Electrical expertise!  

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LUNENBURG  -  "Our workmanship is guaranteed forever,"  says Edward Honneyman with confidence. 

"I've been blessed with great people," he adds, "five certified electricians."

Home owners and contractors call on ERH to install, service and maintain electrical services including:

• new construction
• custom home wiring
• retrofitting of older homes
• green expertise
• swimming pool wiring 
• wiring of log homes

Edward R. Honneyman is insured and covered by Workers Compensation. And is available to clients for 24/7 emergency service and repair.

In the market for a new home? 

Keep in mind assessing its electrical service before you buy can save you money.

 Applause for LuckyDuck: "I am pleased we chose LuckyDuck to construct our first web site. The both of you were able to walk us through the process and made the difficult easy. I've had positive feedback from everyone . . .  I have recommended your company to others and will continue in the future." - Edward R. Honneyman

  More:  Visit www.honneyman.com

Perfect for entertaining! 

BRIDGEWATER  -  "I went straight to Charles," says Jill Stoddart. "And within 10 weeks we were back in . . . .  I highly recommend them to anyone," she adds. 

 

"And who Charles recommends," Jill says. "He set me up with Elliot Mosher and I'll never go with another carpenter." The two skilled tradesmen often work together along with Elliot's subcrews. "That's how the work gets done," she adds with satisfaction. 

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  More:  Visit Charles' latest  open concept kitchen!

 

Applause for CLC:  "I highly recommend them to anyone," says Jill Stoddart.

 

Install footings in a single day!

Tara joins women's centre

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LUNENBURG  - Tara Jaskowiak is Second Story's new Administrative Coordinator. Her role is to oversee the            administrative activities and to ensure that guidelines, philosophy, purpose, goals and objectives of the organization are met.            

Tara's background is rooted in volunteerism, community development and youth engagement. She is also a Birth and Postpartum Doula, which allows her to support and advocate for women in their childbearing years.             

Tara enjoys meeting the local women and hearing their thoughts on what kind of work can be done at Second Story to best welcome and support their community.

Girl talk July & August

This free day camp is offered through SSWC to girls who are 9-12 years old. The program aims to increase self-esteem and confidence in participants. The goal is to empower them in a fun and safe environment where they are able to express their creativity, engage in active games, and voice their opinions on various issues. 

The program is generously supported by United Way Lunenburg County.
 
July 18 - 21: Lunenburg Camp
Central United Church Hall

July 25 - 28: Liverpool Camp
Queens Family Resource Centre

August 2 - 5 Chester Camp
Forest Heights Community School

  More:  Click Second Story Women's Centre 

New workshop - PeopleCan Consulting

SACKVILLE  - Join Debbie Adams in her latest workshop, a follow-up to her book "Single Again . . . Now What?" 

"I wrote it," she says, "because going from a relationship back to being single is a frightening place to be. When you are in a relationship, you lose part of yourself as the two of you blend together. Once you are back on your own, you have to rediscover whom you have now evolved into." 

"Removing the Wall - Barriers to Intimacy"

    Saturday, July 23, 2011: 10:30am - 1:00 pm

Sackville Public Library, Sackville, N.S.

Limited seating - register now at 902-448-6377!

Price: $39.95

  More about Debbie:  Click  www.peoplecanconsulting.com

Same neighbourhood, same great service  - 149 Dufferin

BRIDGEWATER - LaHave River Chiropractic is on the move down the street to better serve their patients. After extensive renovations by Bill Pyke, they were open for their first patients at 8am on July 4th. 

