Same Sex Weddings In Development

Wedding Professionals Directory Visibility on Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs)
     - The Wedding directory placement in search engine results is our number one priority. We get stronger and stronger every day.
        There is a tremendous amount of work that goes on behind the scenes/ in the code to help us rise in the SERPs

    - We currently own the domain rights to:
        EnGaygedWeddings.com (Active - Optimized)
        LesbianGayWeddings.com (Currently Parked - Optimized by December 1, 2010)
        GLBTWeddings.com (Currently Parked - Optimized by December 1, 2010)
        LesbianWeddingPlanning.com (Currently Parked - Optimized by December 1, 2010)
        GayWeddingVendor.com (Active - In Development - Optimized by December 1, 2010)
        GayWeddingProfessional.com (Active - In Development - Optimized by December 1, 2010)
        GayWeddingsVendors.com (Currently Parked - Optimized by December 1, 2010)
        GayWeddingsProfessionals.com (Currently Parked - Optimized by December 1, 2010)


    - We optimize our SEO for Google because Google controls over 85% of searches performed on the internet
            - We practice white hat SEO strategies and adhere strictly to Google Webmaster Guidelines
    - We don't overlook the other two major players: Bing and Yahoo are heavily influenced by domain names

    - Search Engine and Web Site Traffic Analytics
        EnGayged Weddings uses the following:
            WOOPRA - real time live traffic reports and analytics (Proud to be Beta testers for Woopra from the beginning!)
            Google Analytics - Google Search Engine Traffic (keywords reports and geographic data)
            Google Webmaster Tools - Google SERPs xml site map submission
            Yahoo Site Explorer - Yahoo SERPs xml site map submission
            Bing Web Master Central- Bing SERPs xml site map submission
            AWSTATS- Spider and Bot indexing Traffic Reports


    - We will NOT release EnGaygedWeddings Proprietary information (Woopra, Google Analytics, AWSTATS)
    - We will however begin reporting our position in the Google search results for important key words

            - As wedding professionals ourselves in South Florida - we know what it is like to spend hard earned money on wedding web
               directories and get nothing back in return. We have been victims of it ourselves and we have no intention of doing that to our wedding
               vendors. So we understand why it is important to fully disclose where we stand with the major search engines.

           - We view our wedding advertisers as share holders in a sense, so It is also important that we report our progress through time.
             For that reason, we plan to release this information and update it monthly. (Also because we are VERY PROUD of our progress and
             want to show off! )

                - We are currently evaluating four different SERP reporting software packages
                        - IBP, WebCEO, SEOElite, SEO Power Suite
                - The goal is to post monthly reports on the EnGaygedWeddings site which our advertisers can review


Which US States are Currently Being Developed in the Wedding Directory?
    - We are proactively developing States that legally recognize (or will by Jan 2010):
        - GLBT Marriage Rights (CT, VT, MA, NH, IA, DC)
        - Domestic Partnerships and Civil Unions (CA, WA, NV, OR, NJ)
        - Beneficiary Rights (HI, CO, WI)
        - Our Home State FL
    - How are we developing them? Cold calling, referrals, advertising incentives, 1 wedding professional at a time!


Gay and Lesbian Wedding Planning Forum
    - EnGaygedWeddings is VERY serious about developing our Wedding Planning Forum
    - We plan to have it fully developed and operational by February 2010
    - Who's Invited to join? EVERYONE!
                - newly engayged couples
                - life partners
                - singles
                - married couples
                - wedding professionals

        - We are currently testing it through a free service called Ning
        - We are familiarizing ourselves with Ning's capabilities
        - We are considering alternatives to Ning
        - We are considering ways to best monitor and protect member's experiences on the forum
        - We are considering options to best protect member's privacy
        - We have worked up an offline organization to the forum- articles, discussions etc
        - We are open to YOUR ideas
        - Graphic Arts Department developing similar design layout to EnGaygedWeddings

        - We have acquired the following domains and parked them:
            GayWeddingsForum.com
            GLBTWeddingsForum.com
            LesbianWeddingsForum.com
            GLBTWeddingsForum.com
            SameSexWeddingForum.com
            SameSexWeddingsForum.com

Addressing The Federal Marriage Equality Issue
    - Domains Acquired by EnGaygedWeddings and Parked:
            FederalGayMarriageLaw.com
            FederalMarriageEqualityRights.com
            FederalMarriageLaw.com
            GayEqualityRights.com
            LesbianEqualRights.com
            GLBTAdoptionRights.com
            GLBTEqualityRights.com
            MarriageEqualityRights.com
            SameSexMarriageRights.com
            UnitedStatesGayMarriageLaw.com
            UnitedStatesGayMarriageLaws.com
            USAGayMarriageLaw.com
            USGayMarriageLaw.com
            USMarriageEqualityRights.com
            USSameSexMarriageLaw.com
            USSameSexMarriageLaws.com
   - Keyword research is currently being conducted to decide which of the above domains to use as the primary web site
    - Graphic Arts department currently developing website layout
    - Updated in Real Time: RSS News Feeds for Federal marriage laws being developed
    - Updated in Real Time: RSS News Feeds for marriage laws listed individually by state being developed

