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Monday, December 14, 2009

Unique Rancho Santa Margarita Dentist Offers Unparalleled Services

From time to time we at Cal Coast Web Design enjoy placing the spotlight on clients in order to share with the world what we feel are great, unique, and useful products and services. This time we turn the virtual spotlight on the Rancho Santa Margarita dentists of Blossoming Smiles. Dr. Carlos Parajon is the owner of Blossoming Smiles as well as a Rancho Santa Margarita dentist.


Dr. Parajon and his staff at Blossoming Smiles are unlike any other Rancho Santa Margarita dentists in that they not only offer standard dentistry services but they specialize in cosmetic dentistry too. If that weren't enough the Blossoming Smiles office has been designed and decorated as though it where a home. The Rancho Santa Margarita dentists at Blossoming Smiles are well aware of the apprehensions many people share about visiting a dentist and have gone to great lengths in order to make people feel, quite literally, at home in their office. The staff treat their patients as they would family members which goes a long way in helping to remove the anxiety and fear many people have when the visit a Rancho Santa Margarita dentist.


Blossoming Smiles Rancho Santa Margarita Dental Services:

Blossoming Smiles is truly a one of a kind Rancho Santa Margarita dentist experience. Patients will feel at home and be treated with respect and as people first rather than simply the "next appointment". Cal Coat Web Design is proud to have Dr. Carlos Parajon as part of the Cal Coast family and wish both he and Blossoming Smiles continued success.

Blossoming Smiles Says:
"We go the extra mile for our patients!"

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Orange County Personal Trainer Helps Fitness Experts And Fitness Conscience Individuals Find One Another - Keeps Pregnant Women In Shape


Every so often we here at Cal Coast Web Design use this blog to showcase one of our clients. This time we'd like to talk a bit about Orange County personal trainer, Eric Johannsen who is also owner of Premium Trainers. Premium Trainers is an online network that connects personal trainers, fitness clubs, and even clients of those. Premium Trainers makes it easy to find a personal trainer that's right for you by providing information on a long list of Orange County personal trainers. Individuals looking for a fitness club can also utilize Eric's website to find one that works best for them and in their local area as well. The Premium Trainers website allows its visitors to search for and Orange County personal trainer and fitness clubs using a number of different criteria as to provide results that are as specific and close to the visitor as possible.

In addition to Premium Trainers, Eric Johannsen also runs Fitness 4 Baby, a web site which is dedicated to both pre and post natal fitness programs. Having worked as an Orange County personal trainer for many years, Eric has also worked with many expectant mothers as well as those who've recently given birth. As such Eric knows just how difficult it can be for mothers to stay in shape during pregnancy and to get back into shape following the birth of a new baby. Fitness 4 Baby is a result of years of work with mothers as well as research into exercise during and just after a pregnancy.

Orange County Premium Trainer Services

  • Find an Orange County Personal Trainer – Finding a reputable and experienced Orange County personal trainer can be a daunting task for those looking. Premium Trainers allows visitors to search for personal trainers by trainer, fitness club, city, state, and zip code.
  • Find an Orange County Gym - Many people want not only an Orange County personal trainer but a local fitness club to work out at. Working out in a gym is far more motivating that going it alone or at home and Premium Trainers knows this. They therefore also allow visitors to search for fitness clubs in their area using the same criteria as those searching for a personal trainer use.
  • Personal Trainers Advertise Services – Orange County personal trainers know that like any other business, advertising and getting the word out are the only way to generate business. At Premium Trainers trainers can come, register with the site and get their profiles placed on the largest fitness network online.
  • Gyms Get Listed in Our Directory- Not only can Orange County personal trainers register at Premium Trainers but fitness clubs can do the same in order to help bolster interest in their particular brand of fitness. Gyms that register and are displayed on Premium Trainers often do more business in their local areas than gyms that do no appear on the site.

Who Can Utilize Premium Trainers?

In addition to allowing visitors to search for an Orange County personal trainer visitors can come to Premium Trainers for dietary tips, information and even healthy recipes. Those Orange County personal trainers looking for new clients can also visit Premium Trainers, sign up, and become networked with other health professionals as well as those who are seeking an Orange County personal trainer. Signing up is quick and easy and is a great way to get your name and information out there.

