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Pay Per Click management – PPC management

My ongoing review of Reach Local bid management and PPC advertising program… These days, managing a Google or Yahoo Pay Per Click advertising account for your local small business can be a pain in the neck. When you were the only advertiser for “Portland...

Portland Webhosting server hacked

That’s right – our webhosting server was hacked, and I’m not trying to hide it. Instead, I’m writing this to brag about how quickly the problem was discovered, and how quickly it was repaired and locked down again. It started back in August of...

OCCA donates to Free Geek

Instead of spending money on the annual Christmas party, members of the Oregon Computer Consultants Association have voted to donate the money to a local 501(c)(3) charity that we all know and support, called Free Geek. In the five years they’ve been around,...

SEO hits Newsweek

Search sngine optimization is the subject of a Newsweek article coming out tomorrow. If you’re interested, you can read it here now. The story features the SEO skills of Seattle based Rand Fishkin, whom I’ve never met, but I’ve heard a lot about, and...

Microsoft buying AOL?

The Wall Street Journal has reported that AOL was close to striking a deal with Microsoft that would include the search results AOL displays. I wrote about this a while ago, but it’s coming closer. That means Microsoft will be making a big jump in market chare....

Ski Bowl is closed during the day?!

I’m ditching everything today and going up t oMt. Hood to go snowboarding. I just got online to check the opening time, and I see that Ski Bowl is closed until 3pm all week except on friday. That really stinks! Meadows is a whole half hour farther, and worse...