It is not always who you know, but what you know. That is why obtaining Microsoft certification can be a valuable asset to your career. Of coursework, it does depend on what career path you require to take as to whether you require to get either MCSE training or MCP training or anything else for that matter. So what do those abbreviations MCSE and MCP stand for anyway?
MCP stands for Microsoft Certified Professional and MCSE is an abbreviation for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. What exactly does having a Microsoft certification mean anyway? They know that it looks nice on a resume and opens new doors in your career. Did you know that being certifiable - in Microsoft anyway - sometimes will also boost your pay? Experience counts for a lot, but having a Microsoft certification or one does not hurt either!
So what does it take to be and MCP or MCSE? Plenty of studying! The MCP courses and MCP exams are geared toward a more rounded technical professional. Candidates for MCP must pass one current certification check from Microsoft. Passing one of the exams demonstrates that the candidate has a consistent level of technical expertise.
With the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer path, there's MCSE boot camps that help prepare candidates for the MCSE exams. These MCSE boot camps are intense classes often packed in to a full one week period in lieu of the traditional every week MCSE training classes in preparation for the MCSE exams. This path is more involved. MCSE certification is standard in the IT field and prepares you for anything from the design of a system’s infrastructure to analyzing the company’s needs before implementing a design.
Unlike those individuals who take the MCP training to prepare for MCP exams, students of MCSE have a coursework of study that is more intense. In lieu of one check to prepare for, they have two tests that they are necessary to pass to get their Microsoft certification. Yikes! Two! They have five main exams to take as well as one electives. The five necessary MCSE exams are broken down in to four operating process exams and one design examination. The one electives usually deal with other issues in design and implementation not covered in the five core tests.
After learning a few fundamentals, it is simple to see that the MCP or Microsoft Certified Professional is a stepping stone to bigger and greater things in the world of Microsoft certification. The individuals who go for the MCP have a leg up on those peers who have no technical experience. They will have a better grasp on technical issues and usually stay a step ahead of trends. The MCSE is more specialized and appeals to the techno geek with a penchant for design and implementation. They like knowing how stuff works. So market yourself and become certifiable!
Friday, July 23, 2010
8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure
RSS(Real Simple Syndication) is the new technology on the block and is taking the Internet by storm as Internet marketers are hurrying to incorporate this new form of communication and technology into there existing online businesses to Maximize there exposure online with NEW and/or Existing customers.
I recently received a post on my Blog from a fellow that inspired me to write this article since I found the nature of the topic important to ALL who are serious about getting the most out of there RSS feed and this new technology.
I'm pretty sure you can guess what he ask from reading the headline of this article.
Well... I did some research on what he had asked of me and came up with...
"8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure"
So, with that said, let's dive into the first and MOST important step to Maximizing your RSS feed for the exposure it deserves.
Step #1. Build a dedicated webpage for your RSS feed.
This is probably the most important part of getting the most out of your RSS feed, is by building your own dedicated webpage for your RSS feed subscription.
The KEY here is to give your potential readers many options to adding Your RSS feed.
The best way for me to illustrate this to you is by clicking on the link below that leads to my dedicated RSS feed subscription page so you can see first hand what you need to do to get yours started.
Click here:
http://www.internetwondersezine.com/rss_feed.html
Did you notice all the different options I give?
That's what you need to do.
Now, for those of you who aren't so web savvy, don't worry, I have something for you that will auto-generate a RSS feed webpage for you within minutes if you already have a Blog or RSS feed.
The service I'm talking about is called FeedBurner.com -- http://www.feedburner.com -- and is a free service for you to sign up for.
Here's what my webpage through FeedBurner.com looks like so you'll have an idea of what yours will look like.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheInternetWondersBlog
Do you see all the options they give your potential readers to add your RSS feed to there RSS readers?
Once you've accomplished one of the two options above your all set to start promoting your RSS feed for MAXIMUM exposure.
Step #2. Add links to your RSS feed webpage on your website.
