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Copyright Your Web Site

Quick links on how to copyright your website after launch.

Clients always ask about copyrighting the web site after launch. Here are some quick links from the copyright office.

Its pretty simple, costs $30 per application, and here is the link to the form and info:

General Information About Web Sites & Copyright
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ66.html

Copyright in the Visual Art - Form (i.e. the graphic design)
http://www.copyright.gov/forms/formvai.pdf

Copyright in the Literary - Form (i.e. the text)
http://www.copyright.gov/forms/formtxi.pdf.

by Peter Boyd in General on January 26, 2006 - Be the First to Comment
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Steven R. Jacobsen Adds Spanish Content To Current Site

Steven R. Jacobsen - The Accidental Lawyer - adds Spanish content to current site: AccidentalLawyer.com

About Steven R. Jacobsen – “The Accidental Lawyer”
http://www.accidentallawyer.com

Steven R. Jacobsen – “The Accidental Lawyer”. Steven R. Jacobsen is a sole practitioner specializing in personal injury litigation. For the past fourteen years, he has devoted his practice exclusively to helping people injured in accidents of all kinds; injuries caused by automobile accidents, defective products, falls on sidewalks and exposure to toxic chemicals. He has served on the committees that have helped settle mass toxic tort cases against the major chemical polluters in California.

TRIAL EXPERIENCE - He has extensive trial experience before both juries and judges, successfully representing his clients in many types of cases. He has also obtained lucrative awards for his clients through settlement, mediation and arbitration.

HIS PHILOSOPHY - Law can and must be practiced with honesty and integrity. The best interest of the client is my guiding principle in each case.

About PaperStreet Web Design
http://www.paperstreet.com

PaperStreet creates new web sites and revitalizes aging ones. PaperStreet has been designing web sites for over four years now. Our company has produced over 150 custom web sites for lawyers, doctors, vets, and businesses.

We have several accomplished web designers, programmers, and content writers on staff. Our combined talents produce compelling web sites that achieve results. More information on our services is below:

Web Design: PaperStreet has the ability to create a professional web site from scratch. PaperStreet can also redesign your existing web site for a more professional image.

Content Writing: Whether you need a few pages written, existing copy edited, or total content development, our staff writers and editors create compelling, clean copy.

Search Engine Optimization: Can you find your web site when you search on AOL, Yahoo! or Google? Top search rankings lead directly to more web traffic, which in turn leads to more clients. PaperStreet can assist in obtaining top rankings.

Internet Marketing & PPC Advertising: We can give your web site more exposure by creating Google and Overture pay-per-click and banner advertising campaigns.

Newsletters: This form of advertising is great for generating repeat traffic to your web site by providing immediate communication with clients.

Content Management: Need to add your breaking news to the web site? How about adding a new attorney or practice area? Our content management system gives you the ability to edit your own site at any time, from any where, instantly.

For more information please visit www.paperstreet.com.

by Peter Boyd in Legal on January 20, 2006 - Be the First to Comment
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Peter Boyd has been elected as the Technology Chair for LMASE.org

Peter Boyd, President and Founder of PaperStreet Web Design has been elected to the Technology Chair of the Legal Marketing Association, South Eastern

Peter Boyd, is a Florida attorney who practiced in the area of intellectual property law. Mr. Boyd has worked on over 200 web site projects since 1996. He founded PaperStreet during law school when he realized that many firms did not have a web site, or had a poorly designed site. Mr. Boyd is a jack-of-all-trades and can design the initial web sites concepts, incorporate database technology, write custom code, and of course manage projects.

About The Legal Marketing Association
http://www.lmase.org

The LMA Southeastern Chapter was formed in 1997 to provide continuing education and professional development to its members and provide forums to share ideas and experiences among its members and other involved in legal services marketing. The region includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas..

by Peter Boyd in PaperStreet on January 20, 2006 - Be the First to Comment
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Search Engine Contact Information & Reporting

In case you ever need to contact one of the search engines or report a spammy site.

Ask/Teoma

Webmaster Contact Form
Webmaster Guidelines/Help (really more of a spider/robots help section)
Submit Your Site (no free option)
Submit a Sitemap (none currently)
Report Spam
Report Copyright Infringement

Google

Webmaster Contact Form
Notes:
1. If you suspect a 302 Hijack situation use the above with a subject line of "canonicalpage" so that so that your request is routed to the correct working group.
2. If you need to file a reinclusion request because your domain has been removed due to use of shady tactics, use the above form after cleaning up everything. Use a subject of "Reinclusion Request" so that it is routed correctly. Google will want to know two things. 1. That the spam/shady tactics are all gone or have been fixed; and 2. That it’s not going to happen again. You’ll need to supply details if you want back in. Including whatever corrective actions you have taken to make sure it never happens again.
Webmaster Guidelines/Help
Submit Your Site
Submit Sitemap (Requires a free account)
Report Spam
Report Copyright Infringement

MSN

Webmaster Contact Form
Webmaster Guidelines/Help and here
Submit Your Site
Submit a Sitemap: (none currently)
Report Spam
Search Feedback (may also be used to report spam)
Report Copyright Infringement

Yahoo!

Webmaster Contact Form
Webmaster Guidelines/Help
Submit Your Site
Submit Sitemap
Report Spam
Email Addresses: reportsearchspam@yahoo-inc.com (to report spam - may also be used to file a reinclusion request, though they’ll often want you to join their Site Match program to get your site reviewed)
Yst-feedback@yahoo-inc.com (general webmaster contact address)
Report Copyright Infringement

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by Peter Boyd in Optimization on January 19, 2006 - Be the First to Comment
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What qualities make a Web site aesthetically pleasing?

Recently our President Peter Boyd was interviewed for an article about good web design tips. Here is the Q & A.

2. What qualities make a Web site aesthetically pleasing?
What qualities make a person aesthetically pleasing? Since beauty is in the eye of the beholder we often can just tell whether a web site is ugly or professional just by looking at the site. However, typically bad web sites have either (a) no planning, (b) no theme, (c) too many cooks in the kitchen, (d) bad photos / graphics, or a mix of all of the above. Aesthetically pleasing sites are properly planned by a design team. The law firm typically gives them overall goals and lets the design team do what they are paid to do…be creative.

You can see the full article at: http://www.lawofficecomputing.com/EDC/eloc/november05/feature.php

More Q & A to come later this week..

by Peter Boyd in Design on January 16, 2006 - Be the First to Comment
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URL Encoding

Macromedia Tech Tip - URL Encoding

The key to creating database queries with user friendly URLs is URL encoding. Here is a list of characters and their corresponding values.

http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14143.

by Peter Boyd in Coding on January 14, 2006 - Be the First to Comment
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The Public Law Center Selects PaperStreet to Design Its Web Site

PaperStreet Web Design will design a new web site and logo for The Public Law Center

PaperStreet Web Design is looking forward to designing a new web site for The Public Law Center. The new web site’s goal is to create an easy to navigate and visually appealing experience that depicts the firmís unique image.

About The Public Law Center
http://www.publiclawcenter.org

The Public Law Center, Orange County’s pro bono law firm, is committed to providing access to justice for low income residents. Through volunteers and staff, the Public Law Center provides free civil legal services, including counseling, individual representation, community education, and strategic litigation and advocacy to challenge societal injustices. Now in its 24th year, PLC is sponsored by the Orange County Bar Association and is supported by lawyers throughout the county.