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Fitness4baby

Fitness 4 Baby is a website for expectant mothers as well as those who've recently given birth. Fitness 4 Baby is not only updated regularly with advice that a woman can use to live healthy during pregnancy but through this site a number of services are offered to mothers that aim to help keep them in shape and healthy during and after pregnancy. Women who are pregnant and aren't sure what to eat or how to stay in shape can visit this site and pick up valuable information while those looking to get back into pre-pregnancy shape following birth will find Fitness 4 Baby's services particularly useful.

Fitness4baby Services:

  • Healthy Pregnancy Topics - Fitness 4 Baby covers a wide variety of healthy pregnancy topics. These range from pregnancy fitness, weight loss and weight gain, as well as patrician and lifestyle too. Any woman pregnant or having recently given birth will find the topics on the site comprehensive and informative.

  • Favorite Pregnancy Exercises - Fitness 4 Baby places an emphasis on exercise during and after pregnancy in order to help clients stay fit the entire time which is healthier for both mother and baby. Services for safe exercise, stretching, weight training, and even cardiovascular are available through Fitness 4 Baby.

  • Pregnancy Video Library – Fitness 4 Baby offers a line of home videos for women who enjoy working out on their own and in the comfort of their homes. There is a wide variety of videos as well to choose from. Videos focus on a number of different aspects of pregnancy fitness including core and abdominal exercises, weight training, and stretching.

  • How to Get Started - Being pregnant and caring for a newborn can be exhausting and so Fitness 4 Baby has made getting started on their programs extremely easy. Women interested in getting started need only visit the Fitness 4 Baby website. From here view a list of services, contact Fitness 4 Baby with any questions, and then complete the transaction over the phone or mail the trainer and have them collect payment in person.

  • Pricing and Packages – The pricing of packages at Fitness 4 Baby varies depending on what a woman wants. Though Fitness 4 Baby has a number of packages in place to choose from, they alsoallow interested parties to customize packages and essentially create one that both works for them and meets their budgetary needs.

  • Standard Pregnancy Package – The standard pregnancy package offered by Fitness 4 Baby is more comprehensive that you might expect and includes services such as goal setting, movement analysis, strength training, and even healthy eating habit instruction.

  • Most Commonly Asked Questions About Fitness During Pregnancy
    Women seeking answers to questions about healthy living during and after pregnancy can visit Fitness4 Baby where they'll find a page dedicated to frequently asked questions. These questions and answers help many women live healthier during pregnancy and thereafter.

  • Additional Pregnancy Resources – In addition to providing women with services and tips related to healthy pregnancy and fitness, Fitness 4 Baby also provides women with additional pregnancy resources in an effort to expose them to as much free information as possible so that they can maintain a healthy lifestyle and stay in shape.

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Using Social Media To Advertise Your Real Estate Listings

Cal Coast Web Design has discovered a new tool that allows allows real estate agents to post their listings easily and quickly onto their social media accounts. As most people know Social Media sites like Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter are excellent ways to keep in touch with people whom are important to you and/or your business. What many people don't realize however is that all Social Media sites present their users with a way to advertise their products, in this case listings.

Cal Coast Web Design wants to help you maximize the exposure you get with your listings!

On all of these sites listings can be viewed by your fans, friends, and followers making it easier than ever to get the word out on a specific listings, price reductions, and even brand new or recently sold listings. Placing listings on your Social Media pages has never been easier either. On the three big Social Media sites users are able to copy and paste links into status updates, news updates, and tweets. Doing so in most cases will bring up a picture of the page for display on your account. Links and images are a great way to catch the eye of your followers and entice them into reading more.

The SoCal MLS has made this process even easier so now there's no excuse to not utilize the Social Media sites. If you'd like to use Social media sites to get the word out on your listings you can do so by simply following these instructions.

1. Start by using the SoCal MSL URL http://www.socalmls.com/.

2. Add your listings MLS number to the end of the aforementioned address. The end result will look something like this. http://www.socalmls.com/X95000436

3. Paste this address into your web browser, Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc. which will take you to your listings.

