87 Reasons For Smart Choice Sites.

Listed below are the features and benefits of Smart Choice Sites which is the premier software choice for webmasters wishing to build powerful, robust websites…
Smart Choice Sites are fully-featured, effective software suite designed for web site development. Smart Choice Sites has been custom tailored to provide a solution for every need:

• Beginners to web development
• Small business owners
• Educators wishing to utilize the web
• Affiliate Marketers
• Experienced web developers
• Information marketers
• Web designers

We have strived to deliver a powerful, user-friendly website management application since 2005. Smart Choice Sites provides webmasters with unparalleled management control over their web sites.
We have listed below only a sample of the powerful features that make Smart Choice Sites the best Content Management System available to webmasters.

Why Smart Choice Sites Leads the Pack: 87 Reasons

Reason #1: Unrivaled stability and scalability
We improved upon the structural back-end of Smart Choice Site, allowing it to deliver even faster, more reliable, and more scalable performance.

Reason #2: Good-looking, professionally-designed interface
We’ve given Smart Choice Sites a make-over, rendering it more fluidly designed and easier to use.

Reason #3: Limitless creation of new web pages
With Smart Choice Site, the sky is the limit as far as the number of pages you create and maintain. Smart Choice Sites allows users to develop an unlimited number of pages on the site.

Reason #4: Powerful tools for project management
Smart Choice Site’s focus on product development gives webmasters the workspace they need to deploy and implement , user-facing products.

Reason #5:  Hundreds website templates
Use any Joomla Template you can find on the internet.  Smart Choice Sites also comes with a line of high-quality, professional-looking website templates to enhance the look and feel of sites deployed with Smart Choice Site.  This means that Smart Choice Sites users can instantly publish web sites that compete with those designed by massive web development firms.

Reason #6: Site-wide layout control from a single interface
Smart Choice Site’s layout editor allows you to make a change to the layout of your site and implement it site-wide with the click of your mouse. Instant design updates can be pushed to the entire site quickly and easily.

Reason #7: More layout sections
Version 2 of Smart Choice Sites comes with two new layout sections: an info bar and a main panel header. Version 2 provides webmasters with even more space for content and additional control over the layout.

Reason #8: Genuine XHTML Compliant WYSIWYG Design Tools for Panels
Smart Choice Site’s re-configured panel designer allows webmasters to see exactly what their site will look like while making edits to the layout. This added functionality gives webmasters even greater control over their site’s look and feel.  What’s more?  The code that is produced by the editor is XHTML COMPLIANT.

Reason #9: Fully integrated page navigation and link structure
Smart Choice Site’s new navigation and menu capabilities links your entire site together, improving end-user experience and making every page of your site navigable. Smart Choice Sites handles sub-pages and category headers automatically – no more manually updating your link structure or menu!

Reason #10: Graphic-enhanced, visually-appealing navigation menus
Smart Choice Sites comes with graphical menu configurations. Your web site’s navigation menu will look professional and attractive.

Reason #11: Layout control over individual pages
Smart Choice Sites gives you the ability to edit the layout for a single page or a set of pages, suspending the universal layout of the entire site. This is great if you want the look of a single page to be substantially different from the rest of the site.

Reason #12: Navigation control for individual pages
With Smart Choice Site, webmasters can change the right-hand panel navigation menu on the individual page level. For example, if a webmaster wanted to create a custom right-hand panel for an individual page or remove it completely, he or she can do that with Smart Choice Site.

Reason #13: Individual page Robot crawl settings
Tell search engines which pages you want crawled and indexed with Smart Choice Site’s page-level Robot settings. This allows webmasters to keep specific pages out of search engines and away from the eyes of the public.

Reason #14: Easy-to-use design features
All the power, but simple to use. Straightforward design interface affording you complete page-design control – make your pages look just how you want them with all the ease of using a regular word-processor.  Smart Choice Site’s design controls allows webmasters to tweak and perfect their page design as they edit it, eliminating the need to delve into the code. Designing page layouts in Smart Choice Sites is as easy as using a word processor.

