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Today I’m going to write about a less known service Google provides that can help your website.  Sure, many people have heard about Google Analytics, and it’s fantastic for statistics tracking… but Google Webmaster Tools, while being completely different, is still extremely helpful to the website operator. It can be found at:  http://www.Google.com/webmasters/tools
In a nutshell, [...]

Neilson/Netratings recently surveyed 2000 consumers and found that a staggering 86 percent of respondents used the Internet to find local businesses to shop at, and 74 percent of them said they used search engines to find businesses. What does that mean? If your competitor has a website and shows up in local searches but you [...]

These days, half the people you meet will tell you that they “do” web design… and often it can be tempting to shy away from using a professional service to build a website for your business. After all, if you hire an amateur or a student, the costs will be significantly less, and money [...]

Every day, it seems like society becomes more and more wired. Email, MP3, MSN, PHP, WWW, it can all become very confusing if you’re not comfortable around computers (who would feel comfortable around a machine that your 9 year old can use better than you anyway?). As a business owner, you definitely don’t want to [...]

So you’re new to this Internet thing, and you’re looking to get yourself or your business online. You know you need a domain name, but you don’t know much more about it than that. Well, you’re in luck, because we’re about to go over all the basics you should know.
What is a domain name?
The Internet [...]

These days, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t have at least one password they use on their computer or elsewhere. From Hotmail accounts to sites that charge for premium content, these days everyone needs passwords, but often the users choose a less than ideal password to protect their private data. So let’s take a [...]

Designing a website for your business or re-designing an existing one is never easy. It’s always difficult to choose the right company to build your website. We’d be delighted to help you in this process, but if you are working with another company or building your website yourself, here are some helpful tips to [...]

Disclaimer: This article is only intended to be used as an introduction to the world of Search Engine Optimization. Many of the advanced techniques are not discussed. Please don’t take this article as the be all and end all of Search Engine Optimization, it is a vast subject that could never be completely covered and [...]

Disclaimer: This article is only intended to be used as an introduction to the world of Search Engine Optimization. Many of the advanced techniques are not discussed. Please don’t take this article as the be all and end all of Search Engine Optimization, it is a vast subject that could never be completely covered [...]

Since the early days of the Internet, one mantra has been commonly extolled by many of those who are “in the know”: “Content is King!” is what you’ll hear over and over again. Essentially, the core meaning of this statement is the philosophy that the content is the most important thing, and all other aspects [...]