Small Business


Off the Grid in Historic Downtown Campbell: Where Tech Meets Community

Greetings, tech enthusiasts and offthegridit aficionados! Today, I have the distinct pleasure of sharing some exciting news with you – our brand-new office nestled in the heart of Historic Downtown Campbell.  Picture this: the iconic Historic Water Tower standing tall against the vibrant backdrop of Downtown Campbell. Charming storefronts, and […]


Microsoft has raised pricing and changed the name on Office

Direct link to Microsoft 365 Pricing: Microsoft Office 365 pricing New pricing announcement for Microsoft 365 from Microsoft Blog: Microsoft New Pricing for Microsoft 365August 19, 2021 Today we are announcing changes to our commercial pricing for Microsoft 365–(Credit/quote:  Microsoft Corporation) Microsoft Office name change announcement article by COMPUTERWORLD: Office […]


UniFi Dream Machine should be your next home or office WiFi router (2020)

Ubiquiti Networks new UniFi Dream Machine and Dream Machine Pro routers + security gateway are some of our favorite WiFi, router + security gatewaxy products on the market for 2020. They are just starting to roll out WiFi 6 products that you will be able to integrate with these. Best […]


Comcast Offers Prepaid Internet

When I first heard about Comcast’s pricing going up I decided to do some research. What I found was surprising, Comcast is introducing a lot of new stuff in addition to raising their prices. Their offer looks to be about $45 a month. Something interesting to note is that you […]


Best Wifi for Home & Small Business 2019

The demand for the latest Wifi Technologies is booming. In 2019 we have some great offerings and the companies offering have increased. Even Amazon has gotten into the game with the acquisition of Eero. While last year we focused on SMB and the Home users market with basic off the […]

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Why everyone is switching to WordPress

Have you noticed how many websites have switched to WordPress?  In January of 2015 Entrepreneur Magazine was even recommending WordPress in 25 Reasons your Business Should Switch to WordPress. Let’s backtrack a little bit, if you are still using just a plain html site then it’s time to get hip […]


Let’s revisit SEO for Small Business Websites

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) has been around for a while now.  There was a time when you had to have your Search Engine optimization Guru help with this.  Now you can buy SEO a la carte from your web hosting provider or even just use plugins with WordPress. You probably know […]

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