Posted by Gustavo Diaz on 4/4/06 12:07pm
Msg #110907

Website Update.

After reading all the feedback from my last update I decided to redesign my site. Here's the link: http://www.keynotary.com

Constructive feedback is very welcome. Thanks, Gustavo.

Reply by MB_AZ on 4/4/06 12:16pm
Msg #110909

Re: Your website looks good and well put together n/m

Reply by Korey Humphreys on 4/4/06 12:20pm
Msg #110911

Very nice Gustavo....

straight to the point and very professional looking!


Good job guy!

Reply by LkArrowhd/CA on 4/4/06 12:25pm
Msg #110912

Re: Website Update. Totally Professional n/m

Reply by Korey Humphreys on 4/4/06 12:27pm
Msg #110915

Hello Sue! How are you today? n/m

Reply by LkArrowhd/CA on 4/4/06 12:37pm
Msg #110920

Re: Hello Sue! How are you today? I'm good Thanks....

Spring break is here so I'm off for the next two weeks and loving every second of it. I need to e-mail you huh, I had a signing last night that was something out of a movie, five dogs and eight birds joined us at the table....wait there was no table....house was cluttered beyond recognition...but as often is the case the lady(rev mtg) was so sweet. Four hours later I returned home, as I entered I removed all clothing at the door, I was awfully itchy but what can one do as we all will reach that stage soon enough.... I have begun removing the clutter today.LOL

Reply by Rhoda/CA on 4/4/06 12:33pm
Msg #110917

Very professional and welcoming. Easy to navigate, too, which is a plus. Nice job.

Reply by LkArrowhd/CA on 4/4/06 12:40pm
Msg #110922

Re: Website Update. Hey Buellton, love your Anderson's Pea

Soup, you live is such a lovely location, stopped in a few months ago when I had a school conference in your area. I went into Cupids, love their dogs, used to frequent their place 30 some plus years ago in the San Fernando Valley. How's your weather today....

Reply by LkArrowhd/CA on 4/4/06 12:42pm
Msg #110923

Re: Website Update. Buellton-PS Could not believe the growth

in your area!

Reply by MelissaCT on 4/4/06 12:49pm
Msg #110926

Nice update...

Professional-looking, and consistent throughout (you'd be surprised how many people use totally different "themes" for each page). The graphics enhance the site & your message is clear. Contact information on every page is a great idea (since some of the search engines may index a page other than your homepage). The load time is very good as well.

Make sure you make use of the meta tags as well (<meta name="keywords" content="" />
<meta name="description" content="" />, listing your keywords and description. The rule is to not use the same keyword more than once, or you MAY get dinged by a search engine. I include common misspellings within my keywords, also.

The lack of ads & popups (i.e. a free hosting site) adds to the professionalism you express with your website. Great job!

Reply by Korey Humphreys on 4/4/06 1:05pm
Msg #110932

Melissa is right! META tags are important! Hey Melissa...

I just wanted to let you know that not all free hosting sites have popups and/or ads. My website was completely free to build and host online. On my end, no popups or ads appear.

Also... GUSTAVO.....

http://www.scrubtheweb.com has a free META tag builder. It works perfectly. The only thing I had to change in the past was the charset. Once I fixed that problem, everything was was perfect!

Take care, and again, great work!

Reply by MelissaCT on 4/4/06 1:36pm
Msg #110941

Re: Melissa is right! META tags are important! Hey Melissa...

Korey, you are right in that not all free sites have pop-ups, etc. but, some of them, in order to offer so-called "free space" have ads ingrained in the site to defray site costs. The user has no control over what ads are displayed.

I was making a generalized statement ::shame on me::

Thanks for the correction.

Reply by Korey Humphreys on 4/4/06 1:45pm
Msg #110943

No shame..... Melissa

I didn't know if you, or others, were aware that very FEW free sites have no popups and/or ads. That's all. I just discovered this about two (maybe three) months ago.

The trick is to search and seek the internet to find the good free sites.

That's all. Thanks for your quick reply.

Happy signings!

Reply by BrendaTx on 4/4/06 12:55pm
Msg #110928

Probably one of the most impressive I have seen. Good work.

Reply by M_Gall_CA on 4/4/06 12:58pm
Msg #110929

impressive - n/m

Reply by Beth/MD on 4/4/06 1:54pm
Msg #110948

I really like it. I really like it.

Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 4/4/06 3:14pm
Msg #110973

VERY nice and professional - it'll work for you! n/m

Reply by TitleGalCA on 4/4/06 3:21pm
Msg #110975

Gustavo, it's really nice! n/m

Reply by cmd_NH on 4/4/06 3:33pm
Msg #110979

Re: Great Job Gustavo...very professional! n/m

Reply by Gus on 4/4/06 5:05pm
Msg #110998

Thank you everybody for your comments and feedback. I'll make sure to implement your suggestions. Gustavo.

