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		<title>The Correct Way to build links to sites in 3 steps:</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Caldwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1 - Link Velocity. Link velocity refers to the speed and consistency at which you build your backlinks. How natural do you think it looks to Google when suddenly a...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1 - Link Velocity.</p>
<p>Link velocity refers to the speed and consistency at which you build your backlinks. How natural do you think it looks to Google when suddenly a website gets 300 backlinks in a couple of days then none for the next 3 weeks? Not very natural at all, this screams out "I WANT TO GAME YOUR SYSTEM!!" very clearly.</p>
<p>2 - Link Diversity.</p>
<p>A small amount of diverse backlinks is better than a large amount of backlinks coming from the same sites.<br />
How natural do you think it looks to Google when a website has 500 backlinks all coming from forum profiles? Not very natural at all, this screams out "I WANT TO GAME YOUR SYSTEM!!" very clearly. Never rely on only one source of backlinks.</p>
<p>3 - Anchor Text Diversity</p>
<p>Keeping your backlinks as natural as possible is very important. How natural do you think it looks to Google when all the backlinks to a website are all the same? Not very natural at all, this screams out "I WANT TO GAME YOUR SYSTEM!!" very clearly. So always vary the anchor text of your backlinks by using the other keywords you are targeting on your site or some LSI keywords.</p>
<p>So, with my Complete SEO service we cover all 3 aspects. You'll get Link Velocity, Anchor text diversity and also Link Diversity. Happy Googling!!</p>
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		<title>SEO in simple terms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Caldwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what is SEO? SEO or search engine optimization is the process of increasing the volume of traffic from search engines to a website via search engine organic result listings....]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what is SEO? SEO or search engine optimization is the process of increasing the volume of traffic from search engines to a website via search engine organic result listings. Do you think a layman will understand the above sentence?</p>
<p>SEO is an important process and many business owners should implement it to their websites. However, many business owners do not have any prior knowledge about SEO. Therefore, it is important to explain SEO in a simpler way.</p>
<p>1. Search engines like Google sends out web crawlers, also known as GoogleBots that go through all the web pages on the Internet.</p>
<p>2. These robots surf the web much like how people do it. But, the difference is that they are much faster and can surf up to millions of pages every day. To make sure that they have the most current websites, these robots are working all the time, 24/7.</p>
<p>3. How often your site is crawled depends on how often quickly you change its content. A site that is updated frequently will be crawled more often than a static website that never changes its content for years. Robots love fresh content.</p>
<p>4. The robots also detect the number of links that are pointing back to your website. These links are important in deciding the search ranking of your site. Also, robots will read the content of your website. It should have content that is relevant to the keywords that you want to rank high for. Search engines value relevancy.</p>
<p>5. Then, copies of these pages are stored in the index database of search engines. The index works like the content of a book and contains all the possible search term. The factor that determines where your site will rank in the index is correlated to the content of your website.</p>
<p>6. When a user types in a search query in search engines, the robot will match the query with all the web pages in the index. Then, it will return the most relevant web pages to the user. Meanwhile, a short description of the pages will be generated for the search results page. The description can be taken out from your content or Meta Description.</p>
<p>7. Web pages are ranked in terms of relevance before they are displayed on the results page of search engines. Search engine like Google considers more than 200 factors when ranking sites. One of the factors is PageRank (PR), which takes into consideration how many sites are linked to your webpage. With higher PR, it is easier for you to get your site to rank high on search result page. That is why getting links to point back to your site is so important when it comes to SEO.<br />
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		<title>How to find a good plumber</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Caldwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quite first question to ask yourself when you feel that you will need a plumber is regardless of whether you can do is your self. For example, opening a...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The quite first question to ask yourself when you feel that you will need a plumber is regardless of whether you can do is your self. For example, opening a clogged drain is a easy task that needs a fast trip to the hardware store and less than an hour of your time.</p>
<p>When you begin looking, bear in mind that a great plumber is 1 who is trustworthy and does the job at a reasonable price. You do not want a low price or high price and a low quality job.</p>
<p>Begin by checking the Yellow Pages or by asking for referrals from your buddies and family. Use on the web search engines or ask around the neighborhood. Make sure you know the kind of plumber you want prior to you start producing calls. Plumbers, right after all, have specialties, such as repairs or new construction. In order for you to receive the assist you need, you need to request a plumber who will be able to fully recognize your dilemma.</p>
<p>Know what questions are essential and make certain to ask them. For instance, locate out how lengthy the plumber has been in company, the estimated amount of time it will take to fix your dilemma, and the state your house will be left it after the repairs are finished.</p>
