Can a Blog Help Your Business?
December 8, 2008 by tracy · Comments Off
Have you considered adding a blog to your current site but aren’t sure what it’s all about or what it can do for your site?
Blogging can be a wonderful way of driving traffic to your website on a regular basis and can help contribute to your overall marketing strategy in the long run. Blogging should not, in and of itself, be considered your sole form of marketing. But, when used in conjunction with your overall marketing plan, it can help draw more customers and keep the customers you have.
Blogging software has become so easy to use, that hiring a web developer to make quick content additions to them is not necessary. They offer a way to conveniently add timely and relevant content to your site, keeping it up-to-date. Blogs can also be used to easily distribute information to your employees.
Still not sure? A quick search of the internet on “blogging strategy” will return no end of information. Here are some links to sites that might help you decide if a blog is right for you:
- Blogging Strategy 101 (my favorite for beginners)
- Blog Strategy - Needed For Maximum Blog Success
Have you already decided you want a blog on your site? There are many different blogging packages you can use — some with quick installation. We recommend WordPress because it’s free and installation is fairly easy.
There are also free blogging sites that you can use as well, such as blogger.com, wordpress.com, and typepad.com.
Need more information on setting up a blog? Call us! we’d love you hear from you.
Don’t Let the Holidays Get in Your Way
November 17, 2008 by tracy · Comments Off
Sure, we’re coming up on the holidays, which can be the busiest time of the year for some businesses — or the slowest, depending upon your market. And just because people are in the holiday mind-set doesn’t mean you should neglect your online-presence.
“But My Customers Don’t Buy Until After the First of the Year!”
This may be true, however it doesn’t mean your customers aren’t planning for next year. Many use this slow period at work to do research on projects they know are coming up after the first of the year.
Will your prices be going up or down? Will your service structure change? Perhaps you will be releasing a new product or service? Make sure that those customers doing research now are aware that you and your organization are ready for the new year.
“But I’m Too Busy to Update My Site Now!”
During this season, saavy shoppers do a lot more searching online before getting in their cars to make a purchase. If the information on your site is out-of-date or not accurate, you stand to lose potential customers.
Are all your products listed and prices updated? Have obsolete products been removed? Provide your customers with hassle-free access to your products and services so they can decide before they buy, with no surprises when they go to make a purchase.
Painless Changes
Call Live Oak to get a quote on how long your changes will take. In most instances, we can have them done in an hour or two. More complex changes may take longer. You can take a look at how Live Oak can help update your site by going here.
If you have more questions after going over that information, please feel free to call us. We’d love to hear from you!
Secure25 and Secure27 Maintenance
September 17, 2008 by tracy · Comments Off
We have prepared the following summary for our regularly scheduled monthly maintenance window (normally the 3rd Sunday of each month). We strive to perform them without a negative impact to you. However, the possibility always exists that a maintenance event can have unintended consequences that negatively impact your business, up to and including unplanned or extended downtime. We hope you understand that such maintenance is necessary to benefit you and your customers.
Time Window: September 21st, 2008
Maintenance Event:
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Implementation
Impact – Low:
Maintenance Window: 12:01 A.M. to 3:00 A.M. CDT (6:01 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. BST)
In order to provide a faster response to any network topology changes; we will implement Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP). The implementation of RSTP will provide for faster convergence times in the event a failover occurs. Once the maintenance has begun a command will be executed causing a shift in traffic from primary to secondary. During this shift there may be brief periods of latency and packet loss as convergence takes place. There is no other expected impact associated with this maintenance.
About Our New Look….
September 11, 2008 by tracy · Comments Off
After months of slaving over a hot computer, we finally came up with our new site. It may continue to change over the coming days or weeks in an effort to provide as much information and as many resources our customers have requested (or already use).
If there is something that is missing or you would like to see available on the site, drop us a line at support@liveoakhosting.com. We’d love you hear from you!