Author Archives: Hodgson Consulting

Backup Alert To All iPod Users

If you’ve been an iTunes and iPod customer for any length of time, you’ll quickly rack up the number of songs, videos, and audio books in your library. And, in no time flat, you can end up spending a small … Continue reading

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A Warning To Business Owners: Non-Compliance To New Regulations Can Mean Hefty Fines

In the past 10 years, over 10,000 new regulations have been placed on the books by local, state, and federal agencies pertaining to the handling, storage, and disposal of confidential client, patient, and employee documents and information. The Commonwealth of … Continue reading

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If Disaster Strikes, How Fast Could Your Company Be Back Up And Running?

You hear it all the time from us—back up your data, keep your virus protection current and install and maintain a firewall to protect yourself from hackers and other online threats. However, while these precautions will certainly help you avoid … Continue reading

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How Are You Backing Up Your Company’s Critical Data?

If you use a tape backup or an external hard drive to protect your company’s critical data, you are actually putting yourself at enormous risk for downtime. Tape backups, external hard drives, and other media-driven backup solutions are designed to … Continue reading

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How Google Can Make You A Star

Most business owners are aware that Google is a useful tool if someone is searching for your company on the web. However, what many people don’t know is that you can also use Google to help build your credibility. As … Continue reading

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5 Simple Steps To More Productive Employees

Most business owners would agree that your most valuable assets (and possibly your most time-intensive resources) are your employees. No business owner is an island and in order to run a successful company, we need to rely on quality, “A … Continue reading

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Why Spending More On Computer Support Can Actual Save You Money

BusinessDictionary.com defines a hidden cost as “Expense not normally included in the purchase price of an equipment or machine, such as for maintenance, supplies, training, and upgrades” and typical computer service is wracked with them. Lots of these types of … Continue reading

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7 Trends To Help You Thrive in a Challenging Economy

I ran across an article recently that sparked me to think about how I could improve my online marketing presence and generate more customer traffic. As I poured through the article I realized that many of my clients could benefit … Continue reading

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May Is National Clean Up Your Computer Month

(Something You’ll RUSH To Do Once You Read This Survey That Reveals Just How DirtyYour Keyboard Is!)      Since there’s a holiday or month for just about every cause imaginable, it should come as no surprise that cleaning your PC … Continue reading

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3 Reasons To Have A Blog

(Even If Nobody Reads It) Building a massive following online is no easy task. But before you give up on your company blog due to the disappointing number of people who read and comment on it, here are 3 reasons … Continue reading

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