February's Newsletter

Well, January's been another busy month for Abalone Designs Inc. Yes, that's right, Inc. We have incorporated. A big and exciting step for Abalone!

We are also brand new members of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and are offering $100.00 off to any other member of RCC - don't forget to mention it to us!

And speaking of $100.00 credits, did you know there are several ways to obtain a $100.00 credit toward any of our successful marketing packages? The first is to refer someone to us who ends up purchasing a search engine optimization or web design package. The second is, of course, through the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the 3rd is to write a paragraph about our web site, http://www.abalone.ca giving us constructive criticism. You can fill out our contact form or reply to this email with your paragraph and you will receive a $100.00 credit towards any of our packages. And to further the savings even more, and encourage some really great constructive feedback, any suggestions we end up using will be rewarded with a $200.00 credit! So, have a good look through our web site and send your paragraph!

Are you a member of a chamber of commerce, anywhere in the world, and want to be able to save yourself and fellow members money on web design and search engine optimization that works? Let your Chamber know about our Chamber and Association package. All your members can save, and your Chamber or Association web site will receive free optimization.

MSN Search has finally dropped the beta tag! Microsoft's new search engine is now live and our clients are dominating the top of the results! Here are a few:

whistlerinns.com/cedarsprings is #2 for "whistler bed and breakfast"
www.sfgoldenbear.net is #1 for "san francisco bed and breakfast"
www.whiskeypoint.com is #1 & #2 for "quadra island bc"
www.freemfg.com is #1 for "mini hockey sticks" and #2 for "sports souvenirs"
www.1bbweb.com is #2 for "bed and breakfast directory"
www.kelownagolfski.com is #1 for "big white chalets"
www.marylandpetsitter.com is #1 for "maryland pet sitting"

It's been predicted that MSN may catch up to Google with regards to its usage numbers, so sign up for one of our packages now to reach the top of the MSN search!

Do-it-yourselfers : join us in our SEO Forums to talk about search engine optimization. Find tips, ask questions and post helpful web sites! Feel free to write an article and submit it to our SEO Resources section. If we like it, we'll post it, giving you credit!

In the last week, Abalone Designs has had two articles published in one of the web's largest news sites for web development, webpronews.com. 5 Things To Keep An Eye On In The SEO World In 2005 by Bobby Heard can be read here : WebProNews and Link Popularity: A Thing of the Past? by Courtney Heard can be read here: WebProNews - the end of this one was cut off, you can see the whole version in our resources section of Abalone.ca

Thanks so much for your time everyone!
Abalone Designs, Inc.
www.abalone.ca

1.866.3484.SEO
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