This is yet just another way to pull your visitors towards your RSS feed webpage by simply adding Text or Graphic links to your existing webpages.
Make sure you put them in Highly visible area's where your visitors will see your links.
I would would put one at the top, middle and bottom of your website.
This really depends on what kind of website you have so you'll have to use your own dicression.
Here's what I have done on my website to give you an example.
Click here: http://www.internetwondersezine.com
Step #3. Add this HTML tag to your RSS feed webpage.
Here's something you can add to all your websites webpages that will get the attention of Search Engines spiders to come on over and check out your RSS feed further.
Simple add the following HTML tag to the of your document:
link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="YOUR SITE TITLE RSS Feed" href="URL TO RSS FILE"/
(note: add this < in front of "link rel" and this > to the end after the forward slash /)
Step #4. Some idea's if you have your own newsletter.
If you have your own newsletter like I do, here's a couple ways to get your visitors to visit your RSS feed webpage.
Add a link on your "Thank You" page that leads to your RSS feed webpage. Whether its a Text or Graphic link.
The key here is to get your RSS feed link in front of your readers as much as possible to get them to add your RSS feed to there readers.
The next one is, add a link inside your "Welcome" email that's sent out to your New newsletter subscriber after they've subscribed.
This again, will give you another chance of getting them to add your RSS feed to there readers.
Step #5. Put together a "Signature File".
Here's another couple great ways to get your RSS feed webpage more exposure every time you send out an email or post to any online forums is by simply putting together a "Signature File".
Now, every time you sent out an email to your list and/or business contact you can attached your "Signature File" at the end of every email you send.
The same goes for online forums, every time you make a post or answer someone else's, your "Signature File" will be automatically attached.
Your "Signature File" doesn't have to be a huge, a few enticing lines will do fine with your RSS feed URL.
Step #6. Submit your RSS feed to RSS Directories and SE's.
Another great way to give your RSS feed more exposure is by submitting it or them to RSS Directories and Search Engines.
I've listed a few resources for you below to get you started with.
- Feed Shark
http://feedshark.brainbliss.com
- Ping-O-Matic
http://pingomatic.com
- RSS Top 55
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55
Step #7. Write an article, if you write articles.
This is a great way to get your RSS feed webpage in front of thousands of targeted readers absolutely FREE!
Simply write an article on a HOT topic within your niche, and at the end of your article add an enticing, attention grabbing "Resource Box" that points to your RSS feed webpage URL.
Step #8. Set-Up a PPC(Pay-Per-Click) campaign.
For the last step to getting your RSS feed webpage Maximum exposure is to set-up a PPC campaign.
By doing this you will be able to send HIGHLY targeted traffic to your RSS feed webpage that are hungry for the information you have to offer.
The only downside to doing the PPC tactic is that it will cost you.
And, this tactic solely depends on whether or not you chose to set-up an RSS feed webpage of your own.
Now, I'm sure there are many others ways out there that could draw in more visitors to your RSS feed, but, these ones I just outlined in this article are the Best ones in my mind and are the ones I use.
Well, this concludes the, "8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure", so, the only thing I have left to say to you is... Get Started!
I recently received a post on my Blog from a fellow that inspired me to write this article since I found the nature of the topic important to ALL who are serious about getting the most out of there RSS feed and this new technology.
I'm pretty sure you can guess what he ask from reading the headline of this article.
Well... I did some research on what he had asked of me and came up with...
"8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure"
So, with that said, let's dive into the first and MOST important step to Maximizing your RSS feed for the exposure it deserves.
Step #1. Build a dedicated webpage for your RSS feed.
This is probably the most important part of getting the most out of your RSS feed, is by building your own dedicated webpage for your RSS feed subscription.
The KEY here is to give your potential readers many options to adding Your RSS feed.
The best way for me to illustrate this to you is by clicking on the link below that leads to my dedicated RSS feed subscription page so you can see first hand what you need to do to get yours started.
Click here:
http://www.internetwondersezine.com/rss_feed.html
Did you notice all the different options I give?
