Thank you for the welcome. I hope one day i will be able to assist another "newbie". Life is all about supportive collaboration. I am so excited about this business.I second that. It's tough to pop into a new forum full of independent minded innkeepers that are merrily discussing your business- but this forum is such a wealth of information and learning that you'll soon discover that it's all for the better. Welcome
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Thank you for your comments concerning my website. I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome! I thought I was going to have to pay thousands to get up and running. In my opinion, up is better than "not up". I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago. I appreciate your feedback. I will attempt to put buttons on all pages. I am such a novice.....I am trying to figure it all out!Well, thanks for checking in. You will see we pull no punches around here but we do mean well.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
If you have questions...ask away..you will get plenty of feedback and advice.
Innkeepers here are a great bunch of folks, but we all have our own ideas and opinions. But we do want to help if we can.
Can I suggest you do some "redo" on your website...
One very basic thing...it is very hard to navigate and there is no navigation, one must always use the BACK button to get to the home page. Also you must have titles and descriptions for your pages which tell search engines what it is.
.Code:<title>Wix.com - Website built by aveylou based on Country Realty </title> ( this is not a title you want people to see Same thing here: <META NAME="Description" content="This Website was built from Country Realty by aveylou using wix.com " /> This does not tell anyone / search engines anything about your web site/ inn. Keywords are not meaningful in this day and age of the web Besides the fact that the site is all done in Flash..which is also not a good thing in getting you found.
You are welcome..all is conveyed in the spirit of help and giving. I am glad you are open to some helpCat Lady,Well, thanks for checking in. You will see we pull no punches around here but we do mean well.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
If you have questions...ask away..you will get plenty of feedback and advice.
Innkeepers here are a great bunch of folks, but we all have our own ideas and opinions. But we do want to help if we can.
Can I suggest you do some "redo" on your website...
One very basic thing...it is very hard to navigate and there is no navigation, one must always use the BACK button to get to the home page. Also you must have titles and descriptions for your pages which tell search engines what it is.
.Code:<title>Wix.com - Website built by aveylou based on Country Realty </title> ( this is not a title you want people to see Same thing here: <META NAME="Description" content="This Website was built from Country Realty by aveylou using wix.com " /> This does not tell anyone / search engines anything about your web site/ inn. Keywords are not meaningful in this day and age of the web Besides the fact that the site is all done in Flash..which is also not a good thing in getting you found.
Thank you for the help. I designed this website myself. I was amazed at how easily it came together. I appreciate your help. I think that is more the spirit of this industry. I would hope we are here to assist one another, not tear each other down. I have been making changes to my website every day since I first posted it. I see some of the problems and I am adjusting them as fast as I can. I already have had two contacts to inquire about my place. The "couples" thing came up and I got rid of that. I am a fast learner, so i think I can get up to speed eventually. I appreciate your constructive feedback.
"Progress, not perfection", right?
I am also just learning to use a blog. Forgive me if I am not up to speed.
Aveylou
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We do our best to help here...sometimes it may come across a bit harsh..but we really all do mean well. Best wishes.
Welcome to the Forum. The original question was - am I overreacting? - and asking for our opinions. We each take lumps in the form of opinion somewhere along the line - mostly when asking for it by the way.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
Well said!Welcome to the Forum. The original question was - am I overreacting? - and asking for our opinions. We each take lumps in the form of opinion somewhere along the line - mostly when asking for it by the way.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
Questions get asked - opinions get given. Dust settles and we come back as friends. We hope you join us as friends.
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She's not young. After I received this e-mail I called a fellow innkeeper in her area and got a little more info. (edited)
Hi Hiddencove and welcome.Thank you for your comments concerning my website. I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome! I thought I was going to have to pay thousands to get up and running. In my opinion, up is better than "not up". I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago. I appreciate your feedback. I will attempt to put buttons on all pages. I am such a novice.....I am trying to figure it all out!Well, thanks for checking in. You will see we pull no punches around here but we do mean well.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
If you have questions...ask away..you will get plenty of feedback and advice.
Innkeepers here are a great bunch of folks, but we all have our own ideas and opinions. But we do want to help if we can.
Can I suggest you do some "redo" on your website...
One very basic thing...it is very hard to navigate and there is no navigation, one must always use the BACK button to get to the home page. Also you must have titles and descriptions for your pages which tell search engines what it is.
