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January 2012

The Future Is In Your Pocket

(Image source: GoogleMobileAds.blogspot.com) How the Mobile Web is altering the way your customers find you In April of 2011 Google conducted an independent research study it called “The Mobile Movement: Understanding Smartphone Users”. The study was focused on mobile consumer behavior and the results have helped inform the we think about the web today.The study was informative and incredibly illuminating we recommend that you take a look at it. For the purposes of this article we&.... read more

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QR Codes: Fast Low-Cost Marketing

You’ve seen them in grocery stores, on movie posters, on packages you’ve received in the mail. Those tiny squares of black and white digital hieroglyphics are everywhere. They’re called QR Codes (the QR stands for Quick Response) and they’re changing the way that businesses and organizations market and track the success of their products. There’s a segment of your customer base that isn’t as interested in the magazines on your coffee as they are in the phones.... read more

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Getting Started with Twitter

A Quick Guide to Getting Started With Twitter So you’ve decided to use twitter for your business. Here’s a quick guide to get you started. Step One: Declare Your Goals Twitter is a place where users follow the Timeline of people and companies that they’re interested in. So first decide what you’d like to share with your customers. Sharing changes to your site, posting upcoming events and letting people know about company changes are all great ways to start using Twitt.... read more

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Does your business need an App?

You can’t go far without hearing the word “App”. Apple’s introduction of it’s App Store changed the landscape of mobile computing and opened the door to what consumers want their smart phones to do: everything. As smart phone users increase at an exponential rate, you may be asking yourself if developing an app is a good idea for your business. The short answer to this is: Yes. A more productive question is you may need to ask yourself is what would an app do f.... read more

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Article Spinning is Dangerous

I've said this for some time, but it's great to finally see other experts backing my opinion. If you spin articles in an attempt to fool Google - you'll eventually pay for it. For those of you who don't know what article spinning is I'll offer a simple explanation. Article Spinning is rewriting the same articles to look "unique" by swapping out words with similar words. This is BAD however. Don't do it. Find out if your SEO company engages in this practice and question their methodology. I.... read more

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Are you going on strike Jan. 18th?

January 18th, 2012 website owners all over the world will be going on strike to oppose legislation against web censorship. Yes - once again the government is trying to get a little piece of control of something they need to keep their sneaky hands out of. I've seen this before.  A "little" regulation with a "few" postive factors turns into control later. Just think of the tax code, EPA and many other ideas that have become bloated over the years. At first glance,  the Bill in the ho.... read more

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Hosting Toolbox Tip - .htaccess Files Are Your Friend

So often your web host limits the amount of functionality you are able to access at the server level. Perhaps you have a shared hosting account and want to be able to do some advanced functions, but you don't have access to configure the server.  Well there are some tools to help you manipulate functions within your web directories using the infamous .htacess file. .htaccess is simply a file that can be placed in any folder to tell the web server how to handle files in that folder. .htac.... read more

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Does Your Web Host Really Provide Backups?

There are obvious reasons to back up your website files - but often webmasters depend too much on their web hosting provider for a false sense of security. In fact many web hosting companies do not provide backups to restore data for their clients. Did you know that most web hosting providers advertise "nightly backups", but that doesn't mean they will take any liability for your loss of data. There are many reasons you can lose data. Here are just a few reasons: database corruption front.... read more

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