Automatic Back ups

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Averting Computer Disaster with Backup Software

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I was working on my computer the other day and I thought that I had found a large number of redundant files that I should delete. I had not caught on to the fact that Window 7 has the ability to pull files by name from all the sub-directories. So when I saw all these files with the same name I thought somehow I had duplicates.

To make a long story short, I deleted over 29,000 graphic files and then emptied the waste bin :(

Fortunately Steve Featherston at Computer Connection Consulting had installed a neat program called Acronis Backup on my system. It automatically backups up my files daily, all of them even the operating systems. With a few keystokes and about an hour and a half I was able to back everything up where it belonged. It even resets you computer when the hard drive crashes or you get a brand new computer.

Disaster Averted. You might want to check into that. Give Steve a call at (440) 969-6095 . He can install it remotely and instruct you how to use it over the internet. Sure saved me from a computer disaster.

He has a very informative blog called Computer World that is ful of helpful ideas as well.

 

Raymond Mills
PHCweb Internet Contractor

Poor Web Design can Reduce your rankings

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A good web design and layout attract people to your site and encourages them to look further. If your site is confusing or difficult to read or navigate, people will look at the first page and then go somewhere else.

When people bounce off your page without going anywhere else on your site it is referred to as the bounce rate for your site. If you have a high “bounce rate” it will have a negative affect on your rankings with the Search Engines.

Make sure you website looks good and functions well. You will increase traffic and business.

Raymond Mills
rmills@phcweb.net
806-382-0577

Some Things you should do if you have a Website

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These may sound like every one should know to do them yet many do not.

For a page on the Internet to be truly successful it must connect to the real world as well. Although the division between the two are getting closer and closer together.

Here are some things that each of you need to make sure you are doing to connect your world to people who are NOT on the net.

  1. Put your website address on every piece of printed material that leaves your office. Letterhead, Business cards, Invoices everything.
  2. Put it on all your trucks, this is extremely important! I would even get some bumper stickers and see if you can get your employees, family and friends to use them.
  3. Make sure the Web Address is prominent in every advertisement you use, Yellow Pages, News Paper Ads etc.
  4. Are you a member of any business groups? Local Business organization, PHCC Associations any group that you are a member of is likely to have a website with a place where you can be listed or and this is important paper handouts with their members listed. Try and get your website added as a part of your address, because it IS a legitimate part of the address of your company.

In other words, make sure that you place your website address in as many places where people not on the web can find it as possible. Some of you folks have been known to sponsor ball teams, race cars etc. Don’t let them put your name on anything without your website being there too.

Raymond Mills
rmills@phcweb.net
806-382-0577

Most Commonly Searched Plumbing Keywords for SEO

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One of the most important components of Search Engine Optimization is Keyword Research. You need to know what people are actually searching for so that you can optimize your site for keywords that will actually drive valuable traffic.

Based on our research (reviewing the historic trends on Google, Yahoo & Bing) we have developed a list of the most commonly searched keywords for the plumbing industry.

Keyword Monthly Searches
plumbing 3350000 City Plumber | Plumbing
water heater 2240000 City Leak Detection | Leak Repair
plumber 823000 City Drain Cleaning | Clogged Drain
tankless water heater 368000 City Plumbing Contractor | Plumbing Service
water heater tankless 368000 City Boiler Repair | Boiler Installation
hot water heater 246000 City Emergency Plumber | 24 HR Plumbing
sump pump 201000 City Water Heater Repair
water heating 135000 City Commercial Plumbing Contractor | Company
gas water heater 135000 City Toilet Installation | Toilet Repair City
electrical water heater 135000 City Residential Plumbing | Plumber
electric water heater 135000
solar water heater 110000
leak detection 74000
plumber service 74000 City Water Heater Installation
toilet repair 49500 City Tankless Water Heater Installation | Repair
drain cleaning 49500 City Gas Water Heater Installation | Repair
leaky faucet 40500 City Electric Water Heater Installation | Repair
plumbing contractor 40500 City Solar Water Heater Installation | Repair
rinnai water heater 40500
plumbing services 40500
ge water heater 33100
boiler repair 33100
clogged drain 27100
plumbing service 27100
rinnai tankless water heater 27100
emergency plumber 22200
water heater installation 22200
plumbing repair 22200
back up sump pump 22200
drain snake 18100
water heater repair 18100
emergency sump pump 18100
water boiler repair 18100
emergency plumbing 14800
sump pump installation 14800
24 hr plumbing 12100
24 hr plumber 12100
toilet installation 12100
commercial plumbing 9900
plumbing installation 5400
slab leak 5400
residential plumbing 5400
commercial plumber 1900
residential plumber 1000
Information provided by Plumbers SEO our recommended supplier for full service Search Engine Marketing. They have the tools and the know how to get you found and get your site to earning you money instead of costing you money.

Local Search Engine Optimization

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There are a number of things that you can do get your website to achieve higher rankings on the Search Engines(Google, Yahoo and Bing) using keywords and phrases that are important to your Plumbing Heating and Cooling Business. We will be posting these strategies on this blog as we go as a help to you the Plumbing Contractor.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – The designing and customizing of your existing site so as to optimize it for Keywords and phrases relative to the specific area that you service and the services and products offered in that area.

  • Start by developing a list of keywords that are relative to your business. Then you can use online tools to research those keywords and identify others that are important. You can also look at historical data on Google, Yahoo and Bing to determine which keywords are used the most in searches.
  • Then you can or have your webmaster optimize the current pages and build additional pages as needed to ensure you have enough content to justify a high ranking by the Search engines for each of the words you wish to use. For example, if we came up with a list of 50 keywords (Yourcity Plumber, Yourcity Plumbing, Yourcity Plumbing Contractor, Yourcity Hot Water Heater Repair, Yourcity Hot Water Heater Installation, Yourcity Drain Cleaning, etc) then we need to be sure that we have a page on the website that has been optimized for each of these different keywords.

 

Welcome to Plumbers Web Notes

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This Blog will be devoted to showing you the Plumbing Heating and Cooling Industry – PHCC. How to make your pages more search engine friendly and help them to find your site when a potential client is searching for help.

Stay tuned for more to come soon and on a regular basis.

 

Raymond Mills

PHCweb Internet Contractor