Written on 05.49 by jenny
Technical Support is an essential need for every company. Any business owners are finding out that even though they might have the smarts when it comes to computers and software, the don't have the time to keep up with the changes and they definitely don't have the time to fix all the problems that can arise.
With a strong technical support team, the issues of hardware or software problems, creating specialized software or a custom database, or even where a company grows to the point that they need someone to manage and implement information technology, can be easily solved.
If you know the reasons why you need a technical support team, it will be much easier to find the exact team for the job. There are companies whom, even though they offer a wide range of services, specialize in certain areas. In this case, you may be able to find a particular company that best suits your most necessary needs.
Finding reputable technical support companies and IT service firms that can efficiently and effectively manage your technology needs can often be a daunting task. There are many small IT firms out there, but how do you know who is the best? How do you know which IT support company you can trust? Word-of-mouth is an effective way to find good candidates. Ask around to your peers or colleagues or ask the vendor of your specialty software.
With the need to know not only what you need from a technical support team but whom you can trust, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed when faced with having to hire a company. In many cases, hiring a local technical support company is the best way to go.
Local technical support companies are usually smaller companies who have a better customer relationship. You will find that when gong with a local company, they often have more time to devote to you and your business and can easily develop rapport. Finding a local technical support company can be as easy as dong a Google search for say, Irvine tech support, if you happen to be in the Irvine, California area. Or, you could place a help-wanted ad in the local newspaper.
If your tech support is close by, they can provide remote support, phone support and email support as well as onsite support. Having a technical support team who is nearby and can easily come to your business is sometimes the best support you can have.
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Written on 05.48 by jenny
This year has already seen some new innovations in anti-virus software and the websites that describe the new products are proliferating faster than their information can be analyzed. Reviews of antivirus software covers products like K7computing.com, Shield Deluxe 2009, Webroot 6.0, Bit Defender, CA 2009, McAfee 2009, Norton 2009 and ESET NOD 32.3.0. Grounds for comparison were varied, but included price, ease of use, customer service, and level of support.
What these reviewers had to say was based on thorough and well-researched product testing. K7computing proved to be one of the highest quality, due to its low cost and maximum impact. Sheild Deluxe received a very high grade and has an incredible pedigree. It is a product of the PCSecurityShield Company, located in Boynton Beach, FL in the USA. PCSecurityShield is an IS3 property, in turn a Florida Corporation since 1991.(IS3 stands for Internet Software Systems Solutions). These people brought out Stopzilla in 2001, a mega-product in its own right, for clients in the retail industry. 2009 Software Reviews rated Shield Deluxe with an A, citing its ease of installation and user-friendliness.
Webroot 6.0, and BitDefender Anti-Virus 2009, came in next with grades of B+. Both these products had excellent reviews from the reviewers; however slight the difference with the leader, Shield Deluxe. Webroot 6.0 had features which were ordinarily found on higher priced security sites, the reviewers noted. Both were easy to install and understand. CA Anti-Virus Plus 2009, Norton AntiVirus 2009 and McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009 were the next tier, with overall grades of B. All these products have ability to find and remove threats which impressed the reviewers. Norton, in particular, was sited for the smaller footprint, and the options the software provided. ESET NOD 32 Antivirus 3.0 brought up the pack with a grade of C+. According to the reviewers, it was a clean and simple install and better than previous versions.
It is very important for people who use anti-virus software (as we all should) to remember that it should be updated regularly for the maximum effect. Between anti-virus software and backing up your machine, you should be covered against most if not all emergencies. Common sense should be your guide no matter which product you buy. Make sure you can understand its features and why you need to use them. Otherwise, you will have not gotten best use from your purchase.
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Written on 05.46 by jenny
"The Real Easy Way to Internet Writing"
Current mood: accomplished
In this report you will find "my" shortcut information and notes about Article Writing on the Internet.
First things first!
What are your goals? Do you want to write books, write short stories, or write articles?
Decisions, Decisions!
Most people go through a period of trying to decide what to write.
You may want to review products and write articles to promote those articles. If you decide to write articles read below and follow these simple instructions.
1. Become an affiliate for various programs, review products and to write articles about other peoples products and submit them to article site.
When someone buys the product from your article, you make money.
2. This is the fastest and cheapest way to internet income.
3. It can be started without spending a dime, other than your computer and an internet connection.
Should you choose article writing you may need a little help getting started.
Like finding the easiest ways to do the research and submit your articles to article sites.
The following is the simplest way that I know of to get started:
1. Go to my site thewebroad.net and download a free copy of easynoter lite (under free downloads) to keep record of your affiliate name & password and all other info you may need later.
