10 Benefits Of Having A Website

1.   Cheaper And More Flexible Than Print Or Radio Advertising

The Internet is extremely different from print or radio advertising in that space is cheap, your advertisement is accessible for a longer period of time, the content can be changed without having to ask someone to do it for you and you can potentially reach a wider audience.

2. World Wide Presence

Breaking out of your local market has never been easier as a web site is available worldwide.  Now, where you were limited to your local market, the boundaries are removed and potential customers from around the world can see your site and what you offer.

3. Multiple Revenue Streams

A website is more than just an address on the internet, it is a representation of your company and also an advertising avenue where anyone can acquire information about your company, your products, and your services … anything that you want them to know.

4. Always Available Even When You Aren’t Open

Just because your store is closed doesn’t mean you can’t still help customers.  Now you can leave all the information about your store on your page like your office location, hours, and any special notices. 

5. Convenience

The internet has made it easier for a person to research a product, saving them the hassle of having to travel somewhere to find out the same information.  A potential customer can visit your website whenever they want, without having to travel and waste time, and see your services and products without any distractions.

6. Increased Credibility

Properly designed websites give you the opportunity show potential customers what you have to offer, who you are, and so much more.  You can earn a potential customers trust and confidence with a properly designed website.  It is pretty standard for a potential customer to research the products or services before they actually make a purchase of any type.

7. Not Just A Brick And Mortar Store

Getting lost trying to find a place can be frustrating for a potential customer.  A lot of websites now publish directions on their website that connect to live maps where they can get exact directions to your store, helping to save them frustration and you a possible sale. 

8. Growth

Ultimately, you are in business to make money, and a website offers you even more ways to draw in customers … and we know more customers generally turns into more money.

9. Communicative Marketing
Customers can quickly and easily give feedback on your product and/or marketing approach.

10. Market Research Without The Excess Costs

Adding features on your website such as visitor polls and online surveys help you understand what your customers like and do not like helping you to improve your products, services, or presence.

By Cloud Tek Software, a custom software and website design company in McAlester, OK.

iPad with 3D Display?

Can the iPad really show 3D images?  Well it appears it could be a very big possibility in the near future as Netbook News has discovered.  Time will tell, but here are some links to see for yourself.

Netbook News Article @ http://www.netbooknews.com/27972/apple-ipad-3-prototype-platform-with-3d-display/

Facebook May Be Designing A New Photo Sharing App for iPhone

It appears TechCrunch has some "information" about an iPhone application from Facebook focused on photo sharing.  Nothing appears to be concrete at the moment, but generally when rumors start, it at least moves a company in that same direction if they weren't already going that way.

Here is an excerpt from TechCrunch:

"But again, the app looks amazing. We've heard that internally it is being called either "Hovertown" or "WithPeople". And while it looks like a stand-alone app right now, there are also signs that it could be eventually integrated into Facebook's main iPhone app - as well as the main site.

Either way, based on the images in front of us, the best way to think about it appears to be Path meets Instagram meets Color meets (Path's new side project) With - with a few cool twists. And obviously, it's built entirely on top of Facebook's massive social graph."

Spybot Search and Destroy Update June 15, 2011

If you are using Spybot S & D, a new update was released on June 15, 2011.  Make sure that you have the most current update today @ Spybot S & D

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behavior to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.



Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you have been working on. And for professional users, Spybot-S&D allows you to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports.

BleachBit 0.8.8

BleachBit deletes unnecessary files to free valuable disk space, maintain privacy, and remove junk. Rid your system of old clutter including cache, cookies, Internet history, localizations, logs, temporary files, and broken shortcuts.

It wipes clean Adobe Reader, Chromium, Firefox, Flash, GIMP, Google Chrome, Google Earth, Internet Explorer, Java, KDE, OpenOffice.org, Opera, RealPlayer, Safari, Skype, VIM, and more.

All in all, BleachBit will offer you the possibility to get back disk space as well as keep your privacy.

Features:

• Simple operation: read the descriptions, check the boxes you want, click preview, and click delete.
• Free to share, learn, and modify (open source)
• Free of adware, spyware, and malware
• Translated to 27 languages
• Shred files to hide their contents and prevent data recovery
• Shred any file (such as a spreadsheet on your desktop)
• CleanerML allows anyone to write a new cleaner using XML
• Frequent software updates with new features

Download @ SourceForge

Internet Explorer Default Search Provider Corrupted Fix

If you have been getting a pop-up when you open Internet Explorer that says, "A program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting for Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer has reset this setting to your original search provider, [insert provider here].  Internet Explorer will open Search Settings, where you can change this setting or install more search providers."

We have dealt with this on multiple computers and have decided to try and help everyone that has come across this issue.  We offer both a way to fix the program manually or through a utility provided by Cloud Tek Software.

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Manual Steps For Correcting Error

Step 1:

Close out of all programs, especially Internet Explorer

Step 2: 

Go to Run and type in regedit

Step 3: 

Local and remove the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes

Step 4: 

Locate and remove the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\User Preferences

Step 5:

Locate and remove the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes

Step 6:

Locate and delete the folder RootDrive:\Users\[Your User]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect

Step 7:

Exit out of regedit, and restart your computer.

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Or, if you do not feel comfortable doing this yourself, you can use the utility provided by Cloud Tek Software.  They provide it free of charge, and all they ask is that if helps you that you donate any amount you feel like it was worth.  Just download and run the utility and it will make all the necessary changes for you.  Be sure to run the utility as an administrator.

Download Utility @ Cloud Tek Software

Apple selling unlocked iPhones ... Sorry eBay

It is a moment to rejoice. The Apple iPhone will now be available unlocked so anyone can use the phone on any network capable of working with the iPhone.  This is awesome news for many, but I'm sure if you've stopped here, you probably are one of the millions who are definitely happy to see this.

Apply began selling the unlocked iPhones (GSM models) on Tuesday to customers in the United States from its online store.  The phones cost $649 for a 16GB model, $749 for a 32GB model. Black or white models are available.

Full Article @ ZDNet



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