Reason #15: Re-configured right-click designer features
Smart Choice Site’s   Design Window now includes a large number of effective design and content tools. These include:
* Headings Design Wizard
* Sub-Headings Design Wizard
* Boxes and Frames Design Wizard
* Bullets Design Wizard
* Graphics Design Wizard
* Buttons Design Wizard
* Highlighted text
* Snippets
* Image Library
* AdSense Advertising
* Audio Wizard
* Video Wizard
* Widget Wizard
* RSS Feed Wizard
* XML Syndication Links
* Social Networking Links
* Forms Wizard
* Site Search Form Tool
* Page Breaks Tool
* Link Insertion Tools
* And many more…

Reason #16: Built-in Spell Check Tool
Never publish a mis-spelled word again! Smart Choice Sites includes a built-in spell checker tool, allowing web masters to quickly edit their content.

Reason #17: Native Color Selector Tool
Quickly match your site’s layout with Smart Choice Site’s easy-to-user color picker tool. Included with the tool is a custom palette history, which keeps track of the color scheme you’ve used for your site and allows webmasters to quickly jump to a color without looking it up.

Reason #18:  Source Code Editor
Smart Choice Site’s Source code editor includes a multi-colored tag layout and makes editing source code a snap!

Reason #19: Built-in SEO Analysis Tool
Smart Choice Site’s re-configured SEO Analysis tool, included as the   “Page Analysis” report, suggests improvements that can be made to your site to improve its Search Engine Ranking visibility. Quickly enhance your site’s visibility and traffic!

Reason #20: Page Components Analysis
Smart Choice Sites includes a detailed report of page content on the Page Analysis tab.

Reason #21: Site Preview Tool
Smart Choice Site’s “Page Preview” functionality allows changes to be made and implemented quickly without the need for uploading files.   Make and publish changes instantly.

Reason #22: Incredible Publishing Features
Set your publishing settings once and deploy content with the click of your mouse. Publishing   content is as simple as writing it!

Reason #23: Sitemap Creation
Smart Choice Site’s re-crafted sitemap tool creates comprehensive sitemaps for end-users to use in navigating your site. It also creates sitemaps for use by search engines, ensuring that every page of your site is crawled and indexed by the leading search engines. Smart Choice Sites now includes pagination and a new map style, adding aesthetics to functionality.

Reason #24: Apply Templates to Sites
Update the template, not the entire site – with Smart Choice Site, you can update the look of a stale website by simply applying a   template to it. Give your site a facelift!

Reason #25: Site Back-up and Restore
Protect your site’s data with Smart Choice Site’s backup feature and restore feature. Changes that you don’t like can be reverted with the click of a mouse, and your entire site – or just small pieces of it, saving valuable server disk space – can be backed up instantly. Now includes a back-up reminder to ensure that your files stay protected.

Reason #26: Integration with PayPal
Turn your website into an e-store with Smart Choice Site’s PayPal “Buy Button” wizard. Set up your store in minutes and start earning money from your website!

Reason #27: Google Adsense Integration
Insert Google Adsense ads into your pages, generating money from page views and turning your site into a source of income. This tool has been   to include support for rounded corners on ads.

Reason #28: Amazon Product Links
Quickly and easily insert product links from Amazon into your page content. Turn your words into referral income!

Reason #29: Amazon Product Self Optimizing Adverts
Amazon’s Self-Optimizing Adverts can be inserted into your page, earning you money from your content.

Reason #30: Amazon Product Recommended Products
Recommend products from the content on your pages using Smart Choice Site’s automated “Recommended Products” tool for Amazon.

Reason #31: Snippets
Store and re-use snippets of code or text with Smart Choice Site’s snippet library. No more tedious re-typing! Quickly insert frequently used bits of information with Smart Choice Site’s snippet support. The   interface includes a better layout for the snippets library and the add and edit screens.