<p>Make positive your plumber is trustworthy. Call the Greater Organization Bureau for a reliability rating, and ask for numbers of past clients who can act as references. Call at least two of the numbers provided to make positive you are not being scammed. You can also contact your state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to locate out no matter whether any complaints have been created against the firm you are taking into consideration.</p>
<p>Locate out how much you will be charged prior to the work begins. It is often a great idea, specially if you only need one repair, to ask for a flat rate up front. Try comparing the flat rate costs of numerous eligible organizations to see whose cost is the lowest. If a person is charging an extraordinarily low amount, do not accept it without asking questions. It is often better, if you need several repairs, to pay by the hour. Ask for an estimated length of time and for the per hour rate prior to committing.</p>
<p>Remember: if you have a bad feeling about the individual working in your residence, do not ignore it. There are a lot of plumbers out there, and you want to locate 1 who makes you comfortable.</p>
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		<title>Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Checklist for Local Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Caldwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a useful tool I've used in the past. Below is the step by step approach I take for each and every local website project I engage in. This...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="_mcePaste"><em><strong>Here is a useful tool I've used in the past.<br />
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<div id="_mcePaste"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-311" title="seo-checklist" src="http://localbizsitesnow.com/wp-content/uploads/images//seo-checklist.jpg" alt="" width="216" height="232" />Below is the step by step approach I take for each  and every local website project I engage in. This was provided by  SEOMOZ.ORG who is regarded as one of the premier SEO companies in the  world. Some steps have more emphasis than others but these are the  overall steps I’ll implement to successfully display your local site on  search engines.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">This checklist is provided on each clients password  protected page. As each section of the checklist is completed a line is  drawn through the section and a date is provided to show when this was  completed. Below this checklist on each clients page are screen shots of  every effort involved for discussion purposes throughout the website  SEO process.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste"><em><strong>Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Checklist (<a href="http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-beginners-checklist-for-small-business-seo" target="_blank">from SEOMoz.org</a>) :</strong></em></div>
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<li><strong>Write down your goal</strong> – Why are you doing this? Why do you want people to find your client’s site? Is simply viewing your client’s site not enough?</li>
<li><strong>Brainstorm and write down search queries</strong> – What  words might people type into the search engines to look for your  client’s company? For my example, I came up with “Katy Texas Lawn Care,”  “Katy Landscaping”,  Most likely your list will be longer.</li>
<li><strong>Research chosen keywords</strong> – Utilize  Google Adwords  and learn how to use the provided “keyword tool” and “ad text ideas”  generator. Learn how to use Wordtracker (paid) and/or the Keyword  Difficulty tool (free).</li>
<li><strong>Using what you learned from keyword research, record what you believe to be the best keywords</strong> – For my project, I used “Katy Texas Lawn Care,” “Katy Landscaping” and about five others.</li>
<li><strong>Analyze the current Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) for your keywords</strong> – Who is ranking? What are they doing effectively and ineffectively? Investigate and get to know your competition.</li>
<li><strong>Create a list of your competition</strong> – Use the  information from the previous step to create a list of competitors. You  will use this to figure out how other sites were able to get into your  targeted SERPs.</li>
<li><strong>Use Yahoo Site Explorer to find the sources of your competitor’s links</strong> – Record the sources of links your competitors have and save them for later.</li>
<li><strong>Search for your client’s site </strong>- Use the site  command on Google, Bing and Yahoo to see if your client’s site is  indexed. Ex. “site:www.lawncareofkaty.com.” If your client’s site is not  indexed, you need to figure out what is preventing the search engines  from crawling it. Be sure to also search the title tags of your client’s  most important pages to see where/if they rank. Record your results.</li>
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<div id="_mcePaste"><em><strong><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-313" title="seo-onsite-checklist" src="http://localbizsitesnow.com/wp-content/uploads/images//seo-onsite-checklist1.jpg" alt="" width="189" height="266" />Onsite</strong></em></div>
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<li><strong>Sign up and verify with Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, and Bing Webmaster Center</strong> – This is an important step that will become necessary later.</li>
<li><strong>Let Google Analytics run for two weeks before doing any SEO</strong> – This allows analytics to collect data and provides you with a  baseline. I recommend you screen capture the relevant pages so you can  show your client how your work has positively affected their site.</li>
<li><strong>Evaluate the visual design of your client’s site</strong> –  If the site drives people away, no amount of SEO efforts will help. If  the site looks terrible, find well designed sites in your client’s  niche.</li>
