Repair Services

• Complete System Diagnostic
• Hardware Repair and Upgrades
• Operating System Installation
• Windows 7 upgrade
• Virus, Spyware & Malware Removal
• System Tune Up
• Data Recovery & Backups

I.T Consulting

We can support your expansion plans by helping you plan your technology requirements and getting you the technology you need when you need it. Guidance, advice and hands-on management of system implementation and upgrade projects.

Office Move

We plan and prepare your network move because your movers can’t. We document your current IT setup and ensure that all the infrastructure and services are available at your new location before you move. We reconfigure your network and support your staff so they can worry about getting back to business.

Office Setup

We’ll get you everything you need for your new office at competitive prices and set it up for you too.

Project Design & Management

Seasoned project managers dedicated to ensuring that your system upgrade and deployment projects are implemented successfully. Our project managers are backed by our entire team of IT management and technical resources giving them unparalleled insight into organizational and technical issues.

Social Media Consulting

The A.P. COMPUTERS INC. Social Media Consulting Service Package dedicates a pre-defined amount of time each month building your business profile in social media communities.

Social Media Players

Your ‘Social Media Consultant will help setup and build in any or all of the following social media websites:

• Twitter
• Facebook
• YouTube
• LinkedIn

Scope of Work

All work completed includes an in depth setup process which helps define:

• Applicable social media sites
• Brand of creative development (where applicable)
• Tone of messages released
• Sources of information
• Reply and verification strategy

Some of the detailed tasks that are typically performed include:

Twitter

• Development of Twitter custom branded profile page.
• Predefined volume of status updates per day/week/month.
• Direction of ‘Following’ to helpful information related to industry, service awareness & other social media profiles.
• Continued development of Twitter following.
• List Management.
• Reporting on traffic generated from Twitter referral source.

Facebook

• Development of Facebook custom branded profile page.
• Predefined volume of status updates per day/week/month.
• Direction of ‘Following’ to helpful information related to industry, service awareness & other social media profiles.
• Optional ‘Following’ advertising management within Facebook.
• Reporting on traffic generated from Facebook referral source.

YouTube

• Creation and setup of optimized YouTube account.
• Upload & tagging of existing video base.
• Commenting on relevant videos for improved awareness of video library.

LinkedIn

• Deliverables vary dependent upon scope definition.

Of course this industry is growing quickly and your ‘Social Media Consultant’ is also available to advise and take action on any other social media trends, questions and/or tasks.

Top 8 Reasons To Hire A Social Media Consultant

• Expert level knowledge in managing brand and message with zero social media training.
• Reduce the likelihood of reputation issues via ineffective social media management.
• Confidence that your social media profile is current with industry trends.
• Pricing model means you can dedicate hours, days or weeks to the service which means less risk.
• Our scope is customized to your company’s requirements.
• Your company maintains the same professional appeal that has gotten it to where it is today!
• Your company shows the world it is in the top tier of technological trends!
• If you don’t do it your competitors will beat you to it!

What is Google Places?

Google Places allows business to maintain and develop an online gateway by providing company information, hours, service/product categories, reviews, photos & video.

How does Google Places work?

Google Places pulls data from a variety of sources including your Google Places account, Google Maps, and various third party directories that aid in providing Google with better information about your local content. Ranking factors include:

• Proper account setup/optimization
• Local citations & reviews
• Schedule your campaigns to send at a specific date and time.
• Social mentions
• A website that is SE optimized

Why You Need Google Places Optimization

The Google page is now experiencing complete convergence. A new term has been developed due to the rise of Google Places called ‘Blended Results’. Organic Optimization, Google Places and Paid Search have become very interrelated.

• A strong SEO & Places Optimization campaign allows ‘blended’ results to appear more frequently.
• Google Places maps can show within a Paid Search ad.
• Paid Search ads can appear within Google Places/Maps.

Google Adwords

Not only does Google receive more than 80% of searches conducted, they also have the largest inventory of display advertising today. If you are getting started in paid search you begin your advertising with Google Adwords.

Yahoo! Search

Yahoo! is known as the 2nd biggest player in the paid search market. We recommend employing Yahoo! SEM either to improve search engine exposure or when Google Adwords reach has been exhausted. Our own research shows that Yahoo! can be particularly effective in some industries more than others.

Bing

Microsoft’s search engine currently ranks 3rd in paid search exposure. A large paid search inventory is not why you want to advertise on Bing. Instead our research shows that Bing gives the best cost per lead / goal on average than any other search engine.

Facebook

Facebook advertising is an excellent way to improve brand exposure and get visitors to your website affordably. This is because advertising is done using carefully chosen demographics found within user’s profiles. While cost per visitor is usually much less than traditional advertising the cost per lead is often higher.

Benefits of Paid Search Advertising

The A.P. COMPUTERS INC. team only recommends paid search services if the campaign is setup properly to measure clearly defined goals. These goals can be setup through a combination of the paid search interface and analytics programs like Google Analytics or Yahoo! Analytics. Here are some of the reasons to advertise using pay per click:

• Advertising can be setup within minutes.
• Geographically target your ads.
• Determine the times to show ads each day
• A/B testing of different ad copy.
• Publish ads to millions of other websites through content networks.
• Deliver ads to mobile devices.
• Develop specific landing pages by product/service.
• Determine maximum budget and per click fees per day.

Monthly Measurements Package

This is our most complete measurement package which incorporate several programs to assess, measure and improve the return on investment of you on and offline marketing campaigns. Services Include:

• Google Analytics Setup & Analysis
• Monthly ROI Review Reports
• Online results tracking
• Monthly optimization to improve ranking

Keywords

The principal aspect of SEO is the selection of keywords. Distinguishing keywords that are relevant is vital. The only factor that determines relevance is traffic. Difficulty defining keywords traditionally stems from a disconnect between industry specific keywords and user generated keywords. Google tracks and records user search terms, this information is the basis for the selection of keywords.

Content

The relationship between keywords and content is a co-dependent one. Relevant unique content is crucial to site performance. Google evaluates sites based upon a formula. Sites are given a grade based upon the degree to which they meet the defined criteria for a given search query.

Off Page Elements

Google results are not based solely on your website; your business’s entire online identity affects your ranking. Social media sites, online directories and customer review sites all have an impact on how well your site performs.

Printer sharing

If you use a computer, chances are you also use a printer. With a network, several computers can share the same printer. Although you might need a more expensive printer to handle the added workload, it’s still cheaper to use a network printer than to connect a separate printer to every computer in your office.

Communication and collaboration

It’s hard for people to work together if no one knows what anyone else is doing. A network allows employees to share files, view other people’s work, and exchange ideas more efficiently. In a larger office, you can use e-mail and instant messaging tools to communicate quickly and to store messages for future reference.

Wireless

A WI-FI Network allows for much easier access compared to wired networks. You can move computers about without having to rewire or change settings. Notebooks become truly portable, allowing you access anywhere within the wireless range.

Wired

If you need to transfer a lot of data online wired networks are superior, as transferring speeds are noticeably higher. Wired networks are also more stable, by using cables instead of broadcasting the internet signal through the air.