The highly anticipated Crime Stoppers Atlanta redesign is now live and running at http://crimestoppersatlanta.org!

Here are just a few of the features that the new website offers:

• Complete Social Media Integration – allows users to share information from the website, e.g., safety tips and wanted fugitives, with friends through their Facebook, Twitter and Digg feeds. Also allows for easy access to become a fan of Crime Stoppers.
• Safety Tips – information for citizens to stay safe and protect their homes and valuables. New articles are automatically added to Facebook and Twitter, and an RSS feed helps visitors to keep up with the latest tips.
• Fugitives and Unsolved Crimes – features a database of wanted criminals and unsolved cases from participating law enforcement agencies. Each agency has the capability to add criminals through the website.
• Most Wanted Criminals – Crime Stoppers can mark a criminal as “Most Wanted,” and their information will be instantly displayed on the Most Wanted page in both a condensed, carousel format and an expanded view.
• Submit a Tip – easy to use tool for citizens to submit anonymous tips that can help investigators solve crimes.
• Sponsors – prominent display of donor partners to show gratitude for their support.
• Donate Now – highly visible, easy to use tool for contributing to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta reward fund.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has already featured the site in their article “Crime Stoppers Turns to Facebook,” currently visible on the home page of AJC.com. Also be sure to check them out on Facebook and Twitter!

One of our great clients, Formax Printing just sent us another quick e-mail with some of the exceptional search engine rankings that they have noticed lately for their website. Here’s what they had to say:

“Can’t thank you enough for the rapid response. Much appreciated! We’ve been Blogging about Fulfillment lately…Fulfillment in general as well as Literature Fulfillment. It is a great fit for Printing services. We were fortunate enough to be able to get a lot of first page Google placement for many Fulfillment related terms, such as the following…

• Literature Fulfillment St Louis
• Literature Fulfillment Missouri (plus all other states we list)
• Literature Fulfillment Midwest
• Print Fulfillment St Louis (2 times)
• Printing Fulfillment St Louis (2 times)
• Pick and Pack St Louis
• Pick and Pack Missouri
• Pick and Pack Fulfillment St Louis
• Pick and Pack Fulfillment Missouri
• Pick and Pack Fulfillment Midwest
• Pick and Pack Services St Louis
• Fulfillment Distribution St Louis
• Fulfillment Outsourcing St Louis
• Fulfillment Outsourcing Missouri
• Fulfillment Outsourcing Midwest
• Outsourced Fulfillment St Louis
• Outsourced Fulfillment Missouri
• St Louis Fulfillment Center
• Literature Pick and Pack
• Full Service Literature Fulfillment Center

Thanks again!”

We highly recommend checking them out online at www.formaxprinting.com. They offer exceptional printing services at great prices!

It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of the new Radiology Associates of Hollywood website.

Radiology Associates of Hollywood is the premier provider of imaging services and radiologic procedures in South Florida. Comprised of 54 subspecialty-trained and board-certified physicians, RAH delivers superior and comprehensive radiologic services including Interventional procedures, PET/Nuclear Medicine, MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Women’s Imaging, and Radiation Oncology.

Visit them today at www.rahrad.com!

Below are the rankings of a small collection of our clients that we have spotlighted, along with screenshots of their rankings. This is by no means a conclusive list, just a few that we found interesting. Rankings for searches with more than 40 million results have been highlighted in red.

Formax Printing

Save money on book printing – #1 result out of 5,920,000

Benefits of customer newsletter – #2 result out of 8,890,000

DynamiX Labs

Make bold items stand out – #1 result out of 1,300,000
Create image hover effect css – #1 result out of 1,440,000

Simple way to fight spam on contact form – #1 result out of 48,700,000

Loading icon – #4 result out of 85,100,000

Charis Hills

Reputable resources for ADD – #2 result out of 2,390,000

Monolith Companies
Residence inn renovation – #1 result out of 329,000

Doubletree renovation – #2 result out of 2,090,000

DynamiX Orange Blog

Ensure your site sells you – #1 result out of 57,200,000

Keep your site up to date simple – #1 result out of 64,900,000

One of our clients, Formax Printing just sent us a quick e-mail mentioning some of the exceptional search engine rankings that they have noticed lately for their new website. Without further adieu, here they are!

