The store now offers the acclaimed WOW: Women Only Workouts & Chi Mind Control books, Women's Fitness magazines, and workout cards. Utilizing Network Solutions e-commerce package JVF Consulting skinned the shopping cart to imitate the look and feel of the Slim And Fit website. With the integration of Quickbooks all order are easily tracked and accounted for.
Slim And Fit Books is also taking advantage of JVF Consulting's analytical marketing and search engine optimization. With our e-marketing services, coupled with the user friendly e-commerce website, Slim And Fit Books is now ready strategically market and promote their products to a larger consumer base than ever before.
In this health and fitness conscious world, it is especially important for consumer businesses, like Slim And Fit to realize the incredible value of offering their products and fitness expertise to a much wider consumer base on the Internet. Traditional fitness books have had limited marketing vehicles and typically handle product sales directly through the magazines or mail order. By utilizing the world wide web, Slim And Fit Books can now provide fitness related content to its readers by reaching a much broader audience.
About Slim And Fit Books Slim and Fit books are the only workout books you'll ever need. With a never-ending supply of workout cards and fitness plans, WOW will help keep you fit for life! Use it to embrace healthier habits that will lead to a healthy and pain-free old age, and many more quality years with family and friends. We strive to meet the health and fitness needs of women by providing an educational, functional and innovative method to staying slim and fit.
By Garrett Blanton posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 4:26 PM - (Marketing)
Reaching The Masses With DoFollow Blogging!
You will be glad to hear that all the links in our comments area are dofollow so you can have some backlinks. We do moderate our comments to prevent spam be sure your comment is not too spammy, or else it will not be published. Since we removed the rel="nofollow" attribute from our technology blog this means that comments left with a URL attached to the commenter will receive some search engine love for their time and energy. In addition, blogging about a JVF Consulting post from your own blog will result in a link to your post via a trackback.
So what are you waiting for guys, go on and start commenting. Not only will we appreciate it but your domain will increase in the search engine result pages (SERPS). As you can see next to all the JVF blog comments section there is a U Comment I Follow icon so visitors can visually tell we're in fact a DoFollow blog. Now visitors will not have to view our source code anymore to find the answer to their question.
If you have not already removed the nofollow attribute from your blog there are many plugins available for your to download and install so you can also become a member of the DoFollow community.
Kasey and Melissa at Dream It Events have been best friends for over 7 years. They both received their certifications together from The Wedding Planning Institute, and they continue to make a perfect team while directing any event. They pride themselves in being able to be in two places at the same time while making sure that every detail is taken care of, but with both of them being overwhelmed with clients, they needed a surefire way to double check every detail.
Thanks to the JVF Consulting Amass Content Management System both Melissa and Kasey are able to keep track of their current clients, future prospects, upcoming events and parties. Not only can they login to their Amass dashboard anywhere in the world to access their information, they're also able to update the front end of their website with only a few clicks of a mouse. Now either of them can easily update their web pages whenever they have a new photograph of a successful event to show off, or a new wedding vendor to add.
We strongly encourage you to hire a professional wedding coordinator or an event planner for your special day. If you're on a tight budget Dream It Events is here to assist in making it everything you envisioned and more! Dream It Event's goal is to help you create an event that is tailored to your personality and style and to help alleviate many of the logistics and fine details so that you can relax and enjoy your day. Dream It Events specializes in customized packages for you based on your needs, wants and budget. Whether it is planning your entire event from scratch or just assisting you on your special day, Dream It Events is here for you!
By Garrett Blanton posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 @ 11:29 AM - (Web Technology)
Things Are Getting Interesting In The Browser Universe.
If you have not heard yet, Google just released an open source browser by the name of Chrome. The question around the office lately is how does it compare, and does it support the JVF Consulting Amass content management system (CMS)? Well, to make sure JVF is up to par we downloaded the beta version and gave it a spin. So... should JVF and other web designers be freaking out? The answer is: No.
Thankfully the wheel was not reinvented here, it turns out Chrome uses the same rendering engine that Safari, Adobe AIR, iPhone, and Android use. Something called 'Web Kit'. So as web designers, we don't have to worry about another browser rendering our code crazy. Chrome was also designed to improve on the way it handles JavaScript, one of the technologies used to make Web pages more interactive. The focus on JavaScript makes sense. JavaScript can eat up computer processor power, and if poorly used by a website, can crash the browser. One of the things Chrome promises is that if one browser tab crashes, it won't take down the whole program.
Chrome does puts together usability, stability, and performance under one open source roof. By keeping this open source and giving away the code, Google is practically begging other browser makers to take pieces from their browser and incorporate them into their own. Expect Chrome to be a platform for experimentation, since its only being used by a small percentage of the population don't expect this browser to be perfected anytime soon.
Unless you're a web developer, or like living on the technological edge, I don't recommend installing Chrome. But if you're daring enough and want a glimpse of what Chrome looks like, you can download it here.