<li><strong>Check compatibility between browsers</strong> – Visit your  client’s site using Mozilla Firefox 2.x and Internet Explorer 6 and 7  and Safari 3.x. Remember to do this on both a Mac and a PC. You want to  make sure your client’s website renders correctly and won’t drive away  users.</li>
<li><strong>Create a new e-mail address specific to the site you are working on</strong> – Use this address for all e-mails pertaining to your project. This is especially important for link building.</li>
<li><strong>Look at your HTML code and optimize all of the SEO related tags</strong> – If you are unsure what these are, reread the Beginner’s Guide to  Search Engine Optimization. Here are a few things to keep in mind:</li>
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<div id="_mcePaste">•	Primary objective should be accomplishable from the homepage</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Keyword in title tag (unique for each page, include keywords)</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Keyword in H1 on each page</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Keyword in text</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Optimize URL  architecture (www.website.com/birds/eagle instead of  www.website.com/allanimals/?type=bird&amp;species=eagle). Use 301  redirects if you rename pages</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Information architecture – as few clicks as possible</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	On relevant images include keywords in alt tags and in filenames</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Nofollow appropriate links</div>
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<li><strong>Decide if you need a meta description </strong>- Modern  search engines are great at scanning the text of websites and displacing  applicable snippets based on user queries. You need to decide if you  want to rely on the algorithm or create your own description. I suggest  making your own meta description for your homepage and letting the  engines figure out the rest. Remember the purpose of making your  description is to convince potential customers to click on your link in  the SERPs. Make it convincing and use your keywords.</li>
<li><strong>Add company address and phone number</strong> – Be sure to  do this on every page. The search engines are smart enough to detect  address and phone number formats. This data is essential to local  search. I recommend adding the the following formatted data (example is  for an American company) to the footer of all of your client’s pages:</li>
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<div id="_mcePaste">Company Name</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">1111 11th Pl NE</div>
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<li><strong>Add a robots.txt</strong> – This is important for a couple  reasons. First, it allows you to specify exactly what pages major search  engines can crawl. Second, including a robots.txt makes tracking search  engines easier because they always download the file before navigating  your client’s site. This characteristic differentiates the SEs from  normal human visitors.</li>
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<div id="_mcePaste"><em><strong>Offsite</strong></em></div>
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<li><strong>Add your client’s business and website to the major search engine’s local listings </strong>-  This is paramount as local search is likely to drive the majority of  your traffic. These are the most important places to submit:</li>
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<div id="_mcePaste">•	Yahoo Local</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Google Local</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Bing Local</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Ask City</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	CitySearch (data on this site feeds Ask.com and Bing)</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Yelp (data on this site feeds Bing and Yahoo)</div>
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<li><strong>Add your client’s website to industry specific directories </strong>-  To find the relevant directories, use the list of link sources you  created earlier. Also, you can try searching for “(your client’s local  city name) business directory” and “(your client’s industry) directory.”  For example, I would search “Issaquah business directory” and  “preschool directory.” Be sure to record which directories you add your  client’s site to and the usernames and passwords you use. You should use  the e-mail address you created earlier for directory registrations. You  should also make sure to use different passwords for different logins.  You should always be thinking about maintaining your client’s security.</li>
<li><strong>Try to get the links your competition already has gotten </strong>-  Use the list of link sources you generated from Yahoo Site Explorer and  try to acquire links from those sources. This may be as simple as  submitting a form or as cumbersome as e-mailing webmasters to find out  their link addition policies. Always try to get your keywords in your  link anchor text.</li>
<li><strong>Get more links</strong> – Scour the internet and find other  sites that might want to link to your client’s site (site:website.com  “submit a link”). Remember the importance of the source of your links  and the anchor text used. 100,000 links from spammy sites with bad  anchor text will help you less than a single link with excellent keyword  anchor text from a super authoritative site. A good place to start is  to use the Juicy Link Finder. You should also consider your local  chamber of commerce, local networking groups, and local complimentary  businesses. Search engines like to see local links pointing at locally  targeted websites.</li>
<li><strong>Decide if utilizing social media sites is advantageous</strong> – Is your client in an industry that could actively participate in  social media? If so, be sure not to be spammy and to only contribute  quality and appropriate content. It is much more expensive to fix a  ruined online reputation for a business than it is for a standard user.  You may also want to consider adding your client’s business to  professional networks such as Linkedin.</li>
