Anthony Taliercio - PEER 1 Account Executive

We’ve had some excellent results from upgrading customers to Windows Server 2008.

Read this case study Microsoft did on one of my clients, BABOO.  They are a top Brazilian site that focuses on Microsoft IT.

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000003003

The site has continued growing astronomically ever since and is now the No. 1 free online dating site in the world, averaging 8 million unique visitors per month. His bank account has grown fatter as well thanks to the Google ads he runs on the site. He has also garnered international attention, including being featured in the Wall Street Journal and on the Today Show.

Markus Friend is truly amazing, read more about his business.

Check out this hilarious video from the PEER 1 Marketing Dept… pass it on to all of your friends / co-workers to let them know where you host your business.

DigitalPoint.com Search Engine Keyword Tracker & Keyword Ranking Tool
 
I think I sent this link in my newsletter a few years ago.. but I like this site so much I’m publishing it again.
 
This utility can be used to check search engines (currently supporting Google, Yahoo and MSN) for search engine ranking and track those ranking historically, which as you probably know is critical when doing Internet marketing for your website(s).
 
- Works with Google, Yahoo, and MSN
- Tracks your web site search engine ranking
- Tracks Google & Yahoo back links
- Tracks Google Page Rank
- Creates custom charts
- Can restrict ranking to single country
- Export reports into CSV
- Totally FREE
 
Check it out here:
http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/

Doesn’t it seem that most Internet business magazines publish the same worthless info each month? 

You never really learn much from reading them.  It seems to me like they’re afraid to get too detailed. 

I finally found a magazine worth reading.

Internet Retailer keeps tabs on the top e-commerce websites.

These are the retail companies MAKING MONEY on the Internet.

Who should read Internet Retailer ? 

- Anyone who sells on the Internet
- Anyone who designs websites that sell on the Internet

This magazine will help you make educated business decisions.

You can subscribe to the print version of Internet Retailer Magazine free of charge:

http://www.internetretailer.com/IR/USA/

About 14 months ago I spent $1800 on a 17″ Hewlett-Packard laptop.
 
As luck would have it, 13 months after the purchase the LCD screen melted. 
 
My problem = I only had a 12-Month Manufacture’s Warranty and it was expired.
 
Faced with $1000 repair bill I scrambled to find some way to fix my baby.
 
I vaguely remembered flipping through the little white book that came in the mail with my Visa debit card… something about a service the doubles your warranty on most purchases.
 
It turns out, because I bought the PC on my Visa debit card I automatically DOUBLED the warranty.  My 12-month manufacture’s warranty became a 24-month Visa warranty.
 
The process was easy, I brought my laptop to a local repair shop and they fixed the screen.  Then I took the receipt and sent it to Visa. 
 
Visa paid 100% of the repair bill.
 
I saved $1000, hopefully someday this will come in handy for you.
 
Visa’s Warranty Manager Service:
http://tinyurl.com/6kbck
 
In the search process I found the American Express Buyer’s Assurance Plan which is very similar:
http://tinyurl.com/5l7a2

In the past, you could design a website for Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) and know that about 98% of the people viewing your site were using that browser.

Times are changing… hackers are writing tons of spyware targeting IE and users are looking for alternative browsers.  Now your job of making sure your website works with all browsers just got a little harder. 

Did you know that Firefox is now up to 14% market share of all Internet users and as high as 33% market share for some “Technically Savvy” user groups?

How does your website look in AOL, Firefox, Netscape, Safari, and Opera browsers?  How does it look on a Windows,  Macs, Linux, BSD operating system?  The possible combinations of different browsers and different OS grows exponentially.

What can change?

- Cells and Tables
- Font Type and Size
- Hyperlinks
- CSS Layout
- Colors
- Basically Everything!

So how do you test your website without installing every browser on multiple PC’s in your office?

I personally use a website that will help you see the following:

- Screen Shot Capture using Multiple Browsers
- Screen Shot Capture using Multiple OS
- Web based reports that you can share with others
- Free trial

The address is:
http://www.browsercam.com/