The award winning San Francisco Bay Area photographer Peter Bruce provides fine portrait style and fashion style wedding photography to new brides and grooms. To show off his artistry he had an elaborate flash website designed and built. After the launch of the website getting visitors to find him was a real problem. It seemed like Google was not cooperating with his website, and it was not being indexed properly. This is where the JVF Consulting SEO team came into play.
Peter Bruce's goal was to be featured on the first page of the Google search results for "San Francisco Wedding Photography and Videography". To complete this goal JVF assessed the optimization of his current website. Come to find out the current site was all flash with little content and all pictures. There were no keywords in the title, no description, and no meta tags that would benefit his search results. The framesets of his flash site were hiding content from the search engine spiders, no wonder his search engine results were so poor!
When Peter Bruce first launched his site you could build a website and people would find it because there weren't many sites on the World Wide Web. You didn't need optimization, or anything special, to help people find his wedding photography site. This definitely doesn't happen the same anymore, those days have changed! Now you need to make sure the search engines recognize your site for what it is. Just having a website isn't enough!
Do a search for the word "Photographer" and your search engine will return about 139,000,000 results. Be a little more specific and search for "Wedding Photographer" 3,130,000 results, better but still a mighty big list. Even narrowing the search to "San Francisco Wedding Photographer" yields 557,000 results. Realistically, if your Web site is beyond the third page of results, or even the second, your potential clients will never find you.
A word about flash websites. They can be gorgeous and showcase your work beautifully, but they don't receive as good search engine positioning as a standard HTML sites. This is because there is very little text used in building a flash site. If you are serious about getting good search engine results, and really want Flash for your site, think about having an HTML site along with your Flash site or have blog embedded into your site with an RSS feed, rather than being a standalone flash site.
With that being said JVF Consulting began work. We ripped apart the framesets and flash, and what was left was a search engine friendly site for all the spiders to crawl. Once the site was crawlable we began with all the basics such as a competitive title, description, keywords, and sitemap.
Peter Bruce's website now incorporates flash and copy to provide the best of both worlds. The end result is driving his search engine results higher on a daily basis and pushing targeted traffic to his site without the use of Adwords or Pay Per Click campaigns.
If you are seeking a wedding photographer with photojournalistic professionalism, Peter Bruce is your man. He is passionate about photography and passionate about providing top notch customer service. With a few clicks around his websites you will find everything San Francisco has to offer you. To get you started here's some informative links to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
By Garrett Blanton posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 12:00 PM - (Marketing)
Creative Album Cover Art To Corporate Identity
Spawning a CD cover that stands out from the rest is just what JVF Consulting intentions were with this project. The importance of good quality artwork on your CD cover is what helps sell music after all. Of course the music that goes into the album helps, but who judges a book by its cover anyways?
The concept of the logo was brought to life after many group brainstorms and comps. After narrowing it down to the final 2 the band members took a vote and decided on their band logo and corporate identity. Now with a logo to be proud of you can now show your support for SwampDonky with some cool duds available at Zazzle.
SwampDonky is currently finalizing production on their 2nd EP, "Off The Hook," which is due for release in June 2009. It will feature six new originals, following up where the band left off with their debut 4-song EP, "All Over The Map," released April 2007. The band's signature track from their debut EP, "What Is Mine," was awarded Track of the Day honors at Garage Band.
In 2007, SwampDonky advanced to the San Francisco finals (following three elimination rounds) in the Emergenza battle of the bands competition (www.emergenza.net), held at the Great American Music Hall. SwampDonky's performance was well-received by the judges as the band placed 4th overall, and drummer Joel was awarded "best drummer" in the competition.
On stage, lead vocalist and drummer Joel Anderson always impresses audiences with his power, precision, and classic rock voice. Tommy Huxley is a blues-influenced lead guitarist with chops (think SRV meets Slash). The band's sound is rounded out by Ryan Lorenzini on the rhythm guitar and Tony Ebster on bass. Both Ryan and Tony sing backup, and many of the band's songs feature 2 and 3-part vocal harmonies.
When Thunderbolt Aerosystems Inc. announced the release of its Thunder Pack, a personal propulsion system capable of sustaining flight for longer than ever before achieved. Many skeptics and critics were quick knock it down. Concurrently Thunderbolt Aerosystems Inc. also unveiled plans to develop a jet powered Thunder Jet with exponentially greater capability. This is when KABC-TV picked up the news story and featured it on their local news segment seen by thousands of Los Angeles residents. If you missed the airing of this new story here it is again for you to see.
Bench tests of the new Thunderpack design have provided 75 seconds of flight time, a 300% increase over what other systems offer. With a recent test flight of 37 seconds, and a potential dual-fuel feature capable of flying well more than one minute, Thunderbolt Aerosystems is closer than ever to fielding a rocket belt "for the masses." It is one of Thunderbolt Aerosystems' main directives to make the ThunderPack available to the masses in a format that will use ubiquitous fuels. This will enable its more un-restricted use for metropolitan firemen, forest fire control forces, coast guards, Red Cross, border patrol, high-risk rescues and for any natural disaster extreme transportation requirements.
