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<title><![CDATA[Twilight Sailing in Sydney Harbour]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sydneysailingcharters.com.au/">Sydney Sail Charters</a> needed a website that not only looked good, but ranks high in google as well. Our client was starting a new business in the highly competitive  industry of <b>sail charters in Sydney harbour</b>.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 SEO tips to increase your website rankings with YouTube videos]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that most YouTube videos and channels are not properly  optimised, even by big brands? By This is your opportunity to get higher up  in the rankings of search engines.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Websites for shop-a-holics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Our latest website launch is a fun site for girls who love shopping on the web.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cha Cha Bag Shopping Cart]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Cha Cha Bag is an innovative new product for women who are sick of worrying about where they can put their hand bags while they are dancing.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[National Solar Power]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>National Solar Power needed a punchy sales website with bold call to  actions to show potential customers their credentials and capabilities  in their field of expertise; solar panel installations and the</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ooohhh Yeeeaaahhh!!!!]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The rev heads in our office had a field day building the new website for Uber Motor sports. This racy, technically savvy design reflects Uber's unique speciality in the manufacturing of custom fabricated, titanium and carbon fibre parts.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pilates website design]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Slim, beautiful, attractive. The Pure Moves website needed to reflect  the results that they deliver to their customers. Our use of feminine  colours, elegant and modern design combined with a reliable and easy to  use content management system will provide Pure Moves with the perfect  platform on which to structure further growth and expansion into the  online environment.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Ways your website could save you time]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>More and more businesses are realising that the web is a lot more  than just a marketing medium. It's a completely new way to do business,  and there are thousands of ways that it can save you time and energy.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google updates search engine results page - SERPs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Google changed their search engine results page last month. (That's SERP  in techno bable). The new page they are showing seems to be basically  the same, but has the addition of a navigation bar to the left which has  reduced the space available for the organic search results. If anything  this makes it even more important to...</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK company chooses Boyd Design]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Last week we were very pleased to launch a new promotional products website into the highly competitive United Kingdom market.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Internet Explorer's slow demise]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Usage Internet Explorer has dropped below 60% of the Internet community.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Domain name statistics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Ever wondered which domain names are being registered by the rest of the world? Well now you can see it, in almost real time on a website named Domain Daily.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pay per click Vs search engine optimisation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The debate between the PPC and SEO camps continues, with strong arguments on both side of the fence. But is there an answer, or is it more down to personal preference, or more importantly, personality?</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The VCFS and 22q11 Foundation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>We were very proud to help the The VCFS  and 22q11 Foundation launch a new website last month. It's always a pleasure to support a genuine cause like this.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Custom made books for your child, about your child]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Innovative, new and fun! These are the words used to describe the idea behind Tiny Tales.</p>
<p>Tiny Tales idea was simple, create a website that allows people to create a custom books for their children. To create a custom book users choose a colour scheme, upload their own photos and give brief comments, Tiny Tales then turn this into a book and also other products such as DVD's and calendar's. The idea was simple but has turned into a highly successful online business generating large amounts of monthly traffic.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Local T-shirt Company Launches website]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Local T-shirt company NarraSurf launches thier online store.</p>
<p>NarraSurf is a narrabeen based company that specialises in surf T-shirts for the long boarder generation. After selling shirts at local markets with huge success NarraSurf moved to the online media as a natural step.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Harbord Beach Hotel upgrades their website]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Harbord Beach Hotel is a long standing business located in Freshwater, the Hotel has been around since 1928. The aim of this project was to create an online presence and community for the hotel that represented the hotels beach lifestyle.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A new architect in Sydney]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This month we very very pleased to launch the new Saki Archiutecture website. Saki is a <a href="http://www.saki.net.au">Sydney architect</a> specialising in modern style of architecture.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KPI for your website]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>One of the best things about a website is that almost every aspect of it's performance is measurable.</p>
<p>With a little preparation, it is quite easy to set up and track a list of Key Performance Indicators that will show you whether your website is improving or not, and allow you to measure it's performance against your expectations.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting your blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Recently I have been doing a bit of research into the local marketing scene, in particular in the area of blogs and the related network. One great site that I have found is Loaded Web.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Exchange Servers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Over the last 12 months, we have seen a lot of our customers upgrade their internal servers to Microsoft Exchange. In some cases this has been an easy transition, in other cases, there have been a lot of problems, so i took some time out to talk to one of the better IT specialists in our area, and asked for some more information on the Miscrosoft Exchange Server and what a small business owner should know about it.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Evolution evolves]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The latest design upgrade for the Evolution Hospitality is punchy, modern and gives this training company fantastic new image.