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Charlene posted an update in Yola on September 14, 2009 20:03:

And the winning design is...

We are pleased to announce the winning design of our Yola Makeover contest. Congratulations to Ed for his submission http://ace-test.yolasite.com/. Thank you for all the great submissions and watch this space for upcoming contests!

Charlene replied on September 11, 2009 14:11 to the problem "Rules were unfairly changed during the yola makeover contest" in Yola:

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your post. I can assure you that the rules were not changed during the contest and every step was taken to ensure fairness to the participants.

We have posted the three finalists to the yolamakeover.com website so the contestants could have an indication of the finalists based on votes. We have given the owner the top 10 finalists to choose from and waiting for a response.

We will be posting the winning design on Monday. For updates on the contest, please visit our blog.

Charlene replied on September 09, 2009 17:01 to the update "Yola Website Makeover Deadline Extended" in Yola:

@MKB Thank you for your participation in the contest.

We will have an answer at the end of this week. We are waiting for the owner to make the decision.

Charlene replied on August 31, 2009 17:39 to the question "Voting is open for the Yola Makeover Challenge" in Yola:

Try Yolamakeover

Charlene asked a question in Yola on August 31, 2009 17:35:

Voting is open for the Yola Makeover Challenge

Designs are in and voting has open. Thank you for all your submissions! Voting will be open until September 7th, so place your vote now!
Visit Yolamakeover.com for more details.

Charlene replied on August 24, 2009 20:21 to the update "Yola Website Makeover Deadline Extended" in Yola:

@B* Glad it helps! The link I posted is broken. It should go to www.yolamakeover.com

Charlene shared an idea in Yola on August 24, 2009 18:56:

Vote for Vinny's panel discussions

We have submitted our CEO, Vinny for an opportunity to speak at the SXSW conference.

Reader voting accounts for about 30% of the decision-making process - so help us by voting for his submissions on:

We-Commerce and Freemium vs Advertising.

Charlene posted an update in Yola on August 24, 2009 18:47:

Yola Website Makeover Deadline Extended

There is still some time to submit your makeover..

The deadline for the Yola Makeover challenge has been extended to Thursday, August 27th due the outage we have experienced over the weekend.

Makeovers can be submitted at www.yolamakeover.com

Good luck - We are looking forward to seeing your submissions!

Charlene asked a question in Yola on August 13, 2009 16:43:

Designers: Want to win $2000?

After reviewing over a thousand nominations, we’re pleased to announce our selection for the Yola Makeover.

Congratulations to www.acecedarpark.com



Now it’s time for you to flaunt your design skills. All you have to do is redesign the selected website using Yola.

The top ten designs will be chosen by a public vote with the small business owner ultimately deciding on the winning makeover.

The deadline is August 24, 2009 11:59pm PST, so get started today!

To view the rules or get more information on the contest please visit wwww.yolamakeover.com.

Charlene replied on August 13, 2009 16:39 to the question "Submit button for the yola makeover contest is not workin!" in Yola:

Hey Ash,

Thank you for taking the time to submit your makeover design. In order to assist you, I have a few questions:

1. Has your website been published?
2. Did you tick the checkbox to the left of the website's name before clicking submit the submit button? Selecting the website activates the submission button.

Charlene replied on August 11, 2009 15:22 to the question "Tell us how Yola has helped your business" in Yola:

@stewart

Wow your website is really nice! I am an artist at heart and love the concept. Good luck and keep us updated on your progress.

@smithy

Thanks for the reply. I am glad that you are enjoying our service so much. What is your website url?

Charlene asked a question in Yola on August 11, 2009 05:46:

Tell us how Yola has helped your business

Has Yola helped you start your small business or helped you improved your current business? We are looking for some inspiring stories to feature. What is your Yola success story?

Charlene posted an update in Yola on July 28, 2009 17:09:

Yola Website Makeover Challenge

All of us have seen them. Bad websites for great small businesses. It might even be your website.

Here's where you jump in. Stop the insanity. Lend a hand. Nominate a small business website that needs some help. We'll pick one out and if you're a web designer, graphic artist, or just love Yola, you can do a makeover.

The fun doesn’t stop there because there are prizes galore. The winning designer gets $2,000. The small business owner gets a shiny new Website worth $1,000. All Twitterers who retweet the @Yolacontest will be entered for a chance to win two tickets to the U2 360° Tour and a Blackberry.

Send in your nominations. In August we'll start accepting entries for the makeover design. So what are you waiting for? Nominate now.

Remember to follow us on twitter to get updates on the contest!

Charlene shared an idea in Yola on July 22, 2009 21:56:

Share your website on twitter.

Hey Yola users. Add #yola to the end of your tweet when you share your website on Twitter. Let's see if we start a trend.

Learn why Twitter is a great way to drive traffic to your website.

Charlene shared an idea in Yola on June 29, 2009 18:53:

More SEO tips

We will be posting a series of SEO articles twice a week to the Yola blog. The third part in this series is Planning your Website with SEO in mind

If you like the article, be sure to share the article with your friends using the "Share This" button on our blog.

Happy reading!

Charlene shared an idea in Yola on June 21, 2009 17:40:

Become a fan of Yola on Facebook.

Show us some love by becoming a Yola Fan on Facebook

Charlene replied on April 30, 2009 16:04 to the question "Vinny Lingham (Yola Founder) Free SEO lessons" in Yola:

Hi Hussain,

Thank you for your request. We have just recently updated our SEO Tutorials with great tips on getting your website ranked.

We will be doing some webinars (Live SEO Lessons) is near future, so be sure to check back regularly.

Good luck!

Charlene

Charlene replied on April 23, 2009 06:22 to the idea "I hope everyone has twitter!!! I just made an account for Yola, Yola's Customer Service and the Yola Community!" in Yola:

Glad you are enjoying Yola! You can follow us on twitter at Yolaweb

Charlene shared an idea in Yola on April 15, 2009 01:26:

Calling all housewives..we are looking for some success stories!

Do we have any women in the community who dropped out of their careers to have or raise kids, and then managed to come back into business as a successful entrepreneur using Yola as their website tool?

Charlene replied on March 26, 2009 20:29 to the question "Help me!!!!" in Yola:

Hi Amy,

I am sorry that you are feeling frustrated. Are you concerned about the name change to Yola?

We are not changing the url of your website to Yola. It will remain under Synthasite, unless you choose to change it.

For the quickest response from response email support@synthasite.com.