Ed Burns

Ed Burns has been creating websites for over 15 years. He successfully ran a photography studio in Pennsylvania for 25 years, before moving to Florida. Years of experience in marketing, photography, writing and advertising all come together to help you create a stunning web presence.

Posts by Ed Burns

Where do you start?

January 23, 2012 - 10:35 am

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You know you need a website, you really mean to get one up. Where do you start? We have created a worksheet for you to get started. Nothing fancy, just a way to start gathering the information you need to have a site made for you.
You can download a free copy by clicking here. Print [...]

When a blog is not a blog

January 22, 2012 - 3:14 pm

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Blog, what the heck is it and what is it good for.
First a bit of history. The term blog started out to designate a type of website that was a personal journal. Each posting to the website was an entry in that journal.
This was a leap forward for people wishing to have an outlet on [...]

Mother, PLEASE! I’d rather do it myself!

November 29, 2011 - 9:31 am

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That line was from a commercial in the 60’s for Anacin. It was followed by “Sure you have a headache, but don’t take it out on your mother”.
I often get calls from clients who would like the ability to make changes to their website themselves. Sounds like a reasonable idea, right? Maybe, but it can [...]

Contents???

November 22, 2011 - 10:13 am

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If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

Web hosting’s biggest secret revealed

November 7, 2011 - 4:51 pm

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What your web designer doesn’t want you to know. This is the most important piece of information you will find about websites and hosting. Registering your domain name.
The domain name is how visitors will get to your site. For example, the domain name for this site is www.ontraxweb.com. Each site must have a unique name. [...]

Winter – just around the corner

October 22, 2011 - 10:03 am

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In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

Build your own website – just how easy is it?

October 20, 2011 - 4:48 pm

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There have been many commercials on TV lately about building your own website. Just like everything else on TV they make it sound so simple. Is it really that easy? The short answer is NO!
The long answer is: you can make your own site using any of those programs but be prepared for some major [...]

Nobody cares about your products (except you)!

October 18, 2011 - 10:01 am

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What people do care about are themselves and their problems. “What’s in it for me?” is the catch phrase of today’s buyer. Most folks don’t buy an item. They buy benefits.
Always keep that in mind when writing or speaking about your products or services. Explain how they will solve your customer’s problems.
No matter how [...]

September 11, 2011

September 11, 2011 - 9:53 am

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Please take a moment sometime today to pause and reflect on the tragic loss we all experienced ten years ago. So many innocent people lost their lives that day.
My sincere sympathies go out to the families and friends of all of the victims.
To all of the heroes of 9-11, the Firefighters, the Police, the First [...]

Blogs, not just for businesses

September 10, 2011 - 1:21 pm

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Blogs are popular for families, hobby groups, clubs and individuals interested in sharing ideas or thoughts.
Just what is a blog? A blog is a term for a web site that has an online log of a person, idea, or anything else that is desired to be shared with the world. Since so many now are [...]