Hiring Out All Our One Way Links

Posted January 13th, 2010 by
Categories: Webmaster

I hired a company to produce thirty to fifty one way links for me every month and have paid them for a year’s worth of work. My partner was not very happy with me when I wrote the check for all the one way links but I completely trust the owner to see that it gets done correctly and on time.

My partner on the other hand found a company that arranges a three way link exchange for site owners and it is fairly inexpensive. I told him to go ahead and do it and then we would just be getting double the links for this year and reconsider our plan next year.

I was all for saving money and using the three way link exchange if it produced some good results. I would just have to have my guy from the one way links company track all of them and show me that his were better than those or we would definitely have to switch. I knew my partner would be having his three way link exchange company track the results also, so it would be fun to put them together at the end of the year and compare them. I hoped that they were both the same because that would mean that we had both hired reputable companies.

The Dell Repair Store Raised Its Prices

Posted January 5th, 2010 by
Categories: Computers and Hardware

The dell repair store that is in town has raised their prices, because they are the only ones around who can fix a dell. They are thinking that they can charge whatever they want since they have virtually no competition. I started searching for a new dell repair company as soon as I heard this and found one online.

Our poweredge servers need to be fixed about once a month and we have always just used the local guy in town because it was convenient. Now that I have found this other repair shop online, it will be a little more inconvenient when it needs to be fixed but at least I know that we know that we will be paying a fair price, not one that is inflated.

I have already called and spoken with a representative from the online dell repair shop and explained that I will be calling on them the next time that I need help with fixing our poweredge servers. They have assured me that since I am now in their system and have explained the product that will need repairing, when it is time, that the turnaround time for me to get it back will be very short.

The Used POS Equipment Site Saved Me Thousands

Posted January 4th, 2010 by
Categories: Computers and Hardware

I had put off buying all the new equipment for the new system for the register lanes because I had found a different way to go. I had been looking for a different company to buy all the new stuff from when I happened upon a website that sold everything I needed at a huge discount.

The newly discovered site sold used pos equipment and I was shocked that they also offered a guarantee with their products. I wanted to buy new, because then I would have a warranty but since the used point of sale equipment came with a guarantee, I felt really comfortable with ordering from them. I decided to go ahead and order everything I needed right away before I changed my mind.

I ordered the used point of sale equipment and put a rush on it, so that we could get it all installed one night next week after the store closed. I knew that finding the used pos equipment site had saved me tons of money and I was glad that I had put off buying new that day and started surfing the web. If not, I might have spent thousands more than what I really needed to.

Trying To Convince Him To Buy Used Poweredge Servers

Posted December 31st, 2009 by
Categories: Computers and Hardware

For four years now, I have been the one in the office fixing the servers every time they go down. If I cannot fix them then I have to call in other computer server technicians and we figure out the problem together. My boss does not like it when we have to call in backup but there is no other way to fix the very old ancient dinosaur servers that he insists on keeping.

I have found numerous companies that sell used servers for really low prices and every time that I give them to him, he just tells me that our servers are just fine. I have even gotten one of the distributers to agree to give us a free sixty day trial with no money down, they will come in and install the used poweredge servers and he will not go for it.

I am wondering what it will take for him to see that he is losing money with the old servers. He has to pay me overtime on the days when I have to stay and fix them, he has to pay technicians if I cannot figure it out and he loses money in sales when they go down. I have no idea what else can change his mind to buy some new used poweredge servers.

The Used HP Servers Were Good Quality

Posted December 30th, 2009 by
Categories: Computers and Hardware

The last time that I ordered some used hp servers from an online company, I was pleasantly surprised at how low their prices were and how nice the quality of the used product was. I really expected to open the box and find some used proliant servers that would be beaten up and on their last leg but that was not the case.

The used proliant servers were in fact nicely packaged and they looked like they were practically brand new but I knew that was not the case since I only paid a fraction of what the cost of new ones would be. I had my computer guys come out and switch out the old servers for the new to me used hp servers.

The computer guy asked me how much I had paid for the used proliant servers and I showed him my receipt and he was going to check out the site and probably recommend it to many of his clients. They apparently are always complaining to him that the used hp servers that are sold around town are junk and you can only expect them to be reliable for about a year and then you are back to square one.

I Joined My Company’s Scottsdale Coed Volleyball Team

Posted December 29th, 2009 by
Categories: Recreation & Sport

My office was having a Scottsdale coed volleyball league team and I signed up to be on it. I had not played volleyball since I was in junior high, but I thought that it would be a good way to meet people and to exercise while having fun. Our very first practice, I did horribly. I figured that they might ask me to quit but they were encouraging and showed me exactly what I needed to work on.

