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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

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Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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5 Things to Compare When Choosing an eCommerce Platform

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The way your online store is optimized for search has a direct impact on how people discover your website and find what they are looking for. Now, SEO for an ecommerce website requires a great deal of due diligence by the site owner, regardless of the platform. Social buttons: The search engines love sharable content.

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The Top 10 Tools for Tracking Your Web Metrics

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Thankfully, there are a number of great tools for tracking your web metrics (both free and paid) that can help you get a better understanding of what your users are doing on your site and even how your competitors are faring in their own online efforts. What is web analytics? MOZ [$99/month and up]. SEMrush [$69.95/month month and up].

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. Do a web search to find platform-specific tools. This will protect all parties involved, ensuring your developer is treated fairly, your work is done in a timely manner and all expectations are met on both sides.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

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Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. How do you use LinkedIn?

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HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

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EFactor The authors of business networking book The N Factor venture up the alphabet a little bit to bring you the EFactor. This social network for entrepreneurs can help you answer your questions in a handful of different ways. Thankfully responses aren’t restricted with a character limit.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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When making technical hires, we always reach out to our network of programmer friends and ask them to sit in on interviews and review resumes with us. Go Beyond the Code There are many super hackers out there (especially in the Bay Area). Jesse Davis , Entrustet. David Schnurman , Lawline.