What is the Cloud?

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Put very simply, using The Cloud means putting your IT online. The Difference Pre-Cloud Offices Before the cloud was available, offices had PC computers networked using cables, a server on-site (sometimes with special climate control, plus an IT person to maintain it) and backups on tape. On-Premises Disadvantages Cloud Offices Using the cloud, offices can now network …

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Using Clickfunnels For Local Businesses – Case Study Plus FREE Clickfunnel Template

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Marketing funnels have been a part of successful businesses for 100’s of years. The concept is certainly not new.  Almost everyday of your life your are unknowingly part of 100’s of marketing funnels. If you frequent supermarkets to purchase your families groceries you enter a funnel every time you set foot in the store. Products are strategically placed in certain parts of the store to give them every chance of being purchased. It’s no coincidence that the children’s lollies and chocolates are placed at the checkout counter. You could consider these an up-sell in your shopping experience.

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IMAP Settings for Gmail Accounts

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Are you looking to connect up to a business Gmail or normal Gmail account via IMAP and wanted to find the settings? Below you’ll find exactly this. Before getting started – allow IMAP for your Gmail account First, you need to allow IMAP for your Gmail account. Without completing this step, the information you collect …

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Silicon Dales Now an Official Google Apps Reseller

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Silicon Dales is now an official reseller for Google’s Gmail for Domains – AKA Google Workspace. This gives our clients access to a world beating cloud-based email service as well as online document sharing tools. Google Workspace Package Gmail for Domains includes: up to 30 GB of storage custom email addresses email groups multiple domains routing …

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How to Handle Emails for an Absent Employee in Google Workspace

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Employees may be away for a whole host of reasons from holiday (vacations) to sickness or just planned leaves-of-absence. In order to effectively manage their inbox, for any period of time, Google’s Google Workspace offers a range of options: Delegate the inbox Set up a forward Set up a Google Group Inbox Delegation Inbox delegation is …

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Add RSS to a Mailchimp Newsletter

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Email is a really great way to stay in touch with your customers and all the statistics point to it being a major driver of new business. That’s why we’ve included some tips for getting the most out of your email newsletter below: RSS into Mailchimp Aside from RSS-driven campaigns, Mailchimp also allows you to …

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How to set an email account as the default account in Apple OSX Mail

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If you operate multiple email accounts from your Apple “Mail” software, you might want to switch which account is used as the “default” account to perform certain actions, like sending a new email. The instructions below will help you to set a different email account as the default on your Mac. Before we start: Google Workspace …

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