May 2010 - Newsletter

"The only place where success comes before work is the dictionary."
-Donald Kendall

"Hard work spotlights the character of people; some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.'"
-Sam Ewing

"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
-Allan K. Chalmers

"It's easy to make a buck.  It's a lot tougher to make a difference."
-Tom Brokaw

Compiled by Megan Byrd
Web Marketing Consultant

Newport Builders

Our customer spotlight this month is on Newport Builders, Inc. based i  n Finksburg, Ma ry land.  This family owned and operated company specializes in home improvements, custo m home additions, and home re modeli ng.  Newport Builders has been serving Baltimo re, Carroll,  and Howard Counties since 1991.  In addition, they have a great client referral base due to their dedication and quality craftsmanship.  Their newly finished website will only help their business increase!

As indicated on their website’s “About Us” page, “Our team of carpenters and sub-contractors produce work of the highest caliber. Our company is big enough to produce stunning custom home additions, custom kitchens, and remodeling projects that can compete with the big firms, but we are a small enough custom builder that a principal with a proven background in the industry is in direct supervision of your home projects.”  In addition, all of their work is 100% guaranteed and backed by a 3-year warranty.

Coastal Web Services provided the web design for Newport Builder’s website as well as several other features.  Their website includes drop-down menus to increase the site’s functionality as well as a slideshow photo gallery to showcase Newport’s high-quality, finished home projects.  Newport Builders also subscribed to our text writing services, ensuring that all of their webpage content is easily read and understood.  Our text writing services are also written with search engine optimization in mind, which work cohesively with the web marketing services they also subscribed too.  Our text writing and web marketing services will undoubtedly help their website rank high within search engine ranking results, for their text and web optimization are based on current Internet trending research.  In addition, Newport Builders’ text and web marketing efforts are also based on what service areas and business-related keywords they wish to acquire website traffic for.  Overall, Newport Builders is a website that has utilized our provided services in such a way that makes their website aesthetically-pleasing, functional, and practical in reaching online clients.

Feel free to check out Newport Builder’s website by clicking here.

Follow the links for more information on Coastal Web Services’ web design services, slideshow photo galleries, text writing services, or web marketing services.  You may also call our offices Monday – Friday at 410-420-9390.

Spring is here, time for a new you;
Reap the benefits of organic food!

By Jenn Parr
Coastal's Director of Business Development

Have you heard the old saying, "You are what you eat?" Well guess what?! It’s absolutely true! What you eat becomes a part of your mind, body, and soul.  The food you put into your body can directly impact your life, being that nutrition is imperative to our existence. Proper nutrition will allow you to think clearly and live a healthy and long life. You will not only have radiant skin and slow the aging process, but your body will be purified from the inside out.  Imagine not only looking great, but FEELING great as well!

In David Wolfe’s book, Eating for Beauty, he writes that “the US went from being the healthiest nation in the world in 1900, out of a hundred surveyed, to dead last in 1990.” We’ve gotten so busy and so accustomed to quick, easy, and on-the-go solutions in regards to food and medicine that we have forgotten our roots. Between work, picking up the kids from sports practice, and juggling social activities, it’s no wonder that we get wrapped up in unhealthy, “quick fix” routines. We need to go back to the basics!   This is what our nation needs to make the “norm” when it comes to nutrition.

If you want a better, healthier lifestyle for you and your family, take small steps. All of this you have been hearing about organic foods is not just a trend- it’s so popular because these foods are all delicious, natural, and nutritious! Plant organic fruits, vegetables, or herbs this spring! Be sure to use fresh nutrient rich soil and organic seeds so that you are growing the purest and most nutritious food possible. Feel free to visit http://www.eastcoastorganics.com/ to find local outlets to buy natural supplies and you'll soon be reaping the health benefits (and saving money)!