Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:43:56 -0700
Reply-To: Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: VANAGON CAFE is moving because AOL Hometown will be closing
on 10/31/08
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Google "antique stores in california"
we're #1
On Oct 19, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Matt Drew wrote:
> What's your business?
>
> -Drew
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 8:39 AM, Jim Cochran <mxsailor@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> Blogs are good.
> We tie a google blog directly to our home page and it helps to add
> current content and allows us to keep up a dialog with our customers.
> We have discovered that a regular commercial site combined with the
> blog works great.
> But the necessity of organizing content is a little more complicated
> using the blog's limited ability.
> Blogs are also considered "discussion based" sites, where Frank most
> likely would focus on display.
> See our site at http://cochrans.com
>
> BTW, after 20 years, we are putting the business up for sale. Training
> and equipment/software included. Gross about 90k, 4-5 months of part-
> time work per year, work from home, anywhere. We do it from a beach
> resort in Mexico using the internet, where living is cheap and we can
> scamper off on one of two sailboats.
> We're finishing up a new boat and want to take it to Europe and the
> Med.
> Jim C
> 71 Van
> 86 Westy "Vanilla"
>
>
>
> On Oct 17, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Roger Whittaker wrote:
>
> i am wondering if a google blog would do the job
> self administered -
> bilateral conversations
> picture and video support
> only limited by page lay out ...
> meaning banner over three columns
> or three columns
> or banner banner then two columns ..
> that sort of thing
> content wise and accessability wise is multi and cross platrform --
> plus the change could take place in one fell swope --
> you create your blog --
> you publish it ..
> done --
> these are the two my wife operates
> http://muse2323.blogspot.com/
> http://musebookreviews.blogspot.com/
> yours
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 3:28 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 16/10/2008 6:03:06 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> Yes, folks same problem over here except I do not yet
> have a
> place to move _www.frankcondelli.com_ (http://
> www.frankcondelli.com) and
> _www.busfusion.com_ (http://www.busfusion.com) . A close friend
> said he
> will set up
> a private server for me but he has not done it yet and time is
> ticking
> quickly. The use of AOL Hometown to store my webpages WAS the
> only reason
> I
> stayed with AOL Hell for so long. Looks like I will now get outta
> bed
> with them.
> Big change but necessary and all will be better in the end. Some
> of my
> pages may not show for awhile so don't get excited, I am working
> on it.
> BUT,
> customers vans in the shop and parts orders are more important and
> take
> prioity.
> Now would be the time to have a website guru as a friend or
> customer to
> trade work with ---- ANYONE interested ???????
>
>
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