Website Tips and Marketing

Local Christmas Support - Birth of a New Tradition

Saturday, 10 November 2012 08:32

This email message has been circulating for about a year, from what I can tell. I can find Christmas 2012 -- Birth of a New Tradition  and Christmas 2012 -- Birth of a New Tradition. Odd that I don't see anyting for 2009 or earlier.

It is interesting how one of those 'angry' messages about American jobs, and 'attack on Christmas', and anti-China products can actually be spun to create a positive message.  I'm wondering if someone simply rewrote one of those anti- messages to still appeal to the angry villagers, yet promote a truly positive message.

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Smartphones and Battery Life

Thursday, 14 June 2012 05:56

Extra cell phone battery and chargerSo many complaints, so many searches for solutions to the poor battery life of modern phones... we must remember the best solution is usually the simplest solution.  Extra Battery and Charger. Or an extended battery for the iphone.

These smartphones are mini computers, and we don't expect our laptops to last all day on battery, do we? It's a marvel of technology that they last as long as they do for their size.

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Update LinkedIn accounts

Thursday, 07 June 2012 15:33

Important - Update your LinkedIn Passwords

More than 6 million LinkedIn passwords stolenlinkedin-logo32

You might be hearing this in the news yesterday or today, or you might be seeing posts on Facebook or Google+ about LinkedIn having passwords stolen.

Before reading anymore, PLEASE, change your password at LinkedIn.(www.linkedin.com) I'll explain, but only after you change it. [Though my link is safe, it's always best, security-wise, to type the address yourself.]

Read full article at Seven Sages 

 

QR Codes Gone Crazy

Friday, 17 February 2012 16:12
qr_code_not_qualified

You, yes you. Step away from those tools you are playing with. Now find someone that knows how to use them properly.

You are NOT qualified to work on a website.

No, really. Walk away now before you do more harm. Wow, cool, you found a new tool that creates those super-duper QR Codes, so you now think you can crank out some modern marketing?  Think again, and walk away... fast, before I kick you.

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Phone Service for the Small Office

Monday, 13 February 2012 18:53

gvoice_175x175Recently I have been having people ask me about Office Communication Systems.  OK, that's a big bunch of words. How about... Brian, what are you using for your phone system?  This usually comes up when someone notices that I get my voicemail as email, transcribed.

There are probably several services available.  For me, to get my voicemail transcribed, I use Google Voicemail. I actually have one for personal, and for the business.

But, what about a bigger office, or an 800 number, or web faxing?

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Learning Website Design with Joomla

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 10:28

amazon_logo_footerA lot of people are looking to save money and manage the content on their websites themselves. This is great, but it is not as easy for everyone. What is helpful is to have a few books to read up on the subject and use as a reference.

There are many books available at Amazon.com. But so many to choose from, and for different versions (Joomla 1.5 or 2.5?)

And there are some great online Tutorials available:

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QR Codes On Your Website

Thursday, 16 February 2012 13:52

qr_codes_on_website-100It's all the rage now... QR Codes.  It seems the latest "Must Do" marketing tool is the QR Code, that funny looking box that you can scan with your smart device to pull up information.

Sliced Bread Move Over!

Put it on your letterhead, your business cards, your newspaper ads (for those that remember that newspapers used to have a lot of advertising).  Have a flyer? Make sure you have a QR code on it so people can get more info at your website!

Hey, this is a web tool, so let's put it on our website too!

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Online Backup

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:12

sos_online_backup_logoFor the past few years I have been trying out different online backup services. Eventually I might get around to writing a review of all of them, but for now I'll just share my current favorite: SOS Online Backup.

What makes it my favorite? For now, I'll just say it is affordable, secure, and most important... very easy to setup for automated backups of your computers.

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