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The History of the word “Deadline”

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

I was recently sent a great email from our Customer Service Manager, Jennifer Ring. Here at Fasturtle we are constantly working under strict deadlines and we try our best to meet those. We also try to make sure our clients are also meeting those to insure their projects get done on time and with as little delay as possible. We are human;  things do get delayed, sometimes projects come in at a rapid pace and things get bunched up with support tickets and internal meetings. That being said, the origin of “deadline” was sent to me and it was very enlightening to say the least.

You have all been warned. :) Here at Fasturtle we take deadlines seriously.

During the American Civil War, the guards at the notoriously brutal Confederate military prison at Andersonville drew a line on the ground around the perimeter of the compound, a uniform seventeen feet inside the prison walls. Any prisoner crossing over that line was presumed to be trying to reach the wall in order to escape, and was summarily shot. This boundary was known succinctly as “the dead line.” The first appearance in print of this original sense of “deadline” came in the Congressional Record in 1864.

Nice little trivia for your day. Have a great day and if you ever need any interactive marketing done we use “deadlines” :)

REVAMPING THE OLD: RECENT FASTURTLE WEB SITE LAUNCHES

Monday, August 16th, 2010

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT FASTURTLE

 With a variety of new clients added to the Fasturtle Family and a number of projects in the works, the Fasturtle office is teaming with activity as we strive to become Arizona’s  #1choice for website design and internet marketing. 

 Here are some of the projects Fasturtle has completed this past month!

 Simply Put Organizing works to create organizing systems tailored to specific needs. The owner, Charlotte Steill is one of only three certified professional organizers in the state of Arizona. Through streamlining environments and defining spaces, her focus is to help busy families and professionals reclaim their spaces and manage their time more effectively.

Simply Put Organizing launched their new website by Fasturtle

Simply Put Organizing launched their new website

Just as unique as the services Simply Put Organizing provides, Fasturtle provided a semi-custom fast site to manage this online space. We used a mix of pre-designed and custom elements to cater to her unique needs. Her new CMS (Content Management System) website gives Charlotte the flexibility to update her website instantly. The Simply Put Organizing website advertises organizing services, showcases projects and displays various media segments that Charlotte has appeared on as she is also a spokesperson for various local and national television shows. click here to check it out 

Cypress HomeCare Solutions is a homecare agency that provides top notch caregivers and home care delivery. Cypress needed a new website to represent and host more information and engagement with the company beyond the facility while extending the personal touch of their services.

Arizona Home Care, Home Care Phoenix, Jewish Home Care

Cypress Homecare Solutions

Their old website was outdated, hard to update content and was not keyword optimized. Our client was concerned about driving new traffic to the redesigned site and establishing high rankings to better compete in the online presence and hold more open communication with the families and clients about what is happening in their community.  Fasturtle provided Cypress with a complete website redesign, search engine optimization (SEO), and e-mail program.Click here to Check it out:

Fasturtle Technologies proudly announces the redesign and full service website management solution for the Mountain Pointe High School Football. The new website was designed by Fasturtle’s award winning design team to reflect the passion and dedication of a team that wanted to reflect their professionalism, not only on the field, but on the web as well. 

Fasturtle Technologies proudly announces the redesign and full service website management solution for the Mountain Pointe High School Football

Mountain Pointe Football redesigned website

 The outstanding new site provides the Team with a valuable asset in its efforts to make communication more clear, and the timing of the launch corresponds perfectly with the upcoming season. In addition to the website redesign, Fasturtle Technologies also implemented a convenient content management system for The Mountain Pointe High School Football Team.  The amazing new technology will allow the coaches to easily monitor and update the content of their new website, ensuring that its communication with parents and players is clear and up to date with the latest games and events around the football team’s activities. The ability to customize their rosters and print off before games is a time saving tool for this fast paced team. This new site also has a full feature blog, interactive team roster, customizable photo galleries and online merchandise ordering and more! 

 Fasturtle continues to expand its efforts in design, technology, and optimization in order to help the Mountain Pointe High School Football, and other organizations that are part of Fasturtle Community Affairs.   Click here or go to  http://www. mphsfootball.com to check it out!

