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).

Recently, I’ve been a victim of spam by several local businesses.? I am pretty sure these small local businesses are not really cognizant of the fact that they are, in fact, spamming.? Somehow these business got the email addresses from the local Chamber of Commerce and they must think its “okay”.? Its not okay- it is spam and most of them have been in violation of the FTC’s CAN-SPAM Act (U.S. law in effect since January 2004).

For those with “fuzzy” definitions of what spam is, here is a reality check.? The definition of spam:

spam noun?
electronic junk mail: an unsolicited, often commercial, message transmitted through the Internet as a mass mailing to a large number of recipients

to spam transitive and intransitive verb?
to send unwanted e-mail: to send an unsolicited e-mail message, often an advertisement, to many people

Are you a spammer?? When you send commercial or advertising?email are you following the CAN-SPAM legal requirements?? For more information on spam, and what you can do if you receive it, see the Federal Trade Commission’s website.

Every year, the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce presents a series of free Concerts in the Park for the community of Fair Oaks and all who want to attend. This year, YNot Web joins in as a sponsor for this wonderful series of events that runs June 22 - September 7th. Go to the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce website for more information, or download a concerts schedule.

This week I will be speaking at two different local business groups about “Web Site Content: What to Write for your Site to best promote your business and get targeted leads.”  Once I have completed the presentions, I will be posting most the content somewhere within my site.

Specifically, I will talk about the “Must-Have” content, what to say and where to say it on your site, how your content impacts your search engine listings, and how writing content for your web site can promote your business AND get you FREE website traffic (visitors and leads).

See Comments link below for links to handouts and expanded information.

YNot Web joins the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce as a sponsor to this year’s Fair Oaks Fiesta. Fiesta Days is held May 6th and 7th in Fair Oaks Village. Activities include a Parade, rides, childrens game booths, carnival, frog jumping, Theatre Festival show, Fire Safety Demos, Car Show, Toilet Bowl Race, food and crafts. Go to the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce website for more information.