TC10k

February 6th, 2010

We re excited to announce the new re-designed TC10k web site.

If you haven’t heard of the TC10k it began with 1,700 participants in 1990. Since then, the people of the Island have been running a revolution that will continue when an anticipated throng of nearly 15,000 takes to the streets April 25 2010 for the …..

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You Tube and You

November 3rd, 2009

With all the excitement about You Tube and Google in the news lots are people are asking What is the big deal?

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What is Click Distance

November 3rd, 2009

If you tend to watch the Search Engine trends you will know that there are many factors that can influence the ranking of a web page on search engines. A factor that is overlooked by many webmasters is the click distance.
What is click distance?
Click distance is the number of clicks it takes to get to …..

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Writing Optimized Content

November 3rd, 2009

I think the most important question to ask is who is most likely going to become a customer, visitors to your web site or search engines that visit your website? Seems like a silly question but some web masters get so wound up in the technical they forget that ultimately it’s the real people visiting the web site that really matter.

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Choosing a Domain Name

November 3rd, 2009

What is in a domain name? Whenever you are writing or providing something for your web site, always ask yourself, “Does this match my products or services?”.

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SEO and where to start

November 3rd, 2009

The first thing I would recommend is to do some research. Sign up for some SEO newsletters, join some news groups and browse web sites like these.
SEO can be very in depth and continues for the length of owning your web site. Since this is a new web site here are some things to consider …..

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New concept opens the world of e-commerce to Victoria firms

November 3rd, 2009

A new study by Statistics Canada found that 7 million Canadians went on an internet shopping spree in 2006, spending $7.9 billion on goods and services, including travel arrangements, reading material and electronics. These are startling numbers that represent a 163% increase from $3 billion in 2004. These purchases were made by 41 percent of …..

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How to write a media release

November 3rd, 2009

Did you know that publicity is supposedly seven times more effective than advertising? And it is free ? that is if you do it yourself. If you know the elements of writing a good media release to capture the attention of journalists, you can benefit from free editorial coverage. Here’s a few tips to help you write a media release.

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Facebook Advertising

November 3rd, 2009

Social Networking, online community & targeted PPC are all buzz words and phrases that have been bouncing around the business world over the last year or two but why? What is so exciting and fundamentally different about using Social Networking sites for promoting your products or service?

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Westshore Chamber of Commerce Award

November 3rd, 2009

We are honored to receive the WestShore Chamber of Commerce Award of Excellence for 2009 Best Home Based Business.
Special thanks to everyone who voted and to Nancy and Tom Hueston of Smoken Bones Cookshack who presented the award to Kelly Darwin at the 17th Annual WestShore Chamber of Commerce Awards of Excellence.
Owner Kelly Darwin has …..

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