What is Google My Business?
Google My Business is the end result of years of optimization and integration in online business listings by Google over the lifetime of several of their products, namely Google Places and Google+ Pages.
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New Location!
We are proud to announce that we have moved our business to a new location: 1053 College Avenue, Santa Rosa, California 95404 We hope you come visit soon!
#WestCounty on a photo adventure
The fellas on a photographic adventure on a fine Friday!
Google to Change Ranking Algorithm to Favor Mobile-Friendly Sites
Sites that are designed with mobile users in mind are about to find themselves ahead of the curve.
Why not to have your Website built by a Directory Publisher
You don’t have to look very hard to find horror stories about Yellow Pages / Yellow Book / Hibu.
One Firm or Two for IT and Web Dev/Design?
It’s not often that you find a web development company that’s also an IT support company or vice versa. West County Net happens to be both, and many of our clients take advantage of that fact.
Holiday E-Commerce & Online Marketing
More and more people buy goods and services online every year. With the holiday shopping season here once again, your business should be ready for e-commerce!
Net Neutrality Update – President Obama Lends Support
Whether or not you agree with the President’s political views, policies, or the decisions he’s made in office, it’s pretty easy to get behind him in the case of net neutrality.
Key to Cloud Hosting Security: Patching and Updating
The internet is open to anyone at anytime from anywhere in the world (for the most part). Is your business protected in the cloud?
Inbound Marketing & Small Business
Depending on how deep you’ve delved into the rabbit hole that is online marketing strategy, “inbound marketing” may be an unfamiliar term. Rest assured, inbound marketing isn’t false hype for “the next big thing,” nor is it some snake oil cure-all. The term was coined in 2005 to describe a set of practices that focus […]
West County: E-Commerce in Santa Rosa
West County Net is a web development, online marketing, and IT support company that’s been helping businesses build and launch e-commerce websites for years.
End of Support for Windows Server 2003
In less than a year, Microsoft will end support for the popular Windows Server 2003. Hailed by many as the most stable, reliable Windows-based server OS, many are not looking forward to leaving Win2k3. However, compromised security is forcing the issue.