4. To the right of your listing photo you’ll see the following icons.

5. Clicking on any of these icons will send the listing to your account on each respective Social Media site.

6. You can now begin editing your entry and DON'T FORGET TO ADD A BIT OF commentary TO YOUR listing so that those viewing the listing can get as much information as possible.

7. Once you're all finished your visitors will be able to click on the link to receive full details on any listing you've entered.


Not only will your listings be available to the people who follow your tweets and who befriend you or become fans on Facebook and Myspace but everyone they're connected with too! Social media sites should be utilized and utilized often. Once you receive a new listing be sure to follow the instructions above in order to maximize viewers and potential buyers!

Friday, December 11, 2009

12 Days of Christmas - Mothers Against Drunk Driving Needs Support!

Today's 12 Days of Christmas post comes from Desiree Garcia, with MADD of Orange County. Desiree is one of the strongest and coolest girls we know, we are blessed to have met her :)

We are not all mothers, and we are not all victims. We are grandparents, fathers, brothers, sisters, children, relatives and friends. We are men and women, young and old. Mothers Against Drunk Driving mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking. MADD was founded in California in 1980 and has been serving Orange County since 1981.

MADD is not a crusade against alcohol consumption. The focus of MADD is to look for effective solutions to impaired driving and underage drinking, to provide free support services to individuals, families and friends whose lives have been impacted by impaired drivers. Unlike cancer and other terrible diseases, MADD is not looking for a cure for under the influence driving...we already have one. Its you.

How can you support MADD Orange County?

  1. Donate - It is the end of the year and we always encourage donations in lieu of a Holiday gift. Givt the gift that saves lives. Donation questions? Contact Desiree Garcia at desiree.garcia@madd.org
  2. Girls Night Out - Come join us Wednesday December 16th at Patina Boutique in Costa Mesa from 6pm-9pm. Patina will be giving 15% proceeds to MADD and there will be a $5 entry fee that also goes back to MADD.
  3. Walk Like MADD - Register now for our annual 5K walk, Walk Like MADD, which takes place May 8, 2010 at Huntington City Beach. Walk along the boardwalk and take in the beautiful views Huntington Beach! Don't wait, sign up your team now and start fund raising the first of the year! You can save a life and make a difference. Register today!
  4. Volunteer - Volunteers are the heart and soul of MADD. Without them, MADD would have no one to stand beside an injured survivor in court; offer a hug to a grieving family member; educate a school child that alcohol is a drug; or answer the question from a concerned citizen, "What can be done to stop the deaths and grievous injuries on our highways?" Every volunteer job at MADD Orange County is important! From supporting the office staff in the day-to-day implementation of programs to the handing out of information at booths to comforting the victims of alcohol related crashes. There are lots of things to choose from. Contact Mary Beth Griffin at marybeth.griffin@madd.org for more info.
And of course...........Encourage your family and friends to take a cab this holiday if they've been drinking.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

12 Days of Christmas - Orangewood Children's Foundation

Today's 12 days of Christmas post is dedicated to Orangewood Children's Foundation, and all they do for the foster youth of Orange County. Many of you may not this, know but our own CFO was a foster youth and spent time at Orangewood, so this foundation is very close to our hearts :)

Orangewood has great programs designed to help foster kids get educated, obtain scholarships, live independently, and transition into the community successfully. Its not easy when you don't have your family to help, but its nice that this shelter comes to the rescue for so many of our youth.

How can YOU show support for Orange County's foster kids?

Its easy!!!
  1. Friend Orangewood on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. Share their stuff!!
  2. Volunteer your time. There are various community events throughout the year, or you could even be a mentor!
  3. Round up the company troops, and do a matching gift. A matching gift is great because the company matches the contribution of its employees. What a wonderful way for you to all do good together.
We'd like to just take a moment to say THANKS to Orangewood Foundation for supporting our local foster kids. With the right support, they will all grow up to be smart, successful, CEO's & mentors too :)

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

12 Days of Christmas - Support Our Troops with American Soldier Network

Today's 12 Days of Christmas post is dedicated to our devoted and brave troops! Have you thanked a soldier lately??? If not, you may want to say thank you to Orange County non profit the American Soldier Network, because they are doing it for you.