Reason #32: Image Library
Store images to an easy-to-access library, allowing you to quickly browse through your site’s images and insert them into   pages on the fly. Smart Choice Site’s PNG-to-GIF converter also allows you to match images against your background and maintain high-quality images without using excessive amounts of service space.

Reason #33: Clip Art Library
Smart Choice Site’s clip art library allows you to make use of hundreds of free, no-royalty images from the web, adding color and flavor to your pages.

Reason #34: Audio Wizard
Quickly add audio media to your page content, complete with a fully-features audio player.

Reason #35: Video Wizard
Make your web pages jump off the screen with integrated video. Smart Choice Site’s video wizard allows video elements to be added to pages easily and includes an attractive video player with robust controls.

Reason #36: Forms Wizard
Smart Choice Site’s form wizard allows you to easily add forms to the pages of your site.

Reason #37: RSS Feed Wizard
Include content from RSS feeds in your website to keep your content   and recently- . Smart Choice Sites comes with a pre-determined list of feeds but also allows you to add and create your own. Content made simple!

Reason #38: Widgets Wizard
Huge range of enhanced scripts added in Smart Choice Sites for your convenience. Choose from scripts such including:
Smart Choice Sites comes with a wide array of scripts for you to include in your web site. Choose from a number of different scripts, including:
* Banner Rotator
* Image Gallery
* Image Rollover
* E-mail Cloaker
* Jumping Text
* Password Redirect
* Random Quote
* Open Page in New Window
* Sticky Note
* Status Link
* Status Scroller
* Status Slide-In
* Title Scroller
* Add to Favorites
* Close Window
* Print Page
* FAQ
*  New Scroller
* Countdown
* Future Date
* Last Visit
* Time of Day
* Today’s Date

Reason #39: Automatic Page Breaks
Split long blocks of text up while also building your page count. Smart Choice Site’s automatic page break feature helps make your content readable and automatically paginates long articles, enhancing your site’s navigability.

Reason #40: Sub-page list support
Enhance the navigation of your sub-pages by automatically inserting sub-page, bulleted lists. This   feature now supports site-wide list styles and templates.

Reason #41: Automatic Breadcrumb Trail
Use a breadcrumb trail to help users navigate through different sections of your site and keep track of what they’re reading. The breadcrumb trail has been overhauled for version 2.

Reason #42: Link Manager
The overhauled Links Manager tool allows webmasters to craft multi-level link pages, adding content to your site without requiring a large time investment.

Reason #43: Popups Wizard
Smart Choice Site’s popup wizard allows webmasters to push content to their users quickly and easily. The popup wizard has been overhauled for version 2, making it even more customizable and easy to use than ever. Craft valuable, effective popups in seven simple steps!

Reason #44: Site Search
Allow your users to search through your site, bringing your content to their fingertips. Smart Choice Site’s site search allows end users to search through an entire site for specific content quickly and easily.

Reason #45: Google XML Sitemap Submission
Smart Choice Site’s Google sitemap tool allows webmasters to automatically push their sitemap information to Google, increasing the number of pages that Google indexes and subsequent search traffic. The   tool includes a tabbed interface for easier use.

Reason #46: Manage Files and Resources
Using Smart Choice Site’s robust resource management tool, webmasters can keep track of and manage the files used in their site.

Reason #47: Advanced Folder options
Smart Choice Sites allows for subdirectories to be created for different content types, helping to organize the file structure of a site and keep track of important data.

Reason #48: Site Settings Configurability
Get instant access to the key site-specific settings from this   tool. Includes:
Manage your site’s general settings with this important feature, including:
* Page Title Settings
* File Naming Settings
* Home Page Settings
* Folder Settings
* Advanced Settings

Reason #49: Global Settings
Easily manage the settings of your Smart Choice Sites installation with this user-friendly tool. Webmasters can easily update the settings of their Smart Choice Sites software, such as:
* Spell Checker Settings
* Page Analysis Settings
* Backup Settings
* Scheduler Settings
* Publishing Notification settings
* Reports Settings

Reason #50: Redirect Capability
Use Smart Choice Site’s redirect functionality to utilize affiliate links or implement “reader friendly” URLs. The interface of this tool has been completely overhauled.

