Setting up email on some phones can be a little tricky. Here are the following parameters you typically need to input during the installation process.

Email type: POP or POP3

User Name is the SAME as your email address!

Password is….your password.

Incoming Mail Server: mail.runspot.net     (if using this system)

Outgoing Mail Server: mail.runspot.net

Incoming Mail Port (POP3): 110

Outgoing Mail Port (SMTP): 587

Check or Affirm: My outgoing mail server (SMTP) requires authentication.

Input the above critera as you work your way through the set up wizard and you should be good. Of course you must know your password!

This site owner had issues with two previous web services. Neither service gave them what they needed to have – an effective web presence.

In addition, a fire destroyed much of their facilities and they are now in the rebuilding mode.

Enter BAMsites.

I gave the customer a good deal on reconstructing her business on a website platform that will draw traffic and help with her most wanted response – phone calls to place these adorable little miniature labradoodle puppies she breeds.

The website is set up to allow them to edit and add new information themselves, saving time and money.

They have several recent arrivals that are already sold and hope this new site will allow them to sell puppies directly themselves, obviating the need to go through a third party.

I will follow this up with a phone call, but you need to begin the process of registering at each of the sites below:

Google | http://www.google.com/places/

You will start the Google process by registering a Google Account with your preferred business email address. You will also be issued a free Gmail account with your registration. That email account you can then use with the Google link above to begin your profile and description. There is a verification process for both your initial registration and also for you business profile, you can verify both via telephone or mail.

Yahoo | http://listings.local.yahoo.com/

You’ll do a similar process to get set up in Yahoo Local. You don’t need a verification to establish your profile on Yahoo, so it’s a bit simpler.

BING | http://www.bing.com/businessportal/

BING is very similar to Google – register with a preferred email and establish a Windows Live account (they change the name every few months, but you’ll figure that out). There is a verification process for both your initial registration and also for you business profile, you can verify both, typically via mail. Then you can click the link above to login and begin building your profile and description.

Best Practices
Just remember to include as many relevant keywords as you can, such as:
• Investment Services
• Financial Planning
• Investment Brokerages
• Estate Planning
• Etc.

I’ll check in with you and provide assistance, as well as look over your end product to critique and revise as needed.

There is none better than Agate Lake Resort near Gull Lake in Nisswa, MN. Theresa and Bill Garry own and operate this beautifully maintained facility with eleven cabins and tons of amenities. It sits on the shores of crystal clear Agate Lake.

They said they needed a new look.
It was mid-February when we first met. I knew from other hospitality sites I have that this is a critical time of year for any resort. Website traffic for all resorts and lodging begins to accelerate as people begin their search for the perfect vacation destination.

They needed fast action.
I built the site, start to finish in two weeks! That’s awfully close to a new record for BAMsites. The owners were super nice and needed a quick turnaround.

The website came out very nice. I used a photo of their road sign to adorn the header with a backdrop of trees and cabins.

Good luck Theresa and Bill. I know this will get the phone ringing for you!

Here’s a “How-To” I just sent to a new Minnesota customer on getting the most SEO out of your BLOG posting. In order to have your blog posts attract the attention of the search engines, you need to do several things correctly. Below is a summary of the key elements.

1. Choose a topic of interest to your main target audience.
2. Choose a pertinent CATEGORY for your post, you can use more than one if relevant.
3. Make sure you choose several pertinent keywords. Use the Google External Keyword Tool, found here: https://adwords.google.com/o/Targeting/Explorer?__u=1000000000&__c=1000000000&ideaRequestType=KEYWORD_IDEAS#search.none. You’ll recall we randomly put in keywords and will use the most popular words, since that is what your targets are using.
4. Make sure you add a pertinent GEOGRAPHICAL tag to the keyword string.
   For example: “maple grove mn mobile drug testing”. This should be part of the Title, headline and part of the first sentence of the first paragraph. Also put it in the meta information in the SEO section below the content area.
5. Once you have the title and content placed in the New Post, try to make a link or two with keywords that relate to other pages in the website. The best way to do this is navigate to said page(s) and copy (Ctrl + C) the URL from the address window on your browser. Then go back to the admin, highlight the keywords and click the link (looks like a chain in the tool bar). Paste (Ctrl+V) into the Link Window.
6. Remember to place a “More Tag” break after the first couple of sentences. See below.
7. Break up any extended content into paragraphs and use headlines and headings to draw attention to specific items.
8. Don’t forget to add a meta title and description in the SEO region below the posting area. This will also help immensely.

Loren Beilke is the owner of the franchise. Typical of most franchise websites: They don’t drive business to the franchisee as they are a tiny component of a large “mothership” franchisor website.

To solve the web traffic problem we built a “blog” for the franchise heavily geared toward SEO.

Our strategy involves organic SEO implementation into the static pages, as well as heavily configured blog posts designed to draw geographically targeted traffic to Loren.

Additionally we provided Local SEO Services for Google, BING, and Yahoo designed to draw localized traffic in and around the Brainerd Lakes area.

Good luck Loren, we’ll be tracking your progress and tweaking as needed. Something you won’t get from most web design companies.

BAMsites is different. We not only create a specific strategy for each and every client. We implement the strategy and then track it to ensure the efficacy of the tactics employed. We meet periodically with our clients to assess the success of our endeavor and alter various aspects, as needed, to ensure success.

Saw Again is an ecommerce store owned by Dan Dean of Walker, MN. We used an online store service, which brings state of the art e-store functionality and ease of use for the store owner.

BAMsites provided design and development, including Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to allow individual products to be found online for people looking for specific items.

We provided complete ecommerce setup including a payment gateway system that integrates seamlessly with store to provide great functionality.

Dan’s strategy is to lure current Ebay customers over to his new store to increase his profit margins.

Good luck Dan! Thanks for using BAMsites to set up your store and begin the journey to make a living online.

We brought in our team of designers and came up with several handsome designs, finally choosing and refining the current design.

The main thrust is to focus on the entirety of the surgical ophthalmological capabilities and the family eye care talents of the three optometrists. The optometrists are featured on the right column and all the doctors have video vignettes where visitors can get to know them.