Throughout the year, The American Soldier network tirelessly holds fundraisers and raises awareness to help our service men and women feel welcome when they come home. Founder Annie Nelson, along with Navy Cross Marine and author of Shadow of the Sword Jeremiah Workman, speak at various events. Topics include raising awareness on PTSD and veterans needs. Of course, multiple hospital visits to spread good cheer are also on the agenda!

How can YOU support our soldiers this Christmas?

  1. Make a donation (tax deductible!) to American Soldier Network. Every dollar helps!!!
  2. Sponsor a stocking for $25
  3. Come and stuff a stocking in Mission Viejo this Wednesday Dec 9th, or Thursday Dec 10th! Call 949-355-3061 for location details.
  4. Show your support by following @ForRTroops on Twitter or becoming a fan on Facebook.
Stockings for Soldiers from the American Soldier Network

Please, watch this video to learn the full vision of American Soldier Network has for supporting our troops:



Wouldn't a series on TV dedicated to welcoming home and thanking our military heroes be AWESOME? Wow, thanks to Annie and American Soldier Network for all you do locally and internationally for our beloved troops!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Special of the Month: Social Networking A La Carte Services

Many of you have attended our CCWD First Friday Social Seminar: A FREE Orange County Social Networking Training & Workshop and would like some help having Cal Coast lay the foundation for you so that you can begin implementing updates and making online profile modifications.

Others have just heard about all the craze and would like us to start the process for you.

Below are some available packages to help assist you.

Services:

  • Facebook Fan Page Creation - $150
  • Twitter Account Creation - $100
  • LinkedIn Account Creation - $100
  • Social Networking Profile Integrations with Auto-Updating - $50/each or $75 for combo
  • A La Carte Training - $75/hr
  • Adding "Social Candy" to Site, Blog & Other Profiles - $50/each or $75 for combo
  • Creating "Social Candy" Email Signature - $100
  • Platinum Combo (w/ all services above) - $500
Please note that all of the above services are included in our monthly SEO packages starting as low as $300/month. Click HERE for more info...

Please feel free to contact Cal Coast at 888-281-7665, Support@CalCoastWebDesign.com or simply comment on this blog if you need help or just have questions! We're here to help!

Link Exchange - Trading Links With Relevant Sites for Resources Exchange

If you haven't done so already, please be sure you understand the purpose behind linking by reading our introduction to links at Linking: What You Need To Know before moving forward...



To quickly recap, linking is a process by which another website places a link to your website somewhere on one of their pages. More often than not, the website linking to yours will ask that you return the favor by placing a link to that website on one of your pages. This type of link exchange is called "reciprocal linking" and is the most common form of linking seen in search engine optimization.

After you've downloaded the Google Toolbar (its free!), you may move forward with the reciprocal linking process...

This tool bar allows its users to view the page rank a particular website has received from Google. A higher page rank indicates that a website is more popular than another which is what you want to be sure of when asking another site to reciprocate links. Once installed find websites that you're interested in trading links with.



When you arrive at a website that you'd like to exchange links with be sure to look near the top of your browser for the websites page rank (see above). As a rule of thumb, you generally do not want to exchange links with websites that have a lower page rank, as they are not very popular websites. Linking with site that have low page rankings does little for your website. Remember....quality is more important that quantity.

That being said, a relevant link is better than NO link as long as you aren't jeopardizing the integrity of your own site with a link back.

Its as simple as this...
  1. Are you willing to send people from your site to theirs as a referral?
  2. Is this a valuable site to be on? Have integrity here!

    Once you've found a website with enough RELEVANCE, you're ready to begin the exchange process. You'll want to locate one of several different types of buttons on this website.

    Links or buttons that read "add you're website", "advertise with us", "link exchange", "link affiliates", or even "link partners" can usually be found somewhere on a websites homepage or main navigation bar. Clicking on these links will usually provide you with either a direct means of contact (email), or a form that will ask for several pieces of information.

    At this point you have two choices. One, you may choose to fill out this form and begin the linking process, or two, you may send us a link to this website so that we may handle the process for you.

    Additionally if you are apprehensive about linking with a particular site for any reason it's best to contact us first. Should you decide to fill out the form you may be unsure of what it's asking for. If that's the case refer to the terms below for more information on how to obtain and provide that site with the information it's asking for. The form may look like this:


Thank you for your interest in link exchange! Please fill in the requested information.