That's what you need to do.
Now, for those of you who aren't so web savvy, don't worry, I have something for you that will auto-generate a RSS feed webpage for you within minutes if you already have a Blog or RSS feed.
The service I'm talking about is called FeedBurner.com -- http://www.feedburner.com -- and is a free service for you to sign up for.
Here's what my webpage through FeedBurner.com looks like so you'll have an idea of what yours will look like.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheInternetWondersBlog
Do you see all the options they give your potential readers to add your RSS feed to there RSS readers?
Once you've accomplished one of the two options above your all set to start promoting your RSS feed for MAXIMUM exposure.
Step #2. Add links to your RSS feed webpage on your website.
This is yet just another way to pull your visitors towards your RSS feed webpage by simply adding Text or Graphic links to your existing webpages.
Make sure you put them in Highly visible area's where your visitors will see your links.
I would would put one at the top, middle and bottom of your website.
This really depends on what kind of website you have so you'll have to use your own dicression.
Here's what I have done on my website to give you an example.
Click here: http://www.internetwondersezine.com
Step #3. Add this HTML tag to your RSS feed webpage.
Here's something you can add to all your websites webpages that will get the attention of Search Engines spiders to come on over and check out your RSS feed further.
Simple add the following HTML tag to the of your document:
link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="YOUR SITE TITLE RSS Feed" href="URL TO RSS FILE"/
(note: add this < in front of "link rel" and this > to the end after the forward slash /)
Step #4. Some idea's if you have your own newsletter.
If you have your own newsletter like I do, here's a couple ways to get your visitors to visit your RSS feed webpage.
Add a link on your "Thank You" page that leads to your RSS feed webpage. Whether its a Text or Graphic link.
The key here is to get your RSS feed link in front of your readers as much as possible to get them to add your RSS feed to there readers.
The next one is, add a link inside your "Welcome" email that's sent out to your New newsletter subscriber after they've subscribed.
This again, will give you another chance of getting them to add your RSS feed to there readers.
Step #5. Put together a "Signature File".
Here's another couple great ways to get your RSS feed webpage more exposure every time you send out an email or post to any online forums is by simply putting together a "Signature File".
Now, every time you sent out an email to your list and/or business contact you can attached your "Signature File" at the end of every email you send.
The same goes for online forums, every time you make a post or answer someone else's, your "Signature File" will be automatically attached.
Your "Signature File" doesn't have to be a huge, a few enticing lines will do fine with your RSS feed URL.
Step #6. Submit your RSS feed to RSS Directories and SE's.
Another great way to give your RSS feed more exposure is by submitting it or them to RSS Directories and Search Engines.
I've listed a few resources for you below to get you started with.
- Feed Shark
http://feedshark.brainbliss.com
- Ping-O-Matic
http://pingomatic.com
- RSS Top 55
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55
Step #7. Write an article, if you write articles.
This is a great way to get your RSS feed webpage in front of thousands of targeted readers absolutely FREE!
Simply write an article on a HOT topic within your niche, and at the end of your article add an enticing, attention grabbing "Resource Box" that points to your RSS feed webpage URL.
Step #8. Set-Up a PPC(Pay-Per-Click) campaign.
For the last step to getting your RSS feed webpage Maximum exposure is to set-up a PPC campaign.
By doing this you will be able to send HIGHLY targeted traffic to your RSS feed webpage that are hungry for the information you have to offer.
The only downside to doing the PPC tactic is that it will cost you.
And, this tactic solely depends on whether or not you chose to set-up an RSS feed webpage of your own.
Now, I'm sure there are many others ways out there that could draw in more visitors to your RSS feed, but, these ones I just outlined in this article are the Best ones in my mind and are the ones I use.
Well, this concludes the, "8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure", so, the only thing I have left to say to you is... Get Started!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sewing Machines: A High-Tech Gift for Mother's Day
What contains computer chips, an LCD touch-screen control panel, USB ports and the capability of connecting to the Internet?
