There’s a lot of talk online these days about writing great content.  And I’m totally 100% in agreement that if you’re not creating good content for your sites, person or business, stop wasting your time and move on to something else.  Great content compels people to action and you need it on your site to grow and accomplish your goals.

But if no one sees all of your great content, does it really matter?

If you have no traffic to your website, is your content really that great?

Yes, your content is that great, but the Internet is not a “build it and they will come” type of environment. If it were, we all would have gotten very rich a long time ago and I probably wouldn’t have to sit down and write out this article for you.

But, since we have to drive traffic to our sites and since “drive” is one of those terrible, horrible words we affectionately refer to as “verbs” (you know, the ones that generally indicate that you have to do something), we’ve got to get off our rear ends and do something to get more traffic.

Otherwise, you can take that great content and stick it in a barrel, no one will ever know it exists.

This week on the TechCast Weekly, we talk about Five Ways to Increase Website Traffic.  These tips are not an exhaustive list, but they can get you on the right track.  For the most comprehensive guide on increasing website traffic, be sure to get on the pre-launch list for Increase Your Website Traffic Today.  When you sign up, you’ll get my free eBook “Turning Content Into Traffic” and you’ll get first notification when the new project is released.  Look for more details soon.

 

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A virus free computer is something that I’m pretty sure everyone wants in their homes.  The only trouble that we all have is remembering what to do to help keep our computer virus free.  In this week’s show, I talk about how to use good old common computing sense to help keep your computer virus free.

Always err on the side of safety when it comes to your computer

• Don’t click on links in emails
• Don’t open email attachments
• Stay away from the “dark side” of the Internet
• Only visit sites you know or are recommended by friends

This week’s featured music artist is The Lascivious Biddies

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Have you ever bought a cheap printer and then figured out that you’re spending more money than you ever thought possible on printer ink?  That’s exactly the trap that most people fall into when they walk in their local electronics store.

This week on the TechCast Weekly, I’ll tell you why this is and how you can plan for your next printer purchase and save money in the long run.

During the show, I promised I’d give you some links to some great printers that I recommend that are high quality inkjet printers that don’t cost an arm and a leg to operate.  If you’re looking for a new printer, check these out.  You can’t go wrong with any of them.

HP Photosmart C6280 All-In-One Printer, Scanner, CopierPrints/scans/copies from your home network via built-in Ethernet Prints at speeds of up to 34 pages per minute black, 33 color Photos in as little time as 10 seconds Easy two-sided printing

HP Photosmart C7280 All-In-One Printer, Fax, Scanner, CopierPrints/scans/copies from your home network via built-in Ethernet Prints at speeds of up to 34 pages per minute black, 33 color 50-page automatic feeder faxes, scans, and copies multiple pages Built-in wireless and Ethernet connectivity Easy two-sided printing

HP Photosmart C8180 All-In-One Printer, Scanner, CopierPrints true-to-life photos, laser-quality documents, custom designs on CDs/DVDs Six-color, 9600 dpi scanning Built-in wireless 802.11g and Ethernet connectivity

Next week, we’ll start a series on digital photography and digital cameras that will take us through the next 6 weeks.  Good stuff is on the way.  Make sure you subscribe to us in iTunes or subscribe to our feed to get the latest updates.

 

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Ahh, finally.  The latest update to Firefox is available for download.  Beta 3 was a little buggy, but I’ll let you know how Beta 4 does here in just a little while.

OK, time to go total fanboy here for just a minute or two.  I’ve been waiting for this moment to arrive for quite some time now.

Of all the rumors that fly around about Apple and iPods and iTunes, there’s one that I’ve always really wished would come true.  I’ve always wanted to get The Beatles into iTunes.

And now, apparently, that’s exactly what we’re going to have.

I couldn’t be more pumped.

Now, arguably the greatest and most influential band in the history of rock and roll will have their music available for you and I to purchase on our computers and load onto our lovely little iPods.

This rocks.

On so many different levels.

Think about it, this is the final validation that downloading music online, legally, is how we’ll all be buying all of our music within the next few years.

Call me an idiot, but I think that we’ll see the end of CD sales in retail stores within 5 years.  That’s how big this news is.

This is more than just another band deciding to sell their music online.

It’s the Beatles.  Did you hear me?  THE BEATLES.

Not just another band, but THE BAND.  The band that all other bands are judged by.  I know I’m really deep into fanboy land, but just deal with it.

This is big news.  I’m sitting here trying to find the exact words to describe just how important that this is, but I just can’t.

It’s big.  Earth-shattering, even.

Thank God I still have some credits left from Christmas.  I’ll be using all of them as soon as the tracks become available.

You should too.

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Point #2 - You’ll get more information from the “Preview Call” on March 25th that you can implement than you’ll get from searching around the web for your own answers.  These guys have done, they are doing it, and they’ll continue to do it.  Get on the call at least, you’ll be glad you did.

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Forgive me if I’m just a little bit pumped as I write this.  I’m still picking up bits and pieces of what happened earlier today at the Apple campus as they announced the SDK for the iPhone and some of the new features that will be coming with the new version 2.0 software.  Some exciting things, and some very exciting things.

I’m totally pumped that the iPhone is getting push email and MS Exchange support.  Down go the last barriers for adoption in big numbers by enterprise level customers.  I don’t have anything to do with Exchange (sorry, not a big wig at my place of business), but I’ve always missed the push email that I had with my Blackberry.  There’s no telling how much productivity I’ll lose when my iPhone starts buzzing every 5 minutes with another email.  Good times.

And, thank God, we finally have Apple supporting people that want to make third-party applications.  And they’re going to get support in a big way.  Apple is creating the App Store, which will be featured on every iPhone out there.  iPhone owners will be able to access the App Store from their phones and purchase third-party software.  Right there, on the phone.

And Apple is only going to take a 30% cut of the sale from the developers.  How awesome is that?  Wouldn’t you like to have the juggernaut that is Apple selling your stuff on every iPhone in the world?  That’s a very big niche market that you could easily dominate.  I’m tossing ideas around right now to see how I’m going to get in on the fun.

And let’s say you want to develop something for the iPhone.  All you need is an idea and $99 for the SDK.  Think of that, you could possibly start a business with $99.  Pretty low risk involved if you ask me.

And, if you want to get really big, Apple has decided to help you out even more.  They’ve partnered with KPCB to establish the iFund, a $100 venture capital fund that is going to specifically support and fund companies that are developing programs for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  Way to go guys, I think that’s quite possibly one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen anyone in big business do.  i know that Apple’s ultimate goal is just to sell more iPhones, but it’s good to see that they understand that they can’t do it alone and that there’s enough room in the marketplace for several people to make their businesses explode.  Very nice, gang.

Oh, yeah, the surprise.

In the spirit of today’s announcements and with the onslaught of interest in iPhone development that is sure to be coming, I’m launching a new podcast from 42 Media.  I’m working on the first show now, should be out in the next day or so.

Nothing there yet, but if you want your iPhone software development news, go ahead and bookmark iPhone Developer Radio.  The goal is for this show to be the leading provider of iPhone development news, interviews, tips, and be a showcase for new developers.  I wish all of you the best and when you’re ready, I’d love to have you on the show.  Tell all the world what you’re doing, we want to hear it.

Now if I can just get the SDK downloaded myself…

My apologies go out to any of you visiting this site in the next day or so.  We’re undergoing some major upgrades (for the first time in quite a while) and will be back up and running very soon with a brand new look!

Hang with us for a day or two until we have things back in shape.  I promise it will be worth it, good things are coming very soon.