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Keeping on top of website management has traditionally been something you’re required to be in the office for. But now with the wealth of great mobile phone apps available, there’s no excuse not to keep up-to-date with your website’s content, traffic and social media presence from anywhere in the world, using just your smartphone. So here are our best apps to help you manage your website… Google Analytics/ Fast Analytics For anyone managing a website, Google Analytics (or Fast Analytics for iPhone users) is a must. Google Analytics affords you an intuitive dashboard providing you with insightful information about your site visitor's profile - complete with graphs and charts for better understanding. With this information, you are better equipped to understand what is working for your site and what isn't. Find out which pages are attracting the most visitors, which are the most important sources of traffic and how your social media campaigns are faring...   Downloa...

I am by no means a successful blogger and, yet I receive at least a dozen guest posts requests every week. Sadly, more often than not, I have to respond with the usual "I am sorry I cannot publish this" assertion. Guest posts can be both good and bad. While a quality guest post can enrich your blog and offer something new and unique to your readers, a poor post alone can undo all the good work you have been doing on your blog for years. It is therefore important that you select the right posts for publication. A guest post should add to and not take away from your blog. In this post I will discuss a few tips to help you vet guest posts for quality in an effort to determine their suitability for publication. 1. Consider Links Carefully You might be well aware that links play a very important role in determining a site’s search rankings. It is primarily for this reason that search engines like Google are so fussy when it comes to links, demanding that you carefull...

Do you want to get the best possible performance from your Android phone? Here are five useful apps that will help optimize your android phone, improve its battery life and give it some added functionality. Juice Defender If you’re not getting the battery life you expect from your Android device, it is time to find out why. Juice Defender finds out which phone functions are draining your battery and disables the worst culprits. You can create profiles that control how aggressively Juice Defender tries to conserve battery life. For example, you can ask Juice Defender to shut down the data connection at certain times of day, or to turn off the phone’s Wi-Fi radio when there is no open network within range. Try the free version of Juice Defender to see how it can help you, or upgrade to Juice Defender Plus to enjoy a greater range of options that allow you to take even greater control over your Android phone’s battery. Shush! How many times have you missed a call or text bec...

As more businesses use computer software and technology to help improve their efficiency and services, more potentially sensitive customer data is being stored on hard drives and other storage medium. From your desktop computer to full-scale server systems, there will likely come a time when you need to upgrade or replace your existing hardware. If a storage device leaves your business with any data intact, you run the risk of data theft. In an increasingly digital era, this sort of mishap could be disastrous to any business. These three methods for erasing important documents and files are easy to perform and affordable for nearly any business budget. Method #1 - Selective Drive Erasing with Active@ Kill Disk Active@ Kill Disk supports Windows, DOS and Linux for compatibility with many business servers and computers. Though the program is capable of wiping Apple HFS+ formatted drives, it is currently not available for the OSX. It features two erasing modes depending on you...

Whatever your business - whether you’ve invented the latest must-have technology or you’re providing a service to a niche market, a clear marketing strategy is essential to your success. However ground-breaking your business is, if you’re not sure which direction you want to take, you could find yourself going nowhere. Let’s look at the vital elements that businesses of any size should include in their strategic marketing plan. Create A Mission Statement The mission statement summarises the goals and values of an organisation and answers the question “ what business are we in? ” It reflects the core purpose of the business and helps staff focus on company strategy in order to attain the business’s goals. The following example from internet retailer Amazon has evolved over the years to reflect their expanding customer base, and increased business offerings; however, customer focus remains at the core of their strategy. “We seek to be Earth’s most customer-centric com...

In this post I will be sharing some paid iPhone apps that are so cool that they will keep you hooked on to your iPhone and help you do so much more with it. In this list you will find one training and fitness app, two camera apps, one gaming app and one music discovery app. 1. TouchFit By Zolmo TouchFit is an health and fitness app that features over 500 videos to help you stay fit and active. With TouthFit, you can personalize your training regime and monitor you progress in real time.  Price : $6.99 2. Swag By Oringe LLC Swag is iPhone app that allows you to quickly add text to your photographs. With hundreds of font choices and layout combinations, being humorous or inspirational is as easy as a touch of a button. Price: $1.99  3. Camera Noir By Pacific Helm Yet another camera app to be featured on this list, Camera Noir lets you take stunning black and white photographs using your iPhone. Price : $1.99 4.  Circles By Snowman ...

Google Authorship is one of the latest trends to grip the online world. It is Google’s markup system which links authors to their work, through their Google+ profile. SEO guru Sue Reynolds explains that it is Google’s way of validating who did what, giving credit to whom credit is due. Meanwhile, Michelle Gilbert, author and researcher at AmpAgency.com explains that writers are not only the beneficiaries of Google Authorship. Websites and brands also enjoy a considerable impact from this markup system. Google Authorship offers Branding Opportunity Because of Google authorship, it is now easier and more convenient for startup entrepreneurs to bring their brands closer to the attention of their prospective customers. This is because Google Authorship makes it possible to represent brands together with content in Google’s search results. So, aside from the high-ranking benefits, Google authorship also ushers in excellent branding experience to small and mid-size businesses. For...

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Email marketing is the forefather of modern marketing. It's been around for years, and businesses have been incorporating email into their marketing strategies with much success. From the traditional mailbox-stamp-and-postcard days to electronic inboxes and mouse clicks, marketing has progressed along with technology. As with all new marketing technology, businesses have gone through the inevitable trial-and-error stage of email marketing. By now, many have figured out the do’s and don’ts of composing and delivering email messages. Strong Subject Line:   Subject lines are incredibly important. It’s your hook - acting as your first impression to your readers. If your subject lines are too vague, too boring, too long, too sales-y, too anything really, you lose your reader. This drastically decreases your chances of them actually opening your email to begin with!  Tip: Use as few words as possible, while also getting the subject of the email across. Try addi...

We begin our discussion by understanding what robot.txt files are all about and how they influence search crawlers. Robot.txt files (as set up by webmasters) are used by search engine spiders to determine which pages of a particular domain should be indexed by it and which pages should be left out of the index. Blogspot by default restricts search engines from indexing Label pages of Blogspot blogs. This is done with the help of robot.txt files.  Blogspot Labels Labels help bloggers categorize their posts easily. For example all my posts related to 'Blogging' can be found here : http://www.inkjam.org/search/label/Blogging An interesting thing to note here is that fact that a Blogspot blog does not have separate page assigned for its 'Labels'. In fact, post categorized under a label can be accessed only with a 'search' command.  Robots.txt for Blogspot Blogs   As stated earlier, Blogspot by default prevents web spiders from crawling its...