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Web diva Nancy McCord shows you how to power of the web to get the most for your business.

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  • Robo Spam Can You Do Anything to Stop It? on Nov 23, 2009 in Web Content Web Design Webmaster Webmasters

    You’ve seen it the gobbledy gook on the form that comes to your inbox from your website contact form. There is literally no way to stop this new generation of spam short of introducing a captcha field on your contact form.  A captcha field is...

  • AdWords Starter Edition - When to Use It on Nov 20, 2009 in AdWords

    Google AdWords is not for everyone and every product, but it can be an excellent way to promote your products on the Web. However AdWords set up and management by a professional is an expense and for an untested product or a new service you are think...

  • Why Are Meta Tags Important? on Nov 18, 2009 in Search Engine Optimization SEO

    First let’s review what exactly are meta tags. Meta tags are sentences arranged in a specific format that contain information that is crucial to search engines. This information provides specific criteria that search engine use to categorize yo...

  • When You Should Not Hire a Blogger on Nov 16, 2009 in Blogs

    Although we provide professional blogging services, there are sometimes when you really should not hire a blogger and should blog yourself. Here are several examples where you are a more effective blogger than a paid blogger. If your industry is nic...

  • Investing in an Assistant on Nov 13, 2009 in Bright Idea Tips General News Business Tips

    If you are a small to medium sized business owner you will understand that downtime is important but very hard to have when you own your own business. You typically cannot shutter your doors and windows when you go on vacation or want to take a weeke...

  • How Do You Know Twitter is Working For You? on Nov 11, 2009 in General News Twitter

    Many people like to use Twitter, but more than just tweeting without a plan you really need to put Twitter to work for you. I recommend shrinking all links you use in Twitter with an application that gives you click stats. There is no better way to c...

  • What is Google Base? on Nov 9, 2009 in Bright Idea Tips Building Traffic Google Google Search

    Setting up a Google Base account is the first step you must take to have your items for sale to be shown in Google Products. What exactly is Google Base? Let’s explore that a bit is easy terms. First here is the link to set up your Google Base...