Name:


Email:


Phone:


Business Name:


Website Title:


URL:


Reciprocal Link URL:


Keywords:


Description:



Form Fields
When looking over or attempting to fill out a form such as this, there are some individuals who may not understand what the form is asking for or how to go about obtaining such information. The following terms will help you better understand what is being asked for and how to get it.

Name: Forms normally ask for a name so that the person who receives the completed form will be able to identify you. When asking another website to reciprocate links the name field is almost always a mandatory field.

How to Obtain: We all know our names!

Email: Reciprocal linking forms always ask for an email address. Your email address not only allows the site your sending information to, to contact you and let you know that a link to your site has been added but sometimes appears on the website along with your company information as well. This provides a sites visitors with a way to contact you directly. We recommend using a business or site related email address when filling out a form such as this.

How to Obtain: Choose an email address that you check regularly and have at it!

Phone: Reciprocal linking forms ask for phone numbers for the same reason they ask for an email address...to allow for the reciprocating website and their visitors to contact you. Again we recommend that you use a business number.

How to Obtain: Select a phone number that will be answered by your business. Personal numbers not only cost you privacy but its best to keep a professional appearance.

Business Name: When a website places a link to your website on theirs, the name of your business is often turned into that link. Additionally who advertises their business without mentioning the name of their business?

How to Obtain: Use either the name of your business or website.

Website Title: The title of your website is the information that tells both visitors and search engines what your website is all about. Site that reciprocate links with you will often use this information to describe your business and the link back to your website.

How to Obtain: Go to your homepage. Once the page has loaded hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard down. While holding this key down press "U" (in Firefox). This will bring up a notepad that displays the source code that makes up your website. With the notepad open select the Ctrl key on your keyboard. While holding this key down press "F" and search for "title"

You'll need to copy only the information in between the two title tags and then paste that into the form field named "website title." A tag open and closes with and .

URL: When a form asks for a URL it's asking for your web address. This is always mandatory as well when filling out a linking form. The site you're exchanging links with will need this information to link back to your website.

How to Obtain: Your business, your web address, you know it!

Reciprocal Link URL: When a form asks you for this information it's asking you where it can find a link to itself on your website. Always add the other sites information to your site before filling out these forms as most will check your site for a link back before sending your information to the other website.

How to Obtain: Open your website, specifically the page that contains links to those with whom you reciprocate with. Once there right click on the page and select either "properties" or "view page info". Selecting either of these will present you with the web address of that page which you can then copy and paste into the form field.

Keywords: The keywords reciprocal linking forms ask for can be found within your "meta" information. These keywords help the search engines determine what kind of content your website contains. These are of the utmost importance and should be included anytime a form asks for them.

How to Obtain: Go to your homepage. Once the page has loaded hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard down. While holding this key down press "U". This will bring up a notepad that displays the source code that makes up your website. With the notepad open select the Ctrl key on your keyboard. While holding this key down press "F" and search for "keywords."

You'll need to copy only the information in between the two title tags and then paste that into the form field named "website title."

Description: The description within your meta tags much like your keywords helps search engines and readers determine what your website is all about. Descriptions however are not comprised of separated words but rather coherent sentences that describe your business and your site.

How to Obtain: Go to your homepage. Once the page has loaded hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard down. While holding this key down press "U". This will bring up a notepad that displays the source code that makes up your website. This will bring up a notepad that displays the source code that makes up your website. With the notepad open select the Ctrl key on your keyboard. While holding this key down press "F" and search for "description."

You'll need to copy only the information that appears after the "content=" and then paste that into the form field named "description".

  • After you've filled out the form or emailed your description, title, and keywords to the site you'd like to reciprocate with, you need to keep an eye out for their response. Any sites that do not respond or respond with a "no thank you" should be removed from your website at the first available opportunity. Leaving such links to other websites in place benefits only those sites that you're linking to which is counterproductive in linking strategies.
  • You'll want to be aware that some sites may actually provide interested parties with html coding that needs to be places on your linking page. When this scenario arises simply email us the code and we'll add it to your website. Once we've added it to your links page you can contact the website you're interested in linking with and let them know you've already added them to your site.

