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Originally Posted By: dvalley
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For those NACHI members who want to improve their web rankings and web exposure and for those who thrive for continuous internet business, I have the perfect individual that?ll get you all these benefits.


First let me tell you all, that I?ve only had my site up and running for approximately six months now and I?ve only been in business for a mere four months and my web site has a Google PR rank of 4 already and it always appears on the first page of Google and Yahoo under the keywords ?Massachusetts Home Inspection?. Being in these web positions, my phone rings continuously.


You?re probably asking yourself, how in the world did he do it in such a short time??? Well, there?s only one individual that is responsible for my incredible rankings and web site exposure and I thank for her incredible fantastic computer skills and SEO know-how. And that is Roberta Dulay from http://www.yalia.com/

Roberta completed designing my web site this past January. She then gave me a lot of tips and advice on how to properly improve my web rankings and SE optimization throughout the year. I?ve been performing the steps (that she gave me) on a daily basis while she systematically worked on her end performing her SEO skills. I now rank higher than my competitors in my area that have been in business for years.

So, if you?re seeking to be in the top positions on the internet, I highly recommend Roberta to perform her magic for you. She does honor discounts to all NACHI members.

She can be contacted by email at rainmaker@yalia.com or visit her website at http://www.yalia.com

Give it a shot, it?ll definitely work. My site is proof.

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David Valley
MAB Member

Massachusetts Certified Home Inspections
http://www.masscertified.com

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."

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Originally Posted By: Nick Gromicko
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Roberta works at the NACHI offices in the mornings and is available for NACHI Chapter meetings. Best of all, the search engine optimization service is free:


http://www.nachi.org/searchenginesubmission.htm

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Nick Gromicko
Founder
dues=79cents/day.

I much prefer email to private messages.

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Originally Posted By: ecrofutt
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Clarify David. You’ve been around a lot longer than four months???

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Erby Crofutt


B4U Close Home Inspections


Georgetown, Kentucky


www.b4uclose.com

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Originally Posted By: Nick Gromicko
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Yes, but I think David signed a non-compete agreement with a former employer which kept him from going into business for himself for some time. At least that is what I remember him saying on this mb last year.

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Nick Gromicko


Founder


dues=79cents/day.


I much prefer email to private messages.
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Originally Posted By: dvalley
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Thank you for clarifying Nick.


Yes Erby...I started my inspecton career with a local HI company here (which the State requires) in November of '02'. I finally decided to go on my own in March of this year.

As far as the no-compete contract, I signed a contract that stated that I could not work for other Hi companies or start my own HI company for a period of one year after I left my employ. I talked to Nick about this and took his advice and breached my contract with my past employer. I started my own business. As Nick stated to me months ago, no-compete contracts do not hold up in court and it's a free Enterprise here in the U.S.....Anyone can open their own business.

Look at me now. My past employer never attempted to bring up a lawsuit over my signed contract. Which brings me to announcing (to everyone) a loophole that can be avoided. For those of you who signed no-compete contracts with their Employer's (in order to get properly trained as an HI), don't allow that no-compete contract to get in your way.

Get your State required training and when you feel comfortable in going on your own, Go For It.

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David Valley
MAB Member

Massachusetts Certified Home Inspections
http://www.masscertified.com

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."

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Originally Posted By: bsmith
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David -


I couldn't agree more. Roberta helped me with my site and she was great! I have been meaning to write a post thanking her, but fortunately I've been too busy. I recommend Roberta and Yalia Tech. to anyone looking for a quality website at a reasonable price.

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Bill Smith
www.SmithHomeInspection.com
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." A. Einstien

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Originally Posted By: jbushart
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Ditto.


And she has a remarkable amount of patience in dealing with the computer illiterate (like me).

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Home Inspection Services of Missouri
www.missourihomeinspection.com

"We're NACHI. Get over it."

www.monachi.org

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Originally Posted By: Nick Gromicko
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with him (oops… I sound like Tony Soprano) and just be straight up about it. Offer to make the transition painless. Offer to train your replacement. Assure your employer you are going to go after a new customer base. Assure your employer you won’t take anything with you that is his. Offer to help him out in a pinch, even after you leave. Pick up the tab at the sit down. icon_wink.gif

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Nick Gromicko


Founder


dues=79cents/day.