.Code:<title>Wix.com - Website built by aveylou based on Country Realty </title> ( this is not a title you want people to see Same thing here: <META NAME="Description" content="This Website was built from Country Realty by aveylou using wix.com " /> This does not tell anyone / search engines anything about your web site/ inn. Keywords are not meaningful in this day and age of the web Besides the fact that the site is all done in Flash..which is also not a good thing in getting you found.
The website is one thing.....the service I provide is another....and my property is absolutely gorgeous! So, I may not be perfect, but I am certainly attempting to launch a memorable bed and breakfast for those who come here to enjoy and return to with baited breath!
I am concerned about the negative comments about my business by one of your members because when someone enters hiddencovebedand breakfast.com in the blog search; her derogatory comments come up! This person; does not know me or my business and the information she posted is FALSE. I hope this site concentrates on supporting one another and not tearing each other down.
Aveylou
.
Thank you for your opinion.Hi Hiddencove and welcome.Thank you for your comments concerning my website. I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome! I thought I was going to have to pay thousands to get up and running. In my opinion, up is better than "not up". I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago. I appreciate your feedback. I will attempt to put buttons on all pages. I am such a novice.....I am trying to figure it all out!Well, thanks for checking in. You will see we pull no punches around here but we do mean well.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
If you have questions...ask away..you will get plenty of feedback and advice.
Innkeepers here are a great bunch of folks, but we all have our own ideas and opinions. But we do want to help if we can.
Can I suggest you do some "redo" on your website...
One very basic thing...it is very hard to navigate and there is no navigation, one must always use the BACK button to get to the home page. Also you must have titles and descriptions for your pages which tell search engines what it is.
.Code:<title>Wix.com - Website built by aveylou based on Country Realty </title> ( this is not a title you want people to see Same thing here: <META NAME="Description" content="This Website was built from Country Realty by aveylou using wix.com " /> This does not tell anyone / search engines anything about your web site/ inn. Keywords are not meaningful in this day and age of the web Besides the fact that the site is all done in Flash..which is also not a good thing in getting you found.
The website is one thing.....the service I provide is another....and my property is absolutely gorgeous! So, I may not be perfect, but I am certainly attempting to launch a memorable bed and breakfast for those who come here to enjoy and return to with baited breath!
I am concerned about the negative comments about my business by one of your members because when someone enters hiddencovebedand breakfast.com in the blog search; her derogatory comments come up! This person; does not know me or my business and the information she posted is FALSE. I hope this site concentrates on supporting one another and not tearing each other down.
Aveylou
.
I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome!
This is going to sound harsh as I can tell you have a lot of pride in your free website, however, you should abandon it as soon as possible and persue another method of building it. Your "free" website is going to cost you a fortune in misses. Your site currently is a one page Flash site. (Top 10 B&B website mistakes Mistake #7 An ALL Flash Site)
Even if this site was drop dead gorgeous, the all flash nature of it guarantees it will bring you only a fraction of what a well designed site would bring you in terms of traffic.
I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago.
Did they find you in the search engines? You will not realize how many people don't find you because they will never call and say "guess where we didn't find you" You won't hear from people who don't find you.
If you are stuck on the notion of building it yourself, that's fine (not recommended as a novice) just find a different tool to build it. That one will do nothing but waste your time and leave you with an invisible website.
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I understand what you are attempting to say. I am very capable of forgiveness. My main concern was the fact this person put the name of my business in her blog comment and it was published. She also was making false statements about me personally, and my current property and status, thereof. In my humble opinion, her comments were not in the spirit of the bed and breakfast industry and very unprofessional.Welcome to the Forum. The original question was - am I overreacting? - and asking for our opinions. We each take lumps in the form of opinion somewhere along the line - mostly when asking for it by the way.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
Questions get asked - opinions get given. Dust settles and we come back as friends. We hope you join us as friends.
.
Actually, I suggest you go to WIX.com and try this web design site for yourself. It used to be hard for search engines to index flash sites. Wix.com has taken care of that. My site can and will be read by the search engines. I was so impressed with this new site that allows you to build a website effortlessly. I like the fact I had control of what was put on my site. Communicating with a web designer back and forth can be time consuming and expensive; as I have done that with other businesses. I am trying this out. If I get few responses; I will definitely try something else. I value your experience and your comments. We are all entitled to our opinions.Hi Hiddencove and welcome.Thank you for your comments concerning my website. I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome! I thought I was going to have to pay thousands to get up and running. In my opinion, up is better than "not up". I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago. I appreciate your feedback. I will attempt to put buttons on all pages. I am such a novice.....I am trying to figure it all out!Well, thanks for checking in. You will see we pull no punches around here but we do mean well.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
If you have questions...ask away..you will get plenty of feedback and advice.
