Neoreef http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/b_29/2008/7/1/Continuous_Improvement/blog.htm support@neoreef.com support@neoreef.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:49:45 GMT Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:49:45 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.0.0.7 It seems like everywhere you look today you are inundated with ads for CHEAP CHEAP web hosting. I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for and cheap (in this case) applies to the service as well as the price. This blog entry will cover the difference between Neoreef hosting and budget providers; I can sum it up in one word: value. Read this post to find out how you are gaining more for your hosting dollar with Neoreef. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_125/Continuous_Improvement/2008/6/ValueAddHosting.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_125/Continuous_Improvement/2008/6/ValueAddHosting.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_125/Continuous_Improvement/2008/6/ValueAddHosting.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:02:00 GMT 2 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_125/Continuous%20Improvement/2008/6/Value%20Add%20-%20Hosting.htm Online communication has become a valuable tool that can increase, enhance and retain traffic to your site. The OneNet system offers 2 very powerful tools that enable you to accomplish this feat in the form of blogs and forums. I am often asked about the difference between these two and will do my best to explain them in-depth and help you choose the application that best fits your needs. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_115/Continuous_Improvement/2008/4/BlogsvsForums.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_115/Continuous_Improvement/2008/4/BlogsvsForums.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_115/Continuous_Improvement/2008/4/BlogsvsForums.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:12:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_115/Continuous%20Improvement/2008/4/Blogs%20vs.%20Forums.htm It seems like everywhere you look there are dozens of offers for high speed internet. Im not talking solely about homes and offices either. You can hardly drive down the road without seeing a plethora of restaurants, hotels, gas stations and even Laundromats touting their free high speed wireless internet access. With the saturation of high speed internet availability web sites have morphed into dynamic, multimedia rich applications instead of simple text based static pages. Videos have seen a rather large upturn in demand for viewing online and are becoming one of those things that people expect to find on sites. When it comes to videos and the internet there are a variety of options including Flash, hosted video sites (YouTube, DailyMotion, etc.), an embedded media player or streaming video. With all these options how do you decide which to use? Well, its your lucky day, I am going to offer up my opinion on the different options to help guide your way. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_103/Continuous_Improvement/2008/4/WhatstheBestWaytoAddVideostomySite.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_103/Continuous_Improvement/2008/4/WhatstheBestWaytoAddVideostomySite.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_103/Continuous_Improvement/2008/4/WhatstheBestWaytoAddVideostomySite.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:50:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_103/Continuous%20Improvement/2008/4/What's%20the%20Best%20Way%20to%20Add%20Videos%20to%20my%20Site?.htm Over the years there have been vast improvements in the online mapping capabilities of sites such as Mapquest, Google Maps, Virtual Earth and the myriad of other similar products. The latest and greatest innovative feature comes to us courtesy of Google Maps. They have instituted a new view to their maps for select cities, designated as the street view. This view provides a 360 degree, panoramic view from the street level rather than the standard aerial photography. The project was originally started in May of 2007 in select large metropolitan areas but as of February 12, 2008 Boise has been added to the list! http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_90/Continuous_Improvement/2008/2/GoogleMapsStreetViewMakesittoBoise.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_90/Continuous_Improvement/2008/2/GoogleMapsStreetViewMakesittoBoise.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_90/Continuous_Improvement/2008/2/GoogleMapsStreetViewMakesittoBoise.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:53:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_90/Continuous%20Improvement/2008/2/Google%20Maps%20Street%20View%20Makes%20it%20to%20Boise.htm Over the course of the past two decades, the internet and websites have seen a tremendous growth in both availability and popularity. Even with the massive increase in websites, there is one thing that hasnt changed over the years: what people are looking for in a website. More specifically, when people visit a business website they are usually looking for something. For all the fancy features, colors and design elements, people are usually at a website to read black text on a white background. Content is (still) king. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_89/Continuous_Improvement/2008/2/ContentisstillKing.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_89/Continuous_Improvement/2008/2/ContentisstillKing.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_89/Continuous_Improvement/2008/2/ContentisstillKing.htm Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:44:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_89/Continuous%20Improvement/2008/2/Content%20is%20(still)%20King.htm Images are a part of almost every page on a website these days. Everything from logos, locations, employees and many more images are being used on websites. One important part of putting images on your site is making sure that they are good quality images and are formatted appropriately for the web. This entry will cover the basics for preparing a good quality image to place on your site. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_87/Continuous_Improvement/2007/12/PreparingImagesfortheWeb.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_87/Continuous_Improvement/2007/12/PreparingImagesfortheWeb.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_87/Continuous_Improvement/2007/12/PreparingImagesfortheWeb.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:52:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_87/Continuous%20Improvement/2007/12/Preparing%20Images%20for%20the%20Web.htm In my last blog entry, I covered the basics of deciphering analytics and understanding the difference between a hit and a view. This entry will focus on looking at your traffic, analyzing where your traffic comes from and determining how this information impacts your site. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_84/Continuous_Improvement/2007/11/WebAnalyticsReferrals.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_84/Continuous_Improvement/2007/11/WebAnalyticsReferrals.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_84/Continuous_Improvement/2007/11/WebAnalyticsReferrals.htm Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:49:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_84/Continuous%20Improvement/2007/11/Web%20Analytics%20-%20Referrals.htm This blog entry will introduce web analytics and discuss the difference between page views and hits. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_81/Continuous_Improvement/2007/11/WebAnalyticsHitsvsViews.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_81/Continuous_Improvement/2007/11/WebAnalyticsHitsvsViews.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_81/Continuous_Improvement/2007/11/WebAnalyticsHitsvsViews.htm Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:35:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_81/Continuous%20Improvement/2007/11/Web%20Analytics%20-%20Hits%20vs.%20Views.htm Lets face facts, not all small business owners are tech-savvy. This usually leads to having an email address for your company that reads something like blahblah@aol.com, blahblah@hotmail.com and so on. Even if you are not tech-savvy you can still have an email address that is professional, memorable and simple. Now I know what you are thinking, how can I afford to have my own domain emails and how the heck will I set it up?!?! The answers to both of these questions are actually quite simple. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_80/Continuous_Improvement/2007/10/UpgradingyourEmailExperience.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_80/Continuous_Improvement/2007/10/UpgradingyourEmailExperience.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_80/Continuous_Improvement/2007/10/UpgradingyourEmailExperience.htm Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:13:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_80/Continuous%20Improvement/2007/10/Upgrading%20your%20Email%20Experience.htm One of the first questions we always get about someone's site is "How can I improve my search engine ranking? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an important part of getting visitors to your site and can be a mystifying subject. This entry will focus on SEO and give you 5 tips on how to improve the SEO on your site and conversely your page rank. http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_78/Continuous_Improvement/2007/10/SEOTipsandTechniques.htm rbradley@neoreef.com http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_78/Continuous_Improvement/2007/10/SEOTipsandTechniques.htm#comments http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/e_78/Continuous_Improvement/2007/10/SEOTipsandTechniques.htm Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:46:00 GMT 0 http://www.neoreef.com/Neoreef_Blogs/t_78/Continuous%20Improvement/2007/10/SEO%20Tips%20and%20Techniques.htm