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eCommerce Essentials – Google Account

Everyone is familiar with Google as a search engine and free email service, but you may not be aware of the many free web tools available through Google. Webmasters rely on tools like Google AdWords and Google Analytics to maximize and measure their online audience. In this video we will show you how to setup a Google Account and a basic Google profile.

Lesson 1: How To Setup Google Account and Profile

As always Connections is happy to answer questions and assist you in any way we can to get your e-business up and running over the competition. Contact us at service@ConnectionsIS.com.


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by on September 3, 2010 Leave a Comment

How to Setup a Google Account [Video]


A Google Account is your gateway to a variety of services to enhance your web presence. As a general rule each website should have its own Google Account.

  1. Go to Google.com
  2. Click on “Sign in” in the upper right hand corner.
  3. Click on “Create an account now” link.
  4. Enter the current email address that you will use for account verification.
  5. Select a password of at least eight characters. We suggest something complicated with a mix of upper and lowercase characters, numbers and non-alpha numeric characters.
  6. Choose wether or not to stay logged in all of the time. (Recommended)
  7. Choose whether or not to Enable Web History. It does improve personal search results.
  8. Choose your location.
  9. Select your birthday. This is not displayed anywhere. It is simply trying to verify legally eligible to have an account where you live.
  10. Try and decipher the Google captcha and enter what you think you see in the provided field (Good Luck).
  11. Agree to the terms of service.
  12. Click on “I Accept. Create My Account” button.
  13. You will now be asked to confirm the email associated with the account. When you receive the confirmation email click the confirm link at the top.
  14. You will be taken to a confirmation page. You can now log on to your new Google account.

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Related Resources

Blog Post – Why You need a Google Account

As always Connections is happy to answer questions and assist you in any way we can to get your e-business up and running over the competition. Contact us at service@ConnectionsIS.com.


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by on September 2, 2010 Leave a Comment

Our Favorite Google Chrome SEO Extensions [Video]


You can add many new features to Google Chrome by adding extensions. Some features are useful for some people, but not for others. Extensions allow customization of Google Chrome while keeping your browser free of clutter that you don’t use. Google Chrome extensions can be found at https://chrome.google.com/extensions.

From an SEO standpoint we are interested in tools that allow us to communicate with our audience better, track our progress and check up on our competition. These are a few of our favorites tools to do just that. [Read more...]

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by on September 2, 2010 Leave a Comment

How to Install Google Chrome [Video]

Why Do We Recommend a Browser?

  1. We are looking for the browser with the best speed and performance.
  2. We want to offer a constant look and feel throughout our demonstrations so that you experience a website the same way we do.

Recently Google added extensions to Chrome extending its usefulness for our purposes and making it a contender. [Read more...]

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by on August 19, 2010 Leave a Comment

Putting Your Business on the Search Maps [Videos]

On a recent business trip to Seattle, I decided to try and find some sort of Seafood restaurant near my hotel and decided to use Google Maps on my phone to find it. Shortly after finding the information. As owner of a search firm and I am always curious so, I did a search on Accounting and Financial Planning firms in the area. I expected to see red markers designating firms everywhere, however, I was surprised to discover that that was not the case. Why not? Its free advertising! I also decided to glance at how many firms were listed in my home town Amarillo, Texas. Knowing that Amarillo has NO shortage of accountants I expected to find quite a few, but the overall majority were not listed (as shown in the screenshot below).

So How Do I get my Business on the Map

This got me thinking that maybe people just do not know how to add their business to Google Maps? Here I am going to show you how to do just that.

While Google, Yahoo and other maps gather business information from numerous websites (Yellow Pages directories, and other sources) to populate their search results, you can easily enter your own information into these online services for free. Here’s how: [Read more...]

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by on July 29, 2010 Leave a Comment

Why You Need a Google Account [Video]


Everyone is familiar with Google as a search engine and free email client, but you may not be aware of the many free web tools available through Google. Tech savvy web masters rely on tools like Google Analytics to maximize their online audience. Here is a quick look at our favorite Google aps you should be using.

Google AdWords is Google’s pay-per-click advertising program that allows web site owners to place ads based on keywords to drive traffic to their sites. Customers who are searching for your product or service are displayed ads on Google and their content network. Site owners pay a fee when a when people click on your ad. This type of advertising can be extremely effective when paired with the right mix of keywords, product and cost can be achieved. [Read more...]

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by on June 18, 2008 1 Comment

Support Hose Store visits Google Channel 7 Pro News [Video]

SupportHoseStore.com visits Google Channel 7 Pro News 06/16/2008

Google invites Amarillo based e-commerce business, SupportHoseStore.com, to their campus to meet with Key staff members

Amarillo, Texas- June 16, 2008

Rod & Vanda Lancour at the Googleplex with the Googlers

Rod & Vanda Lancour at the Googleplex with the Googlers

SupportHoseStore.com, an Amarillo Based e-commerce web site received an invitation from Google, the leading web search engine, to visit their campus in Mountain View, California. Vanda and Rod Lancour, owners of SupportHoseStore.Com received a questionnaire about services offered by Google. Mr. Lancour returned the questionnaire. Google then contacted Mr. Lancour and invited him and Mrs. Lancour to visit their campus on June 5-6, 2008, where they met with key staff and personnel to discuss future promotional opportunities. This visit comes at a time of substantial local, national and international growth for SupporHoseStore.com. Google assists SupportHoseStore.com through their world-wide search engine network, through key word updates, optimizing advertising programs, and updated beta programs, which gives SupportHoseStore.com the leading web resources available to maintain contact with their prospective customers and optimize their web site.

SupportHoseStore.com’s retail location, Support Hose Plus, in Amarillo Texas, is located at I-40 and Bell, in the Interstate Shopping Center. Support Hose Plus carries the largest selection of support hose available in the Tri-State area, featuring a complete line of Jobst, Mediven, Sigvaris and Juzo support stockings. Support Hose Plus also carries post-mastectomy products and is adding new product lines including low cost support hose, orthopedic supplies, and Therall arthritis relief products and walking canes.

SupportHoseStore.com was started in September 2001. As a 2003 recipient of the Amarillo Enterprise Challenge Grant, a program of the WTAMU Enterprise Center, SupportHoseStore.com has been able to support exponential growth and is now undergoing an expansive program of additional development. Plans are underway for the development of a large customer service/warehouse center in Amarillo. SupportHoseStore.com serves customers worldwide including those from the USA, Canada, Central/South America, Europe, Taiwan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Russia, offering exceptional products and customer service from their team of trained Compression Garment Specialists.

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