Finding Nuggets on The Web
No, this is not about the Denver Nuggets (though they’re looking good this year). One of the nicest things about following blogs and social media is the way in which you can find useful nuggets of information. Starting out my year I have been catching up on some tweets (not using Twitter yet? – you […]
Growing in a Down Economy
How do you grow your business in a down economy? There are lots of cliché’s I could throw out there. But it really comes down to tuning out the naysayers and focusing on what you do best. So here’s what the technology experts at EduCyber recommend: Turn off the TV. Leave it on too long […]
Pay Per Click vs. Organic Search
If you are contemplating boosting traffic to your web site and therefore sales in your business, the first question you need to ask yourself is whether you should use organic search or pay per click. First let’s define the terms. Pay Per Click (PPC) is an advertising campaign where you pay the search engine (such […]
Understanding Social Media
Social Media: What is it? One of the biggest “buzzes” in the internet right now is Social Media. But what is this phenomenon known as social media? It’s simple really. When the Internet was in its infancy, web pages were pretty much static. That is, they didn’t change. The code on the page was hard […]
Leverage Your Web Site
Tough times got you worried? Is the recession sending you into a depression? I’ve been asked quite a bit lately about how what EduCyber does can help a company through tough times. This is undoubtedly one of the unique times when smart business owners will position their web site to capture market share and solidify […]
Build A Better Web Site
What does it take to build a better web site? Do you need to be flashier? Do you need to have bells and whistles? Should it have music playing? Do you need to cram it full of links? No. Actually the best web sites are often the simplest. And the simplest thing to do is […]
Beginner’s Guide to SEO
I’ve been surprised lately about the widely different ideas that customers bring to the table about what SEO is. Search Engine Optimization is, in a nutshell getting your site optimized for the search engines. One of the first things I ask clients is where they’ve used the key words they think they’re targeting on their […]
Three Concerns about E-Newsletters
OK, I just posted five reasons you SHOULD have an e-newsletter, now let’s look at three things you need to take into account as you start writing your e-newsletters: Junk Email filters. There is a lot of email out there. And a lot of that email is automatically generated junk that you don’t want to […]
Five Reasons to Use an Email Newsletter
Putting a newsletter into email is easy. Reaching people that want to be reached by you is so easy it feels thrilling! Really it does! Give it a try. Here are five reasons you should try it if you aren’t already: Low cost distribution: Sending out a hard copy newsletter can cost anywhere from $0.42 […]
Search Engines and URLs
Search engines from Google to Accona (yes, there’s a search engine called Accona) to Yahoo like to look at the URLs on your site. So you should pay attention to what is happening with your URLs. But let’s start at the beginning. What is a URL (sometimes pronounced U – R – L and sometimes […]