Reply by Anonymous on 4/4/06 5:23pm
Msg #111003

I would not post my fees if I were you

Too restrictive

Reply by MichiganAl on 4/4/06 9:07pm
Msg #111052

I'm too tired to read everyone's response, so I'm not sure if this was pointed out. Where it says "Key Notary is dedicated to provide", it should be "providing." Also, I don't think the news feed provides visitors with anything essential for a notary site. It's just like having a counter, you might think it's really cool but your site is for your clients and it serves no purpose. They didn't go to your site for news. Other than that, it is far and away the best notary site I've seen (and I'm speaking as a former web designer). Absolutely outstanding.

Reply by JaxNotary on 4/4/06 11:08pm
Msg #111085

How is it that you were able to post your website information and NO ONE yelled at you for posting it. I posted mine the first day I bulit it and the entire forum told me about the RULES against such things. I guess I am just the new guy and am not yet in the click.... your site looks great BTW. I just wanted to vent.

Reply by BrendaTx on 4/5/06 4:14am
Msg #111100

Re: Website Update. - TitleGal has the answer, Jax. . .

TitleGal has the answer, Jax. You are posting the same type of site that this one is on a free ticket, no less. I never list **competing** businesses on my site, do you? Yours could be perceived as one which might replace the notrotThe NR owner (aka Harry Puffdaddy) cracked down about it and started acting out when someone posted competing sites on his site...that he pays for...and that he spends thousands of advertising dollars on each year.

As I recall, I was the only one who snarled at you...were there other rude notaries on this site besides me?

Off with their heads, then...that's my job.

Reply by JaxNotary on 4/5/06 8:58am
Msg #111134

TitleGal DID NOT have the answer . .

I would never try to replace Harry. I have deleted all reference to my website from Notary Rotary. Title Gal did not have the anwer, since I am NOT a signing service. My website has folks listed who serve the Jacksonville area, is this my competition?, may be.... but we have a unique working relationship. I had a call 2 days ago from someone who needed help. I was busy, I called someone on my website... asked them to mention that they were refered by JaxNotary.com. They did.

The customer got service, the notary got paid, I got got free advertisement. Does anyone here do that? If you can't provide service for whatever reason... would you call someone else on the NotaryRotary list and ask them to do it?... again let me mention that I built my site to help serve the good folks of Jax Fl.

And all of this still begs the question" is it O.K. to bend the rules, as long as everyone on this forum agrees?" the rules are very clear: 1. Do not advertise your own products or services without prior approval. Most advertisements are not relevant to most users and are therefore wasted space. 2. Do not advertise competing websites, directly or indirectly, without prior approval. We spend thousands of dollars per month to advertise our service for your benefit. We would rather not be paying to advertise for the benefit of our competitors. This includes sites like 123 and goMobile. BTW: I do pay for my site.

Reply by Anonymous on 4/4/06 10:26pm
Msg #111074

just testing to see what my IP address is. ...lol I've never used the Anonymously before...but had a hard time finding my IP earlier on my puter. (ok...I use to know where to find it but my brain has a big "fart" ...u know that 40ish thing)

Dee, CNSA
sebring, Fl

(see i'm not hiding my identity!) <wink>

Reply by JaxNotary on 4/4/06 11:11pm
Msg #111086

How is it that you were able to post your website information and NO ONE yelled at you for posting it? I posted mine the first day I bulit it and the entire forum told me about the RULES against such things. I guess I am just the new guy and am not yet in the click.... your site looks great BTW. I just wanted to vent.

Reply by TitleGalCA on 4/4/06 11:15pm
Msg #111087

Re: Website Update - Jax

Because you're a signing service, that's why, and you list notaries for hire, just like Notary Rotary.

Form a Notary forum and you'll be outa here, my friend. Harry hardly needs to monitor his site, his members do it for him.

You had to ask this?

Reply by JaxNotary on 4/5/06 8:35am
Msg #111124

I am NOT a Signing Service

LOOK AGAIN, I am a not a signing service. I am a Notary, just like everyone else here. My site promotes the Jacksonville area. And by your answer I am guessing it is O.K. to bend the rules
as long as the members of this forum agree with it?

"Do not advertise your own products or services without prior approval. Most advertisements are not relevant to most users and are therefore wasted space. Do not advertise competing websites, directly or indirectly, without prior approval. We spend thousands of dollars per month to advertise our service for your benefit. We would rather not be paying to advertise for the benefit of our competitors. This includes sites like 123 and goMobile."

WhHere is Harry, anyway?