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Doing Internet Business -The Things You Must Know!

Yuki Shoji asked:

The aim of doing internet business is to profit. It is a perfect example of man’s capability in capitalizing on technology. In order to be successful in doing internet business, there are two kinds of people that can help you. Doing internet business means you need to solicit the advice of computer experts and businessmen. Computer experts will provide you with technicalities of using the internet. On the other hand, businessmen will help you become profitable in your internet business. Needless to say, both kinds of people are essential in an internet business. In order to fully appreciate both sides, here are guidelines that they would advise anyone in doing internet business:

Computer Experts

Website Design – It should be simple and user friendly. The website should only take few seconds to load. Therefore, minimize the use of graphics and animations. It is important to consider that not all visitors have high-speed internet connections and latest computer specifications. It is best to design a website that can accommodate old computer models. With the stiff completion in doing internet business, visitors can easily switch to a different websites. Computer experts encourage the optimization of graphics to speed up the loading time of websites.

SEO or Search Engine Optimization – Search engines work in a logical manner. Computer experts acknowledge the importance of using the right keywords or phrase. Doing internet business means that you need to do a keyword research. Usually, people only use keywords on search engines. Seldom do they type a whole sentence in a search bar. Computer experts understand that in order for your presence to be felt, search engines should be able to match the keywords in your article.

Security – Hackers and malicious virus can destroy everything you have worked for. Websites that accept payments should be extra cautious in their security procedures. Computer experts can provide you with the essential tools in maintaining a secured website for you and your visitors.

Businessmen

Business plan – In doing internet business, a business plan is the first thing in your mind. An internet business is after all a business venture. The business plan is the bible of your operations. Without it, your internet business cannot last for long. Your decisions should be based on the model and guidelines of your business plan.

Marketing – Just like any businesses, your internet business needs to reach out to your potential customers. A marketing research can help you identify your target market. Niche marketing is the only way to survive in the internet. With the competition around, you cannot afford to be too complacent in serving your target market.

Profitability – Profits is the measure of your internet business. The bottom line is that your internet business should bring money in to your pocket. Businessmen equate success with the amounts of dollars that your website is cashing in.

Computer experts ensure that you are doing things right, while businessmen make sure that you’re doing the right things in the first place. The combination can translate to the success of your internet business. Only when you start doing internet business, you’ll appreciate that importance of both insights.

New Cure for Hassle-full Computing

Warren Franklin asked:

Let’s face it for many being on the computer is hassle-full. Being on the computer isn’t fun and productive any more.

Whether your home or business computers are online or offline over time they seem to slow down and many times crash. Being on the computer isn’t fun and productive any more. What is it that

causes these problems?

It’s my experience that the average individual knows a lot about his/her chosen field and very little about computer repair services and protecting information stored on a home or business computer.

Most of us are looking for a simple easy way to work or play on our computer. Unfortunately, computers have become complicated, necessary tools. Yet, it seems, several months after purchasing a computer it begins to bog down and run slower. You might experience mysterious freeze ups and crashes. Once this problem turns into a nuisance, generally, the computer is taken into a computer repair service shop where it will be out of commission for a week or so and a few hundred dollars spent to clean it up.

Most people don’t understand the relationship between a slow running computer and cyber-crime. Yet, the relationship is huge. There is a huge need to develop safe computer practices and rely on

an emerging computer industry called “Personal Computer Services.”

One of the ways I like to describe computer safe practices is by comparing it to safe dental practices. We are encouraged to develop an everyday practice of flossing and cleaning teeth, right? We do this to keep the teeth clean and avoid dental problems like infection and tooth decay in the future. In other words we do this to avoid dental hassles. We want a hassle-free dental experience.

Now, when you compare best dental practices to keeping your computer running like new, you need to implement similar measures. Only this time instead of brushing and flossing you have to develop safe computer practices including purchasing the computer repair service money can buy. On top of that, you’ll also need to set up a safe practices guideline for everyone in your family.

A slow running computer or a computer that crashes frequently may be a sign of Malware (Trojans, viruses, worms, and other malicious code) on your computer. These hacker tools not only can be used to steal sensitive information from your computer they slow your computer down or even cause computer crashes. Unfortunately, traditional over-the-counter computer protection products don’t keep up with this growing problem. If they did would we continue to have these problems?

Over the last three years there’s been a huge shift from curious hackers to professional hackers creating devious methods to steal proprietary information from computers like yours. This evolving threat is costing individuals and businesses tens of billions of dollars every year. V. McNiven, an advisor to the U.S Department of treasury has stated, “The proceeds from cyber-crime are now greater than the sale of illegal drugs.

These evil hackers continue to find more devious ways of stealing financial and proprietary information. It is important that every individual, family and business have a computer repair service plan in place to protect themselves from these cyber terrorists.

You might be surprised to learn that computers that don’t go online are vulnerable through file sharing from infected flash drives, cds and floppies. These devices, when infected, can install scrambling software or logic bomb software that opens up the possibility of extortion to get your proprietary information back.

A 2007 PC Magazine survey of 42,000 PCs worldwide released last September showed the top speed killers. The problems included:

· Over 52 percent of the PCs surveyed were clogged up with spyware

· Over 60 percent of the PCs surveyed had un-optimized Internet settings slowing the Internet down and even signaling that spyware and other malware have secretly stolen portions of your bandwidth to run on your PC.

· Surveyed computers also contained an average of twelve serious registry problems per unit that may have been caused by spyware and other malware.

Incredible, many of these computers are supposedly protected by the over-the-counter products that aren’t doing what they promise to do. So how can individuals and small businesses protect against identity theft, fraud and extortion? How can they get their computers back to running like new again?

Here are six crucial steps to protecting your computer and making it fun and productive again:

1. Keep your computers patched. Microsoft has automatic patch updates. Make sure are signed up to receive them.

2. Use professional enterprise grade anti-virus and anti-spyware at the email and web gateways. Install a professional grade by-directional firewall to guard against backdoor threats.

3. Use sender-authentication technologies, such as Sender Policy Framework (SPF) to make phishing far more difficult since – In theory – phishers will only be able to send their spam from “unapproved” domains.

4. Develop and enforce a password policy. This will make passwords difficult to be guessed. Use a different password for each situation. Make sure these passwords are changed frequently. If you use one password for every web site, for example, and a phisher manages to steal it, all of your online activity is at risk. Sophos, an enterprise grade Internet Security Company, recently conducted a business poll and discovered 41 percent of the respondents were using the same password for all web sites.

5. Keep an eye on the advice from organizations promoting safe computing. Many of their web sites will list the latest threats, and give advice on how to protect your home and business against them.

6. Always report suspicious activity.

Just as important, find a computer repair service that offers “Personal Computer Services.” Your personal computer service should include online repair at no additional cost. The end result: hassle-free computing making being on the computer fun and productive again. With the right computer repair service, using computers at home and at work should be hassle-free allowing you to focus more on your home and business activities.