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lol need to add a thumbs down button

lol very true, haven't seen daylight for 3 years...

As a total wordpress amatuer, can't offer any tutorial advice, but found it fairly easy to work my way round, and using the standard latest wordpress theme, it's fully customisable if you edit the css or any of the template files, guess it depends what your after.

SEO wise, this was reccommended to me: WordPress SEO Plugin - Search Engine Optimization Plugin - Yoast supposed to better than the older all in one plugin everyone used to rave about.

The above Yoast site itself has lots of good stuff for the wordpress newbie

I moved your other post here, as I'd already answered that, and they were quite similar.

It's a tough one, I'd hang in there, otherwise you will end up with duplicate, and that could cause you a headache later on.

Google Places can be a bit of a minefield, and they have made an awful lot of changes to design, style, reviews structure, the way directory links are shown etc.

I assume it's been a lot of re-positioning so they can slot it straight into their new Google Plus project.

Doesn't help us little folk though

Oh if only.....

or even

Edited your post as you were using the MLF URL, and we don't have a links or resources page!

Personally I don't tend to bother with recip link requests, and tend to go down the 3 way route, but I've often heard an element of recip links is still valid and won't hurt, and does show a more balanced link building strategy.

lol welcome aboard museken

Guessing you're not a HP fan Agree, Compaq's were cracking machines, haven't heard about the programming issues before.

Right, time to look at the Lenovo site

Don't get me wrong, there's no question that cold calling doesn't work, and as you say it can be an extremely effective sales tool.

But personally I think its unfair to expect a telesales marketeer to make a sale from an initial cold call, as this just leads to pressure sales tactics and gives everyone a bad name.

I always see it as a 2 stage process, cold call, if response is positive, send some info, arrange a call back, and it's no longer a cold call, its a warm lead. That gives me as the receiver, a chance to have a quick look and make sure the person who called me is from the company they claimed to be, and the product is what I need or interests me.

If a product can only be sold by pressure tactics, hype or tricks, then I dont need it

Assuming you mean in your content. Just add your keywords in about 3 times.

PageRank wise, don't worry about it.

Sorry Mike I disagree. It is their fault, and anyone else (including me) thats fallen for it.

It's their fault for being naive. Just need to remember one simple rule, never ever ever agree to anything from a cold call.

Same goes for a cold call Mobile phone upsell to some crappy bogus advertising scam. Spend a couple of mins and do some research.

Ask them for a number that you can call back, if they get funny with you or hard sell, or tell you this offer won't be valid, then just put the phone down.

Until everyone starts doing this, these scams and pressure sales tactics will go on and on and on......