There will be some rare cases where a website wants to exchange links with you but is unsure of how to make additions to their website. If and when this scenario arises, you may request that they either speak with their site manager, or ask for direct access to their website so that Cal Coast Web Design can make the additions for them. Anytime this scenario occurs you will be charged for the additions however.



Should you have any questions regarding reciprocal linking or links in general please contact us so that we can help!

Friday, December 4, 2009

12 Days of Christmas - Susan G. Komen Orange County

We all know and love a few wonderful women...mothers, grandmothers, sisters, cousins. Today's 12 days of Christmas blog post is dedicated to Susan G Komen, and all they do for Breast Cancer Awareness!

Today, there was a community breakfast held where $900,000 in grants were awarded to local OC companies who help support and promote breast cancer awareness. Do you? We hope you do! It may be by racing for the cure, or it may be by just being there for someone in your family who is suffering from breast cancer, but however you or your company support the cause we appreciate you!

Want to start supporting breast cancer awareness?

How??
  1. Get your mammograms and do your self breast exam on schedule. (Men, remind your favorite ladies!!)
  2. COMMENT on this blog post with your name, email, and someone who you know who is a fighter or survivor. You will be entered into a drawing to receive this "Lives Inspired" book. (Thanks to Andrea Bridges and Repeat Possessions for donating!!!)
  3. Get your kitchen or bathroom remodeled - local company Urban Home Design LLC will donate 5% of your TOTAL bill to Susan G Komen, OMG that could be hundreds or thousands of dollars!!!!
Thank you all who keep fighting and trying to find a cure for this disease that affects the women we love so much.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

12 Days of Christmas - Laguna Hills Animal Hospital 'Pets in Need' Fund

Hi everyone!

Today's 12 Days of Christmas post features our furry friend advocates over at Laguna Hills Animal Hospital. This Saturday, December 5th, the animal hospital is having a Holiday Bazaar from 8am to 3pm. The festivities include a silent auction and bake sale where proceeds will be MATCHED by Dr Acton himself, and put into the hospital's 'Pets in Need' fund.

General manager, Nicole Wood, explains "The Pets in Need fund is an emergency fund our hospital sets aside for deserving pets and families who need veterinary care, but cannot afford it." Wood also explained animals are abandoned regularly, and left to the animal hospital to spay or neuter and find a home. The fund allows these homeless dogs, cats, bunnies, and birdies to get the care they need and deserve :)

How can you support the Laguna Hills 'Pets in Need' fund?

Glad you asked, its easy!
  1. Donate an item to the silent auction or bake sale
  2. Set up YOUR retail table this Saturday, and donate a percentage of proceeds.
  3. Bring your pets for $15 photos with Santa anytime from 8am - 3pm this Saturday!
Laguna Hills Animal Hospital
24271 El Toro Rd.
Laguna Woods, CA 92637

Thanks Laguna Hills Animal Hospital for your compassion and care for our community, and our pets!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Royalty Free Audio Files For Cheap

I was searching for some royalty free audio files to incorporate with a flash project today and stumbled upon a few sites I thought were worth mentioning!

Would you like help integrating audio into your website, blog or other online profile?

Please feel free to contact Cal Coast at 888-281-7665, Support@CalCoastWebDesign.com or simply comment on this blog if you need help or just have questions! We're here to help!

12 Days of Christmas - World AIDS Day

This year we are taking our 12 days of Christmas campaign around the world, to feature and support non-profits and worthy causes. Its been a hard year for many businesses, and those who need our help the most tend to get ignored during a trying economy. We'd like to see that CHANGE! So... we will be the change we want to see in the world by featuring these causes through our 12 Days of Christmas blogs this year ;)

Today is World AIDS day. Although we have made leaps and bounds progress on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the last decade, we still have so far to go. Especially in Africa and other 3rd world countries, where the disease is commonly spread from mother to child. Did you know over 2 million children under the age of 15 have HIV? Its so sad :(

How you can you support the AIDS cause?

Easily, in a few ways:

1. Get tested. Show the world its no big whup. Tell your friends you've been tested in hopes they will follow your example!

