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Stupid Windows Messages

December 7, 2011 by dashaver

Have you ever copied a group of files from an external hard drive to your computer and after watching that silly little animation of paper going to one folder to another the copy finally finishes. Then the windows animation ends and you remove the hard disk. only to get a message that window delayed write failed? What does that mean? Should we assume that when windows says it done, it is not really done? So was the copy made or not? Why say you are done if you are not done?

What is stupidest windows message you have had?

Getting to the top of Google

June 14, 2010 by dashaver

Getting to the top of Google is not an exact procedure, and nothing can be promised, but some things can be done. -> Read more

5 Important Things That Should Be Every Web Page

March 9, 2009 by dashaver

  1. Who – Always say who you are. When you hear something the first thing you think of is “who said that?” The most important part of every fact is it source. On your web site readers should know if you are person, organization or company.
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The Ten Things You Need To Do To Write Compelling Web Site Content

February 25, 2009 by dashaver

  1. Choose a topic your readers will want to know about
  2. Choose a title that describes your topic and what you want to say about it
  3. Write a first sentence that summarizes your main points and what you hope to accomplish with your article
  4. Stay on topic
  5. Break your topic in relevant components
  6. Divide the separate parts with bulleted points or small paragraphs with bold sub headings. On-line articles should not contain long passages of unbroken text
  7. Explain each part of your overall topic
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The Most Important Part Of Your On-Line Presence Is Your Domain Name

February 23, 2009 by dashaver

Your On-line Presence

One of the most important parts of your business is your domain name. A domain name is how customers find you on the Internet. It might be something like www.youramericanbusiness.com All businesses should have their own domain name. Nothing detracts more from a professional appearance than free hosting without a domain name. Your domain name is your address on the web and should not contain the names of any other vendor or blog provider. A domain name is also used for your email such as
you@youramericanbusiness.com this gives your business a much more professional appearance than you at you@isp.com -> Read more

Seven Basic Things Necessary To Be On The First Page Of A Google Search

February 12, 2009 by dashaver

  1. Limit the number of keywords per page; 2 or 3 is best. Keywords or key phrases are the words searchers use to find your product.
  2. Make the page about these 2 or 3 keywords only. Provide relevant content on your page and your title should describe this content.
  3. Have an image and name it with a key phrase.
  4. Put a key word or phrase in the title, Meta tag and first paragraph. Remove any words used repeatedly. Your article should be written the way people talk, not to attract search engines.
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Page View

February 10, 2009 by dashaver

page view

What Is Page View?

A page view is when someone looks at a page on your web site. Everyone who comes to your web site will generate at least one page view and one more for every page they visit.

Save Time With Keyboard Shortcuts

February 7, 2009 by dashaver

time

Included on your computer are many keyboard shortcuts. The windows key plus m will minimize all open windows. To copy use the ctrl key plus c, to cut ctrl plus x, to paste ctrl plus v. the one I use the most is ctrl plus z. redo plus y is listed but I have never been able to get this one to work. These keys will often work in other applications such as Microsoft Office. Non-Microsoft applications will often program these keys into their software. The best way to find out is just to experiment and see what works. When you are copying a line of text you will see a plus, if you are moving it you will not. If it is not what you want try ctrl plus z. Here is a complete list of the Keyboard Shortcuts. -> Read more

About Me Page: The Important Parts Of The Most Important Page On Your Web Site

January 31, 2009 by dashaver

Resume and magnifying glass

Your About Me Page can put a human face on your business just like a hometown business. People are more comfortable with someone they know than with an unknown entity.

For an individual this should be bio about you and be sure to include a picture. A picture is a necessity for free-lancer or individual contractor. Include your experience and why your product is what they want. For a small company this would be your company history and how your company suits their particular needs. Small companies often put pictures of company buildings. -> Read more

Will My Web Site Be Found On Google?

January 30, 2009 by dashaver

Google

Clients Frequently Ask About Being Found On Google.

My standard answer is that they need to write articles every day. But then I say who has time for that. It usually takes me most the day to write an article, but to get really good ranking you need to write an article every day. The people who asking are busy people who have to hustle all day long for their business. -> Read more

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