2009

Curtains-in-a-box has been created to make ordering curtains faster & more cost effective. No longer do you have to visit a store. Its now possible for you to be your own expert & save precious time & money.

Easy & Simple

Just follow the easy step by step instructions to measure your window, choose from the fabrics available & order. It’s as easy as that. No extra costs or hassles. Fabric cuttings can be sent to you if you need extra peace of mind & at no extra charge to you.
See the new Curtains in a Box Website

McCaul Building Designs Ltd - 01/07/2009

McCaul Building Designs offer a full range of building design services. Combining almost 20 years of experience in the building industry with sophisticated computer aided design software.

The design work is 100% client focused, they give you what you want. They can create a 3D computer model of your project - that's Virtual Building, and use it to create 3D images and all the plans required for consenting and construction.

The new MBDL website is made using the Turboweb Simple Content Manager with design elements provided by MBDL. Hamish has a great product and now has a great website to tell others about it. www.mbdl.co.nz

Balclutha Ag Services - 25/06/2009

Andrew Meeuwesen from Balclutha Ag Services has just got his new site up and running with the Turboweb Simple Content Manager.

Using the ability to show video, allow users to download product brochures as PDF files and show images of machinery the website now has the ability for Andrew's more remote customers to now have a look at what Balclutha Ag Services have to offer.

Check out the Balclutha Ag Services website

Getting found online - part 1 - 24/06/2009

One of the ways that search engines evaluate your website is by counting the number of links to your website from other websites that have similar content. For most websites this means that if you can get a link from any of your suppliers to your website then this will help things along.

Your first reaction might be to send out a mass email to everyone you can think of asking for a link to your website, but before you do that here are some things to think about.

What kind of websites do you want your link to appear on?

For example, if you are a shop selling baby products (like Miracle on St. Andrew St), it would make sense to approach all of your suppliers. In addition to this, have a think about the kind of websites that might have visitors who are interested in your products. A good example of this is any websites that deal with pregnancy, parenting or childhood.

Check the target website first to ensure that there are no nasties on it

By this I mean things that won't offend your target audience or discuss topics such as politics where things may be one sided or controversial.

Have a template email ready - but customise it

Hopefully you're going to ask a lot of people to place a link on their website. Don't send them all an email that is the same. Feel free to have a template to start with but customise it to appeal to their good side, their sense of vanity, or anything that will give you a chance to get the link on their website. Find out their name and use it in the email - if finding out is tricky, call someone in the company - maybe a different branch and ask them who it is. Also, in the email explain that you will reciprocate with a link back to their website and this will send visitors - and potential sales - their way.

Sniff out your competition

This is a clever trick, and perfectly above board. Think of the search terms that you want your website to be found with, e.g. "baby clothes". Search for this on Google and see who comes up on the first page. Now, go back to Google and type in "link:websiteaddress.co.nz" (where websiteaddress.co.nz is the website you found on the first page of the results). This will give you a list of all website that link to that competing website. These websites are the ones from which you should ask for a reciprocal link.

Here is a template that you can use to ask for a link, customise it as you see fit.

The Acme website is a great source of news, tips and tricks about using Acme products. We have a large range of products in our showroom and our friendly team of people are more than happy to help you build your next project.

Finally ...

You might be interested in finding out what web sites are already linked to yours, go to Google and type in: "link:www.mywebsiteaddress.co.nz". Are those links doing you justic? Are they well placed on the site? Do they have your logo? If not, there's an easy place to start by sending your website description to them.

Snow Day in Dunedin - 16/06/2009

Due to the heavy snow fall last night we will have limited office service.

The hills around Dunedin are very icy making the journey to work for some staff a little dangerous. Paul will manage the office until the others can be on deck later today or tomorrow.

We thank you for being patient.

If you have an appointment booked please ring if you need to reschedule.

Regards,
The Team at Turboweb

Managing Your Passwords - 11/06/2009

If there is one thing I hear most people complain about is that they have to remember yet another password. This is an increasing problem as our lives go more and more online. You may get a login for your internet banking, sign up for a website over here, get a new email account or protect a document. All these things give you yet another opportunity to create a password. It is all very confusing.

At Turboweb we have possibly hundreds of passwords for all kinds of different things. Of course if we always used the same password and someone was able to guess it then our entire online lives are at risk. Every service from banking through to social media sites could be compromised. Therefore we use a unique password for every login we need to create. But how on earth do we remember it all? In short we don't, we use a password manager.

There are many password management applications out there that help you not only create unique passwords that make it hard for others to break into but also store all of those passwords securely. Generally when you want to open up the password manager application you will need the one password. This means you only have to really remember one password.

Warning bells should chime here. Make sure that the password that you use to get into the password manager is a good one! Do NOT use a anything that is easily found out about you. For example pet names, mothers maiden name, middle name, birth date, favourite team, workplace name etc. Don't use any standard word any name. Using names, words or dates can be easily guessed.

How to create a nice memorable secure password.

Think of a phrase. Pick something you find very easy to remember. For this example we will use: “Using just normal words is bad.”

Now just take the first letters of that phrase: ujnwib

Make some of them or one of them an upper case: ujNWib

Now you can make any of the following letters into a number:
i = 1
a = 4
t = 7
s = 5
e = 3
o = 0 (that is Zero)

Why these letters like that? Because they look a little bit like their counterpart. Lets take a capital A for example, it looks somewhat like the numeral 4.

So now our password becomes: ujNW1b

Now see that you have a pretty nasty looking set of letters and numbers that you can reproduce by simply remembering the phrase.

The below is a list of applications that you can use completely for free or try before you buy.

Password Safe: www.pwsafe.org
Free, open source application.

KeePass Password Sage: www.keepass.info
Free, open source application.

Anypassword: www.anypassword.com
They have a free version for individual and not-for-profit charitable entity use.

For more great information and for a useful online tool for creating passwords visit: www.grc.com/passwords.htm

Regards,
Aaron

Kaitangata Goes For Gold - 04/06/2009

The Kaitangata Black Gold community website officially goes live on the 25th July.

The group use the Simple Content Manager to run their website and help facilitate the events, functions and groups they run.

They have a great range of objectives and need to be congratulated on their enthusiasm and ability to get the job done. Here are some of their objectives.

To coordinate the integration of the Kaitangata Black Gold marketing plan and heritage branding across the whole of Kaitangata and District
That residents and visitors actively participate within the community and hold positive perceptions of the Kaitangata and Districts communities alike
Community groups and external agencies cooperate and extend partnerships to coordinate projects and developments
Raise the profile of youth leadership through increased social participation and ensure youth representation in all undertakings within Kaitangata and Districts
Raise, preserve and utilise heritage awareness and appreciation of the unique cultural and historical identity of Kaitangata and Districts.

Kaitangata has a very strong community spirit and the many groups and clubs are testiment to that.

Check out their website at www.kaitangatablackgold.co.nz

First Turboweb client night a roaring success - 28/05/2009

Last night we staged our first Turboweb Client Night at Nectar Espresso Cafe + Bar. It was a roaring success with almost 40 of our clients packing themselves into the place and sampling delicious treats served up from the kitchen below. We sincerely thank all that came and extend our sympathies to those who were keen but weren't able to make it.

It was very refreshing to see our clients passionate about meeting others and seeking opportunities. The "speed dating" networking technique worked well but left Paul with a bit of a croaky voice.

From the feedback we have had we know that you all had a good time and we'll let you know when the next one comes around.

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