Who couldn’t use better time management skills? Apparently there is a phenomenon known as ‘time chunking’ in which the basic concept is to set specific periods of time for specific tasks with NO interruptions allowed. This is an interesting article on a particular method of time chunking- I think I’ll give it a try!
How To Get More Work Done in Less Time by Lexi Rodrigo
An easy, afforable way to set up an 800 (or 877, 888 or 866) number: Ring Central. Forward your new toll free number to your office or cell phone and switch back and forth if you need to. A great small business tool!
Some of us are slower to upgrade to the latest Microsoft Office suite than others. When friends and colleagues send you files such as .docx that you aren’t able to open yet, just go to http://zamzar.com/ to convert to another format.
Happy New Year! Don’t forget to update your copyright to 2009. Nothing makes your site look abandoned like an old year listed on your copyright, press releases or editorial coverage.
We love Google! And we recommend using Google Analytics to track the statistics on your web site. Make sure that your code is set up correctly using this free tool: SiteScan (http://www.sitescanga.com/). Type in your URL and it gives you a complete audit of your Analytics setup. If you don’t use Google Analytics already, sign up for the free service and send us the code to add to your site. It’s easy and inexpensive!
A few people have asked us lately if the length of time that they own their domain name has an impact on their site’s search engine rankings. That is, if buying your domain name for 3, 5, 10 years or beyond gets you a better ranking than if you renew your domain name one year at a time. While there no way to know for sure, we do know that Google looks at domain registrations and most likely this does have an impact on rankings. The thought is that the length of your registration is a sign of how serious you are about your business and a shorter registration may indicate a spammer registering throw-away domains. We say that since you usually get a better rate by registering a name for multiple years, you might as well!
