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:: GeckoOptical.com for web design
My name is Michael Toms (owner of the web site GeckoOptical.com) with e-commerce experience over the last 7 years. With success on eBay auctions and other areas of the internet. Three years experience in web design. Completed studies in web design at Midland (Western Australia) TAFE and multimedia certificate III completed at SAE College, East Perth, Western Australia.

The ingredients in a professionally created web site is to cause an action on your site, either buy a product, or inquire about a service. Make contact so you can follow up and close the deal. Custom artwork. An easy to follow layout. Web safe colours that complement each other. Fonts in CSS that are easy to read, Vedana is recommended.

Top Search Engine Placement. This can be a very competitive area, always choose your keywords as if your looking through the yellow pages , note the words while your fingers are doing the walking. List them and use them in your web site. Next go to your competitors web site and see what words they are using. If you one can get a web site high on a search say the first ten. Then it is free advertising that in real terms is close to $20,000 in advertising exposure cost. No wonder Google share at times peak over US$500 a share. Pages that are not redundant or hard to read. Links to key points in the web site. Information that is straight and to the point. Fast loading pages. All prices displayed are Australian dollars GST nil.
eBay user name GeckoOptical.com

 
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:: Web site design

AUD$240 ten pages !!
One on one initial **consultation with client to discuss launching your on-line presence. For small business to get started. A ten page web site at *AUD$240 this includes processing of supplied images, graphics, a webmaster to maintain and update your web site.

*Free update request (free one hour of updating by the webmaster)a month at no added cost. To keep your web site alive and fresh. If more than one hour to update your request. It is AUD$25 an hour thereafter.

  • AUD$25 - a page thereafter
  • AUD$65 - an hour if CGI Perl scripting is needed.
  • Excludes ISP cost and hosting.
  • Excludes domain name registering.
  • **two consultations free. Consultation is AUD$25 an hour thereafter.
  • Free ONE HOUR updating of your web site a month.
  • AUD meaning Australian dollars

Recent designs seen below.

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:: eBay Templates help improve your sales and look

I design eBay templates to give the same feel through out your auctions. Get the most out of eBay when you submit HTML to present your auction. Simple instructions will be supplied via E-mail. To help you paste the HTML provided to improve and present yourself on the world biggest trading web site.

All this to get you started

  • Includes graphics and processing supplied images.
  • Uploading images & HTML documents to your server.
  • CSS fonts for clean text.
  • Clear Instructions via e-Mail to help you list your eBay template.
  • GeckoOptical.com now trading on eBay for the last six years.
  • All at AUD$25 an hour.
  • Call or e-mail details amongst the footer of the page.

 

 

Simple step by step instructions to help list the template into your eBay auction. When eBay prompts you to paste HTML into your listing. You can copy it from the source code of your template. Alter the text of your description at any time and there are comments within the source code to help you along the way.

It is not at all complicated. Added bonus in learning a little HTML and in turn mastering your listing the way you want it.

Useful tip when taking digital pics to list onto eBay. Use natural light from an over cast day. Your images will come out absolutely stunning. Use a white sheet or black sheet as a back drop. Or buy some velvet as a backdrop behind your products. Take the opportunity to present an out standing eBay auction, by mastered HTML.ll for a quote or any questions regarding eBay HTML templates.

eBay policies regarding templates.

 
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:: Favicon designs

IE 7 is out and there's been some cool changes in the way favicons are handled. No longer are favicons requested and displayed only by the action of a user bookmarking your site; if a favicon is present, IE 7 will display it in the location bar. you want to hold the attention of those who come to your web site.

favicon design for only $10. Add that touch to your web site.

If you haven't been favicon aware, you are sure to become so shortly. Call Michael on 0423270467

Some browsers will look for a direct link in the HTML source code to your site's favicon.ico file. You can help these browsers by adding this link in the head section of each page on which you want the Favicon.ico to appear.
Link code to include in the head tags:
<link rel="Shortcut Icon" href="/favicon.ico">
Once you've added this code, upload all of your modified pages.

Sample Favicons below.

 

 
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:: Testimonials

Liz Steele. The sleepysteele.com web site was designed by Michael Toms, GeckoOptical.com He was very professional in his approach, offering many excellent ideas and suggestions with the layouts, color schemes and general design. Michael was especially useful with setting up the money side of the web, calculating overseas currencies and organizing the payments. He also, put in a lot of his own time into the web site and offered me continuing support after we had finished with it. I don't think there are many web designers nowadays who would do that. I thoroughly recommend Michael to any one wishing to set up their site, whether for a personal or business venture. My only criticism of Michael is that he is far too cheap but that is an indication of the person he is very genuine.

Scott Antilla of Anttlers Optics. I must say that in my opinion Gecko Optical is the nicest optical classified ads site I can find on the net. The lay out, ease of use and variety of optical items that can be listed are second to none. As a astronomy shop proprietor I am proud to be a sponsor of Gecko Optical. Not only is the web site itself great, but the SHOP FRONT options you have are second to none. Because of your expertise in web page making and your personal interest in my company we have grown much faster then expected. There is no else offering all these benefits . I know for a fact that Anttlers Optics would not be were it is today without Gecko Optical.

Rhondell Fleming. I would like to take the time to say thank you for the wonderful work you have carried out on my web site. I like the way that you monitor our site, making noticeable changes, thus allowing clientele to see we attend to our page on a regular basis, updating and keeping ahead of trends and market movement, that it is not simply "stuck on the web" and forgotten about. Thank you for always encouraging us on new ideas and ways on promoting Cockatoo Cotton Embroidery.

Howard (Images of Yesteryear). Just a quick note to let you know that I have now got eBay up and running and I think I have a reasonable understanding of what I am doing now. Many thanks to you for all your advice and expertise. Images of Yesteryear

Keith Godfrey of Out Back Gems. Thanks Michael, for your HTML tutoring. You have been very helpful and knowledgeable when it comes to the fine details. I also appreciated your friendliness and reliability in coming to my home each week to show me the way around computing. Great service and exceptional value for money. Thanks so much!

Management of OCTANE PROTEIN.com.au. Michael has been a great help to me, since he designed my store on eBay my sales have tripled. He is one of the best web designers/consultants I have ever dealt with, he is honest which is very hard to come across these days and works to deadline, his awesome.

 
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GeckoOptical.com is own by Michael Toms. Warrnambool, Victoria. Call cell phone 0423 270 467
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e-mail and I will get back to you soon or call Michael on (03) 5561-3013