Boosting Public Awareness About Federal Marriage Equality Rights
    - Domains Acquired by EnGaygedWeddings and Parked:
        Stronger2Gether.com
        StrongerTwoGether.com

Wedding Planning Interactive Tools and FREE On-line Wedding Planning Accounts
    - You can view samples of our new forms
    - We are in the process of automating the sign up process due to the high demand (we are currently at a two week lag)
    - Graphics Art Dept developing forms to be similar to EnGaygedWeddings (less like our company Jamrock Entertainment)

Partnerships Formed
    We are proud to report our new partnerships formed Fall of 2009
        - IGLTA - International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association
        - Pink Banana Media
        - Gay and Lesbian Health Collective

Community Outreach
    - Community Bulletin Boards Installed at the bottom of every state home page September, 2009
    - Non-profits and organizations that benefit the gay and lesbian community may be listed for free
    - If you know of a service, group or agency that could benefit from this exposure please have them contact us

Wedding Professional Listing Categories - You Spoke Out - We Changed
Every day we learn something new from our advertisers. You've educated on the correct professional terminologies in your wedding industries, the marriage laws in your home states, and how you want your businesses to be viewed on-line.

When it came to symbology, we learned from our wedding vendors to take the focus on what shouldn't matter and put the focus on what should!

	States That Legally Recognize GLBT Marriage	Same - States That Legally Recognize GLBT Marriage
	Old Meaning: Gay Owned Business	Changed - States That Recognize Domestic Partnerships and Beneficiary Rights
	Old Meaning: Gay Friendly Business	Removed - Our Vendors Just Didn't Like the Smiley Face. We really liked it so it was hard to give up - but we did it!
		Replaced the Smiley Face on Enhanced Pages and Category Pages

Cross Browser Incompatibility (Text graphic overlap with outdated internet browsers)
    - Personally, we prefer Mozilla Fire Fox ourselves but we understand that most computer users simply use the original internet browser that
      came with their computer when they purchased it, we know that means most visitors (over 80% use Internet Explorer).

    - Our coding department is working to resolve compatibility errors with outdated browsers
    - Our site is currently compatible with versions that are four years old and newer. We have been surprised how much traffic we get from
       Internet Explorer 6, as the current version is 8! We are working to resolve graphic and text overlap issues with Version 6.

    - One of the safest activities that you can perform on the internet is to UPDATE your internet browser to the latest version- if your currently
      using an outdated version that is several years old- you'll be very glad that you did because your entire internet experience will become
      easier! And your computer will be better protected while you surf the internet. Browsers have come along way over the last few years.


    - Download the latest version of Internet Explorer
    - Download the latest version of Mozilla Fire Fox
    - Download the latest version of Google Chrome
    - Download the latest version of Safari
    - Download the latest version of Opera

EnGaygedWeddings Successful Transfer to Our New Server
    - Due to traffic increase, EnGaygedWeddings found itself a bit unstable towards the beginning of October!
      The increased demand caused our asp.net forms to crash!
    - Completed mid-October, 2009 - We have successfully transferred to a server that can handle our traffic! We have the latest versions
      of ASP.net 3.5 installed! We are now hosted by Parcom Internet Web Host Providers and absolutely thrilled with the switch.

Web Site Navigation
    - New user friendly navigation buttons were developed and installed in October, 2009
          Gives visitors which land on any page the ability to quickly navigate the entire web site
          Still in code development - increasing the mouse over rate (make the nav buttons less touchy)

    - Footer Quick links text navigation installed September, 2009

    - Breadcrumb text navigation at the top of each directory page
        - Each US State completed in September, 2009
        - Vendor Category Pages completed October, 2009
        - Individual Enhanced listing pages to be completed in November, 2009

Wedding and Party Music Database
    - Wedding Music, Party Music Ideas and Top 100 Songs Listed by Year built into the navigation buttons October, 2009
    - Individual Pages with Song Lyrics in development to be completed by Jan 1, 2011
    - Partnership with Amazon.com has been formed for sound clips completed by Jan 1, 2011

New Developments in the Works at EnGaygedWeddings.com
Thank you to everyone who came on board with us from the beginning! We could not have done this without your support!
This is where we are headed together.......

Click on a quick link heading to read the latest updates:

        - Wedding Professionals Directory Visibility on Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs)
        - Which US States are Currently Being Proactively Developed in the Wedding Directory?
        - Gay and Lesbian Wedding Forum Developments
        - Addressing The Federal Marriage Equality Issue
        - Boosting Public Awareness About Marriage Equality Rights
        - Wedding Planning Interactive Tools and FREE On-line Wedding Planning Accounts
        - Partnerships Formed
        - Community Outreach
        - Wedding Professional Listing Categories - You Spoke Out - We Changed
        - Cross Internet Browser Incompatibility Issues (Text and graphic overlap with outdated internet browsers)
        - EnGaygedWeddings Successful Transfer to Our New Web Server
        - Web Site Navigation
        - Wedding and Party Music Ideas Database