<li><strong>Create and submit sitemaps </strong>- Create a sitemap. Then login into Google Webmaster Central and Bing Search Webmaster Tools and submit it.</li>
<li><strong>Optimize your client’s site from Google’s side</strong> –  Login to Google Webmaster Tools and click on the tools menu. You will  want to set the correct geographical target and preferred domain.  In  addition, you must also decide if you want to enable image search. It  may drive you traffic but the traffic will unlikely be useful.</li>
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<div id="_mcePaste"><em><strong>Track and Improve</strong></em></div>
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<li><strong>Track progress</strong> – I recommend taking a monthly  screenshot of all of the following SERPs. A screenshot is an easy way to  gather a lot of information. The image files contain data on when they  were taken so they are easy to organize. I recommend you do this for the  following:</li>
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<div id="_mcePaste">•	Ask Local SERP</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Ask Main SERP</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Google Local SERP</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Google Main SERP</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Google Webmaster Tools</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Bing Maps SERP</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Bing Local SERP</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Bing Search Webmaster Central</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Yahoo Local SERP</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Yahoo Main SERP</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">•	Yahoo Site Explorer</div>
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<li><strong>Create and maintain a spreadsheet of your rankings</strong> –  This gives you a resource to prove to your client that your work is  necessary. Be sure to keep it updated monthly so that you are always  aware of how you rank.</li>
<li><strong>Continue to make changes, build links, and record your results </strong>-  This step will never be completed. You should strive to become number  one on all your SERPs and get so far ahead that none of your competitors  will be able to compete.</li>
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		<title>The Facts About Local Google Search</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Caldwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[40% of all Google searches are for Local products and services The Internet is dominating the way that people find local businesses and is taking over as the most important...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>40% of all Google searches are for Local products and services</strong></p>
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<p>The Internet is dominating the way that people find local businesses and is taking over as the most important way to promote your business. If you utilize it now, your business will not only survive, it will surpass others even in the most difficult times. All of the data mentioned below should tell you everything you need to know, and given that local search has only become truly popular in the last few years; it is likely to grow even more in the future.</p>
<p><em><strong>Is Yellow Pages slowly losing it’s effectiveness? There’s a reason.</strong></em></p>
<div id="_mcePaste">People are moving away from Yellow Pages and going to the Internet for their local searches. Google, Yahoo and Bing are fast and they get more information when they are reviewing businesses. They get a more comfortable feeling when making a buying decision.</div>
<div><strong><em>The Facts:</em></strong></div>
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<li>75% of ALL people use search engines on a regular basis.</li>
<li>56% of the people using a search engine do it every single day.</li>
<li>40% of ALL search engine searches are for LOCAL businesses and services.</li>
<li>54% of people regularly use the Internet instead of the phone book to find local services</li>
<li>92% of all local service searches will eventually convert into a sale</li>
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<p><em><strong>Is Your Website Just Sitting There on the 3rd page of Google or worse?</strong></em></p>
<div id="_mcePaste">People don’t go past page 1 of Google. Get your existing site found by utilizing my internet services.  <a href="http://derekcaldwell.com/biz/katy-texas-search-engine-optimization-seo-services">Check out my services</a> and let me know if i can help your Biz reach to the 1st page of Google.</div>
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		<title>Facebook for business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Caldwell</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-245" title="blog-facebook" src="http://localbizsitesnow.com/wp-content/uploads/images//blog-facebook.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="225" />It’s the biggest social media network in the world and the second  biggest website on the Internet.  Over 200 million people are using  Facebook regularly, which naturally leads business people to wonder if  developing a presence there makes sense.  The answer is probably yes.</p>
<p>When it comes to the online world, having a website used  to be enough.  You could post content to your website and drive people  there and consider that a successful program.  Today things have  changed.  You still need visitors to your website, but as more and more  people spend big chunks of their online time on social media sites like  Facebook, you really need to have visibility there as well.  The reason  is that there are only 24 hours in a day.  If people are spending 30% of  their online time on social networking sites, they may no longer have  the time or inclination to visit your website.</p>
