Please review our new site http://www.techdrive.net

Egaladeist · 21-11-2004, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big B

Just for the record, Tracey did PM me before making the post. As long as this is about comments for improvements and not trying to pimp the site (as determined by HWF staff), it's fine.

Without knowing you were involved prior to the post...the irony was just too obvious for me to ignore!

techdrivegirl · 21-11-2004, 09:45 PM

Sniper and Big B - I'm an ideas girl and would be happy to help you gain more members. Especially since you have a crunching team here. Free tech help and support for worthy cause... the ideas are already germinating.

Anyone else with questions related to eBiz, transaction processing or security issues business related, including: policy development, fields level controls, rules or group based permissions, hardware solutions like dongles and smartcards, EDI, XML based transactions, payment gateways, single sign-on and the like - I am happy to answer them.

I have also spent a number of years advising investment bankers and venture capitalists - so I can offer some insight there as well.

Tracey

ProcalX · 21-11-2004, 10:44 PM

I'm already setup on the site, as i'm stopping working full time mid december, to be a bum, and work at a bar till may before i go travelling..

So it's great oppurtunity, be cool.. i'd do it for free .. but to get paid

nice1!

Egaladeist · 21-11-2004, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProcalX

I'm already setup on the site, as i'm stopping working full time mid december, to be a bum, and work at a bar till may before i go travelling..

So it's great oppurtunity, be cool.. i'd do it for free .. but to get paid

nice1!

Definitely! I wasn't trying to give her a hard time or begrudge anyone of a way to get paid for doing the same thing you're doing here for free...I've got an open door for graphic contributors ( who want to get paid ) once I get my own site up n' running ( as mentioned in the graphics forum )...the irony..on-the-other-hand...couldn't go by me un-noticed!

I think everybody when they're young should travel...I spent most of my youth hitch-hiking all over the States and Canada...logged over 20,000 miles...through 8 provinces and 21 states...some more than once...it was a blast...I highly recommend it.....not the hitching though...it's a little more dangerous now...only once did I have to grab the wheel and force us off the road...the guy was pyscho...you could tell there was something wrong ...wanted to take me off the interstate down a side road to meet some of his friends...no friggin' way!

ProcalX · 22-11-2004, 09:22 AM

I've already travelled Australia & Newzealand, mainly in the (aus) Gold Coast

I'm going working abroad, but i'll be visiting: Sweden, Poland, Greece, Spain, France Over a period of around 7 months.

Egaladeist · 22-11-2004, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProcalX

I've already travelled Australia & Newzealand, mainly in the (aus) Gold Coast

I'm going working abroad, but i'll be visiting: Sweden, Poland, Greece, Spain, France Over a period of around 7 months.

Always wanted to go and "camp n' tramp" New Zealand! Seen some amazing pictures of it's landscapes!But I never did get off the continent.

ProcalX · 22-11-2004, 02:11 PM

Start a new topic i think, as we are posting oblivious as to the intention of the poster.

ProcalX · 22-11-2004, 04:29 PM

Loving the fact that if you goto Google, and type Tech Drive or TechDrive, you get the main website... without a proper description, then all the others are that of tracey spamming large computer support forums

None the less, as long as u keep in contact and dont just post 1 or 2 posts then leave because you have advertised..

techdrivegirl · 23-11-2004, 10:52 PM

Yep - had to work hard to get near the top to protect our brand. And you get to see my learning curve of raising awareness on the web. I have also posted in many directories, list servs, online classifieds - all in attempts to 'figure out' online marketing and let tech folks know about the service.

Using a .net extension was our first choice because we wanted to create a network of tech resources - but many others used the techdrive name and were likely to get our initial traffic.

I still haven't figured out how to get google to show our proper description yet. We have the proper meta tags and description - but google is still showing the old content from when we just had a placeholder page up.

Still have alot of learning to do.....

And I will be sticking around!

Happy to report - Techmate number 100 just signed up. And one or two from this board as well. And some great feedback by pm and from other forums. We are working to make the changes techmates have requested - so the site is changing daily.

Tracey

ProcalX · 25-11-2004, 09:56 AM

When searching google, some results will not even work, as Google keeps an incredibly large "cache" ie.. if a website is put up on the net and someone searches google for: "www.mynewwebsite.com" google will merely return the results: www.mynewwebsite.com as a link so u click on it.. then google also follows it and saves the data of the website to its search engine..

