Testing wordpress app on iphone

By John Rodriguez | September 24, 2008

Ok so I am sitting in front of my laptop typing this on my iPhone, which will then post to my blog. You may be asking your self why would I do this if I am right infront of my laptop? One it is cool that I can do this and two I want to test it out. The iPhone absolutly rocks! Android from google better be amazing for me to switch cell phones.

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Mojopages.com Community Launch Party in San Diego, CA

By John Rodriguez | September 18, 2008

Today is the day that MojoPages.com throws their Community Launch Party. For those of you been living under a rock and don’t know what MojoPages.com is, it’s like a “People Powered Yellow Pages(sm)”. Any way below is some information on how to register for the event.

From the MojoPages.com Website:

Everyone’s welcome to partake in the festivities but the first 100 Mojo members to RSVP online will receive awesome swag bags at the event…we’re talking top-of-the-line goodies, courtesy of your favorite local businesses in San Diego - actual gift cards, not just discounts! (Just be sure to write a review of how they do when you’re done.)

What else can you expect at the event?
- Trunk show with Pahr - trendy golf fashions and apparel
- Delicious appetizers and fun specialty Mojo cocktails to enjoy as you interact with other Mojo Members
- Live entertainment

Best of all, the entire evening will support the Keep-a-Breast Foundation, which raises funds and awareness for breast cancer.

It’s gonna be a night to remember, so be sure to RSVP early…be there or be square!

There will also be a special VIP reception for our most active members - keep an eye out for your personal invitations (via email). If you haven’t received your invitation and would like to learn how you can gain access, email Steph (steph@mojopages.com).

Date:

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Start Time:

06:30 PM

End Time:

09:00 PM

Location:

The W Hotel: 421 West B. Street ,
San Diego, CA

Attendees:

505

Link to site : http://www.mojopages.com/events/san-diego-community-launch

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Pay-Per-Call

By John Rodriguez | July 21, 2008

Local Pay Per Call Service

Frequently Asked Questions about Pay Per Call

What is Pay Per Phone Call?

How will Pay Per Phone Call help to grow my business?

How does Pay Per Phone Call work?

Where will my Pay Per Phone Call ads appear?

Do I need a website to participate in Pay Per Phone Call advertising?

How much does it cost to use Pay Per Phone Call?

How does Pay Per Phone Call differ from pay-per-click based advertising?

What is Pay Per Phone Call?

Pay Per Phone Call is an advertising service platform that connects motivated buyers with a business over the phone. A business does not need to have a website to participate because Pay Per Phone Call advertisements drive business directly to your phone.

How will Pay Per Phone Call help to grow my business?

Pay Per Phone Call will help grow your business by driving phone sales leads directly to your sales reps or call center, whether or not you have a website. Phone sales leads are a proven way to close new business. As a Pay Per Phone Call advertiser, interested parties will contact you at the phone number and times that you specify. You will have the ability to track and measure your sales leads or your agency can handle those needs for you.

How does Pay Per Phone Call work?

Pay Per Phone Call works like pay-per-click advertising, except that it drives phone leads to your business, rather than computer clicks to an eCommerce website. For search engine and directory consumers, Pay Per Phone Call works like this: Consumers search for merchants or service providers in a designated geographic area. Then, relevant Pay Per Phone Call ads appear in search results. When your business ad appears in the search results, consumers can reach you via the toll-free numbers that our Pay-Per-Call service provides in your Pay Per Phone Call ads. These toll-free numbers forward calls directly to your business number and track calls for billing and reporting purposes. For each call that comes into to your business, you pay an agreed upon price per call that you negotiate with your publisher, network or agency.

Where will my Pay Per Phone Call ads appear?

Create a single ad with Pay-Per-Call service and it will be displayed in search results across the Advertising Network, which includes Web search, Internet Yellow Pages, mobile search, free directory assistance and podcasts

Do I need a website to participate in Pay Per Phone Call advertising?

No. Pay Per Phone Call advertising does not require a website because Pay Per Phone Call ads encourage buyers to call your business - rather than to visit a website.

How much does it cost to use Pay Per Phone Call?

Pay Per Phone Call is free for buyers to use. As a Pay Per Phone Call advertiser, your cost per call is based upon the price you establish in advance with your providers for each ad.

How does Pay Per Phone Call differ from pay-per-click based advertising?

Pay Per Phone Call differs from pay-per-click based advertising because it uses a phone call as the billable event, rather than a computer click. As a Pay Per Phone Call advertiser, you pay only when your Pay Per Phone Call ads generate a call to your business, whereas a click-based advertiser pays for clicks to their website, which may or may not result in a phone lead. With Pay Per Phone Call, all businesses can participate - including the nearly 14 million small businesses that don’t have ecommerce enabled websites. Partnerships

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How to 301 redirect

By John Rodriguez | November 27, 2007

What is a .htaccess file?

When a visitor/spider requests a web page via any means, your web server checks for a .htaccess file. The .htaccess file contains specific instructions for certain requests, including security, redirection issues and how to handle certain errors.

What is a 301 redirect?