Innkeepers here are a great bunch of folks, but we all have our own ideas and opinions. But we do want to help if we can.
Can I suggest you do some "redo" on your website...
One very basic thing...it is very hard to navigate and there is no navigation, one must always use the BACK button to get to the home page. Also you must have titles and descriptions for your pages which tell search engines what it is.
.Code:<title>Wix.com - Website built by aveylou based on Country Realty </title> ( this is not a title you want people to see Same thing here: <META NAME="Description" content="This Website was built from Country Realty by aveylou using wix.com " /> This does not tell anyone / search engines anything about your web site/ inn. Keywords are not meaningful in this day and age of the web Besides the fact that the site is all done in Flash..which is also not a good thing in getting you found.
The website is one thing.....the service I provide is another....and my property is absolutely gorgeous! So, I may not be perfect, but I am certainly attempting to launch a memorable bed and breakfast for those who come here to enjoy and return to with baited breath!
I am concerned about the negative comments about my business by one of your members because when someone enters hiddencovebedand breakfast.com in the blog search; her derogatory comments come up! This person; does not know me or my business and the information she posted is FALSE. I hope this site concentrates on supporting one another and not tearing each other down.
Aveylou
.
I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome!
This is going to sound harsh as I can tell you have a lot of pride in your free website, however, you should abandon it as soon as possible and persue another method of building it. Your "free" website is going to cost you a fortune in misses. Your site currently is a one page Flash site. (Top 10 B&B website mistakes Mistake #7 An ALL Flash Site)
Even if this site was drop dead gorgeous, the all flash nature of it guarantees it will bring you only a fraction of what a well designed site would bring you in terms of traffic.
I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago.
Did they find you in the search engines? You will not realize how many people don't find you because they will never call and say "guess where we didn't find you" You won't hear from people who don't find you.
If you are stuck on the notion of building it yourself, that's fine (not recommended as a novice) just find a different tool to build it. That one will do nothing but waste your time and leave you with an invisible website.
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Take this inaccurate information off your blog. To set the record straight:
Not to get all wanked out or anything, but if you keep going at it like this, it is going to be hard settle in. You are tossing out some stuff like we are all mean spirited drones. AND if you keep posting your entire web address, it is going to start to look bad. We know who you are already. We were actually coming to your rescue and setting it up so everyone could save face. Take a deep breath- it reminds me of when we got our first bad review!
One blinding red flag about the ability of your free software to build a website that is search engine optimized should be the fact that a google search for your b&b, your town, your state, turns up this forum activity (and it is a forum, not a blog; there is a difference) well before your own website shows up. In fact, I didn't find your website on the first five pages of google returns - I found it through your listing on a B&B directory. Just having your B&B listed in some of the big directories will get you phone calls; it is not because they are finding their website on their own.Actually, I suggest you go to WIX.com and try this web design site for yourself. It used to be hard for search engines to index flash sites. Wix.com has taken care of that. My site can and will be read by the search engines. I was so impressed with this new site that allows you to build a website effortlessly. I like the fact I had control of what was put on my site. Communicating with a web designer back and forth can be time consuming and expensive; as I have done that with other businesses. I am trying this out. If I get few responses; I will definitely try something else. I value your experience and your comments. We are all entitled to our opinions.Hi Hiddencove and welcome.Thank you for your comments concerning my website. I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome! I thought I was going to have to pay thousands to get up and running. In my opinion, up is better than "not up". I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago. I appreciate your feedback. I will attempt to put buttons on all pages. I am such a novice.....I am trying to figure it all out!Well, thanks for checking in. You will see we pull no punches around here but we do mean well.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
If you have questions...ask away..you will get plenty of feedback and advice.
Innkeepers here are a great bunch of folks, but we all have our own ideas and opinions. But we do want to help if we can.
Can I suggest you do some "redo" on your website...
One very basic thing...it is very hard to navigate and there is no navigation, one must always use the BACK button to get to the home page. Also you must have titles and descriptions for your pages which tell search engines what it is.
