out about their nationwide cash gift registry services as an alternative to traditional wedding and baby registries.  YNot Web handles the online marketing and search engine optimization for GoGift and we wish them well in all their promotional efforts. 

Find the GoGift SacBee article online (you must register an email with the Bee for access).

Well, once again our client load is forcing us to put a hold on any new web design or search engine optimization projects.  In order to best service our existing clients (i.e. who pay YNot Web on a monthly maintenance agreement or have a project in development), we cannot consider any new web development work until at least March.  We will then be reevaluating completion dates of our current projects to determine which new clients and projects are a ‘best fit’ for our schedule and business direction on a case by case basis.  We are happy to recommend other web design firms that can meet your needs as well as have a waiting list for our next available openings (serious inquiries only). 

Thank you for your patience as we continually adjust to meet the higher demand for our services.

As usual, November marks the end of our busy season at YNot Web. This seems to be the normal ebb and flow here, with tons of summer projects and vendors that scramble to make it online before the holiday season.

I relish this time as it lets me reconnect with the quiet clients and reflect on changes to make to my business in the coming year.  If you’ve been quietly contemplating your business, feel free to drop a line.  Maybe you are reflecting on the changes you would like to see with your business or web presence next year.  Now is the time to plan and I’d love to give you ideas and inform you of any methods or technologies that could help your business go the direction you want.  From marketing, to lead generation, to conversion systems– we have the tools and know-how to help.