#1 Result in Google out of 5,060,000 results for the phrase what does self cover book mean

#3 Result in Google out of 9,700,000 results (almost 10 million!) for the phrase printing terms 4/1 meaning

#5 Result in Google out of 39,300,000 for the phrase what does print on demand mean

And last but certainly not least…
#7 Result in Google out of 64,000,000 results for the phrase what does bleed mean printing

Way to go Formax Printing! Check them out online at www.formaxprinting.com

Just wanted to take a moment to share the new business cards we created for Team Chiropractic in Acworth, GA! They are a great office with an amazing staff.

We just received a nice e-mail from one of our recent clients noting their search engine rankings. Without further adieu, here is what they had to say!

We are on the up and up! We show up first page for a bunch of other stuff too.

#1 out of 1,710,000 for Christian Summer Camp ADD
#1 out of 32,900 for Christian Summer Camp Aspergers
#3 out of 128,000 for Christian Summer Camp Learning Differences
#5 out of 63,100 for Christian Summer Camp ADHD

Be sure to check them out at http://charishills.org today!

The new Berry College Facilities Reservation web site has been live for less than one week, and is already ranked very well in search engines.

Here are just a few that we’ve come across so far in Google Search:
#1 result out of 58,200 for Berry Ford Dining Hall
#3 result out of 309,000 for Ford Dining Hall
#1 result out of 89,200 for Berry Alumni Center
#3 result out of 5,070,000 for Berry Clara Bowl
#1 result out of 287,000 for Berry College Green Hall
#1 result out of 48,200 for Berry Ford Auditorium
#1 result out of 14,800 for Berry Interfaith Center
#1 result out of 56,300 for Keown Pavilion
#1 result out of 1,260,000 for Berry Reservations

Visit http://reservations.berry.edu to view the new site!

The newly created Berry College Facility Reservations web site has just launched, allowing interested parties to request reservation information for facilities on campus. The site features a left hand column containing all current facilities open for reservations, as well as an intuitive search function designed to narrow results to only those facilities that are available for a particular function.

Here is a preview of the site search function, under the category of “Conference/Seminar:”

You can see the full web site live at http://reservations.berry.edu/

Hardly a week goes by without us hearing someone touting the value of meta tags in some form or fashion. It’s been years since they have had any relevance in site rankings, but they are an easy sell for an “SEO expert” to a customer who doesn’t work in the web industry day in and day out. Why? Because just like most scams, this one is based in some sort of truth, albeit an outdated one.

It’s true that in years past (many years past), the meta keywords and descriptions tags were helpful. But they haven’t worked in a long time, and now they are just an easy way for a “SEO guy” to help you to part with your hard earned income. We’ve already buried the Meta Keywords tag in our article, “Meta Keywords Tag: Long Dead, But Still Not Gone.” This time around, we’re taking aim directly at the Meta Description tag.

First, a little background.

The Meta Description tag tells Google and other search engines what to say underneath the title of each page on your web site in their rankings, as in the example below.

In the absence of this tag, Google will simply use the first portion of your pages’ content.

Now that we are clear on what the tag does, let’s explore why it is no longer effective in determining search engine rankings. Google’s own blog states that “Even though we sometimes use the description meta tag for the snippets we show, we still don’t use the description meta tag in our ranking.” Translation? Google may choose to show the description within their index, but it will never make an impact on your search engine rankings.

Is there ever a reason to use the tag?

Yes. If you want to craft the message that visitors will see below the title of your page in Google, then the Meta Description tag is the way to go. Just don’t expect to put in 100 keywords and raise your rankings.

In Conclusion.

Both the Meta Keyword and Description tag are USELESS in increasing your search engine rankings. The next time you get an e-mail or a phone call from somebody who says they can raise your rankings in Google by embedding new meta tags on your site, send them this article and watch their subsequent squirming. That’s all folks!