Podcasting-Thinking About It?

Podcasting-Thinking About It?

Some may have heard the word "podcast" and not know what it is, or some know what it is and don't know what you need to do or have to do to get started using it. And, most importantly, some wonder if it can be used with their business or niche website or blog? Let's begin with a simple definition.

Podcasting in it's simplest form, is an audio file through the Internet-aka Radio Show. However, it also can include video podcasting and streaming video (make sure your web hosting service supports this method.

I'm sure you've widely seen and heard them through news networks and maybe on political sites. And many may assume, that this is the only type of site that can use a podcast. Not true.

A podcast can be used for most any business or niche website or blog? Not only can it draw traffic to your site, it can make you money if you grow a following of listeners. It's uses is only limited by your imagination. I've included the information about Podcasting on my website at:

Podcasting Overview -- Describes what podcasting is and how you can use it in your business and how to make money using a podcast.

Mechanics of Podcasting - Describes what you need to get started podcasting.

The Phishing/Trojan Scam-What Is It?

The Phishing/Trojan Scam -What Is It?

The phishing/trojan scam has been around for a while, however, it is making a comeback. Why? People and companies are become more savvy-thus, so are the attackers.

If you work on the Internet, do a lot of Internet browsing, or you're into Social Media you must remain, or become more alert. The phishing/trojan scam is hitting not only consumers but enterprises as well.

Check out the details in my article:

Phishing/Trojan Scams on the Rise
There seems to be a decline in straight phishing scams-meaning that attackers are finding different methods to obtain the same gains they found with phishing but are now incorporating a Trojan. I give you a quick intro to what phishing is, as well as, what a Trojan is and can do to your system, before giving examples of what is hitting the Internet. Read More....

Are You Looking At Windows 7?

Are You Looking At Windows 7?

Obviously Windows 7 is now out on the marketplace. You see it on TV, in the news and on the Internet. You also have to try to get past all the Internet chatter to get a thorough understanding of this new operating system.

Windows 7 is expected to be better than Vista, but what does Windows 7 have and no longer have that you have with Vista or XP?

And, are you going to have any compatibility problems with your old software when upgrading from XP or Vista?

Will your computer support Windows 7?

These are all questions that I try to answer in: Windows 7 Anyone?

Is PageRank Important?

Is PageRank Important?

Is PageRank Important? In Google eyes, no. In fact, you will no longer see a PageRank tool in Google's Webmaster Tools.

Google has been telling people for a long time not to focus so much on PageRank. In fact, PageRank is just one small element out of 200 signals that indicates how your site will be crawled, indexed and ranked. What did PageRank give webmasters? A sense of security that they were doing something right, I guess.

What to do? I guess the only thing you can do is: 1) create quality content; 2) market your content to pull in traffic, and; 3) Don't worry about PageRank.