<p>I think of it as the Old West, back in the days when the  first saloons were being built.  You could stay on your homestead and be  afraid to go down and sit in the saloon, but if you did that, you’d  miss out on all the conversation and relationships you could taking  place there.  It’s no different with Facebook.  People are becoming fans  of their favorite companies and products on Facebook.  They are posting  comments and photos of their experiences with brands.</p>
<p>You need to have your content on your own website but you  also must take it to the places people are gathering.  If you don’t, you  won’t be part of conversations that are taking place about your  industry, company, product and service.  Simply put, chances are your  prospects and customers are on Facebook.  That’s why you should be too.</p>
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<p>©2009 Barbara Wayman, BlueTree Media, LLC.</p>
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		<title>Top 10 Holiday Plumbing Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 22:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christmas time is known to be one of the busiest times of the year for plumbers and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.affordableplumbingsolutions.com/plumbing.html" target="_blank" title="Ocean County Plumbers">drain cleaning professionals</a>.  Sewage systems can become overrun with additional house guests, causing inconvenient backups.  While preparing and cleaning up holiday meals, homeowners can also clog up their sinks, garbage disposals and dishwashers.  Below are 10 steps to help you avoid calling a plumber this holiday season.</p>
<p><strong>Top 10 Holiday Plumbing Tips</strong><br />
<strong>Do not</strong> under any circumstance dump grease directly down your drain. Grease solidifies when it cools, and will solidify on the inside of your plumbing.<br />
<strong>Always</strong> collect excess grease in spare containers.  Wait for it to solidify and then dispose of it.<br />
<strong>Never force</strong> large amounts of food down the garbage disposal at once.  Give the unit plenty of time to grind the food before adding more.<br />
<strong>Don&#8217;t</strong> use your garbage disposal as a trash can.  Turkey bones splinter (that&#8217;s why you can&#8217;t feed them to your dog), and fibrous vegetable skins can wind around the blade, causing the disposal to come to a screeching halt.<br />
<strong>Always</strong> turn on the water before starting the garbage disposal, and keep it running for a minute after turning off the disposal to move the waste through the pipes.<br />
Christmas Dinner leftovers can do a number on your sink.  <strong> Make sure</strong> all food scraps are scraped off plates before rinsing.  Letting food remnants slide down your drain will cause backups in your kitchen pipes.<br />
Also, <strong>make sure</strong> dishes are scraped clean <strong>before</strong> placing them in the dishwasher.  Food scraps can collect in the dishwasher and prevent proper drainage.<br />
<strong>Keep the area around your sink and disposal clear</strong>.  Utensils and other kitchen tools can slip into your garbage disposal, bringing it to a screeching stop.<br />
<strong>Avoid</strong> leaving paper towels in bathrooms.  If toilet paper supplies run empty, guests may reach for paper towels instead; which can stop up toilets quickly.<br />
And finally, <strong>don&#8217;t</strong> offer to host Christmas Dinner if your sewage system tends to run slow.  The sheer volume of additional guests can strain your system, and cause bathroom backups.  There&#8217;s no quicker way to ruin a Christmas Dinner than having a main line backup in your home.</p>
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		<title>Plumbing Tips from an Alpharetta Plumber</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 11:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>After working for many years as a <a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.atlantaplumbersonline.com/alpharetta-plumber-reviews/">plumber in Alpharetta, GA</a>, I learned lots of useful plumbing information that I have decided to share with anyone interested in learning more about home plumbing. This article will cover a few common home plumbing problems and what you can do to solve them.</p>
<p>Many people will experience a clogged shower drain or an overflowing toilet in their lifetime. Here are some plumbing tips to help you fix the overflowing toilet or clogged shower drain yourself.</p>
<p>The first plumbing tip is to be used when your toilet is over flowing. This is often caused by excessive toilet paper or something fell into the toilet. The first thing to try to unclog your toilet is by using a standard plunger this is the easiest way to fix a clogged toilet. If the plunger doesn&#8217;t do the trick and the water still isn&#8217;t going down the drain you will need a plumbers snake. The snake that you will want to get for your toilet is called a toilet auger and is made especially for toilets. This type of snake will not scratch your porcelain toilet bowl. The toilet auger can be purchased at your local hardware store and is a good item to have on hand for emergencies. When using a snake you will insert it into the toilet and slowly start cranking the handle in a clockwise direction. If the toilet bowl is empty fill it with some water. When the snake will no longer turn, pull the snake out and clean. Insert again and repeat the process until the drain is cleared and the water goes down smoothly. </p>
<p>Dealing with a clogged shower drain can often cause the person affected to buy a bottle of drain opener. This is a chemical treatment and will work but, to avoid the chemicals there is a better way of doing it. One way of doing this is to unscrew the top of the shower drain itself and use a coat hanger to pull out the hair that is clogging the drain. More times than not the cause of a shower drain clog is due to a buildup of hair. After pulling the hair out flush with apple cider vinegar and hot water.</p>
<p>Those are just a couple simple tips that can help you avoid spending your hard earned money on an expensive plumber.
