Centex Technology
Centex Technologies Newsletter
January, 2011 

Centex Technology
Greetings!

We Hope you enloyed the Holidays and had a good start to the New Year. We would like to help start your year off right by helping set up your small office network, help fix common computer hardware problems, indroduce SEO services for online businesses and give methods of promoting your business through facebook.
Please visit us at www.centextech.com or give us a call at 254-213-4740 if you have any questions.
Setting Up a Small Office Network
Office Network                                      
Most companies in business today cannot hope to function without the internet or computer network as they need it to conduct their daily business in some form or the other. Most offices where there are a number of employees working together to accomplish company targets need to be equipped with a suitable network that provides a connection between all the operating systems. This helps reduce a lot of paper work and prevents wastage of time as all relevant files are stored on a common server and can be shared among all the workers. Information also becomes easy to access at an opportune moment for anyone in the company who may require it. There is no delay in trying to locate files and sourcing them if a good network is in place in your office.
It is fairly an easy task to set up a network and is far from the complicated process that many perceive it to be. You can hire the services of an expert in the field to do the task for you and it is not likely to take more than a few minutes if all the pre-requisites in terms of the hardware and software required are in place in your office. As it is required to provide access to common data only to authorized persons in office, an expert can effectively plan out the security and access levels for individual machines.
A network can be of any kind ranging from the internet, intranet to LAN or WAN. The kind of network that you want depends upon your particular needs and the functions that you want to perform through it. Your job does not end with installing a network as it is also important to hire someone to keep a check on it and indulge in regular maintenance as well as repair work from time to time so that the working of your office is not interrupted in any way.
We at Centex Technologies provide complete networking solutions for businesses. For more information on the same, please feel free to call us at: 254-213-4740

Common Computer Hardware Problems and How to Solve Them
hardware 
Computer hardware is an important part of the system that needs to function efficiently at all times. Although most problems related to performance occur due to software problems, sometimes, your computer may develop a snag due to a lapse in the working of the hardware attached. It can take quite a lot of time to call in a computer technician to solve your problem. Most of hardware problems need to be resolved manually and cannot be done from a remote location. In order to save yourself from this hassle, you should be aware of a few common hardware problems that may arise and learn how to solve them so that your work remains uninterrupted.

1. Whenever your computer develops any problems, the first and foremost thing that must be done is conducting a thorough check of all the plug points. You must check if all the plugs are attached to the proper sockets and all the different devices like mouse, keyboard, CPU, etc. have been plugged to the proper places. You can also try tightening these attachments to enable your system to function smoothly.

2. In case your computer refuses to boot or boots problematically, you should open up your CPU casing with the help of an ordinary screwdriver and check the memory chip, video card, graphic card, RAM etc. Sometimes, these elements may get loosened up over time and all you may need to do is detach them and re attach them in their proper places. After doing so, you should try booting your system again.

3. If your computer simply refuses to start and there are seemingly no problems that you can see, you should check the hard drive of your computer. It may be damaged or full to such an extent that there is not enough memory for the system to start up. You may need to replace your hard drive and get a new one fitted in such a case. Problems related to the mother board can be detected if your system is leading you to the BIOS.
Hardware related problems should be fixed as soon as possible as they can cause you to lose important system files and result in a system crash.

We at Centex Technologies provide complete hardware and software support for businesses. For more information, please feel free to contact us at - (254)213-4740
 
SEO Services For Online Businesses
SEO 
If you are starting your own online venture in the near future, one aspect that you certainly cannot afford to ignore is the marketing aspect. There are many ways in which you can advertize your business and attract traffic to your website. One of the most important of them being Search Engine Optimization. SEO is a process that if applied appropriately to your website helps in increasing the number of visitors to your page by a considerable amount. This in turn generates publicity for your business and thereby increases your revenues.
SEO can be incorporated in to your online venture in many ways. You can choose to have your website made as per Search Engine Optimization standards so that your webpage gets a higher rank and is showcased in one of the top results in search engines. The rank of a webpage depends on the relevance of its content and the presence of particular keywords suited to popular searches. So, for your page to show up in the top ten results, your website will have to be carefully designed so that it fulfills such criteria. Most users who search for any kind of information or business online tend choose a result on the first page itself. This makes it very important for your business results to appear in the beginning of the search results or you may find yourself being ignored in spite of a great business model and efficient services.
Another way to use Search Engine Optimization to create a buzz about your business and educate online users about the features of your business is by generating articles, forums and discussion boards regarding your enterprise. Promotion of your business can thus be done through the written word with essential keywords most likely to be used by internet users being woven into the text in the correct context. This is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to advertize your business venture online.
We at Centex Technologies provide unmatched SEO services for businesses. For more information on the same, please feel free to contact us at 254-213-4740

We are located at 501 N. 4th Street (Corner of 4th & Ave B) in Killeen, TX. If you have any questions or would like a free consultation on your IT needs, please do not hesitate to contact us.


Abdul Subhani
Managing Partner
In This Issue:
Setting Up a Small Office Network
Common Computer Hardware Problems
SEO Services For Online Businesses
Methods of Promoting Your Business Through Facebook
 Methods of Promoting Your Business Through Facebook
Facebook
If you have chosen to promote your business through facebook, there are a variety of methods that you can follow. Facebook is a great platform to spread information about your business and acquire a fan following. It goes a long way in ensuring that your business remains memorable in the minds of the consumers and your advertizing message does not fade into oblivion among the large number of businesses that advertize online.
The following methods should be kept in mind when promoting through social media like facebook:

1. If you have created a facebook page, your job just does not end with filling in descriptive details about your company. The most important thing is to remain active and update your status regularly while posting relevant details about new things related to your business that are likely to be of interest to readers.

2. You must adopt an interactive strategy and always be willing to respond to queries, doubts and suggestions irrespective of whether they are positive or negative. Your page should be used to create a bridge between your company and your consumers.

3. You can create unique applications and fun games that centre on your brand and advertizing strategy and display them on your page. This helps create a friendly rapport with your customers who are likely to keep coming back to your page for more such interesting activities.

4. There should be a comprehensive description that provides detailed information about your business and the products or ideas that you intend to sell. A history of your business can also be written and your achievements in your field can be showcased to help win the trust of potential customers and build an effective market standing.

5. You can use facebook groups to generate ans to gain feedback from your customers. Facebook groups help keep communication channels open with your customers and also create excitement about your business as your products become discussed about online.

6. Apart from the above, you can also put up pay per click advertizements on facebook while paying them a nominal amount of fee in exchange.

Without doubt, facebook is a great way of promoting business. We at Centex Technologies create effective marketing plans for our clients. To know more how we can spearhead your marketing campaign, feel free to contact us at 254-213-4740.
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