Whenever I present a seminar at the local business centre, one of the first questions I’m asked are what a blog is. Such questions are commonly asked by new business owners who are not as web savvy as they’d like to be. After all, they are experts in their own industries, not in blogging or Internet content dissemination systems in general. I received a few email messages from friends this morning, after I told them about a new blog launch....

Last week I was presenting a seminar to the local business centre. The seminar explored the use of quality content to improve and increase search engine traffic. For years I’ve always espoused that one key element is content, content, content! That it’s a primary must to ensure that a web site (or blog) always ensures that the content is of high quality, that it’s in-demand, remains current, and fills a specific niche (preferably one with...

Most business owners are well aware of the role SEO (Search Engine Optimization) plays in promoting their website. That’s actually the number one issue raised by every single client I’ve ever had. They all want to rank high in Google. Some are so focused on SEO, to the exclusion of more effective site promotion tools, that they actually do their site harm! But they all want traffic… Given the lure of increasing traffic to your...

I have been fielding several questions about the data centre used to house the hosting facilities, for those interested, some of the more interesting details follow below. Currently  there are some upgrades in the works: The new routing system powered by Cisco gear, enables a migration to 10 gigabits per second of transport capacity! And then to 40 gigabits per second when it becomes available later this year. As our clients are aware, we just...