New York has the Empire State Building, and Washington DC has the Washington and Lincoln Memorials. Almost every major American city can boast at least one major masterpiece of architecture. In San Francisco, that emblem is the Golden Gate Bridge, recognized as one of the most graceful steel spans in the world. A tourist's visit to the San Francisco Bay Area isn't complete without a panoramic vista of this gorgeous structure. This isn't a feat of engineering; instead, it is a work of art.
To truly appreciate the Golden Gate Bridge, one must first have a solid grasp of the history that lies behind it. Conceived in the boom years of the Roaring 1920's but constructed during the depths of the Great Depression, the Bridge represents American perseverance and determination. The great project was completed in 1937, and the Golden Gate Bridge stood as the longest steel suspension bridge in the world until 1964, when the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was completed connecting the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn.
The Golden Gate Bridge garners wide praise for its aesthetics. The American Society of Civil Engineers declared it to be one of the modern Wonders of the World. According to Frommer's Travel Guides, it's "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world."
Though the Bridge can be viewed from points across San Francisco, the best vistas are to be had from Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Surrounding the San Francisco Bay, the GGNRA is one of the most visited units in the National Park System. Over 13 million people come to this area each year to view the great red bridge, among other activities.
The Park is deceptively large, as it is not one contiguous land area, but rather a collection of parks that runs from northern San Mateo County down to southern Marin County. It runs along 59 miles of coast. The GGNRA shouldn't be confused, however, with Golden Gate Park, which is run by the city of San Francisco as a separate entity.
There is no shortage of things to do in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. On a warm summer day, it's not unusual to see people biking, rollerblading, and jogging on some of the countless well-maintained paths. In addition, photography is only one art form that is used to capture the majesty of the Golden Gate Bridge. Other artists employ paints, pencils, and sculpting clay to interpret the span.
A trip to the GGNRA isn't complete without a visit to its most infamous attraction. The island of Alcatraz has been the feature of countless movies. Although it hasn't housed prisoners since 1963, its since reopened as a museum. Its positively haunting to walk the halls of this chilling structure, once home to Al Capone and ?Birdman of Alcatraz? Robert Stroud.
Spend a day or two exploring Golden Gate National Recreation Area; you're sure to appreciate the Bridge, along with all of the rest of the GGNRA has to offer.
I had the great pleasure the other day to undertake the Storey Bridge Climb in Brisbane, Australia with my father and a son. Whilst on the climb, and hearing about the tales of the bridge construction and maintenance, it occurred to me that building a website is alot like building a bridge. more visit to :-www.google-friendly-page.com A bridge requires strong foundations, must be easily found, should give clear directions for travel, and must be clearly taking people to their intended destination. So, if your website was a bridge would it be a masterful construction like the Golden gate Bridge or the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
A bridge requires strong foundations. So does a website. What are the foundations of your website and how strong are they? The foundations of your website are the content that it is based around and the keywords that you build the content around. Do your keywords generate strong volumes of targeted traffic? Does your content support the keywords? Does your content tell your traffic that they are in the right location.
A bridge requires a strong network of roads that direct people onto the bridge. The road network should also be related to the intended travel destination of the people using the bridge. This road network also requires regular maintenance to ensure that the traffic will flow smoothly. These are the links to your website. Strong links that relate to the content and goals of your site will bring targeted traffic to your website. The links should be maintained on a regular basis. The aim of the links should be to bring targeted traffic to your website, not search engine rankings.
A bridge requires good signage to tell people where they are going to and what they are going to find when they get there. this is your on-site linking strategy and navigation. Does your on-site linking and navigation give people clear directions around your site. If your directions are poor you will lose people from your site who are unsure where to go or what they will find when they get there.
Finally a bridge has to go somewhere. There is a clear destination which is usually the other end of the bridge! And so must your website have a clear destination. more visite to :-www.15-ways-to-boost-website-response.com What are people supposed to do when they are on your website. Are you building a list of contacts, do you want them to leave their details, are you selling a product, or are you just sharing information. When your website has a clear goal you will be able to track how effectively it performs and you will be able to test and improve the performance over time.
Finally a bridge needs ongoing maintenance and so does a website. You must maintain and build your content. Keep your site relevant to the changing marketplace. Grow your content. Grow your keyword list. Build more relevant links to your website. Test different onsite linking and navigation strategies. Measure how well your website achieves the goals you have for it. And then repeat the process.
If you build your website with strong foundations, give people clear directions and measure and maintain it on a regular basis your website will have a long and profitable lifetime. If you build your website and you neglect these essential elements or fail to maintain them your website will be a bridge to nowhere!
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