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A Beginner's Guide To Cloud Computing
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You've probably been hearing about "The Cloud" as a new way to use computer technology and applications, but you may not be clear what exactly this concept is and why you would want to use it. The following is a short description of the concept and it's benefits over traditional desktop computing.
Making Joomla Work for You - Extensions That Add Search Engine Value
For example, a typical website we build has separate sections for news, blogs and testimonials. Wordpress is a great platform for smaller sites or sites with a single blog, but Joomla is much more flexible for larger sites of this nature. However, Joomla does not come with all of the tools you need to create a search engine-friendly website. While it does have the ability to create search engine-friendly URLs (i.e., addresses with human language keywords), it does not include some of the other key components Google and other search engines are looking for. There are a number of free and low-cost plugins available for Joomla to solve this problem and make Joomla websites much more attractive to the search engines. Here is a list of some of our favorites: Add a comment
Google's "Panda" Update: Much Ado About Nothing
While some websites are seeing benefits from this update, others -- even some with decent quality content -- are seeing a drop in their Google rankings. However, regardless of your knowledge level of search engine optimization (SEO), internet saavy, or even your personal views of Google, I believe you should take a "bigger picture" approach to search engine rankings. As a web developer primarily working with small businesses on tight budgets, I always teach my clients the same principles: Add a comment
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How To Sign In To Your AMC Project Management SiteHere is a short video tutorial describing how to log into your private project management site at Alternative Marketing Connections for the first time, and how to set up a Google account, if needed. This assumes you have already received an invitation email from us to access the site. Add a comment
We Will NEVER Hold a Customer "Hostage"!This is our new ad that will be running in Community Values Magazine next month. We specialize in building small business websites that are Web 2.0 savvy. Our core philosophy is to build websites so that our customers can easily make their own updates if they choose to do so. (We are happy to do this for you on an hourly basis or monthly retainer as well -- it's your choice.) We teach all our customers how to add their own website content. If you can use a word processor, you can easily update an existing web page or add a news or blog article to any site we build. I've been a web designer since 1997 and a small business owner since 1994, and I believe that once I do a project for someone, it is *their* property and they should have access to it. Holding customers "hostage" is something I will NEVER do. If you have a new business that needs a website, have an older website that needs a modern facelift (or know someone who does) contact me and I will be happy to show you what we do. Add a comment
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At Alternative Marketing Connections, we use a variety of platforms to develop interactive and search engine friendly websites. We tend to prefer Joomla, however, because it is better than platforms like Wordpress for creating multiple sections of regularly updated content. 
The biggest story "buzzing" around the internet (pun intended) this week has been the effects, both positive and negative, of Google's latest "Panda" update to their search indexing algorithms. Google's primary intent was to deemphasize the importance of "low quality" and "shallow" content created by content farms.