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[June 2009 Newsletter]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This months newsletter contains: Monkey &amp; the Brown Man, Search Engine Optimisation tools, a new website for My Marketing Mentor, and more...</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My Marketing Mentor]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Yeşim Soyak's new business, My Marketing Mentor needed a fresh clean design to inspire the sort of energy and professionalism that Yeşim brings to her customers.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Succeed online with good design]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Owner and founder of Boyd Design, Tristan Boyd interviewed about website design basics.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BCMS 2.7 is ready]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Last week we ran the final tests on BCMS 2.7 and it's ready to go!</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A look at links]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Increasing the number of incoming links to your website is one of the most important parts of any Internet Marketing Campaign. But it's not just about the number of links, the &quot;quality&quot; of these links is also very important.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do you have a Privacy Policy?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A Privacy policy is a document that explains to your visitors what you might do with any information that you collect from them while they are on your website. Many people use this document to gauge whether a website is trust worthy or not before they interact.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[December Newsletter 2008]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This issue contains some useful links to some great <a href="[wblink78]">free software</a>, a review of some of the changes at Boyd Design in 2008, a review of how we have changed and grown in the last 12 months and a great Christmas special.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Our favourite free software]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>At Boyd Design we use a lot of free open source software. From word processing, to design applications, even server software, most of the programs we run are free and open source. Here is a list of some of our favorites. The <a href="[wblink78]">best free open source software</a>, (according to us).</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Baby products website]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="550" height="160" border="0" alt="Website design sydney - portfolio example" src="http://www.boyddesign.com.au/media/porfolio/cuddle.jpg" /></p>
<p>We are very excited to announce the launch of the new Cuddledry.com.au shopping cart website. This site is a great example of our shoppng cart / content management combination. It features a powerful shopping cart system, using the PayPal payment gateway, and a content management system that allows our client to manage almost every aspect of the website's content, from images and text, right down to meta tags and alt tags for search engine optimisation.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flash animated gallery]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>There are many ways to present a gallery. This flash animated gallery was produced to give the user an entertaining interface with which to view images.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What is Search Engine Optimisation?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Search Engine Optimisation is the process of modifying your website to push it as close as possible to the top of the results pages of one or more search engines.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The National Energy Essay Competition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="550" height="161" border="0" src="http://www.boyddesign.com.au/media/porfolio/neec.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><b>Young Australians face up to the challenge of meeting our future energy needs.</b></p>
<p>We are proud to have designed the website for the National Energy Essay Competition. Organisers of the competition, The Warren Centre (based at Sydney University) felt that young Australians should be engaged in the creation of energy solutions for the future.<br />
&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dynamic flash with spectacular results]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="550" height="168" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.boyddesign.com.au/media/blog/dwj.jpg" /></p>
<p>It has been our pleasure to work with Deborah Windfield Jewellery in creating a website to showcase their stunning range. DWJ required a site of superior design which reflected the understated elegance of their work and allowed their customers to navigate through multiple products. In order to fulfil the brief our designers worked to seamlessly integrate dynamic flash elements into the site without compromising functionality.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Simply Celebrations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="550" height="235" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.boyddesign.com.au/media/blog/simple.jpg" /></p>
<p>Robyn Baker is a professional Celebrant who works with people at some of the most important moments of their lives. Her website needed to be simple and appealing. It reflects both her personality and communicates the wide range of professional services that she offers.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FCI Office Interiors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="550" height="163" border="0" src="http://www.boyddesign.com.au/media/blog/faber.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>A clean and simple website with an enquiry form, and a Search Engine Optimisation package to bring in the customers. We are proud to be working with many local businesses like Faber Commercial Interiors <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fciofficefitout.com.au/">www.fciofficefitout.com.au</a> who recognise the benefits of a professional approach to their website. Our sites are programmed to be search engine friendly from the beginning. With the addition of carefully written text and ongoing monitoring we can increase rankings and drive traffic to your site.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boyd Design expands into European market]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>We were delighted this week to go live with the new Vikela site; <a target="_blank" href="http://vikela.at">www.pille-danach.at</a> <br />
Austrian Pharmaceutical company Gerot asked us to create something dynamic and feminine for the launch of this new product.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A site that works for a working company]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Edway Group takes a progressive and highly professional approach to providing labour for all kinds of building projects. Their new site reflects their modern, straightforward approach.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boyd Design wins Gold Award]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>March 2008 saw Boyd Design win a Gold Award at the Australian Web Designers Network for the Women's Own Adventure website. This site contains a content management system, with newsletter campaign manager and flash animations.</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[April 2008]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><b>This issue:&nbsp;</b>Free SEO e-book, Best of the web: My favourite 3 websites this month, Hosting server upgrades, Boyd Design in the news.</p>]]></description>
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