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Monday, December 19, 2011
Shopping Cart Checkout Login Example – Smart Design
While purchasing Christmas gifts online, I recognized an excellent shopping cart checkout login interface – See’s Candies.
 Excellent Checkout Interface
- Support Phone number is here in case you need it. And I did.
- Your website visitors, especially purchasers, want to know where they’ve been, where they are and where they’re going. See’s Candies doesn’t surprise you. They tell you up front what’s coming up next.
- My favorite feature: Checkout as a Guest. Many times, I just want to order and go, without spending time creating an account. Give me the option and See’s Candies does.
When designing a shopping cart login interface, learn by example.
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 11:06 am
Comments: None | Filed under: Web Design
Monday, November 21, 2011
They Got Me…I Opened It
Not an internet related post, but a very good, yet sneaky, marketing tactic (or trick).
What looks like an important package is cleverly disguised as merely a sales letter.
 Not Important at All I will usually open junk mail because:
- It may actually be legitimate (i.e. my new credit card or a check)
- I’m in marketing and I am just that curious
I could conclude this is good marketing, but I’m not a fan of any junk mail (online or offline). I’m a fan of permission marketing. This is not. It’s as bad as a telemarketer calling me in the middle of the night.
This example is truly deceptive. I really thought for a moment this was an ‘extremetly important’ package. It was not. NOTE: More often than not, when it says ‘extremely important’, it’s not.
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 4:07 pm
Comments: None | Filed under: Business, Email Newsletters
Thursday, October 20, 2011
How to Grant Administrative Access to Business Facebook Page
Do you have a Facebook Business page? If not, get one.
If you do have a Facebook Business page, does your web team have access. If so, great, if not, they should.
Here is how to grant administrative rights for your web team.
- Have your web team ‘Like’ your business page
- Login to your Facebook account
- Click on the ‘Down’ arrow in the upper right corner and click Use Facebook as Page.
- Select the Page you want to edit
- Next, click on the Edit Page button in the top right corner.
- On the left column click Manage Admins
- Type the names or email addresses of the people you would like to add and click Save Changes
Now your web team will have full administrative rights to manage your Facebook Business page.
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 10:42 am
Comments: None | Filed under: Social Media
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
MJS Web Solutions Launches USCG Stratton Commissioning Website
MJS Web Solutions is honored to announce the launch of the official website for Commissioning of the USCGC Stratton flagship.
 USCGC Stratton Commissioning Website The new website was designed with the ship in mind and to raise awareness and initiate contributions for the Commissioning event being held in Alameda at Coast Guard Island next year.
MJS Web Solutions would like to thank the Navy League and Barbara Price and Kathie Wolfe of PK Consultants for giving us the opportunity to create a historical event website.
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 3:49 pm
Comments: None | Filed under: News
Monday, August 29, 2011
Paul Berning Website Launched by MJS Web Solutions
We’re proud to announce the launch of the new Law Offices of Paul W. Berning website.
An Alameda construction law lawyer, Paul W. Berning provides economical resolution of disputes, counseling and negotiating focused on construction, energy, business and regulatory matters.
 Law Offices of Paul W. Berning Website The new website, designed and developed by MJS Web Solutions, is a complete, custom design. The goal was to accent all four services with complementary imagery and SEO components.
Mike Swartz says, “Check it out!”
Law Offices of Paul W. Berning Website
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 1:57 pm
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Domain Name Research Tools
Choosing a domain name for your business can be quite tough these days. Nearly every domain with any known combination of words is already taken. Note that I said ‘nearly every domain‘.
You’d be surprised what is still available if you’re creative in your search.
To help with your domain search, I’ve compiled a few domain name research tools that we’ve used with success.
BustAName
Our favorite, bustaname.com, where you can enter in many different word combinations and they’ll compile a list of available domain names. Or let Bustaname generate domain names for you with Domain Maker.
 BustaName Panabee
Enter two words into Panabee and it will give you variations and related terms on your search which can be very helpful. Just like in a keyword search, you may spot other words you never thought of.
 Panadee KnowEm
KnowEm goes one giant step further, by checking social network and trademark names.
 Knowem Check out these other domain name search resources.
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 2:08 pm
Comments: None | Filed under: Business, Web General
Thursday, May 19, 2011
3 Important SEO Tasks Before Optimization Process
 Before we begin optimizing a website for a new SEO client, we recommend they sign up for the following 3 Google services:
- Claim Your Business Listing on Google Places
If your customers are local, they’re searching locally. Login to Google Places and add your business to Google’s local directory.
- Add Google Analytics Tracking Code to Your Website
Knowing how your visitors act on your website is crucial in determining the performance of any website.
- Sign Up With Google Webmaster Tools
Learn and control how Google interprets your website and ways to improve upon these findings.
Each service ensures our clients achieve successful results within the search engines.
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 3:55 pm
Comments: None | Filed under: SEO
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Alameda 4th of July Parade Website Launch
We are proud to announce the launch of the new Alameda 4th of July Parade website.
The new website objective was about fun and community. We brought back parade roots, using the parade mascot for design inspiration. The new website now draws users in and invites them to be a part of the parade or join in the celebration.
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We would like to thank Barbara Price and the entire parade board for providing MJS Web Solutions the opportunity to work on such an exciting project.
We would also like to thank Gunderson Direct for their incredible design.
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 4:05 pm
Comments: None | Filed under: News
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Language Choice Splash Page Showcase
We are currently redesigning a website for multiple languages.
Upon visiting the site, we can offer visitors two splash (intro) page scenarios:
- Give visitors a choice: They can choose which language option they want.
- Don’t give visitors a choice: Detect their location and present the equivalent language page.
We prefer the former. Give your visitors the choice. Your visitors may be in a country where they cannot speak the language.
With this in mind, we were curious how other websites presented their language based intro pages. If you have other examples, please list them in the comments. (click the image for full view)
 UPS Website  Tiffany Website  Jaguar Website  FedEx Website  IKEA Website  Rolex Website  Ferrari Website  Jessie J Website  Hermes Website  Redit Website Posted by: Michael Swartz at 11:28 am
Comments: 2 Comments | Filed under: Web Design
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Join Autism Answers for Autism Awareness Month Event
 From our client, Autism Answers…
April is here, and Autism Awareness events across the country have begun!
Autism Answers will begin the first of six events this Wednesday, at Mimosa’s Champagne Lounge beginning at 6:00 p.m. to raise the awareness of autism in our community! We would like to take this opportunity to invite each of you to come out in support of Autism Awareness and our company’s mission and cause.
Autism Awareness Event
We have planned an evening of education which will include collateral materials and information on autism, a 22 point slide show presentation, a short video and pictures of hope. Â We will entertain you and conduct a raffle of items ranging from golf, to baseball tickets, spa package, and ladies handbags, to healthy food shopping and education books abouts autism. Â We hope that you will tell a friend, a colleague, a neighbor, or a family member to join us for this evening and learn about this puzzling epidemic.
Autism Affects
Today autism affects 1 in 91 children (NOTE: these numbers do not include POS, PDD, and Aspergers,) but are endorsed by the CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics and other federal agencies. Â Four out of five children diagnosed are boys, if you mention the word autism to most any friend, neighbor or colleague, you will find someone you know may have this disability, but often lack the necessary resources and information to assist them with solutions and answers about autism.
It is imperative that we get the message out to our community regarding autism, and bring hope, solutions and answers to these children and their families!
Please reserve this Wednesday the 6th of April  from 6-11 p.m. to come and join us in recognition of world autism month!
Posted by: Michael Swartz at 9:08 am
Comments: None | Filed under: News
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