.Code:<title>Wix.com - Website built by aveylou based on Country Realty </title> ( this is not a title you want people to see Same thing here: <META NAME="Description" content="This Website was built from Country Realty by aveylou using wix.com " /> This does not tell anyone / search engines anything about your web site/ inn. Keywords are not meaningful in this day and age of the web Besides the fact that the site is all done in Flash..which is also not a good thing in getting you found.
The website is one thing.....the service I provide is another....and my property is absolutely gorgeous! So, I may not be perfect, but I am certainly attempting to launch a memorable bed and breakfast for those who come here to enjoy and return to with baited breath!
I am concerned about the negative comments about my business by one of your members because when someone enters hiddencovebedand breakfast.com in the blog search; her derogatory comments come up! This person; does not know me or my business and the information she posted is FALSE. I hope this site concentrates on supporting one another and not tearing each other down.
Aveylou
.
I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome!
This is going to sound harsh as I can tell you have a lot of pride in your free website, however, you should abandon it as soon as possible and persue another method of building it. Your "free" website is going to cost you a fortune in misses. Your site currently is a one page Flash site. (Top 10 B&B website mistakes Mistake #7 An ALL Flash Site)
Even if this site was drop dead gorgeous, the all flash nature of it guarantees it will bring you only a fraction of what a well designed site would bring you in terms of traffic.
I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago.
Did they find you in the search engines? You will not realize how many people don't find you because they will never call and say "guess where we didn't find you" You won't hear from people who don't find you.
If you are stuck on the notion of building it yourself, that's fine (not recommended as a novice) just find a different tool to build it. That one will do nothing but waste your time and leave you with an invisible website.
.
.
Actually, I suggest you go to WIX.com and try this web design site for yourself. It used to be hard for search engines to index flash sites. Wix.com has taken care of that. My site can and will be read by the search engines. I was so impressed with this new site that allows you to build a website effortlessly. I like the fact I had control of what was put on my site. Communicating with a web designer back and forth can be time consuming and expensive; as I have done that with other businesses. I am trying this out. If I get few responses; I will definitely try something else. I value your experience and your comments. We are all entitled to our opinions.Hi Hiddencove and welcome.Thank you for your comments concerning my website. I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome! I thought I was going to have to pay thousands to get up and running. In my opinion, up is better than "not up". I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago. I appreciate your feedback. I will attempt to put buttons on all pages. I am such a novice.....I am trying to figure it all out!Well, thanks for checking in. You will see we pull no punches around here but we do mean well.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
If you have questions...ask away..you will get plenty of feedback and advice.
Innkeepers here are a great bunch of folks, but we all have our own ideas and opinions. But we do want to help if we can.
Can I suggest you do some "redo" on your website...
One very basic thing...it is very hard to navigate and there is no navigation, one must always use the BACK button to get to the home page. Also you must have titles and descriptions for your pages which tell search engines what it is.
.Code:<title>Wix.com - Website built by aveylou based on Country Realty </title> ( this is not a title you want people to see Same thing here: <META NAME="Description" content="This Website was built from Country Realty by aveylou using wix.com " /> This does not tell anyone / search engines anything about your web site/ inn. Keywords are not meaningful in this day and age of the web Besides the fact that the site is all done in Flash..which is also not a good thing in getting you found.
The website is one thing.....the service I provide is another....and my property is absolutely gorgeous! So, I may not be perfect, but I am certainly attempting to launch a memorable bed and breakfast for those who come here to enjoy and return to with baited breath!
I am concerned about the negative comments about my business by one of your members because when someone enters hiddencovebedand breakfast.com in the blog search; her derogatory comments come up! This person; does not know me or my business and the information she posted is FALSE. I hope this site concentrates on supporting one another and not tearing each other down.
Aveylou
.
I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome!
This is going to sound harsh as I can tell you have a lot of pride in your free website, however, you should abandon it as soon as possible and persue another method of building it. Your "free" website is going to cost you a fortune in misses. Your site currently is a one page Flash site. (Top 10 B&B website mistakes Mistake #7 An ALL Flash Site)
Even if this site was drop dead gorgeous, the all flash nature of it guarantees it will bring you only a fraction of what a well designed site would bring you in terms of traffic.
I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago.
