Joomla 1.6 – a great CMS for building online communities

It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of Wordress, primarily due to its ease of use for those looking to blog, sell some stuff online, or build a loyal following of fans. Joomla on the other hand is considerably more complexm not only in it’s capabilities but ease of use as well.  Once thing that [...]

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Apple Mac App Store Screencast Walk Through and Review

The new Mac App Store is finally here … http://www.apple.com/mac/app-store/ With the Mac App Store, getting the apps you want on your Mac has never been easier. No more boxes, no more disks, no more time-consuming installation. Click once to download and install any app on your Mac. The Mac App Store is now available [...]

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Google Search Considerations When Optimizing Your Content for SEO

When people search on Google there are a variety of results shown, including Local, News, Images, Video, Blogs, and Real-Time social media content. To maximize your website’s exposure it’s important to understand the implications of optimizing your content for SEO to appear in several of these categories simultaneously. For example, instead of just showing up [...]

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How search engine traffic stacks up and what this means for your internet marketing strategy

Much has been speculated about the future of search engine marketing, especially with the increased reliance on social media networks to find more relevant information from trusted sources. A review of the search engine landscape illustrates that the market for search is still tremendous on a global basis. Google search leads in total number of [...]

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Use WebsiteGrader.com to check if your site is Optimized for Search Engines

To check if your site is optimized for search engines I recommend you start with a free service called WebsiteGrader.com This service uses the following criteria to grade your site based on millions of other sites previously reviewed: Content Blog Analysis Blog Grade Recent Blog Articles Google Indexed Pages Readability / Grade Level Optimization Metadata [...]

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September Workshop at PVCC: How to Cost Effectively Drive Audiences To Your Website

I’m very excited to host an upcoming workshop at PVCC.  If you’re in Charlottesville and would like to learn hands-on how to drive traffic to your website, please register! How to Cost Effectively Drive Audiences to your Web Site Thursday, September 30, 9 a.m.- noon PVCC Stultz Center for Business and Career Development Instructor: Steinar [...]

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How to add a link to your Foursquare tips

Foursquare is a great social media platform that allows people to virtually “check-in” to physical locations using geo based capabilities on their smart phones. Over time, if you check-in enough you can become Mayor, which gives you little more than bragging rights, unless the owner of that venue has setup some sort of “offer” through [...]

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