I much prefer email to private messages.
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Originally Posted By: jbushart
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, if this objection is introduced, offer to enter into a separate agreement that supersedes the original agreement. In consideration for the release from the non-compete, declare that you will agree not to take any customers, secrets or employees. This is legal, gets your boss off the hook, and gives him an additional incentive to accept your offer.

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Home Inspection Services of Missouri


www.missourihomeinspection.com


"We're NACHI. Get over it."

www.monachi.org
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Originally Posted By: rdulay
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Hi all,


Just wanted to drop in and clarify something regarding Nick's earlier post that Search Engine Optimization is free through NACHI and Yalia Technology Design (http://www.nachi.org/searchenginesubmission.htm)

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process by which you make your web site targeted to specific keywords (for example, home inspection) so that when a web site user types those keywords into Google or another search engine, your site is returned as a top result.

Search Engine Submission is the act of submitting your web site to the various search engines and directories, so that hopefully your site will be listed on them sooner rather than later. Note that many of the searchbots will pick up your site eventually whether or not you physically submit it, but this does help to expedite the process.


We offer free Search Engine Submission services to all NACHI members, and provide you with an overview report of the search engines you were submitted to, along with some quick recommendations on how you can improve your rankings based on a review of your site and code. To sign up for this free service, visit http://www.homeinspectionwebsite.com/seo.php

We also offer a low cost Search Engine Optimization analysis and report to NACHI members - for $25, we will actually go through your site in detail and provide you with an in-depth keyword ratio analysis and site-specific recommendations which have been proven over time to improve your Google PageRank (PR) and rankings.

Finally, we also offer full service SEO packages, where we take care of all the work to get your site from a PR0 to a PR4+ over a course of months, and hourly consulting services if you'd prefer to do-it-yourself.

Since this appears to be a topic of interest, I'd like to invite you all to post your search engine related questions directly in this forum and I'll try to respond to questions as they come in.

Cheers,

Roberta

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Affordable web solutions for home inspectors, including complete NACHI web sites for only $75 plus hosting. See http://www.HomeInspectionWebSite.com for more information.

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Originally Posted By: cmccann
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Everyone, I sent in the 25, and would be happy to report here how it turns out. Stay tuned if your unsure and I will post what I got for 25 bucks. Thanks,

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NACHI MAB!

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Originally Posted By: cradan
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Roberta…link appears to be bad.


http://www.homeinspectionwebsite.com/seo.php.

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Chris
http://www.inspect4me.com
Chicago Illinois Home Inspections

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Originally Posted By: dvalley
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Chris,


Drop the period after the URL.
http://www.homeinspectionwebsite.com/seo.php

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David Valley
MAB Member

Massachusetts Certified Home Inspections
http://www.masscertified.com

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."

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Originally Posted By: jbushart
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Wow, David. The thread just started and we are already learning computer stuff. icon_lol.gif

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Home Inspection Services of Missouri


www.missourihomeinspection.com


"We're NACHI. Get over it."

www.monachi.org
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Originally Posted By: dvalley
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James,


I learn something new every day when I get on my computer.

It's a continuous learning experience.

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David Valley
MAB Member

Massachusetts Certified Home Inspections
http://www.masscertified.com

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."

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Originally Posted By: dnice
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I’m sure Roberta does wonderful work. Unfortunately I got a lot of s#!t form her when I complained on a area that is not members only. I have been waiting over a month for this “free” service. For a while I thought I might have been bumped out of the Que because I was a "squeaky wheel until I found others who have been waiting for 2 months.


It's good to hear that the work that's done is top notch. I'd be willing to go for the extra services that there is a charge for if I had confidence in Roberta's ability to produce.

There seems to be some confusion over whether this is a "free service" that is provided as a members benefit (It is listed under "Membership Benefits") or a "free service" given to us as a gift by Yalia.

I would hope that Yalia is being appropriately compensated by NACHI for the services provided members for free, and there is some accountability involved. Otherwise there are members who have been left flailing in the wind over this.

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Originally Posted By: dvalley
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David,


Good things come to those who wait.