Thunderbolt Aerosystems founder Carmelo "Nino" Amarena must have seen the Sean Connery movie Thunderball because when he decided to try and shorten the grueling commute to his Bay Area office, he came up with what he says is a practical and economical personal air vehicle. One that won't blow up on your back like those hydrogen peroxide powered prototypes of the early 1960s. Keep up the good work Nino, we look forward to seeing you commute through the air someday!
By Garrett Blanton posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 11:54 AM - (Web Technology)
Hands-on With Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 Beta.
Here at JVF Consulting we are fiends for the latest in technology and software. Staying up to date with the most current versions of web browsers is a necessity for us, especially since we deal first hand with creating websites to work with these browsers. When Microsoft Corp. released the Beta version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) we were anxious to download it and give it a spin.
Upon installation everything seemed new and interesting. During the installation it wasn't really an install, it was more like an upgrade was in progress. The install went smooth, even though it did take about 5 minutes overall.
After patiently waiting for a reboot we launched the new Internet Explorer 8. Hoping to see a new look or interface we were let down. There were some small differences and features which left us scratching our head, but we moved on to why we really installed this browser. Our main goal was to test the websites we have built to ensure they will all work and look properly. At first glimpse we did not notice anything major, that is until we tried to log into our JVF Amass Content Management System (CMS). As you can see in the screenshots below we ran into a roadblock right off the bat. In Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) you can see that our username and password fields are centered on the login page.
Now check this out, in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) our username and password fields are justified to the left. All of this is because IE8 can't center align a TD tag! Aligning a table column or a cell is some of the most basic html there is, IE8 fails at this miserably! After this bug we no longer had any faith in this new web browser and had to cease all further testing. This was not only a waste of time but another kick in the butt as to why Mozilla Firefox continues to lead the pack with their web browser.
Thankfully the uninstall was successful and IE7 is now running correctly on the machine we used. After reading other horror stories about IE8 we came across a warning put out by Microsoft Corp. This warning notifies users that if you're running SP3 on your machine installing IE8 may be permanent since uninstalls of the software were unsuccessful by many customers. You can find the article titled "Microsoft warns of IE8 lock-in with XP SP3" in the computerworld website.
By Garrett Blanton posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 6:13 PM - (Press Release)
LVwine.com... Sunset Magazine Printed a Great Article, But Used The Wrong Web Address!
In its September issue, Sunset Magazine introduces a new feature: California Weekends--Day Trips and Local Finds. They start with a Day Trip to Livermore...and provide a good snapshot of things to do in this Bay Area wine country. It has great suggestions and insider tips if you plan to visit during any weekend or Labor Day weekend...when the Valley hosts its 27th Annual Harvest Wine Celebration. Great article but, they got the website wrong: For more information go to the (correct) website: www.LVwine.org.
By Garrett Blanton posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 3:37 PM - (Marketing)
Thunderbolt Aerosystems website takes launch!
It has been a pleasure working for Thunderbolt Aerosystems. With their wealth of information, and our web technologies, we were able to create a website that is informative, easy to navigate, and appealing to all ages. Made famous by the 1991 Disney movie "The Rocketeer," the jetpack has been gaining popularity not only through word of mouth, but also the internet community. This internet community would not be possible if it was not for the implementation of our search engnine optimization package. At JVF Consulting we ensure Thunderman remains ahead of the competition.
Maintaining a website that receives web traffic by the thousands per day, from all over the world, meant that supporting all types a internet browsers was a necessity. The visitors of this site also require a fast loading page so placing their website on a standard server was not adequate. JVF Consulting hosts this site on a dedicated server that is fast, and can handle the load from the daily traffic.
Since the launch of their site the media frenzy began right away. Crave, which is also known as the CNet News blog, was one of the first to leak the story with the new article boasting that for $100,000, you get 75 seconds of flight which is faster and goes higher than any previous jetpacks. View the article here...
TMZ Productions was the next to spread the story on their Celebritoyz blog. The article titled "Finally, Jet Pack to Work" notes that if you're a celebrity, and have $90,000 to burn, you'll have the best 37 seconds of your life with this new toy! View the article here...
The goal of Thunderbolt Aerosystems is to one day make the ThunderPack available to the masses in a format that will use ubiquitous fuels. This will enable its more un-restricted use for metropolitan firemen, forest fire control forces, coast guards, the red cross, border patrol, and high-risk rescues or extreme transportation requirements. Videos of the jetpack in use can be found on YouTube or on the companies website located here...
Laura Daytons WOW: Women Only Workouts Spreads It's E-Commerce Wings. 
Reaching The Masses With DoFollow Blogging!
Things Are Getting Interesting In The Browser Universe.
Wedding Photography Meets Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Creative Album Cover Art To Corporate Identity
KABC-TV
Hands-on With Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 Beta.