Did they find you in the search engines? You will not realize how many people don't find you because they will never call and say "guess where we didn't find you" You won't hear from people who don't find you.
If you are stuck on the notion of building it yourself, that's fine (not recommended as a novice) just find a different tool to build it. That one will do nothing but waste your time and leave you with an invisible website.
.
.
Actually, I suggest you go to WIX.com and try this web design site for yourself. It used to be hard for search engines to index flash sites. Wix.com has taken care of that. My site can and will be read by the search engines. I was so impressed with this new site that allows you to build a website effortlessly. I like the fact I had control of what was put on my site. Communicating with a web designer back and forth can be time consuming and expensive; as I have done that with other businesses. I am trying this out. If I get few responses; I will definitely try something else. I value your experience and your comments. We are all entitled to our opinions.Hi Hiddencove and welcome.Thank you for your comments concerning my website. I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome! I thought I was going to have to pay thousands to get up and running. In my opinion, up is better than "not up". I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago. I appreciate your feedback. I will attempt to put buttons on all pages. I am such a novice.....I am trying to figure it all out!Well, thanks for checking in. You will see we pull no punches around here but we do mean well.In response to "Overreacted"
I am the owner of Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast in Lincoln City, Oregon. I am so sorry if I offended you. I am new to this business. You are right; I probably should have called you and asked you to visit my business before e-mailing you.
I have much to learn. At the ripe old age of 62 years old......I seem to feel the need to be in a hurry to do those things I have always wanted to do. The internet allows for instant connections. I apologize if I was too permissive.
You are welcome to visit my business. I would be happy to give you a tour. I think this is the best and most exciting venture i have ever begun. I look forward to providing loving hospitality to all who enter my doors.
Call me anytime.
Avette L. Gaiser
Hidden Cove Bed and Breakfast.
If you have questions...ask away..you will get plenty of feedback and advice.
Innkeepers here are a great bunch of folks, but we all have our own ideas and opinions. But we do want to help if we can.
Can I suggest you do some "redo" on your website...
One very basic thing...it is very hard to navigate and there is no navigation, one must always use the BACK button to get to the home page. Also you must have titles and descriptions for your pages which tell search engines what it is.
.Code:<title>Wix.com - Website built by aveylou based on Country Realty </title> ( this is not a title you want people to see Same thing here: <META NAME="Description" content="This Website was built from Country Realty by aveylou using wix.com " /> This does not tell anyone / search engines anything about your web site/ inn. Keywords are not meaningful in this day and age of the web Besides the fact that the site is all done in Flash..which is also not a good thing in getting you found.
The website is one thing.....the service I provide is another....and my property is absolutely gorgeous! So, I may not be perfect, but I am certainly attempting to launch a memorable bed and breakfast for those who come here to enjoy and return to with baited breath!
I am concerned about the negative comments about my business by one of your members because when someone enters hiddencovebedand breakfast.com in the blog search; her derogatory comments come up! This person; does not know me or my business and the information she posted is FALSE. I hope this site concentrates on supporting one another and not tearing each other down.
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I actually designed it myself on a free website design site which, in my opinion, is awesome!
This is going to sound harsh as I can tell you have a lot of pride in your free website, however, you should abandon it as soon as possible and persue another method of building it. Your "free" website is going to cost you a fortune in misses. Your site currently is a one page Flash site. (Top 10 B&B website mistakes Mistake #7 An ALL Flash Site)
Even if this site was drop dead gorgeous, the all flash nature of it guarantees it will bring you only a fraction of what a well designed site would bring you in terms of traffic.
I have had two calls already and the site just got posted a few days ago.
Did they find you in the search engines? You will not realize how many people don't find you because they will never call and say "guess where we didn't find you" You won't hear from people who don't find you.
If you are stuck on the notion of building it yourself, that's fine (not recommended as a novice) just find a different tool to build it. That one will do nothing but waste your time and leave you with an invisible website.
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I suggest you do what I did and take a course in web design. Often you can use your own company as your project and get two benefits - learning and learning while creating your website.hiddencove said:
In the spirit of this industry I am going to take time out of my day to show you the shortcomings of your wonderfully free website.hiddencove said:
I'm not sure why you think it would be advantageous to have more Esperanto (or is that Latin) than English.search engine spider said:
I am spreading nothing! I have removed any reference to your business name or location. If it is listed on this forum (not blog), it is listed by YOU, not me.