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  More photos: 

• Click LaHave River Chiro - New Build! 
• Click Fine Woodworking Nova Scotia 

Lunenburg, then Halifax

• Saturday, July 16, 2011:
  6:30pm
  Nova Gospel Ensemble Revival Tabernacle Church
  ph: 902-425-7729
  5527 Cunard Street, Halifax, NS
• Saturday, August 20, 2011:
  Pat Watson, guest soloist - Lar Duggan, accompanist
  Eugene Lewis & Jessica Gerbode's wedding
  North Hero, VT
• Sunday, August 28, 2011:
  6 - 9pm
  Pat Watson, John Bird, John Duckworth, Lucas Oickle
  Scuttlebutt Restaurant
  Call for reservations - 902-640-3060
  Lunenburg, NS
• Thursday, September 1, 2011:
  CWC's 30th Anniversary
  Pat Watson, John Bird & John Duckworth
  Day's Inn, Bridgewater, NS
• Sunday, September 18, 2011:
  Center for Spiritual Living
  Pat Watson, guest soloist
  929 E. 81st Avenue, Suite 105, Anchorage, AK
  ph: 907-522-0940
  www.alaskasom.org  

More - click  patwatsonsings.com

Quick, effective results!

EVERYWHERE - Our latest client Edward Honneyman's collection shows he likes taking photos. Many of them work well with his new website - but how to post them without taking up a huge amount of "real estate?"

More - See Ed's slide show!

Professional results!

LuckyDuck photo

EVERYWHERE - We just launched a brand new collection of LuckyDuck Photography slideshows. They cover:

• Beach wedding
• Winter wedding
• Horses
• Dogs & pups
• Family reunions by the sea 

More - Visit our slide show launch pad then click on a photo or text-link! 

7 deadliest sins of web design

EVERYWHERE - Allan came across this report while reading the July 7 edition of the online Globe and Mail. In case its taken down before we launch our newsletter, we've made a few notes. 

"Your website is the single most important marketing element for your business today," says Ezra Silverton, president of the Toronto web design firm 9th Sphere.

Mr. Silverton and Doug Morneau, founder and chief executive officer of Rhino Marketing in Vancouver, share their seven deadliest Web design sins:

1. Putting design before content
 "The most important reason people go to your site is to find the content."  

 (Silverton)

2. Designing without strategy

"You need to know the goals of the site first, and then achieve those through design."  

(Silverton)

It starts with understanding your audience. You need to understand where and when they're going to use the site.  If, for instance, you're in the business of selling washing machines, people will visit your site for three reasons: 

• To research your product,
• to find out where it's available,
• to actually purchase the item. 

"Before you rush to roll out a site, you need to know how people are going to use it." 

(Morneau) 

3. Getting too creative - or not creative enough
Silverton cautions against getting too fancy with animated graphics and music. "People can go overboard and put a lot of flashy things on their site. If it's a business about, say, plumbing, it may not be appropriate."

Tempted to go with an out-of-the-box template design? It may not be the best choice. "If you're going to set up a site, set up something that looks like you spent time on it," says Morneau. "Otherwise, you may be better off without a site at all."

4. Hiding contact info
Hard to believe, but many businesses make their contact information hard-to-find. Simply providing a form, instead of an e-mail address, phone number and street address, leaves potential customers not knowing whether they'll ever hear back from the business.

(Morneau)

5. Out-of-date information 

Take stock of what you have on your site at least every two to three months, and ensure the freshest news is front and centre.

(Morneau)

6. Designing for yourself
"You need to design for your audience, not for you." Does or will your target market like or use your site?

(Silverton)

7. Ignoring site structure & search engines
"Bad organization kills user experience. It doesn't matter how beautiful your website is."

What's the point of your site? Once you've answered that question, organization becomes far easier. You may want to organize by sales process, by popularity of product or profit margins. "It all depends on your goal." 

(Silverton) 

SEO (search engine optimization) shouldn't dictate design, but consider it in unison with design from the get-go. "Most companies believe SEO comes after site development, but then you'll have to go back and make a lot of changes. It's inefficient."

(Silverton)

  More:  We hope the full story is still available - click & see!

1 click = 1 entry - draw closes July 31!

EVERYWHERE - Are you on facebook? 

Click on the Lucky facebook link then click "Like" (it's to the right of the main headline). You will be entered into a free draw to win one of these gifts:

• 1 hour free photo shoot & CD with images - 4x6, 5x7 & e-sized  (mileage charged if more than 100 kms from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)
• Complimentary website review & strategy for success 
• Free 11x17" poster featuring photo or photos & text (provided by the winner)

Draw closes July 31

  More: Click & "Like" 

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• Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5 
• Money must be in by August 9
• Draw date is August 14

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