This is the small version, later you may want to but the full version. But, the easynoter lite works just a good. Just a few more features in the Pro Version.
2. Next you will need to do is get a Paypal account (there is no charge for this). Go to paypal.com.
3. Then you will need to sign up for affiliate programs; such as Clickbank, CommissionJunction, PayDotCom, and RegNow.
And any others you would like to use (they are all free).
1.. My favorite for affiliate programs is Clickbank.
2. Then the fun begins, start your research for programs to promote through an online search.
There are many out there. Just type in affiliate programs.
Each of the affiliate programs offers their own product search ability.
You can use Clickbank for this, or any of the affiliate connections you have signed up for.
Notes:
· For my research I choose to use a free program called PinURL for Clickbank products.
I can see which programs offer the best conversion by affiliates, the commission percentage rates, and referred by affiliate’s information.
1. The higher the conversion rate is the more you will sell.
2. The higher the commission percentage the more you make.
3. The higher referred by affiliate percentage means that is how many of their sold products were referred by affiliates.
PinUrl.com also offers a URL shortening service.
1. That simply means it will make your long URL short and will also mask your affiliate links.
Masking your links in important so that your sales cannot be stolen by a dishonest affiliate.
2. If you choose to, you can add a tracking link to each link you use. Tracking links will let you know which of your ads (or articles) are making you money.
Using PinUrl pinurl click on the clickbank search link.
1. When using PinUrl first choose the sort options:
a. Conversions
b. Referred by affiliates
Next click on the link for each of the sites you are thinking about promoting.
1. Very carefully look at each of the sites that you are considering.
That way you can decide to promote the sites products (or not).
2. One of the deciding factors for me is if they offer a trial.
If they do, I can use the product for a while and make a wise decision as to how well they work.
Key: Make sure you believe in what you are promoting.
After doing all the research and approving the program, I sign up as an affiliate for the programs I want to promote.
Then I begin an article for the product using a professional version of an article writing software program.
1. One that allows you to search content for numerous similar products.
2. You then pick the sentences you would like to use and rewrite them in your own words.
3. You copy and paste. Then you change each and every sentence using your own words.
a. You can get a trial version of the professional writing program and use it as long as you want before buying the full version.
b. I always try everything before I buy, if it is available.
c. The trial version will not be as complete as a full version, but most are fully functional.
Once I think the article is pretty good, I start the submission process.
1. You can do a search for submission sites and submit manually.
a. There are free automatic submission products also.
b. You can get a trial version of a professional product as I did (also from my site) and use it as long as you like before purchasing the full version of the product.
Many article submission sites are already pre programmed in the submission software.
1. You will need to take the time to sign up for each of them that you wish to use and confirm your e-mail address.
2. This step will need to be done if you submit manually or with any of the submission software.
3. If they don’t know who you are you can’t submit to them.
As soon as you sign up at the submission site, put the information in your submission software.
1. Also put it in you easynoter just in case you have a problem with your computer. Your easynoter can be backed up daily so the info is always there.
2. The submission software will automatically fill the blanks in for you each time you start to submit to that site.
3. Then; it becomes automatic submission.
Just plug in the article, fill in the name blank, what category, and ZAP, your article goes out to many article directories.
People see it, read it, and buy from you, MONEY!
Notes:
Prior to learning these shortcuts, I spent hours and hours studying and researching before writing just one article or otherwise supporting the said product.
It did not have to be that hard.
A well-written article can get more visitors to buy products or services you support, thereby increasing your profits.
If your article is placed on the front page of an article-publishing website, your product or website will get maximum hits.
As you probably know by now, In order for products to be sold, it is necessary for trained & skilled individuals to research and write articles about the products.
YOU can write those articles!
Have you tried and failed, gave up and quit?
Started over another day as I did?
Or, are you still pounding away on your computer?
Then after reading the article you wrote, rewriting the article repeatedly before you consider it perfect.
Golly, were we ever doing it the hard way.
There are products that will help you write your article effectively by allowing you to search content for numerous similar products.
You then have the option of sending the results, one paragraph at a time, to another program to write you article from proven content.
All you have to do then is pick the sentences you would like to use and rewrite them in your own words.
Submission takes the longest, therefore it is wise to use a submission product, and you can use a free product to start with, or get the trial version of a profession product.
Fill in the blanks once and start submitting.
Using product like this you will discover the power of having your article and content indexed by search engines when it is published article submitter sites.
These article generation tools are used by article writers, website designers, publishing houses, Etc…
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