Tech Talk

Byte sized tech advice for businesses.

 

Adapting to COVID-19 and Creating a Culture Without Walls

How did Miles IT adapt to shifts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? Read about how our organization made successful changes to benefit staff members and clients. Read More

John Horner
February 10, 2023
13 min read

Systemplicity: How to Identify & Reduce Complex Business Systems

Are you able to leverage business technology in order to advance your business? Most businesses use 40-60 apps and programs to accomplish their goals. However, some businesses are able to work efficiently using 3 or fewer core programs. How many programs does your organization use? How do you currently deal with this software overload problem?... Read More

John Horner
February 8, 2023
13 min read

How to Build an Automated SEO Audit

An SEO audit is an incredibly important part of any SEO strategy. There are many companies that try to make this easy. SEMrush, for example, lets you plug in your domain and then provides suggestions. However, most of these suggestions are not helpful for most business owners. How do I unminify my javascript? What is... Read More

Laura Ferruggia
February 3, 2023
14 min read

How to Approach Risk Assessments at your Organization

Risk assessment is a key facet of organizational security. While some businesses may need to undergo a type of assessment in order to ensure compliance, others may be motivated by the thought of increasing security and safeguarding against threats. Whichever category your company falls into, performing a risk assessment can be extremely helpful to keep... Read More

Dan Carpenter
February 1, 2023
7 min read

What is a Robots.txt file (and how does it affect SEO?)

There are many complicated aspects of technical SEO that not every business owner needs to know about. The robots.txt file is one that they should. It’s essentially a roadmap for your website that tells Google what should be read and what should be ignored. This article will share everything you need to know about this... Read More

Laura Ferruggia
January 27, 2023
9 min read

The Ultimate Microsoft SharePoint Guide For Businesses

Get the most value from your business's Microsoft SharePoint solution. Our SharePoint guide discusses how you can keep teams connected and secure. Read More

Dan Carpenter
January 25, 2023
17 min read

The best tools to use for SEO

SEO (search engine optimization) is all about writing the right content and organizing it well on your website. The issue many companies have is that they don’t know how to report on SEO. They may have lots of traffic, or they may have very little. In both cases, it’s definitely possible not to know how... Read More

Laura Ferruggia
January 20, 2023
14 min read

Becoming a Successful Remote Company (The Right Way)

When deciding to take your company remote, there are many factors to consider. You have to decide how much of your workforce will be remote, what technology changes need to be made, and whether you have the support and security to make working from home a viable option for your business. Whether you take your... Read More

John Horner
January 18, 2023
12 min read

How to get cold email leads using Apollo.io

Apollo.io is an amazingly helpful tool that can get your message in front of your target audience, right in their inbox. We’re talking about cold email but done in a smarter way. Apollo lets you send multiple emails to users via a sequence, A/B test subject lines to maximize open rates, and more. When it... Read More

Laura Ferruggia
January 13, 2023
19 min read

Migrating .Net Applications to Azure Services: A Practical Guide

Learn the benefits, compatibility constraints, and steps for migrating your .Net software applications to Microsoft Azure app services. Read More

John Horner
January 12, 2023
8 min read

Miles IT rolls out new Feature Packages available to those on the Miles Software Platform

Discover our new software feature packages, including reporting & communications and integrations, that can be added to custom software solutions developed using the Miles Platform. Read More

Ryan Schiffino
January 10, 2023
6 min read

How to use Google Search Console (to improve your SEO)

Google Search Console (GSC) is an amazing tool that helps you see how well your website is performing in Google’s eyes. It is absolutely a tool you must be using in your SEO marketing strategy. In GSC, you can diagnose errors, submit and manage your website’s sitemap, and see what keywords are driving traffic to... Read More

Laura Ferruggia
January 6, 2023
13 min read