Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

As an early Christmas present, we’re proud to announce a beta site we’ve been working on designed to be your 24/7/365 online help center.support.bizzuka.com is chocked full of the questions we hear most from clients with easy-to-understand answers. We hope you agree this is a page worth bookmarking and would appreciate any suggestions or feedback you have – our goal is to make you a Bizzuka fan for life. Again, our warmest wishes of the Season.

John Munsell, CEO, & the entire Bizzuka staff

p.s. Please note our Holiday Hours: Thurs., Dec. 23 & 30 - Open until 1 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 24 & 31 - Closed.

New Google Rx: Website+Google map = BEST RESULTS!

Google has recently changed the way it displays – and ranks – websites and their corresponding maps.

Now, however, an enhanced (or optimized) map is necessary. The process begins when one “claims” a local listing with Google. If one’s site uses integrated information on maps and websites, Google gives additional “ranking points”.

If you are an Internet Marketing client of ours, then we have done this for you, but if you need help determining whether your company has claimed its local listing with Google, let us check that for you -email us and we will get back to you with an answer and/or any recommendations.

Google Online Primer Offers Web 101

What’s a cookie? How do I protect myself on the web? And most importantly: What happens if a truck runs over my laptop? For things you’ve always wanted to know about the web but were afraid to ask, Google compiled a website, made to look like a book . . . 20 things you might want to know about the web.

Shoppers get bigger, better deals on-the-go . . .

People plan to use their mobile devices to their advantage while gift-shopping by comparing prices, checking availability, and finding reviews, according to market researcher IDC. In related news, around 5.6% of Black Friday 2010 traffic came from mobile devices — a 26.7 year-over-year increase. Another reason it's important for your website to be mobile-translatable!

Welcome to the Family! New Arrivals . . .

United Way of Southwest Louisiana

Delta Machine & Ironworks

GoFasten.com

Naser Diamonds

Barnel’s Art & Framing Gallery

LoveStone

Michael Tish Jewelers

Vivid Jewelers

Lafayette Heart Clinic

SHAZAM!!!

Recently at Bizzuka HQ we hosted another slam-dunk “Fedex Day”. If you’re not familiar with the concept, “Fedex Day” is what many businesses around the world employ to boost innovation and break the shackles of ho-hum, status quo, same ole same ole, yada-yada . . . you get the drift.

The basic idea (originated by Google) is to grant employees a percentage of time weekly (we do 10%) to work creatively on ideas/projects that ultimately contribute in a creative and innovative way, giving time and attention to great ideas that don't fit the normal scope of the business day/duties. MORE . . .

Bizzuka eBurst is a newsletter designed to help you leverage your website to increase business, notify you of enhancements and upgrades made to the software and keep you informed about all the great things happening at Bizzuka. Subscribers welcome.