Marketing
Your Internet business, in some respects, is like opening a new location. If your customers or potential customers don't know you exist, they will not find you.
If they can't find you, they can't buy from you. There are many ways to drive customers to your site. Some of these include: traditional advertising, search engine marketing, link building, creating your own email lists, and sending emails.
"The view is great from up here."
Michelle George may have one of the best views in Lancaster. Her office at Gross Investments, on the 10th floor of the Griest Building, looks out over Penn Square, the Watt and Shand Building and from that height, a good portion of the cityscape looking South.
Climbing the heights is nothing new for Michelle. In early August she was named Partner at Gross Investments. “With my new promotion to partner, I am excited to help people with their investing needs, especially women who are the main financial drivers in our society. Being a working mom, I know how hard it can be to manage your own assets and keep up with your family. My goal is to help ease the financial stresses of my clients and give them a successful investment future.” Michelle can be reached at (717) 299-4431.
Gross Investments is a full service Financial Management company that offers services ranging from stock and bond portfolio management to retirement planning. It was founded over 20 years ago by Don Gross Jr.
"I recently had EZSolution assist me in purchasing a new computer system. They have also assisted our office with our network. In each case they have provided professional and thorough support. I was really stressed, thinking that I would lose a lot of time during the process. They had me up and working within the day. It was a seamless process. When I look back at other conversions we have gone through they were long and painful. Josh was great. A big thank you to the staff for helping us work more efficiently!"
Michelle George
Partner, Gross Investments
IT Challenge
Windows 7 Update
The official release date of Windows 7 is now set for October 22, 2009. For some people, they are considering this D-day. That is the day it will be available on store shelves and pre-installed in new PCs.
Behind the scenes D-day is already here. Microsoft has already released the RTM version (release to manufacturing) to large companies that buy in volume and Technet service members like EZSolution.
The Vista era is closing; some say it never started. Whether you are a satisfied Vista user, an unhappy one or an XP hold out (we raise our hands here!), the good old days are gone forever. The Windows 7 Operating System is not as flashy as Vista. Photo Gallery and Movie Maker are gone. Windows 7 actually does less, and that's a good thing.
Windows 7 is designed to stay out of your way so you can work. It does away with annoyances like User Account Control and the old system tray. The OS is less of a resource hog. It is designed to run smartly on underpowered machines.
Libraries are introduced. Windows failed to get everyone to use My Documents, so now they have virtual folders for docs, pictures, music and videos, no matter where you store them.
You still can't upgrade to XP; you will need to start fresh, reinstalling your apps and recreating settings. This is not ideal, but probably more stable than putting an OS on top of 8 years' worth of XP and updates.
The compatibility issue is a big unknown. The base line seems to be if hardware is Vista compatible, then it is Windows 7 compatible.
Many of you have been holding off on hardware upgrades until the Windows Vista issue went away... say bye bye. There should be some superior deals available from the hardware vendors, who will be competing for the pent up demand. If you have questions, call us or talk to your tech.
Referral Program
We will pay you $25 for any one that you refer to us that we get an appointment with.
When your referral becomes a client (and has spent $1000 or more) then we will pay you $50 more. And, we will give your referral $100 off their purchase.
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Since the last newsletter, I have gotten many phone calls from you asking about managed services and how it works. Many of you also asked about the benefits of managed services. My list of benefits is long, but I want to focus in on a few.
