Comments for Ideas to improve your website from Solve the Web http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com Solve the Web provides ideas & advice to get you more customers from the Web Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on What’s the difference between Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus software? by catyoung http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/whats-the-difference-between-anti-spyware-and-anti-virus-software/#comment-162 catyoung Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:44:38 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-162 Hi Nick Thanks for your question regarding multiple Anti Spyware and Anti Virus programs. In my experience you should NOT have multiple Anti VIRUS programs as they do tend to interfere with one another, slow your machine down and cause problems with things like sending emails. What we do, though, is regularly change our allegiance. We find an AntiVirus software provider we like, stick with them until their programs get cumbersome and slow and then move on to a newer, more lithe provider. If you do this, you should uninstall the original AntiVirus program first. However, regarding Anti SPYWARE, we have found it useful to run different programs. They do seem to pick up different things. And if you are using free software this differences seem even more pronounced. The absolute best protection software available (in my opinion) in Sophos. If you can afford this, then you need no other protection. Hope this helps! Cheers, Cat Hi Nick

Thanks for your question regarding multiple Anti Spyware and Anti Virus programs.

In my experience you should NOT have multiple Anti VIRUS programs as they do tend to interfere with one another, slow your machine down and cause problems with things like sending emails. What we do, though, is regularly change our allegiance. We find an AntiVirus software provider we like, stick with them until their programs get cumbersome and slow and then move on to a newer, more lithe provider. If you do this, you should uninstall the original AntiVirus program first.

However, regarding Anti SPYWARE, we have found it useful to run different programs. They do seem to pick up different things. And if you are using free software this differences seem even more pronounced.

The absolute best protection software available (in my opinion) in Sophos. If you can afford this, then you need no other protection.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,
Cat

]]> Comment on What’s the difference between Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus software? by nick http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/whats-the-difference-between-anti-spyware-and-anti-virus-software/#comment-161 nick Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:08:37 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-161 hi and thanx for the info - what i'm wondering about is this: does it help to have multiple antivirus or antispyware programs on your computer at the same time?? i have avg free, and spybot, but neither of them are picking up on whatever it is that's infecting my computer....HELP! ANYONE????? hi and thanx for the info – what i’m wondering about is this: does it help to have multiple antivirus or antispyware programs on your computer at the same time?? i have avg free, and spybot, but neither of them are picking up on whatever it is that’s infecting my computer….HELP! ANYONE?????

]]> Comment on Widgetty Goodness – www.bit.ly by catyoung http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/widgetty-goodness-www-bit-ly/#comment-148 catyoung Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:17:38 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-148 One thing that came to pass this week that MAY be related to bit.ly was that an email I sent to a friend which contained some bit.ly URLs was rejected by his ISP. The reason for the rejection was 'unsuitable content'. It's possible that the wording offended them some how (!) but I doubt it as I was sending information and directions about a band practice. There were no attachments, so the only other item of suspicion was the links. I know that many SPAM filters assume links are malicious, and I'm wondering if it took a particular dislike to the bit.ly versions. Does anyone have any experience of this - good or bad? Can you share with me any ideas of whether bit.ly URLs are frowned upon? Thanks, Cat One thing that came to pass this week that MAY be related to bit.ly was that an email I sent to a friend which contained some bit.ly URLs was rejected by his ISP.

The reason for the rejection was ‘unsuitable content’. It’s possible that the wording offended them some how (!) but I doubt it as I was sending information and directions about a band practice.

There were no attachments, so the only other item of suspicion was the links. I know that many SPAM filters assume links are malicious, and I’m wondering if it took a particular dislike to the bit.ly versions.

Does anyone have any experience of this – good or bad?
Can you share with me any ideas of whether bit.ly URLs are frowned upon?

Thanks,
Cat

]]> Comment on Widgetty Goodness – Doodle by catyoung http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/widgetty-goodness-doodle/#comment-147 catyoung Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:46:52 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=263#comment-147 Thanks Myke! I appreciate your input - and sorry for not understanding about the 'all day' option - this makes Doodle even better to use! Cheers, Cat Thanks Myke!

I appreciate your input – and sorry for not understanding about the ‘all day’ option – this makes Doodle even better to use!

Cheers,
Cat

]]> Comment on Widgetty Goodness – Doodle by doodlemyke http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/widgetty-goodness-doodle/#comment-142 doodlemyke Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:16:22 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=263#comment-142 Thanks for the post! As to your 1st point: To vote for complete days, you can simply leave all time slots empty. 2nd point: If you invite your people from within Doodle, you can at least send them reminders easily. 3rd point: We're working on that one. ;-) Thanks for the post!

As to your 1st point: To vote for complete days, you can simply leave all time slots empty.

2nd point: If you invite your people from within Doodle, you can at least send them reminders easily.

