ITList Information Technology Blog » Networking http://itlist.com Current IT field related information Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:35:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Manage Being Underemployed http://itlist.com/manage-being-underemployed/ http://itlist.com/manage-being-underemployed/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:15:54 +0000 SamElli http://itlist.com/?p=2082 Practically everyone with a job in these tumultuous economic times realizes that they are lucky.  Finding a job is incredibly difficult, so already having one you’re well ahead of the curve.  The problem then comes when you find yourself underemployed.  When you feel you could be making more money, or should have better opportunities, but they just haven’t arisen.  How do you deal with being underemployed?

Well, realize that most people who feel underemployed are generally dissatisfied with their jobs.  Usually this stems from either a salary that is below your standards, the lack of opportunities to express your skills, or just not enough work for you to complete.  In any situation you can find yourself feeling unhappy at the workplace.  Which is exactly why you should take this opportunity to resolve that situation.

Try making yourself more of an asset to the company.  If you find yourself not getting enough work, try asking for more.  If you’re not happy with your salary, make yourself stand out so that the company has no choice but to recognize you for your accomplishments.  Try asking your boss for more assignments, or ways that you can help out by taking on workload from other sources.  Gives you something to do, and helps you become more of an asset.

If you’re unhappy with the position in general, you can use the extra time to network.  Hit the break room, or the cafeteria and make friends with the people around you from other departments, or other companies.  Find out what opportunities are around you that you didn’t know about.  You could end up finding the job of your dreams, you just have to put in the effort to search.  If the company you’re at now isn’t meeting your standards, networking can help you find a new opportunity that will.  Anything is better than staying underemployed and unhappy.

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Improve Your Website’s Google Ranking http://itlist.com/improve-your-websites-google-ranking/ http://itlist.com/improve-your-websites-google-ranking/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:22:35 +0000 SamElli http://itlist.com/?p=2077 Getting more traffic to your website means improving your site’s Google ranking.  If you don’t rank well with Google, chances are your site is going to be buried behind thousands of others that have higher rankings.  The only way to get your ranking higher, is to play by the rules, and satisfy all of Google’s requirements to the best of your ability.  Here are a few ways you can do just that.

One of the key factors in how Google ranks a website, is how many other websites link back to your site.  That means networking.  Networking is an long established tool to build website traffic.  The more websites you find that are similar to yours, that are willing to exchange links, the higher your traffic is going to become.  Google ranks how well you are networked, and rewards those who network effectively.

The IP addresses of websites linking back to yours also has an effect on Google’s ranking system.  The more different IP’s that link to you, the better.  Multiple links from the same IP aren’t really factored in, as they could be considered duplicates, or falsified links.

Keyword density is also of high importance.  You want to use as many keywords as possible, without letting the quality of your content suffer.  The more keywords you have that relate to common searches, the higher Google is going to rank you.  As long as your content applies to what searchers type when searching, the more Google is going to be partial to ranking your site highly.

Make sure that you properly format your page titles to incorporate keywords.  Google puts a huge importance on what sort of keywords are in your title.  So make sure you use the important keywords that are specific to the topics you are touching upon.  Don’t be too generalized, and use specific terms that relate to your website, and what readers would be searching for.

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Using Information Technology With Your Business http://itlist.com/using-information-technology-with-your-business/ http://itlist.com/using-information-technology-with-your-business/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:10:10 +0000 SamElli http://itlist.com/?p=1851 Information Technology is a vital component of almost every business in the modern age.  Without having a good internet marketing campaign, you’re looking at a very limited amount of success.  So you would think it’s basically a no-brainer as to why IT could change your business.  Information Technology could improve your productivity in ways you can’t imagine.  So make sure you always find the time and effort to make use of IT concepts, they could change the way you run your business for the better.

Investing in computers and computer networks enables you to develop more convenient ways of carrying out day to day operations.  IT tools can help you automate functions that normally someone would have to go through each time, enabling a person to focus on a more important task.  This way you save money for the time they don’t have to spend on a pointless task, and also allow for that person to be free to attend to a more pressing concern.

Information Technology will allow you to create a broader spectrum of easy collaboration with your staff.  By networking their computers you enable everyone to communicate quickly, and more effectively on the fly.  This way they can accommodate for changing needs and services as the changes happen in real time.  All enabling you to keep relevant no matter how quickly the times change.

Finally information management will completely change with the influence of modern IT methodology.  Through IT you can effectively store your information and vital business data in a different way, allowing you to access your archives faster with more accurate information.  This could prove invaluable, and just another reason that your business should make sure to have a plentiful IT budget.  With Information Technology you could change the face of your business, and maneuvering yourself for success like never before.

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Some More Crowd-Pulling Headlines http://itlist.com/some-more-crowd-pulling-headlines/ http://itlist.com/some-more-crowd-pulling-headlines/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:44:33 +0000 bikram http://itlist.com/?p=1428 Taking our discussion on headlines that builds interest for the article following the headline, I am going to share some more crowd-pulling headlines in this article. (Read How to Write Crowd-Pulling Headlines, Part – I & II).

Be descriptive, be personal

A descriptive headline builds interest in the article by giving some idea about what to expect. And making it personal helps visitors relate with the headline and the article following it.

Example:

  1. Unemployed Mark Found Financial Security.
  2. Coward John Defeated Bully Mark.

Learn to…

Learn to… headlines work the same way as do How to… headlines (read How to… headline guide). This type of headline suggests that the article following it will teach the visitors about the topic in question. You can either use a list-like structure for the article or blog post following learn to… headline or split the article or blog post in subsections by introducing appropriate headings.

Example:

  1. Learn to Play Guitar.
  2. Learn Driving Free.

Step-by-Step Guide to…

Like learn to… you can also use step-by-step guide to… headline to tell the visitors that the article following such headlines will teach certain skills one step at a time. The article following this type of headline should be written in the list format.

Example:

  1. Step-by-Step Guide to SEO.
  2. Step-by-Step Guide to Protecting Your PC from Virus.

…in Easy Steps

This is another way to write headlines. Unlike the headline writing strategies dealt above, where the signifiers were added at the beginning of the headline, you will need to add “in Easy Steps” at the end of the headline. This strategy is equally effective in pulling visitors to your website. Use list like structure for the article following this type of headlines.

Example:

  1. Networking in Easy Steps
  2. Learn to Play Piano in Easy Steps
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