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		<title>Can A Tankless Water Heater in Lafayette Ca save you money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all you may wonder how exactly a tankless water heater can save you money, there are many reasons they can save you money and many reasons that it may not be the right choice for you home.</p>
<p><strong>How Can You Save Money by Installing a Tankless Water Heater in Lafayette Ca?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tankless Water Heaters in Lafayette Ca</strong> can save money by lowering your cost to run your water heater. If you have a gas water heater currently installed in your home, you are well aware that it runs throughout the day to reheat your water whenever necessary. With a tankless water heater in Lafayette Ca your water heater will only turn on and heat water when you are using hot water inside your home. You will no longer be paying to heat water that you are not using. This will cut your energy costs significantly throughout the lifetime of the water heater. This is the primary cost benefit as heating water is the 2nd largest energy in your home on average.</p>
<p>The second cost benefit would be that a <strong>tankless water heater in Lafayette Ca</strong> will last twice as long as a standard water heater. Therefore costing you less in replacement cost of the standard <a rel="nofollow" href="http://awrightplumber.com/water-heater-in-lafayette/" title="Water-Heater-in-Lafayette-Ca">water heater in Lafayette Ca</a>. On average a standard water heater will last anywhere from 8-12 years whereas a tankless water heater will last approximately 18-25 years. In this amount of time you could actually need to replace your water heater twice. Which would end up costing more than the installation of one tankless water heater. This is definitely a benefit to choosing the tankless water heater.</p>
<p><strong>What are the benefits of choosing a Tankless Water Heater in Lafayette Ca?</strong></p>
<p>There are numerous benefits to choosing a <strong>tankless water heater in Lafayette Ca</strong>, they can range from convenience to lower energy costs. Here are the main benefits of a tankless water heater:</p>
<p>Energy Savings- you will save money on your monthly energy expenses<br />
Endless Hot Water- you will have endless hot water supply in your home<br />
Less Replacements- you will save money over your replacements but you will also be less inconvenienced with the replacement of your standard water heater.<br />
Space Savings- a tankless water heater takes up much less space in your home and can be hung on a wall outside of your house giving you the ability to utilize the space your standard water heater is taking up.<br />
Tax Credit- The federal government is offering a 15% tax credit for any tankless water heater installation up to 00.00 this includes the costs associated with the installation along with the actual cost of the water heater.<br />
Green- a tankless water heater in Lafayette is much more energy efficient and with the longer lifespan and smaller size it will have less negative effects on our environment.</p>
<p><strong>How do I find what type of Tankless Water Heater in Lafayette Ca and a plumber to install it?</strong></p>
<p>Purchasing and installating a<strong> Tankless Water Heater in Lafayette Ca</strong> is quite a large purchase. Think about the reasons you would like a tankless water heater. Whether it is for energy savings, need more hot water in your home than your standard tank is supplying, space savings or you want to be more environmentally friendly with your water heating system. Use these benefits that are most important to you when dealing with a local <a rel="nofollow" href="http://awrightplumber.com/plumber-in-lafayette/" title="Plumber-in-Lafayette-Ca">Plumber in Lafayette Ca</a> to help to determine what size, and what type of unit to go with. A Tankless Water Heater must be sized accordingly to the size of your home, number of bathrooms in your home, how many people live in your home, and what you are supplying with hot water. All of these factors will need to be taken into account when your plumber designs a custom water heating system. When choosing a plumber that you would like to have install your <a rel="nofollow" href="http://awrightplumber.com/tankless-water-heater-in-lafayette/" title="Tankless-Water-Heater-in-Lafayatte-Ca">Tankless Water Heater in Lafayette Ca</a> make sure they are licensed, have great references, a good rating with the Better Business Bureau, insurance and their plumbers are experienced in the installation of tankless water heaters.</p>
<p><strong>Why may I not want a Tankless Water Heater installed at my home?</strong></p>