We are helping our clients get ranked in the top positions on search engines, if you haven’t signed up for our SEO programs; you have been missing out on some great opportunities for increasing your visibility online. If you have any questions about our Search Engine Optimization packages or any of our other great services such as our fast site programs, Website Maintenance and Email Marketing and contact Our office at 480-348-0467 x103 or Info@fasturtle.com


The NBC Today Show found and featured our client, Cool-It Caddy.

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Fasturtle Interactive, LLC is excited to announce that on July 8, 2010 our client Cool-It Caddy was featured on MSNBC’S, Today Show as part of “Beat the heat, Beauty Minute Buzz.” The style editor, Bobbie Thomas shared her “cool new find on this segment “Bobbies Buzz.” One of the services Fasturtle provides is Search Engine Marketing, commonly referred to as SEO. Thus, for Cool-It caddy, this marketing solution lead to an on-air feature on this popular segment, reaching millions of people, directly lead from their ability to be found online.

“Because of the SEO you are doing for us we just Tuesday got two calls in the same day from NBC and a local LA TV station that found us not from our PR but from searching the web. I am excited to say the least. We will be on MSNBC’s Today Show tomorrow!”

-Deborah Vinci, President, Cool-it Caddy, by Vinci Designs, LLC.

Cool-it Caddy’s featured product; the “grab and go” clutch bag, conveniently travels with you in high temperatures keeping your costly beauty or health care products protected from “heat meltdown”. The Cool-it Caddy™ concept came about when founder, Deborah Vinci, was golfing in the summer heat and went to re-apply a lip protective product only to have a large chunk come off onto her lips. She began the process of designing a bag that outdoor enthusiasts could use to safely store heat sensitive products (cosmetics, health care items, protein bars, etc). Vinci Designs, LLC is happy to introduce your answer to “heat meltdown” with our patent pending Cool-it Caddy™. To learn more about Cool-it caddy’s products, go to their website that Fasturtle designed and optimized, http://cool-itcaddy.com/ or call (480) 621-5756

About Fasturtle Interactive
Fasturtle is the leading provider of website management solutions and award winning website production. Fasturtle offers a wide range of services, including website design and hosting, E-mail support, and search engine optimization. With precision optimization techniques, Fasturtle ensures current as well as prospective customers can find clients’ sites easily via search engines, where 87% of all internet traffic begins. Clients range from small business owners to large multinational corporations and are located across the US Europe, and Asia. Call (480) 348-0467 or visit www.fasturtle.com for more information.

Another job well done with Pine Hardware’s new website!

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Fasturtle has launched a new FastsiteSM for Pine Hardware.  Fasturtle enjoyed the opportunity to work alongside Paul Johnson to create a new FastsiteSM for his company.  Paul really contributed to the process run smoothly on our design, building and launching of the FastsiteSM !

Pine Hardware is yet just another example of the extraordinary work that Fasturtle can produce.  We pride ourselves in creating highly functional websites for any business! 

Pine Hardware provides a hardware resource for local handymen, contractors, painters, plumbers, electricians and “do-it-yourselfers”.  They also will help with buying and planning jobs.

Check out their new FastsiteSM at www.pinehardware.com!

For more information on Fasturtle and how we can build a website for your company, please call 888-468-8785 or 480-348-0467. Not a phone person? We’d love to see you in person! 7575 E Redfield Rd Ste 213, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.

Fasturtle launches new site for Jet Safety International!

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Fasturtle has launched a new FastsiteSM for Jet Safety International (JSI).  Fasturtle enjoyed the opportunity to work alongside Duncan Hastie to create a new FastsiteSM for his company.  With Duncan’s help, we consulted on, designed, built & launched the FastsiteSM in two short weeks!

Jet Safety International is another great example of great service that Fasturtle continues to offer.  We pride ourselves in creating highly functional websites for any business! 

JSI is an aviation consultancy company offering consultation on three main areas: Pilot Training, Operations Safety Audit and Accounting Analysis.  They also offer crew training courses.

Check out their new FastsiteSM at www.jetsafetyinternational.com!

For more information on Fasturtle and how we can build a website for your company, please call 888-468-8785 or 480-348-0467. Not a phone person? We’d love to see you in person! 7575 E Redfield Rd Ste 213, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.