The answer: today's high-tech sewing machine. The same advances in digital engineering found inside the latest personal computers and electronic entertainment gadgets also drive the modern sewing machine.
Not surprisingly, sewing machines are catching on as Mother's Day gifts. The bells and whistles actually make sewing easier than ever and let Mom customize what she creates with her new machine. She can personalize a pair of jeans with her daughter's name, turn ordinary T-shirts into glam garments, and whip up fabulous decorator pillows, thanks to modern advances in sewing-machine technology.
Simply put, today's sewing machine is a high-tech wonder-and best of all, you need no special knowledge of technology to put it to work. "If you haven't seen sewing machines since high school Home Economics you'll be amazed at how far they've come," said June Mellinger, Director of Education for Brother International Corporation's Home Appliance Division.
Today's sewers and embroiderers take to their computers to hook up to the Internet and download the latest embroidery patterns, or create their own heirloom stitches using templates from inside their machines; create portraits of friends with optional software, family members and pets using thread as paint; and customize gifts with names, faces, messages and unique designs.
Many are inspired to go online and communicate via chat-rooms, blogs and podcasts across the globe, sharing stitches, patterns, and how-to information.
The new technology also does away with the tedium once associated with stitching. Many of today's machines feature automatic threading, cut threads and craft perfect buttonholes. Some machines even let you design your own unique stitch.
And it's all done at "warp" speed. "Sewing today is so fast, people are amazed," Ms. Mellinger continued. "Some machines sew up to 1,000 stitches a minute. What used to take hours to do now takes minutes."
All that's fine, but according to Ms. Mellinger, the real "wow" factor is how the machine lets you customize your work. People enjoy giving gifts that are as unique as the gift giver, without needing an engineering degree.
"You can really personalize what you do on your machine, and that's what Brother users find the most thrilling," she said. "With the help of optional software, to be able to take a snapshot and let the machine turn that into an embroidery pattern is pretty remarkable-and what's even more remarkable is how easy it is to accomplish, thanks to Brother's technology."
The answer: today's high-tech sewing machine. The same advances in digital engineering found inside the latest personal computers and electronic entertainment gadgets also drive the modern sewing machine.
Not surprisingly, sewing machines are catching on as Mother's Day gifts. The bells and whistles actually make sewing easier than ever and let Mom customize what she creates with her new machine. She can personalize a pair of jeans with her daughter's name, turn ordinary T-shirts into glam garments, and whip up fabulous decorator pillows, thanks to modern advances in sewing-machine technology.
Simply put, today's sewing machine is a high-tech wonder-and best of all, you need no special knowledge of technology to put it to work. "If you haven't seen sewing machines since high school Home Economics you'll be amazed at how far they've come," said June Mellinger, Director of Education for Brother International Corporation's Home Appliance Division.
Today's sewers and embroiderers take to their computers to hook up to the Internet and download the latest embroidery patterns, or create their own heirloom stitches using templates from inside their machines; create portraits of friends with optional software, family members and pets using thread as paint; and customize gifts with names, faces, messages and unique designs.
Many are inspired to go online and communicate via chat-rooms, blogs and podcasts across the globe, sharing stitches, patterns, and how-to information.
The new technology also does away with the tedium once associated with stitching. Many of today's machines feature automatic threading, cut threads and craft perfect buttonholes. Some machines even let you design your own unique stitch.
And it's all done at "warp" speed. "Sewing today is so fast, people are amazed," Ms. Mellinger continued. "Some machines sew up to 1,000 stitches a minute. What used to take hours to do now takes minutes."
All that's fine, but according to Ms. Mellinger, the real "wow" factor is how the machine lets you customize your work. People enjoy giving gifts that are as unique as the gift giver, without needing an engineering degree.
"You can really personalize what you do on your machine, and that's what Brother users find the most thrilling," she said. "With the help of optional software, to be able to take a snapshot and let the machine turn that into an embroidery pattern is pretty remarkable-and what's even more remarkable is how easy it is to accomplish, thanks to Brother's technology."
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