Category Archives: NEW & IMPROVED

Recently Updated Specialties Page

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New:

Organizations who have recently updated their Specialties Pages are now listed together on one page.

Example:

http://members.barriedirect.info/updated-specialties-pages/

Breakdown:

The recently updated pages are organized in two ways. First, they are separated by Enhanced and Basic Specialties Pages. Recently updated Enhanced Specialties Pages come first, followed by the recently updated Basic Specialties Pages.

The recently updated Specialties Pages are then broken down by the date and time of the last update.  The most recent updates are found at the top of the category.

However, Enhanced Specialties Pages always come first, no matter how recently updated the Basic Specialties Pages are.

For example,  Golf Hunter Inc., with an Enhanced Specialties Page, was updated 5 months ago:

Even though The Flower Place.ca was updated 2 weeks ago:

Golf Hunter Inc. would come before The Flower Place.ca because it is in the Enhanced Specialties Page category.

Features:

Merit badges: Merit badges are placed on the left hand side of your logo and reflect how recent the update was with a gold, silver or bronze badge.

Time of last update: The time of the last update is shown so that everyone knows how recently your page was updated!

Headline and subhead: The first Headline and first Subheading from the Specialties Page are pulled into this list to provide more information about the organization. This also creates consistency between pages.

These headings were taken from the Specialties Page here:

Logo and name: The organization name and logo are shown in the Recently Updated Specialties Page list for easy recognition

There is a maximum of 20 organizations in the list for recently updated Specialties Pages: 10 Enhanced Specialties Pages, and 10 Basic Specialties Pages. Organizations can get their names on this list simply by updating their Specialties Page. The more your Specialties Page is updated, the more your name can be featured on this list!

Example of Recently Updated  Specialties Page list :

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Recently Updated Profile Pages

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New:

Organizations who have recently updated their Profile Pages are now listed together on one page.

Example:

http://members.barriedirect.info/updated-profile-pages/

Breakdown:

The recently updated pages are organized in two ways. First, they are separated by Enhanced and Basic Profile Pages. Recently updated Enhanced Profile Pages come first, followed by the recently updated Basic Profile Pages.

The recently updated Profile Pages are then broken down by the date and time of the last update.  The most recent updates are found at the top of the category.

However, Enhanced Profile Pages always come first, no matter how recently updated the Basic Profile Pages are.

For example,  Anthony Adam Mortgage Sense Inc., with an Enhanced Profile Page, was updated  2 days ago:

Even though the Barrie Condo team updated their page 4 hours ago:

Anthony Adam Mortgage Sense Inc. would come before Barrie Condo Team because it is in the Enhanced Profile Page category.

Features:

Merit badges: Merit badges are placed on the left hand side of your logo and reflect how recent the update was with a gold, silver or bronze badge.

Time of last update: The time of the last update is shown so that everyone knows how recently your page was updated!

Headline and subhead: The first Headline and first Subheading from the Profile Page are pulled into this list to provide more information about the organization. This also creates consistency between pages.

These headings were taken from here on the Profile Page:

Logo and name: The organization name and logo are shown in the Recently Updated Profile Page list for easy recognition.

There is a maximum of 20 organizations in the list for recently updated Profile Pages: 10 Enhanced Profile Pages, and 10 Basic Profile Pages. Organizations can get their names on this list simply by updating their Profile Page. The more your Profile Page is updated, the more your name can be featured on this list!

Example of Recently Updated Enhanced Profile Page list :

Example of Recently Updated Basic Profile Page list :

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Updated Members Area Page

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Improved:

Before, the Members Area Page showed updates to the Start and Profile Pages only.

Now:

The Members Area Page shows updates to more pages, including:

Specialties Page:


Brands Page:


Products Page:


Services Page:

In addition to there being more updated pages shown on the Members Area Page, these updates also have Merit Badges.

The Merit Badges, awarded in gold, silver and bronze, reflect how recently your Page was updated. The most recently updated pages get a gold badge, and higher placement in this list!

Lastly, in the side bar on the right hand side of the Members Area Page, we have included the business names and links to businesses that have:

Recently become Business Members:

Recently customized:

Recently Launched Websites:


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Recently Updated Brands Page

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New:

Organizations who have recently updated their Brands Pages are now listed together on one page.

Example:

http://members.barriedirect.info/updated-brands-pages/

Breakdown:

The recently updated pages are organized in two ways. First, they are separated by Enhanced and Basic Brands Pages. Recently updated Enhanced Brands Pages come first, followed by the recently updated Basic Brands Pages.

The recently updated Brands Pages are then broken down by the date and time of the last update.  The most recent updates are found at the top of the category.

However, Enhanced Brands Pages always come first, no matter how recently updated the Basic Brands Pages are.

For example, Kozlov Shopping Centre, with an Enhanced Start Page, was updated 2 months ago:

Even though the Glass Lighting Gallery updated their page 1 month ago:

Kozlov Shopping Centre would come before Glass Lighting Gallery because it is in the Enhanced Brands Page category.

Features:

Merit badges: Merit badges are placed on the left hand side of your logo and reflect how recent the update was with a gold, silver or bronze badge.

Time of last update: The time of the last update is shown so that everyone knows how recently your page was updated!

Headline and subhead: The first Headline and first Subheading from the Brands Page are pulled into this list to provide more information about the organization. This also creates consistency between pages.

These headings were taken from here on the Brands Page:

Logo and name: The organization name and logo are shown in the Recently Updated Brands Page list for easy recognition

There is a maximum of 20 organizations in the list for recently updated Brands Pages: 10 Enhanced Brands Pages, and 10 Basic Brands Pages. Organizations can get their names on this list simply by updating their Brands Page. The more your Brands Page is updated, the more your name can be featured on this list!

