With online advertising marketers soliciting your ad dollars things get confusing quickly. It’s a lot of information to absorb and digest. My biggest concern is ad campaigns including a “new”, “second” or “mirror” website. Your website is the cornerstone of your business online. It has never been more critical to know the value of your [...]
As a response to many recent inquiries, I am now offering a new monthly program for Webmaster Services. Every second, over 4,500 searches are performed across the Internet. With that in mind, it’s critical that you are able to be found by those customers seeking your expertise. This is not a lock-you-in 12 month program as many [...]
Reading the fine print – does matter. It’s time consuming to read the “I Accept” these terms for every online transaction, or conversation. But this one sheds light on the importance of taking a bit of time. Read this article to see what you’re agreeing to using Pinterest. As an artist and musician copyright is [...]
If you have a Facebook business page it will get a face-lift March 30th. The opinions continue to fly on this latest change, but it becomes mandatory and you’ll see a drastic change in your web page. Now you have a profile photo and a “cover” photo. The Facebook rules are – your cover cannot [...]
Yelp has been making the news lately and not for good reasons. When Yelp came online and began finding their niche it was welcomed and steadily increased users who love to review restaurants and auto repair shops; and it continues to expand into all businesses. People who belong to Yelp and post reviews call themselves “Yelpers“. [...]
You want the maximum visibility for your website. In today’s climate, that means being actively involved in driving your site so that your customers can find you each and every time. Gone are the days of “create it and leave it” websites that are static and unchanging. Websites have become the cornerstone of business marketing. [...]
QR means Quick Response code. Created in Japan and used for over a decade the QR code is similar to a store bar code which is scanned for pricing, inventory, etc., but the QR code is 2 dimensional. It’s utilized by smartphones and other mobile phones-camera enabled. Already estimates are 31% of smartphone users – [...]
We all need to keep our computers protected with anti-virus and anti-malware software. Many of us grew up on Norton anti-virus, or MacAfee’s anti-virus software. Still most new computers arrive with trial software preloaded from one or the other of these manufacturers. Free anti-virus has come a long way. Microsoft offers Microsoft Security Elements – [...]
Some interesting statistics about mobile surfing. Globally Internet mobile usage is under 10%. It doesn’t sound like much, but it is actually a remarkable pace in the infancy of mobile online access. Who is viewing pages on what devices? Apple is number 1 in the US and UK. In the US Apple accounts for 45% [...]
It’s becoming a familiar song. Build links. It’s not glamorous, nor quick. It takes time for one link, but it still works. Perhaps because it IS a bit tedious. Organic search results are still the best for everyone’s Internet experience. Recent tests say 88% of users never click on paid ads. We’re still looking at [...]