If more peope search using different words or phrases to find your site, once the site is found google then adds these phrases and associates them with your website cache..

I have to say.. it would be expensive but an advert on the TV on 1 main channel in the US and in UK would really really boost numbers, just something really really simple.

Aim it at the family or Joe Average.

Or, pay for google search adds (on the right hand side) it will cost you a setup fee, then you pay like 1p per or 2$ per click.. u get from u being there..

techdrivegirl · 25-11-2004, 02:09 PM

Thanks for the insights Procalx! You'll make a great Techmate

Tracey

ProcalX · 25-11-2004, 07:29 PM

you know what?

I think so to

21-11-2004, 09:45 PM	#17 (permalink) Top
techdrivegirl Geek Trainee Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 11 Status: Offline	Sniper and Big B - I'm an ideas girl and would be happy to help you gain more members. Especially since you have a crunching team here. Free tech help and support for worthy cause... the ideas are already germinating. Anyone else with questions related to eBiz, transaction processing or security issues business related, including: policy development, fields level controls, rules or group based permissions, hardware solutions like dongles and smartcards, EDI, XML based transactions, payment gateways, single sign-on and the like - I am happy to answer them. I have also spent a number of years advising investment bankers and venture capitalists - so I can offer some insight there as well. Tracey Last edited by techdrivegirl; 21-11-2004 at 10:27 PM.

21-11-2004, 10:44 PM	#18 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	I'm already setup on the site, as i'm stopping working full time mid december, to be a bum, and work at a bar till may before i go travelling.. So it's great oppurtunity, be cool.. i'd do it for free .. but to get paid nice1! __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

22-11-2004, 09:22 AM	#20 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	I've already travelled Australia & Newzealand, mainly in the (aus) Gold Coast I'm going working abroad, but i'll be visiting: Sweden, Poland, Greece, Spain, France Over a period of around 7 months. __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

22-11-2004, 02:11 PM	#22 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	Start a new topic i think, as we are posting oblivious as to the intention of the poster. __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

22-11-2004, 04:29 PM	#23 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	Loving the fact that if you goto Google, and type Tech Drive or TechDrive, you get the main website... without a proper description, then all the others are that of tracey spamming large computer support forums None the less, as long as u keep in contact and dont just post 1 or 2 posts then leave because you have advertised.. __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

23-11-2004, 10:52 PM	#24 (permalink) Top
techdrivegirl Geek Trainee Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 11 Status: Offline	Yep - had to work hard to get near the top to protect our brand. And you get to see my learning curve of raising awareness on the web. I have also posted in many directories, list servs, online classifieds - all in attempts to 'figure out' online marketing and let tech folks know about the service. Using a .net extension was our first choice because we wanted to create a network of tech resources - but many others used the techdrive name and were likely to get our initial traffic. I still haven't figured out how to get google to show our proper description yet. We have the proper meta tags and description - but google is still showing the old content from when we just had a placeholder page up. Still have alot of learning to do..... And I will be sticking around! Happy to report - Techmate number 100 just signed up. And one or two from this board as well. And some great feedback by pm and from other forums. We are working to make the changes techmates have requested - so the site is changing daily. Tracey

25-11-2004, 09:56 AM	#25 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	When searching google, some results will not even work, as Google keeps an incredibly large "cache" ie.. if a website is put up on the net and someone searches google for: "www.mynewwebsite.com" google will merely return the results: www.mynewwebsite.com as a link so u click on it.. then google also follows it and saves the data of the website to its search engine.. If more peope search using different words or phrases to find your site, once the site is found google then adds these phrases and associates them with your website cache.. I have to say.. it would be expensive but an advert on the TV on 1 main channel in the US and in UK would really really boost numbers, just something really really simple. Aim it at the family or Joe Average. Or, pay for google search adds (on the right hand side) it will cost you a setup fee, then you pay like 1p per or 2$ per click.. u get from u being there.. __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

25-11-2004, 02:09 PM	#26 (permalink) Top
techdrivegirl Geek Trainee Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 11 Status: Offline	Thanks for the insights Procalx! You'll make a great Techmate Tracey

25-11-2004, 07:29 PM	#27 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	you know what? I think so to __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

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