Example of Recently Updated Enhanced Brands Page list :

Example of Recently Updated Enhanced Brands Page list :

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Recently Added Business Members Page

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Improved:

Recently Added Business Members

This page lists the Business Members that have recently joined the CityDirect.info network.

Instead of listing the Business Members in a vertical line from most recently added to least recently added Business Members, the most recently Added Business Members are listed horizontally, in rows of two.

This will keep more of the Recently Added Businesses closer to the top of the page.

Example:

 

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Recently Updated Products Page

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New:

Organizations who have recently updated their Products Pages are now listed together on one page.

Example:

http://members.barriedirect.info/updated-products-pages/

Breakdown:

The recently updated pages are organized in two ways. First, they are separated by Enhanced and Basic Products Pages. Recently updated Enhanced Products Pages come first, followed by the recently updated Basic Products Pages.

The recently updated Products Pages are then broken down by the date and time of the last update.  The most recent updates are found at the top of the category.

However, Enhanced Products Pages always come first, no matter how recently updated the Basic Products Pages are.

For example, Tee 2 Green, with an Enhanced Products Page, was updated 2 months ago:

Even though Glass Lighting Gallery updated their page 1 month ago:

Tee 2 Green would come before Glass Lighting Gallery because it is in the Enhanced Products Page category.

Features:

Merit badges: Merit badges are placed on the left hand side of your logo and reflect how recent the update was with a gold, silver or bronze badge.

Time of last update: The time of the last update is shown so that everyone knows how recently your page was updated!

Headline and subhead: The first Headline and first Subheading from the Start Page are pulled into this list to provide more information about the organization. This also creates consistency between pages.

These headings were taken from here on the Start Page:


Logo and name: The organization name and logo are shown in the Recently Updated Products Page list for easy recognition.

There is a maximum of 20 organizations in the list for recently updated Products Pages: 10 Enhanced Products Pages, and 10 Basic Products Pages. Organizations can get their names on this list simply by updating their Products Page. The more your Products Page is updated, the more your name can be featured on this list!

Example of Recently Updated Enhanced Products Page list :

Example of Recently Updated Basic Products Page list :

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Recently Customized

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Improved:

Recently Customized

This page is still going to showcase the organizations that have been recently customized.

However… now, the order in which the organizations appear on the page has been changed.

We have set it up so that instead of the most recently customized pages being listed vertically like this with the most recent update at the top:

They are now being ordered horizontally with two names per row (one being the most recently customized page):


This new way the recently customized pages are ordered, keeps the most recently updated business names at the top of the page.

Customizing your page not only looks great and helps you stand out, but it can also get you at the  top of this page!

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Recently Updated Start Pages

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New:

Organizations who have recently updated their Start Pages are now listed together on one page.

Example:

http://members.barriedirect.info/updated-start-pages/

Breakdown:

The recently updated pages are organized in two ways. First, they are separated by Enhanced and Basic Start Pages. Recently updated Enhanced Start Pages come first, followed by the recently updated Basic Start Pages.

The recently updated Start Pages are then broken down by the date and time of the last update.  The most recent updates are found at the top of the category.

However, Enhanced Start Pages always come first, no matter how recently updated the Basic Start Pages are.

For example, Our House, with an Enhanced Start Page, was updated 2 hours ago:

Even though the Barrie Condo Team updated their page 9 minutes ago:

Our House would come before Barrie Condo team because it is in the Enhanced Start Page category.

Features:

Merit badges: Merit badges are placed on the left hand side of your logo and reflect how recent the update was with a gold, silver or bronze badge.

Time of last update: The time of the last update is shown so that everyone knows how recently your page was updated!

Headline and subhead: The first Headline and first Subheading from the Start Page are pulled into this list to provide more information about the organization. This also creates consistency between pages.

These headings were taken from here on the Start Page:

Logo and name: The organization name and logo are shown in the Recently Updated Start Page list for easy recognition

There is a maximum of 20 organizations in the list for recently updated Start Pages: 10 Enhanced Start Pages, and 10 Basic Start Pages. Organizations can get their names on this list simply by updating their Start Page. The more your Start Page is updated, the more your name can be featured on this list!

Example of Recently Updated Enhanced Start Page list :

Example of Recently Updated Basic Start Page list :

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7 steps to improving your web content

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Improve your web content in just a few simple steps!

Think about what you want to say then follow these 7 steps to help you say it right.

1. Focused message / top per page: For each page determine the most important messages you want to communicate to your target market.

2. Brainstorm search words: Put yourself in the position of a potential client of yours. Determine the keywords and key-phrases they will use while searching for what you offer.

3. Prioritize: In order of priority, craft a “top 10″ list of keywords and key-phrases out of what you have outlined in the first two steps.

4. Sign in: Login to your Business Membership.
Click here to access the Business Member Login Page.

5. Navigate to edit the page you are working on (Start, Profile, Specialties, Brands, Products, Services, etc.)

6. Using your “top 10″ list focus each content grouping on one keyword or key-phrase from the list; the first content grouping should be for your most important keyword and descend in order from there. Start by placing the keyword in the SEO assistant and then write a heading, subheading and paragraph focused on that keyword or key-phrase.

7. While writing the content, tie the keyword or key-phrase that is the focus of the grouping to your market area. For instance, if the keyword is “bikes” and your market area is “Barrie, ON”, then write content that links the “what” and the “where” as much as possible.

NOTE: Successful search engine optimization (S.E.O.) takes experimentation. Update and improve your content often and track what works.

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