2. Promote awareness. You can do that by going to http://www.aids.gov/ and 'friending', 'following', or 'subscribing' to the social network of your preference. Then, share about it to show you care about it.

3. Donate. There are a ton of charities out there to support AIDS awareness and research! One of our favorites is WorldVision, because they focus on helping and teaching the children.

However you choose to support the AIDS cause, we thank you for taking the time to care and share. We are so thankful for all the non-profits and charities out there who tirelessly work on the cause, we have so much knowledge and progress due to your efforts - THANK YOU!

Monday, November 30, 2009

How Realtors Can Leverage Craigslist

Craigslist is one of the net's biggest websites. If you know how to tap into this site's vast power, you'll generate 5-50 internet leads a week.

Coach Chadi Bazzi along with Tom Ferry offered some proven steps today

  1. Create a gmail account.
  2. Create a minimum of 5 craigslist accounts. When the site requests your email, use your Gmailacctname+1@gmail.com. next acct is +2, etc.
  3. Phone verify your accounts. This is a must. Enter your phone numbers. Get from craigslistextractor.com. Or skype.
  4. Create image ads / banner ads, and use in your post. Try mymarketingperson@mygmail.com, and get one for $35 bux.
  5. Host your ad. Try tinypic.com. Or Flickr.
  6. Upload your picture.
  7. Create the html code, which you can see on Chadi Bazzi's excellent video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qkTDSZg8VY
  8. Headlines are crucial! Good Craigslist headlines with proven success: 'search for a home just like an agent for free'. (NEVER include the # of beds or a dollar amount or a specific city. You're trying to generate a lead, not give away the cow right now.) Here are some other winners: 'find out why all countyname homebuyers are coming here first'. 'at least one bargain deal can be found here each day'. 'just sold for over asking price'. 'why is everyone using this new homesearch tool? You won't believe its free!'
  9. Test & tweek. Craigslistadtracker.com will help you. Insert the code into html as in step 7. Aim for your ads to get 100 clicks a day.
  10. Get a stealth website or video with a compelling message. (You know, a courteousy service, nooooo branding. Settle that ego for a sec!)
Rules for Posting
  1. Never post more than 3 ads per day from a single account.
  2. Every time you go from one acct to another, clear your cookies!!! Or use a different browser. LOL.
  3. Know the heavy traffic times! (btw 3-9pm) Post only in the afternoon!!!

If you would like to generate more leads to your website, count on Orange County's proven SEO leaders -- Cal Coast Web Design. Contact our team at 888.281.7665 or Angie@calcoastwebdesign.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Cal Coast Web Design Featured Client: Mission Viejo Chiropractors Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center


Every so often we here at Cal Coast Web Design enjoy featuring one of our clients. This time we'd like to turn our attention and focus to the Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center located in Mission Viejo. The Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center is a centre that focuses on Mission Viejo Chiropractor care and healthy living. The staff is lead by Dr. Victor Rafa, an Orange County Chiropractor who offers a wide variety of alternative treatments for patients looking to avoid expensive medicines, and sometimes debilitating surgeries. The Mission Viejo Chiropractors at the Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center can also help with things like weight loss, diet, and many other things that help you live a healthier more productive lifestyle.

There are many different types of pains that an Orange County Chiropractor can help you with. These range from the very minor and nagging to the persistent and very painful. One of the worst types of pain a patient might suffer from is Sciatic leg pain. Fortunately for those who suffer from this intense and unrelenting type of pain the Mission Viejo Chiropractors at the Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center offer treatments designed to treat the causes of Sciatic leg pain and not just mask the systems. Lower back pain is another common ailment among the patients that visit these Orange County Chiropractors and as a result they have developed a number of treatments and therapies that treat the causes of an individuals pain as well as relieve the pain itself. Over several visits the cause of a patients back pain will disappear allowing them to live a pain free lifestyle.

No matter what type of pain ails you a visit with a Mission Viejo Chiropractor can help. The Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center offers a myriad of health services and therapies all designed to address the causes of a patients pain. These include:

Learn More At The Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center's New Patient Center

Those suffering from Sciatic leg pain can take advantage of this coupon!





Should you have any questions about these coupons or about the Orange County Chiropractic services offered at the Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center be sure to contact them for assistance!