The code “301″ is interpreted as “moved permanently”. After the code, the URL of the missing or renamed page is noted, followed by a space, then followed by the new location or file name

How do I implement a 301 redirect?

First of all, you’ll need to download the .htaccess file in the root directory of where all your web pages are stored. If there is no .htaccess file there, you can create one with Notepad or a similar application. Make sure when you name the file that you remember to put the “.” at the beginning of the file name. This file has no tail extension.

If there is a .htaccess file already in existence with lines of code present, be very careful not to change any existing line unless you are familiar with the functions of the file.

Scroll down past all the existing code, leave a line space, then create a new line that follows this example:

redirect 301 /old/old.htm http://www.you.com/new.htm

It’s as easy as that. Save the file, upload it back into your web and test it out by typing in the old address to the page you’ve changed. You should be instantly and seamlessly transported to the new location.

Notes: Be sure not to add “http://www” to the first part of the statement - just put the path from the top level of your site to the page. Also ensure that you leave a single space between these elements:

redirect 301 (the instruction that the page has moved)

/old/old.htm (the original folder path and file name)

http://www.you.com/new.htm? (new path and file name)

A more powerful set of directives for manipulating URLs is contained in the Apache mod_rewrite module,? especially useful when changing domain names and/or folder names containing large numbers of files.

Redirecting entire sites with 301

The 301 directive is quite powerful. You can redirect not just single files but entire sites, for example when changing domain names e.g.

redirect 301 / http://www.you.com/

The first “/” indicates that everything from the top level of the site down should be redirected.?As long as you are using the same paths and filenames, then this option is a very simple way to perform site redirection in the situation where you have only changed your domain name.

If the site redirection doesn’t work for you, check to ensure you have the trailing “/” on the destination URL. You may also like to try some of the other suggestions in our basic tutorial on the apache mod_rewrite module.

Canonical issues: www vs. non-www

There’s been much talk lately of canonical issues and search engines. This is where both the www and non-www versions of your pages are listed in a search engine. This is said to possibly trigger a duplicate content penalty and/or split page rank. If this is of concern to you, you may wish to use the following, but be aware that you may suffer a further loss of traffic while the engines sort out what’s what. This example is where you wish to direct all non-www traffic to www. Add the following to your .htaccess file.

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yoursite.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yoursite.com/$1 [L,R=301]

Ensure that all your links to folders always end in a trailing / if there is no filename after that link.

FrontPage users:? in addition to the above, you’ll also need to change the .htaccess files in:??

_vti_bin
_vti_bin /_vti_adm
_vti_bin/ _vti_aut

Replace “Options None” to “Options +FollowSymLinks”?

Those folders are part of your FrontPage extensions on the server, so you’ll need to gain access via FTP.

Note: test, test and test again after making changes. Test *immediately* after implementing 301 redirects. If you find anything wrong, remove the redirect immediately. User a server header checker to ensure that you’re getting a correct 301 response when using the old URL.

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Local Search Inclusion

By John Rodriguez | November 25, 2007

Don’t Leave Your Small Business out in the Local Search Engine Game

Get your local business found online automatically by local prospects with a Add Local Search Engine profile.

People are searching for every kind of business, right there in your hometown, using the Internet. Add Local brings customers to your local business by placing your business information to the leading local search engine sites and data providers. Allowing local customers looking for your type of business to reach you. Add Local online search engine marketing can help you boost your business.

Local Search Engine Statistics

20 billion searches for local information will be made in 2006.

70% of U.S. households do some kind of search for a local service or product on a daily basis.

75% of Internet users have looked for services and products within an area close to their home or business.

55% of all Internet search engine references are for locally sold products and services.

So, the question is; how do local searchers search?

For spa they type "Spa in Harrison NY" or "Westchester Spa"
For computer repair it's "Computer Repair Harrison ny"

That's the reality of search on the local level and the search engines get it and are rushing in to be the big players in the local directory game and deliver local results instead global results.

Each of the search engines has set-up sub sites that specialize in helping people who are searching on the local level find businesses in their town. So, let's say you type into Google - "computer repair 10528" this will display local businesses and show a map of regional area.

Introducing the Add Local Search Engine Profile

Add Local clients will be able to create a Primary Business Profile. The Primary Business Profile is built for distribution and to provide detailed and comprehensive information for prospects to fully understand the unique characteristics of a business. The Primary Business Profile will enable business owners to update their business information in one online source and update this information across all search engine within the Add Local distribution network. Businesses can then log-in, update and edit their information at any time. When a business updates their business information, the data is then updated through Add Local profile partners.

Would showing up in the top 10 on Google for search results like this mean anything to your local business?

How a Local Search Engine Profile Works For an annual fee of $299.95 your business receives a customized online search engine profile page (click here for example), submission to the major local search engines and directories. (Some sites start seeing results in 4-5 days due to this.)

Note: After you complete the transaction you will be redirected to a form that will ask you to submit information to get your page and profile started.

Page Topic: Local Business Search Engine Marketing Tool

Here are some of the popular local search engine you will be listed in with our local internet marketing profile – you can take the time to set-up accounts with each data directory below or find an easier way mentioned above for only $299.95/year)

Yahoo Local Basic Listing
local.yahoo.com search