Internet Service Central Articles and Advice
Would you like more jobs coming through to your business? Google loves websites with lots and lots of links to them. In fact the more links a website has, the more visitors that Google will send to that website. So, how can you get more jobs? Simply find ways to links your website and others to Service Central. Read on to see different ways businesses and customers are doing this.
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Leave a comment · 09/01/2013 ·
So, you have taken the inevitable plunge and finally decided to start your own business - congratulations. The next thing you are probably contemplating on is whether or not to have a website for your company. As the owner of a budding venture, it is strongly recommended that you do so and secure a persuasive web presence for your business. For those still dubious whether their business actually does need a website, presented are a good five reasons that should convince you to get your website up and running sooner than later. Read more...
Leave a comment · 03/01/2013 ·
My question is does Google use Gmail as an SEO ranking factor? Also, if Google doesn’t currently do this, why not? This is an in depth analysis of why Google should be using Gmail as an SEO ranking signal. Read more...
Leave a comment · 07/12/2012 ·
Service Central is proud to announce that we have a brand new homepage for our website. The new design is clearer, simpler and much much faster. Initial tests from our IT gurus have found the new homepage loads up to 24 times faster than the old homepage. Check it out today, we would love your thoughts and opinions. Read more...
Leave a comment · 05/09/2012 ·
This month Service Central celebrates our 7th birthday. It was way back in July 2005 that Service Central launched into business as “the easy way to find trades and services” with a massive radio campaign on Melbourne’s Gold FM. Never before had the people of Melbourne been able to call a single number (1800 SERVICE) ask for any tradesperson or home service that they so desired and have quality pre-verified and insured businesses calling them back. The result was instant with job requests flooding through from day 1. It was a bold concept that has since shaken up the way that people from all over Australia now go about finding their trades and home services. Read more...
Leave a comment · 02/07/2012
So far only a select few businesses have been lucky enough to see Eaco, the new Business Management System. They were given a run through of the system and were blown away by how much easier it is to keep track of their jobs, contacts and leads. How quick and professional creating quotes is, and how keeping track of who did what on each job is now a breeze. Read more...
Leave a comment · 30/04/2012 ·
The latest iPhone software upgrade as a great new feature called iMessage that automatically gives you free SMS messages between iPhones. Its a great way to save money, and has many other benefits too. Read more...
Leave a comment · 20/04/2012
Last week saw the launch of the latest iPad3. It was quite a disappointment. This is the iPad that Apple should have launched instead. Read more...
3 comments · 16/03/2012
Bruce Akhurst, the long time CEO of Sensis, has resigned today. Read more...
3 comments · 14/03/2012
Google's Gmail provides businesses with a great free email service. You can use your own business website name and people will never know that you're using Gmail at all. Its free and its great. Read more...
Leave a comment · 07/03/2012
Set your profile pic for the whole internet with Gravatar today. Gravatar is a great free service that enables websites throughout the internet to automatically add your profile picture to the comments you make. Its free and its easy. Read more...
Leave a comment · 07/03/2012
Do you have a website with lots of traffic? So do we, and here's a lists of the tools that we have found useful in measuring and monitoring our traffic. Read more...
Leave a comment · 05/03/2012
If you're an advanced user of Gmail and are frustrated with how hard it is to get files in and out of Dropbox from your emails, then Attachments.me have created a great solution. Read more...
Leave a comment · 05/03/2012
Concerned that more and more businesses are moving to Google Docs, Microsoft have put out this rather amusing ad highlighting why people should stay with Microsoft Office. Read more...
4 comments · 05/03/2012
Well like many Melbournians, we received our new Yellow Pages the other day... and realised, like many of you will have, that there's not quite as much of it as there used to be. Read more...
10 comments · 15/02/2012
SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) - it's been in the news, across the internet and it could affect all of us. So what is it, how will it work and do we really want it? Read more...
1 comment · 25/01/2012
Never forget anything again with this handy application that works on your phone, computer and ipad. You can share tasks, manage them from anywhere and even set them up to sms or email reminders! Read more...
Leave a comment · 13/12/2011
Ever wished you could stick a post-it note on a website? Well, now you can! With the internet so often used for research, it makes sense that the famous sticky note (a must-have for any researcher) is now available in digital form! Read more...
Leave a comment · 13/12/2011
Here at Service Central we recently noticed something that made us really excited. Our registered businesses' star ratings are now showing up next to their name in Google search results! Read more...
Leave a comment · 06/12/2011
Telstra CEO, David Thodey, has announced that the Yellow Pages is shrinking much faster than they expected. It was anticipated that the directory would take a hit this year, but it would appear that advertisers are abandoning Yellow Pages with gusto. Read more...
10 comments · 30/11/2011
Take this Lollipop is a simple website that poses a far more complex question - how safe are you online? Read more...
1 comment · 10/11/2011
Are you the sort of person who flicks through the newspaper and only finds about one interesting article per page, if that? Well, now you can make every newspaper interesting - by making it yourself! Introducing Paper.li. Read more...
Leave a comment · 10/11/2011
The coupons craze has definitely hit our household. My wife loves a deal, and over the last 12 months she has been snapping up deals for just about everything. But how can they be economically viable for businesses? Are they, in fact, too good to be true? Read more...
24 comments · 21/10/2011
SupplierXchange is designed to streamline and automate the workflow of a teammanaging commercial works from the initial work request through to the completed work order, invoice and payment. Read more...
Leave a comment · 01/09/2011
Ever wished you could input a picture into google search instead of having to try and explain yourself? Well now you can. Learn more about Google's 'Search by Image'. Read more...
Leave a comment · 31/08/2011
We have been getting a lot of questions as to how to make our website work best. One of the secrets is to use the best Internet browser. So lets explore what browsers are, what choices you have, and which ones are best. Read more...
1 comment · 31/07/2011
Scanner Pro is a nifty app for the iPhone that turns your phone camera into a document scanner. You can then upload the scanned documents direct to Google Docs, Drop Box or a variety of other online storage sites. Read more...
Leave a comment · 08/07/2011
Here at Service Central we've been doing a bit of housecleaning and tidying up the website... and have noticed that it seems Google is doing something similar. Something VERY similar, in fact! Read more...
4 comments · 05/07/2011
iPod, iPad, iPhone... bit by bit Apple is taking over our world. Their beautiful design and amazing technology has been drawing us in more and more ever since the iPod was launched back in October 2001. As Apple products become more and more a part of our daily lives, we ask what is next? Could Apple produce an iWorld? Read more...
3 comments · 01/07/2011
You may not realise it, but 80% of your customers are now starting their buying process online. What does that mean for you? It means that customers are going to learn about you and decide whether or not they trust you before you even get a phone call. Read on to learn how you can improve your online presence. Read more...
Leave a comment · 11/05/2011