To see the latest fish artwork and logos, freshwater fish and fishing t-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, coffee mugs, art and other gifts, visit our Fish-Fishing-Seafood Zazzle online store.

Anglers and fish art enthusiasts can also browse our fish-fishing artwork section of our Outdoors USA Cafepress online store.

In addition to news, the site features an online store which offers fishing lures, rods, reels and related equipment. Also featured are fishing collectibles and accessories such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, stickers, buttons, calendars and other gift items.

Freshwater Fishing News was created specifically to serve the online freshwater fishing community. Expansions are planned to will include guest posts and reports from guides, travelers, tackle shops and other service providers.

The site is located at: www.freshwater-fishing-news.com

The resource was created in response to the growing need for information about travel to the Commonwealth city. In recent years Virginia Beach has gained recognition for being among the best family beach resorts of the Mid-Atlantic coast.

Long known for its fair weather, sandy beaches, boardwalk, shops, seafood and art community, the city has become a year round attraction with events available for every season.

Virginia Beach is also acclaimed among the fishing community by the outstanding saltwater fishing opportunities for species such as striped bass, cobia, flounder and croaker. Its winter fishery for striped bass, known locally as “rockfish” has made the state a nationally known destination for saltwater fishing enthusiasts.

Virginia Beach Va was created specifically to serve a growing community of local and transient enthusiasts. A long term blueprint of the news portal and blog will include guest posts and reports from local travelers, shops and service providers.

The site is located at: www.virginia-beach-va.com

An example of this can be seen on Squidoo, a web 2.0 site. An older series of lenses included 6 species of American salmon. Next in the series was a lens for Arctic char, a related fish:

More recently, lenses were added for several North American freshwater trout:

brook trout
brown trout
lake trout
rainbow trout

During the research the process,  several other species  were noted that may warrant additional pages.

To compliment this content one or more categories of T shirts, stickers and other artwork were created for each species, some of which can be displayed on pages where content exists related to each species.

An example of  this can be seen in this  section for rainbow trout artwork.

More examples of products create to accompany content can be seen in this category of fish art.

Promoting content is also easier as a group. The technique allows creation of articles that provide important backlinks to several pages at once.

Examples of this can be seen in these articles:

Trout and Char of North America

Trout and Char Art

The most important aspect of having niche articles published is that they tend to send visitors to your site that are looking for your product or service, not just random one time visitors that don’t offer much potential as customers.

This list includes some examples of specialized link directories and article directories:

Art-Craft-Collectible Article Directories:

www.nautical-art.org

www.collectibles-articles.com

articles.sellingcraftsonline.com

Our goals include the eventual expansion of the site to include guest posts and reports from area fishermen, guides and charter boat operators.

The site is located at: http://www.virginia-saltwater-fishing.com/.

Regional themed gifts include t shirts and other items for Virginia, Chincoteague Island – Chincoteague Pony, Virginia Beach, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, Chesapeake Bay and Delmarva.

Nautical gift ideas can be found at Nautical Art.

More Christmas Gift Ideas

Fishing T Shirts

Christmas Gifts for Anglers

Christmas Gifts for Hunters

Nautical Christmas Gifts

Christmas Gifts for Birdwatchers

Christmas Gifts for Outdoor and Nature Enthusiasts

Footnote:

No payment in the form of either money or product from a company or organization is associated with this post!

Update:

An interesting development has occurred in the story of the controversial FTC guidelines for sponsored blogging/social media. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has called upon the FTC to rescind the blogger rules, and has questioned the constitutionality of them.

See:

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/10/16/key-perspectives-on-the-ftc-blogger-guidelines

The site owner explained the importance of the upward movement on Google, Bing and other search engines saying, “This has a huge impact on our business. The search term ‘fresh seafood’ is extremely competitive and companies that need to reach seafood consumers could really benefit from this. Our website offers very affordable advertising space and the recent upward movement in search engine rankings make our site even more of a value now.”

The site blueprint places an emphasis on consumer issues and industry trends. The site has a variety of tools that provide consumers with seafood sustainability progress, certification news and other industry achievements.

Part of a family of inter-related websites, the site includes seafood recipes, news, events, photo galleries, articles and a worldwide directory of seafood businesses and organizations. Its sister site, www.commercial-fishing.org provides information for worldwide commercial fishing industries and related services.

Other sites in the family offer information on related subjects such as nautical art, saltwater fishing and several regions where seafood harvests are important components of the economy, culture and lifestyle.

Once the business owner has a clear set of goals for attracting customers via the internet, a good idea is to create a list of features that are needed for the website. A blueprint of the site may include only a single page or a menu which includes several pages. Essential to any arts and crafts website is the home page, which may feature a few photos and a brief description of products and services. Larger sites will have a full menu on the home page, listing all the important sections that clients may need to access.

Many crafters and artists will need a photo gallery which accurately depicts the products they offer. For some artists, this section may include descriptions, pricing and in some pricing even and a buy now link.

Many artists will include sections on their experience, influences, sales policies, upcoming events and other important information. These sections can eliminate mix-ups and provide customers with a clear understanding of the products and services available from the artist.

Some arts and crafts venders include a blog on their website. Blogs, news pages and events sections are extremely popular among audiences and can be a vital tool for building a portfolio of repeat customers. Most blogging tools combine artist’s entries, photos and guests comments to create an interactive experience that attracts a loyal following of readers throughout the season.

Once the website is launched, a specialist can show you cost effective ways to improve your search engine ranks, target specific search terms and bring more readers to your site. The end result of these steps should put more paying customers aboard your boat.

For help with setting up an art or crafts website, improving your search engine rankings or online advertising, visit Daybreak Web Designs.

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