Our first match against a different Scottsdale sand volleyball league team was great, I used everything that my teammates had taught me and I even scored a few points. We ended up winning that match but then losing the next two. I still enjoy the Scottsdale coed volleyball league but am not sure if I will join for next year or not.

I may take some lessons and then see if I improve or not. That may be the decided factor if I play for my company’s Scottsdale sand volleyball league team or not. I want to be a much better player by this time next year and then I may join. Many of my other teammates have offered to help me, since they say that I have lots of potential.

The Adults Had Footie Pajamas Too

Posted December 28th, 2009 by
Categories: Shopping

My sister had a really great idea about how to make our families ski trip a bit more fun. She had bought tons of family games to play on those nights when we were all just hanging out by the fire eating her famous cookies and drinking hot chocolate. She also did something very silly and ordered footie pajamas for everyone, including the adults. The adult’s footie pajamas were red, the teenagers were green, the little kids were white and the toddler pajamas were exactly like the adults.

I had never seen a grown man in footie pajamas and it was a hoot. I think that we must have taken fifty pictures that night, of the different groups. The adults all kept saying that if anyone outside of our cabin saw that pictures, then the person who did it would pay dearly. My favorite picture was of the adults and the toddlers in their toddler pajamas. Since they matched, it was the best one of the night.

I am excited to take all of the footed pajamas home and see if once I wash them and put them in their drawers, if my husband and my kids will ever choose to wear them again. I think if they know that no one will see them in them, they might think about it. I thought that they were incredibly comfortable and I stayed very warm all night in them when we wore them at the cabin.

Our Office Supply House Will Match Discount Prices

Posted December 28th, 2009 by
Categories: Shopping

The only time that I even thought about switching office supply houses, was when the company that we had always used, raised their prices. I really did not want to mess with the whole thing, since they already had our monthly orders down and the delivery man would even put everything away, since we had set up a little payment deal with him to do this.

I was not looking forward to setting up a new account and training a new deliver man but with the price hike , there was just no way that we could stay with them. I called around and requested some price sheets from different discount office supplies companies that I knew were within twenty minutes of our office. When I got four of the five price sheets and compared them to what our current office supply house was going to be charging, I called to talk to the rep who had handled out account for years.

After explaining that we were going to have to switch to a discount office supplies company, because the prices were better, he told me that they would price match anything that was cheaper than their prices. It all worked out in the end and we were able to keep our office supply company that we had used for so long.

Is Life Insurance Important

Posted December 23rd, 2009 by
Categories: Finance and Insurance

Years ago you had to drive down to a local insurance agent just to see about getting life insurance quotes so most folks did not ever shop around for cheaper rates, better service, or more coverage. There was just too much involved and it was a time consuming pain in the rear.

Now a days, anyone can jump on a computer that is live on the Internet and do a search for life insurance quotes and be amazed at all the companies out there. It is such a competitive market that there is some really good life insurance deals out there to choose from.

You can save yourself quite a bit of money just by shopping around. You can probably have the same exact type of coverage you have now without anything changing but your monthly rates which is a good thing.

From no medical exam life insurance to fully underwritten life insurance, they are all out there and available to everyone at some really good and fair insurance rates. I was surprised the first time I searched for life insurance quotes. But now I have cheaper payments and my family is still fully covered and there is nothing wrong with that at all. I believe a better insurance rate is a good thing.

Calling On ReputationManagers.com For Some Help

Posted December 22nd, 2009 by
Categories: Internet & Web Services

The company that I was trying to call, had apparently changed their number, or went out of business. I needed a good reputation managing company and needed one fast. I found the phone number for ReputationManagers.com online and they looked like they would be the perfect company to help me with my problem.

I had recently done some things that would not look so good, if they got out. I knew that it would damage my reputation and my company’s reputation. If the people who were in competition with me decided to use this against me, it could potentially ruin my business. I explained the whole situation to ReputationManagers.com and they told me not to worry.

I was happy to see that just a few days later; there was no hint of the things that I had done on the internet, or in any hard press. The money that I paid to the RepuationManagers.com was the best that I have ever spent to protect my reputation in the business.

I have passed their contact information on to a few friends of mine who could use some good press right now. If they can help restore my friend’s reputations, then they are actually miracle workers, not just ReputationManagers.com.