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HD Google Virtual Tour as Google+ Content
Recently I’ve been helping companies build up their Google + (previously Google Places) pages because of the signals from Google about local being important. You can get to the top of the Google search by being in the hyper local area of the search query. So “reston, va dry cleaners” can often show on the first page 3-6 links from ‘dry cleaners’ in reston city with good Google+ pages. If you complete your profile it helps. Also adding (not stuffing) keywords into the title and the description helps. A...
read moreUpgrading to Windows 8 from Windows Vista or XP
Quick article on my first experience upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 8. This falls under the promotion for $39.99, Microsoft will let users upgrade from Windows Vista or Windows XP to Windows 8. Its a really good price to get off of the older versions of Windows onto the latest one. Normally a Windows 7 upgrade kit costs around $140, so the savings is real. I believe this deal is good until January 31, 2013 but I believe they will extend the deal longer. I must say overall the upgrade process was painless. Simply...
read moreRegistry Fixes (Windows Only)
Is your computer slow to respond? Does your computer take a long time to boot? Do strange errors pop up at unexpected times? Does your computer freeze or crash often? Do you have trouble adding or removing things from your computer? If you are experiencing these things, then your registry probably needs to be repaired. Although the registry is a vast improvement over its predecessor, there are still technical difficulties with the registry that continue to cause major problems with computer performance. Many people become frustrated and...
read moreWhy Social Media Marketing Is The Next Big Thing in SEO
The ways of SEO are constantly changing to keep up with the consistently modified algorithm for Google and other search engines. One of the major implementations in recent Google algorithms is the importance of social signals. This means that a website is weighed more heavily based on its performance in social media. For instance, if you have a viral campaign and it starts trending on Twitter then it will help your website rank higher in SERPs. The ways that social media interaction affects your SEO results are not completely figured out, but...
read more6 Important Tips for Link Building
Link building has always been an important part of ranking well in Google. This is something that will never change as it is one of the few effective ways for a website to be assessed based on its true authoritativeness. Google has a complex algorithm that allows for websites to be ranked in accordance to the links that are built. Poor quality links can have negative effects, and high quality links can make your website rank better. As a result, you want to use the best link building strategies to maximize your link quality so you can rank as...
read moreWhat Google Wants from Websites in 2012
Google algorithm is constantly changing and in recent years there have been some huge changes to how it works. SEO used to be very easy, and for some it still is. However, it has become much more complex and difficult to succeed in for the smaller websites and businesses that are looking to rank. Google now takes many more factors into consideration when ranking your website and some of these are difficult to compete with when you have larger companies and more established websites ahead of you. So, to maximize your results it is essential...
read moreFacebook Fake Likes and Bot Clicks
I recently read an article about a small business uncovering that they believe 80% or more of Facebook’s clicks could be automated clicks made by bots (machines). Described in this article the small business, Limited Run, spent a decent ad budget over a short period of time on Facebook ads and got quite a few likes and increased traffic to their website. The problem, it turns out, is afterwards the company took a hard look at the “people” who clicked through to their website and generated the advertising costs. The...
read moreAdvantages of using a Windows Server for your Business
Microsoft Windows Server continues to provide government and business IT infrastructure solutions and operates the majority of the industry’s core business and government datacenter systems. From small business tasks to enterprise domain infrastructures, Windows Server offers a larger array of computing services than any other system available. With the release of Windows Server 2008, followed by 2008 R2, synchronization and operation with the Windows 7 operating system is streamlined. Core functionality improvements and advancements in...
read moreHow to Drastically Improve Your Computers Speed with a Solid State Drive
Lets take you through a typical example of how we upgrade the speed on your computer or laptop with a solid state drive. If you don’t know what a solid state drive is, its a new kind of computer hard drive that is significantly faster than the traditional hard drives computers use. The prices of solid state drives have come down so much in the last few years that they are now affordable for consumers ($100-200) Step 1 – Clean up your PC’s unneeded files and programs This step is important to reduce the size of your...
read moreHard Drive Crashes and Recovering the Data
You are at your computer and all of a sudden, your computer flashes black and then the ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) appears telling you that you have a fatal error. You try to restart your computer, but unfortunately, the only message you receive is that your computer is unable to boot. Or maybe you are working at your computer and all of a sudden hear a clicking and grinding noise from your hard drive. Your computer shuts down and every time you try to reboot it, all you hear is the clicking noise and all you see is that your computer is...
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