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Facebook Thrashes Google Friend Connect

Posted on: Friday, May 16th, 2008 in: News

Well the deal is down for the count. Facebook has just stated today that Google’s fledgling Friend Connect violates it’s terms of service and will block its use of their network. You can read the full post here.
Not only is this really bad news for Google as Facebook was the most important site on its […]

Twitter Your Way to More Traffic

Posted on: Thursday, May 15th, 2008 in: News, Blogging

If you are not using Twitter you may want to strongly consider giving it a whirl. My Twitter site is http://www.twitter.com/mccordweb
I have been having fun with Twitter for about the last 30 days. I went from posting all the time to posting every day or so and include interesting links in my posts.
Twitter is like […]

Train in Your Downtime Online

Posted on: Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 in: News, Tips

For my business March, April and May are very slow. During these slow times I actively work on researching new services, identify customer needs, and take online classes to stay sharp. Some of my top whitepapers have been written or updated in these months.
When I know that I will be slow, I look ahead for […]

Peactree Accounting Reviewed

Posted on: Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 in: Uncategorized, News

I have reviewed three accounting software products and wanted to share my findings with you. I have reviewed Microsoft Office Accounting, Intuit’s Quickbooks, and Peachtree Accounting software. Visit our post at Blog-World Watch to find out why Peachtree is the best!

Google AdWords on Yahoo?

Posted on: Thursday, April 10th, 2008 in: News, Advertising

Oh this is big news, but big and bad news for advertisers on both Google and Yahoo. You’ll want to read our post on Blog-World Watch to find out why.
This limited time test is an effort to flow cash into Yahoo to stave off the hostile takeover planned by Microsoft.
I think that this forges a […]

Nancy McCord Featured on the Weekend Entrepreneur Blog

Posted on: Friday, April 4th, 2008 in: News

I’ve recently been interviewed by the Entrepreneur Blog network and the interview has been posted on the Weekend Entrepreneur blog. You can read the full article here.
The article talks about how I transitioned from the corporate world to business owner and the specific things that I did to grow my business. Here’s just a small […]

Social Media - a Candid Review Is It Worth the Time?

Posted on: Friday, April 4th, 2008 in: News

Well you will love or hate this post on my very candid take on social media at Web-World Watch. If you are using social media and don’t agree with my view, make sure to leave me a note.
I think that social media is interesting but a time pit and wonder just how busy some of […]

Our April Newsletter is Out

Posted on: Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 in: News, Tips

April’s issue is just out today. Our topics for April are:

When to consider moving to a new web host and what you should know before moving.
How to be a productive and effective blogger.
How to download Gmail into Outloook.

You can visit our e-newsletter online at http://www.mccordweb.com/newsletters/2008/apr-08.html.
If you like what you see, you may want to consider […]

Press Release Services

Posted on: Monday, March 31st, 2008 in: News, Best Practices, SEO Tactics

We’ve just introduced a new service on press release writing and dissemination. Read our post at Blog-World Watch to find out more about this new service that will help to build excellent one way inbound links to your website.

We’ve Renamed Our Business

Posted on: Friday, March 28th, 2008 in: News

Find out what our new name is and why we’ve changed it at our blog post today on Web-World Watch.