I'm sure Roberta is very busy with what's on her plate at any given time.

She tries to satisfy everybody, but it can't happen overnight.

You must have patience with her as the quality of her work is definitely worth the wait. I've experienced the same thing you are experiencing, when I had her designing my site, but in the long run, I'm very happy with her work and her professional computer savvy and skills.

As far as her obtaining compensation from NACHI, that's none of my business.

If you want speed, you're better off going to another designer. But I guarantee that Roberta will make you one happy customer if you could just hang in there.

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David Valley
MAB Member

Massachusetts Certified Home Inspections
http://www.masscertified.com

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."

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Originally Posted By: dnice
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dvalley wrote:

Good things come to those who wait...

But not to those who wait too late...


I'm willing to wait a reasonable period for a good service as long as I'm kept in the loop of the status and timeline. I think 1 to 2 months is a bit out of line, but I might have been willing to wait that long if there was a reasonable level of communication. Unfortunately that has simply not been the case here.
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Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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Here’s a tip. PR from google means just about nothing.


I have a PR4 site that doesn’t list in the top 1000 for it’s keywords. I also have a PR4 site that ranks in the top 3 for it’s keywords, and they are the same keywords. Content is everything. So is link exchange as far as google is concerned. You can also be penalized by google and still keep your PR, which is what happened to my other site I believe. I still am not sure exactly what the penalty was about, but it dropped out to no mans land in a hell of a hurry!

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Wisconsin Home Inspection, ABC Home Inspection LLC


Search the directory for a Wisconsin Home Inspector
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Originally Posted By: cmccann
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Dear Chuck McCann,


Your NACHI SEO Submission Request was fulfilled on 2005-07-23. To view your
submission summary report, please visit
http://www.homeinspectionwebsite.com/reports/072305_alliancetech.htm

Your site's current Google PR is 4. To improve your site's search engine
rankings, here are some of the things that we recommend:

- Ensure that the keywords you submitted to us are adequately reflected in your
web site's content and meta tags.
- If they are not already there, we suggest you add the following keywords to
your site's metatags: home inspection, NACHI certified home inspector, Nick
Gromicko, NACHI, home inspector, qualified home inspector, building inspector,
inspection report, buyer's inspector.
- Review your web site's content to ensure it is relevant to the keywords you
selected. Additional free content for your web site is available at
www.nachi.org.
- Be sure to add the NACHI certification seal to your site. The NACHI seal code
is available to members only at http://www.nachi.org/webseal.htm.
- Expand your reciprocal link program to include links with prominent (Google
PR 4 and above) web sites as well as other home inspection and real estate web
sites. If you would like to exchange links with Yalia.com or any of our
preferred web sites, please visit http://www.yalia.com/linkexchange.php to get
started.
- Check your web site rankings and resubmit your web site to the major search
engines at least quarterly, or whenever your content has changed dramatically.
Please note that the free search engine submission is limited to one request per
NACHI member, however you may purchase additional submissions at special NACHI
pricing by visiting http://www.homeinspectionwebsite.com/seo_options.php .
- Be sure to include your web site address as a hyperlink in your signature
when you post anything online, including on the NACHI discussion forum.

Finally, we personally reviewed your web site and also have these additional
recommendations specific to improving your web site rankings on Google and the
other search engines:
NACHI should be capitalized whereever it is used on your site. Make use of
your image alt tags to embed additional keywords on your pages. Keep up the
good work with the link exchanges. Don't forget to submit for a free link on
RealtySites.info, and you can visit www.yalia.com/linkexchange.php for more link
exchange opportunities.

If you would like to order additional site submissions, a web site ranking
report, search engine optimization or other services, please visit
http://www.homeinspectionwebsite.com/seo_options.php .

NACHI - always helping. This free SEO service has been brought to you by NACHI
and Yalia Technology Design, a leading provider of home inspection web sites and
SEO services for NACHI members.

http://www.nachi.org
http://www.yalia.com | http://www.homeinspectionwebsite.com

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I just got this email. I also got an email from Roberta about starting on my website optimization for the 25 bucks I sent her. Still waiting on that, but this is the free info you get. I'll keep you posted on the 25 dollar deal as soon as she sends the info.

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NACHI MAB!