3rd point: We’re working on that one. ;-)

]]> Comment on To Bing or not to Bing? by catyoung http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/to-bing-or-not-to-bing/#comment-133 catyoung Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:17:08 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-133 The way to improve your ranking is to publish interesting and relevant content on your website. First of all you need to understand what your visitors want to find out about (not what you're selling - what they're buying). Then take each topic and create a web-page for it, but with a close eye on ensuring the structure & navigation of the site make it quick to get to the page they desire. Craft the content of your pages to give information in bite-sized chunks and use headings and sub-headings to divide up the content. Provide lots of back-up information, including white papers, articles and links to other websites. Then, and only then, add to each page a Page Title and Page Description (you find these in the meta tags). The only 'trick' involved in this is that you have to do it better than the competition - because where you appear in the search engine results is a 'race'. Whomever provides the best information makes it to the top. The way to improve your ranking is to publish interesting and relevant content on your website.
First of all you need to understand what your visitors want to find out about (not what you’re selling – what they’re buying).
Then take each topic and create a web-page for it, but with a close eye on ensuring the structure & navigation of the site make it quick to get to the page they desire.
Craft the content of your pages to give information in bite-sized chunks and use headings and sub-headings to divide up the content.
Provide lots of back-up information, including white papers, articles and links to other websites.
Then, and only then, add to each page a Page Title and Page Description (you find these in the meta tags).
The only ‘trick’ involved in this is that you have to do it better than the competition – because where you appear in the search engine results is a ‘race’. Whomever provides the best information makes it to the top.

]]> Comment on To Bing or not to Bing? by catyoung http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/to-bing-or-not-to-bing/#comment-132 catyoung Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:08:37 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-132 Hi Jennifer I'm impressed that you get such good results from the "I'm feeling lucky" option in Google. Most users I work with like to use the results screen to judge which website is worthy of their click. I'm not sure why the other search engines don't incorporate it, and it would be interesting to see some stats about how many users click on that option rather than the other one. Another interesting factor is that most Browsers now incorporate a search fieldinto their toolbars, and many users prefer to type their search query in there. I don't. I like to go to the Google home page first. I get told I'm odd for this behaviour! But this way I get to have more control over the country selection. What's wonderful about the Internet is that we can all find a search engine that we like and interact with it on our own terms - in summary: each to their own! Enjoy your Googling! Cat <a href="http://www.stw-online.net" rel="nofollow">www.stw-online.net</a> Hi Jennifer

I’m impressed that you get such good results from the “I’m feeling lucky” option in Google.

Most users I work with like to use the results screen to judge which website is worthy of their click. I’m not sure why the other search engines don’t incorporate it, and it would be interesting to see some stats about how many users click on that option rather than the other one.

Another interesting factor is that most Browsers now incorporate a search fieldinto their toolbars, and many users prefer to type their search query in there. I don’t. I like to go to the Google home page first. I get told I’m odd for this behaviour! But this way I get to have more control over the country selection.

What’s wonderful about the Internet is that we can all find a search engine that we like and interact with it on our own terms – in summary: each to their own!

Enjoy your Googling!

Cat
http://www.stw-online.net

]]> Comment on To Bing or not to Bing? by chidambaram http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/to-bing-or-not-to-bing/#comment-131 chidambaram Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:32:54 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-131 Hello In all the country my website rank in the search engine is 23rd . So any way to improve that Hello

In all the country my website rank in the search engine is 23rd . So any way to improve that

]]> Comment on To Bing or not to Bing? by Jennifer Gauthier http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/to-bing-or-not-to-bing/#comment-129 Jennifer Gauthier Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:30:15 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-129 I am and always have been a Google fan for one reason and one reason only...the "I'm feeling lucky" choice. More often than not, probably over 90% of the time, I get exactly what I want with one click. If not I will go back and use the "Google search" button. Why other search sites cannot use this, (copyright maybe?), I do not know but it is really the best thing about Google. If more search sites offered the same convenience, (and that's what we search for isn't it...convenience, so we don't have to spend hours like we used to, to find one site), I would be tempted to use them. But Google is the one and only so for now I stay there. Thanks and if this isn't the right spot for this opinion then Bing is WAY off the mark! ;-) I am and always have been a Google fan for one reason and one reason only…the “I’m feeling lucky” choice. More often than not, probably over 90% of the time, I get exactly what I want with one click. If not I will go back and use the “Google search” button. Why other search sites cannot use this, (copyright maybe?), I do not know but it is really the best thing about Google. If more search sites offered the same convenience, (and that’s what we search for isn’t it…convenience, so we don’t have to spend hours like we used to, to find one site), I would be tempted to use them. But Google is the one and only so for now I stay there. Thanks and if this isn’t the right spot for this opinion then Bing is WAY off the mark! ;-)

]]> Comment on How to set IE8 to run in Compatability View by catyoung http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/how-to-set-ie8-to-run-in-compatability-view/#comment-126 catyoung Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:53:19 +0000 http://solvetheweb.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/how-to-set-ie8-to-run-in-compatability-view/#comment-126 Thanks for this Jake - it's a great contribution. I have found that this doesn't turn compatibility view on for ALL websites. Is this the general case? Cat Thanks for this Jake – it’s a great contribution.

I have found that this doesn’t turn compatibility view on for ALL websites. Is this the general case?

Cat

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