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By Tyler King |
September 1st, 2010
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Gmail's new "Priority Inbox" feature automatically flags your emails as "Important" or "Not Important" to help you make sure you see the emails that really matter to you.
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By Tyler King |
August 23rd, 2010
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If you write a blog about news and current events, there's an easy way to increase your reach on Google. You can submit your blog to Google as a news source so that it will show up on Google News.
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By Tyler King |
August 20th, 2010
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Last week I talked about how a wiki can be a great organizational tool for your team. As I mentioned in that post, there are a bunch of different tools to help you set up a wiki, but my favorite is Google Sites. In this post, I'll go over how I set up my wikis using Google Sites.
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By Tyler King |
August 11th, 2010
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Earlier this week Google launched a new blog with tips and tools for small businesses. Since Google products are so important to most small businesses, it's definitely worth following.
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By Bracken King |
August 3rd, 2010
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Google provides a number of nice online services. So many, in fact, that it's not uncommon to have multiple Google accounts for different uses. Unfortunately, switching between those accounts can be pretty annoying. While it's not perfect, a Chrome extension called Quick Google makes the process a little easier.
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By Tyler King |
July 28th, 2010
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You may have heard that the Los Angeles Police Department made a $7 million deal with Google to move their email from a Novell system to Google Apps. Both sides of this deal have been heavily criticized by the media, and every article I read about it makes me appreciate how lucky I am to work at a small business.
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By Tyler King |
July 19th, 2010
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Google Webmaster Tools help you understand how your site is showing up in Google search results, and across other sites on the web. These tools are particularly useful if you spend time working on SEO and you need to evaluate how you're doing.
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By Bracken King |
June 30th, 2010
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Earlier this month, Google started using a new web index called Caffeine, which is designed to provide more rapidly updating search results. The full impact of Caffeine will be hard to know until it's been out in the wild for a while, but it's worth thinking about how the changes may impact search and search engine optimization.
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By Tyler King |
June 21st, 2010
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When someone searches for your company online, they might see your site as the first result, but they also see nine other sites after it on the same page. These sites could potentially distract, or even turn away your potential customers. Here are some tips on how you can control your brand by owning the first page of Google.
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By Tyler King |
June 2nd, 2010
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Online forms are great for small businesses that need to collect information. There are a lot of different companies out there that help you make online forms, but the easiest option is to use Google Docs. It's simple, free, and it's easy to analyze the results. Here's how it works...
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