Reason #51: External Linking Tool
Create entries for external links in your site’s navigation system quickly and easily.   

Reason #52: Internal Linking Tool
Wiki-ize your site links for maximum search engine optimization.  This tool automatically hyperlinks defined sets of keywords in your page copy as you type.  

Reason #53: Syndicate XML Feeds
Instantly launch RSS feeds of your page content, broadcasting your site across the web and increasing your site traffic.

Reason #54: Social Networking Script
Add this.com Social networking scripts provide your visitors with an easy way to bookmark and share your site with their friends, thus propagating your content across the internet.

Reason #55: Excellent technical support
Our  professional, courteous staff provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you need help with something, you’ll always be able to contact someone for guidance.

Reason #56: Correct Doc Type Tag
Perhaps your web page looks fine on Firefox but doesn’t display correctly on Explorer. This tag ensures that all browsers display your page correctly. If there is anything that makes your online business look lame, it’s an incorrectly displayed page. Curiously, this tag is often absent from websites.

Reason #57: Auto Meta Generator
Meta tags will boost your search engine rankings. This nifty bit of added functionality takes care of this task automatically for each page on your Smart Choice Site. With other sites, you’ll have to take time out of your day and do it manually…or pay someone to do it.

Reason #58: Valid HTML Navigation Links
Many websites use JavaScript to create menus. But Google etc. spiders can’t read JavaScript. All Smart Choice Sites use HTML - the code that spiders read! = higher rankings.

Reason #59: Keyword Density Optimizer
“Keyword stuffing” your content gets you penalized by Google etc. = an automatic lower ranking. But how many keywords in an article or blog post are too much? The Keyword Density Optimizer will tell you with the click of a button. Get it exactly right - without guessing!

Reason #60: Proper robots.txt file
Even if your robots.txt is set up “correctly”, you may still be telling the Google spider to not rank your site! So, avoid kicking yourself a hundred times by using a Smart Choice Site.

Reason #61:  Proper 404 page and 301 page
Anytime you change or move your web pages, there is the chance that a previous visitor will come back and find the page they book marked is gone. We customize our 404 and 301 pages so that visitors can quickly find what they are looking for...instead of just staring at a blank "error" page.

Reason #62:  Validated HTML code
Search engines can only index your web site if it meets the HTML standard. A single missing bracket in your HTML code can be the reason for your web page not showing up in search engines. We run all Smart Choice Sites through an HTML validator, so search engines will never miss (or drop) your site from their index.

Reason #63:  Sitemap Module for 'website' site map and XML Google Sitemap
Google etc. love sitemaps. It helps them enormously when deciding how to rank your site. Want good rankings? Make it easy for the Google spider to read your site with a properly configured sitemap!

Reason #64:  SEO ready Blog
A site that regularly gets fresh content will rank higher than one that doesn't. Google etc. sees this "new information" as more useful. Hence, higher rankings. A blog is the easiest way to add fresh content as well as keep your followers informed via rss.     * Simply enter your content and the Smart Choice Site   Blog module takes care of the rest - automatically optimizing your entries to be search engine friendly.

Reason #65:  JomComment Module
This is really amazing. This bit of functionality serves up the comments of your visitors to the Google spider as fresh content. Imagine that! Your prospects are improving your rankings simply by commenting on your articles or blog.

Reason #66:  RSS syndication
When your visitors click on this button, your Smart Choice Site will automatically send them blog entries or articles you write. It’s dead easy for your prospects to know what’s new from your business with a Smart Choice Site!

Reason #67:  WYSIWYG editor creates XHTML valid code.
What the heck does that mean? Quite simply, a Smart Choice Site  allows you to type in your content just like in a word document. Bold, underline, choose font size etc. just as you would, then click save and immediately your page is added to your site - without you knowing or using a single bit of html code!