<p>We believe that <strong>Tankless Water Heaters in Lafayette</strong> are most of the time the better choice but there are some instances where the application just does not work properly. For instance if you only have electric power and no natural gas available to your property it is probably not the best solution. Most electric tankless water heaters do not provide enough hot water to supply an entire house with hot water. Although they are good for a small condominium or apartment and even for an individual fixture. It would be very costly to install multiple units in one house to ensure there is enough hot water for the entire home. In an instance that you only have electrical power there have been many advancements for your standard tank water heater for example there are water heaters with a plastic tank with a lifetime warranty guaranteeing the tank will never leak and the efficiency is superior to the older model water heater.</p>
<p>If you believe that you are interested in a tankless water heater installation at your home in Lafayette Ca call your local <strong>Tankless Water Heater Experts in Lafayette Ca</strong> @925-300-4660 for your free in home consultation today!</p>
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<p>Elinor Wright is a plumbing contractor in the San Francisco Bay Area. She specializes in Tankless Water Heater Repair &amp; Installation, Water Heater repair &amp; installation, toilet repairs, drain cleaning, fixtures faucets and more!</p>
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		<title>Plumbing Las Vegas ? Plumbing Tips For Your Plumbing Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Plumbing Las Vegas </strong>provides a number of plumbing services to help the customers get rid of any difficulty. It is also necessary that the repair as well as the installation work should be done by experienced professionals to avoid any kind of problem in the near future. The <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://plumbingoflasvegas.com/">Las Vegas plumbers</a></strong> provide plumbing tips to the customers for proper maintenance of their plumbing equipments. Interested customers can check for tips and advises from the site or can also approach a <strong>Las Vegas</strong><strong> plumber</strong>.</p>
<p>The various plumbing tips offered by the <strong>Las Vegas</strong><strong> plumbers</strong> are:</p>
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<p>Maintain and clean the drains regularly<br />
Hire licensed plumbers from reputed <strong>Las Vegas</strong><strong> plumbing</strong> company<br />
Take  an estimation of the plumbing charge before the work<br />
Replace old water guzzling toilet with new ones as they along with saving the hassles of repair also saves water<br />
Use eco-friendly and bio-degradable drain cleaners which had also been approved by the government<br />
The people should regularly check the thermostat of the heater. They should also clean the accumulated sediments or the mineral salts to ensure better functioning of the heater<br />
The <strong>Las Vegas</strong><strong> plumbers</strong> also state that a leak from the water heater should never be ignored</p>
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<p>Besides the above mentioned tips, a <strong>Las Vegas</strong><strong> plumber</strong> also offers a number of other suggestions. In case of a sink leakage only professional plumber should be brought in to take care of the problem. Flushing foreign objects such as plastic, paper etc into the toilet should be avoided.</p>
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<p><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://plumbingoflasvegas.com/">Plumbing Las Vegas</a></strong> also offers a range of other plumbing services such as general plumbing, installation of water heater and water line, installation of pipes and gas lines, video inspection of sewage and remodeling of bathroom and kitchen. The <strong>Las Vegas</strong> <strong>plumbers</strong> offer all the services at attractive and reasonable rates. A <strong>Las Vegas</strong> <strong>plumber</strong> is also much dedicated towards his work and believes in offering prompt services.</p>
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<p>Joseph Thompson, at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://plumbingoflasvegas.com/"><strong>Plumbing Las Vegas</strong></a> provides you all required insight about plumbing. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://plumbingoflasvegas.com/"><strong>Las Vegas Plubming</strong></a> is the one stop destination for finding available plumbers in las vegas.</p>
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