Reason #68:  Search Engine Friendly Urls
If you are switching over to a Smart Choice Site from another site, this tool will save you time and money by automatically converting long url strings into neat search engine friendly versions.

Reason #69:  Google Analytics
Smart Choice Sites  come with Google Analytics pre-installed. This will tell you how many visitors you have per day, how long they stay on your site, and how many pages they look at…and a whole lot of other information that will help you increase your conversions.

Reason #70:  Web Marketing Tools Galore...
Pick up any web marketing book from the New York Times Best Seller List on "Direct Response Web Marketing" -and you will find them recommending these web marketing tools below. Why? Because they are proven to up sales and drive further traffic to your site…all included in a Smart Choice Site. Note: If you don't have a Smart Choice Site then expect to pay $50 to $500 per tool from an average web design firm.

Reason #71:  Email-a-friend module
This is “word of mouth” on steroids. With a click on this button, your prospects will send an email to their friends, telling them to look at your site. Nothing beats a recommendation from a trusted friend!

Reason #72:  Bookmarking/social networking module
Get more links! (doing so ups your rankings)  AddThis is the #1 bookmarking and sharing button on the Internet. AddThis has become the standard button for bookmarking and sharing.  It spreads your content across the web by making it easier for your visitors to bookmark and share it with other people, again… and again… and again.

Reason #73: "Free Report" module
An Internet marketing must! It automatically builds a list of prospects who are interested in your products - while you sleep! Whenever you have a promotion, simply write one email and send it to everyone on your list. Don’t worry, this is not spam. These prospects have asked to be on your list.

Reason #74:  Automatic Drip Email Marketing System
With this invaluable tool, you'll be able to send any number of emails to your list automatically. You can space them out however you like. Often prospects need a number of "touches" from you before they buy. This is great way for you to accomplish this because once you set it up - it runs automatically every time someone joins your list! Talk about easy!

Reason #75:  Online Newsletter module
20 Newsletter styles to choose from - just enter your content!  Newsletters that are free, yet full of interesting and helpful information are a great way to win your prospect's gratitude and trust. More importantly, it keeps your business in their mind every month!  The Smart Choice Site Newsletter module is set up so you can send special Holiday Newsletters (14 styles to choose from) and Birthday Newsletters - a feature you won't get from any other major mail software or company!

Reason #76:  Most Popular Articles module
Make it easy for visitors to find the juicy information on your site. This also boosts your search engine rankings!

Reason #77:  Polls module
Invaluable for getting customer feedback. Run these polls as often as you want and gain valuable marketing data.

Reason #78:  Video module
With just a couple clicks, show video anywhere on your site. Sites with videos get higher ranking on Google.

Reason #79:  Request Info module
Invite contact from your prospect on every page of your website!

Reason #80:  Audio module
Visitors get tired of reading - give them the option of listening to your content.

Reason #81:  Help Desk and Live Chat module
Visitors are often looking for centralized help. Impress them with a fully loaded email ticket support system AND Live Chat. Be the one to help them and they will return their gratitude with purchases from you.

Reason #82:  Host email accounts
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Reason #83:  Virtue Mart Shopping Cart
This is the most dynamic and customizable shopping cart available. There isn’t an online business in the world that it can’t serve. It can automatically display your most popular products, specials, featured items, calculate taxes, convert currency etc. It will even add up the weight of your prospect’s order and calculate postage to a specific address.

Reason #84:   Form Builder
Increase your sales by surveying buyer experience. The more you know about your buyers the better equipped you are to attract more of them! Unlimited forms are included with your Smart Choice Site! Note: If you don't have a Smart Choice Site then expect to pay $50 to $100 every time you want to add a single form.

Reason #85:  Photo Gallery
Put up any number of photos to illustrate events or aspects of your business.

Reason #86:  Discussion Forum
Another great way to boost traffic, improve your rankings AND find out what’s on the mind of your visitors.

Reason #87:  YouTube Videos
Play any YouTube video on your site. Yes, this also improves your rankings (YouTube is owned by Google).

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