Jimmy Thakkar blog

Your profile pic in google serps

Jimmy — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:22:06 +0000

Earlier i had written an article on how you can view your google+ profile pic on google.com

Now you can have your google+ profile page link below the search result in the serp.

See the image below :

I made this search on Google.co.in : Website designer and Search engine optimization expert from Mumbai, India.

My site ranked 5th in the Serps : http://www.jimmythakkar.com

See below that website is my Google plus profile link : https://plus.google.com/112310662447009970767

This is a good feature rolled out few months back by Google. Many article writers and authors have loved it. Not only does it give you good CTR but it also make the search engine results look interesting and NOT boring.

Cheers,
Jimmy Thakkar
(Web designer and SEO expert from Mumbai, India)

Web Designer Mumbai

Jimmy — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:13:48 +0000

Hi,

I am Jimmy Thakkar – Web designer, Mumbai (India). I specialize in providing Website design, Web development, Search engine optimization and Logo designing services.

What services i provide as a web designer ?

Evaluate the client’s specific needs and resources to create the best website possible within those parameters.
Write the web pages for multiple types of web browsers and platforms to provide easy access to the widest possible audience. Use a service that tests and reports back on how the website will look / function on more than 15 browser version / platform combinations.
Optimize all graphics used on the website for quality and file size so graphics will load even on slower connections and older machines.
Provide text alternatives for all graphics for browsers that have the images disabled or text-only web browsers and indexing agents.
Spell check and proofread all pages and related documents for the website.
Web designer should also Include contact information and copyright notices for clients.

Some of the more commonly required web design services i offer are …

Complete website design from scratch free from technical errors.
Re-design of existing websites (also free from technical errors).
Optimization of website for search engines.
Domain name selection and registration.
Assistance with finding an appropriate website Hosting Service
Design of navigation for website for ease of use
Graphics creation, photo scanning and touch-ups
Flash or gif animations
ASP programming to dynamically generate web pages
Conversion of text or word processed documents to HTML
Adobe Acrobat PDF file conversion
Search engine registration
Photo slide shows and albums.
Chat rooms and message forums.
User polls and questionnaires.
Virtual Reality (3D) walk-throughs of panoramas, buildings and more.
Modifying existing copy (text) from other sources, such as brochures, for the web.
Website maintenance – either ongoing or on an “as-needed” basis.
Small and home office network setup / troubleshooting / maintenance.

Some other questions :

What is a domain name?

A domain name tells computers where to find your webpage on the internet. Each domain name is assigned to a numerical IP (internet protocol) address by your host provider. A domain name translates this number into words.

How do I register a domain name?

The first step is to find out if the domain name you want to use is available. The best way to do this is by using a “whois” utility feature that can be found on any domain registrars website. (Go to whois.sc to check out a domain name you are considering.)

Once you have decided on a domain name that is available, the next step is to register it. I personally recommend using the Godaddy or Name.com websites for registering your domain name. They make the process very simple — just fill in the form with your information and submit it and you are finished. To see my current pricing on Domain, Hosting or website design just go to www.jimmythakkar.com

Stop Joseph Kony

Jimmy — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:50:05 +0000

See the video below if you dont know who joseph kony is.

Why should Joseph Kony and LRA be stopped :

CURRENT LRA ACTIVITY

THE LRA HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVE IN UGANDA SINCE 2006, BUT THEY’RE CURRENTLY CARRYING OUT ATTACKS IN DR CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, AND SOUTH SUDAN.
1,012 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MURDERED AND 2,224 PEOPLE ABDUCTED SINCE DECEMBER 1, 2009.
45 PEOPLE WERE ABDUCTED IN FEBRUARY 2012. THE LRA CRISIS TRACKER HAS THE MOST CURRENT UPDATES ABOUT LRA ACTIVITY
440,000 WERE DISPLACED BY THE LRA IN CAR, DRC, AND SOUTH SUDAN AS OF AUGUST 2011

What all can you do ?

Share the above video.
Talk about this issue.
Put up the stop Joseph Kony sticker on your laptop, cell phone, bike or car.
Get the action kit over here and print it out. Share with your friends.
Donate a small portion to TRI : https://www.stayclassy.org/checkout/donation?eid=14711

To find out more information and sign the pledge to help bring Joseph Kony to justice visit the website kony2012.com

For latest updates on “invisible children” visit the facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/invisiblechildren

Regards,

Jimmy Thakkar

Cool way to add friends to google circles

Jimmy — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:19:29 +0000

Coolest way to add friends to circles :

Google+ pages is here

Jimmy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:29:47 +0000

Finally the google + pages is here.

You can get your page by visiting the link below :
https://plus.google.com/pages/create

It will be available to general public in a couple of days. Currently if you visit the google+ pages link to create a page then you might receive this message :

“Thanks for your interest in Google+ Pages, but we haven’t finished releasing them to everyone. Please check back soon.”

I somehow feel this will be better than facebook pages and will also be looked upon by business owners and more seo people (with their +1 button offers).

Have a look :

Checkout more about Google+ pages by seeing the video at the link below :
http://youtu.be/8Ccf5GxM7vg

Tata indicom photon plus review – IT SUCKS !

Jimmy — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:14:58 +0000

Find below the communication between me and tata indicom people.

My review is that the product photon plus is nice but the company and their service SUCKS…

Dear Sir ,
Greetings from Tata Indicom!
              With reference to the below mail we would like to inform you that we have not received any Cancellation request from your end , also when we check the Bills of May & June month there is a usage and the balance amount is very much payable, same is already confirmed to you earlier while closing the complaint number 275144227.
           There is a balance outstanding amount of 1638 /- in the account , we can adjust the amount of 239 /- and rest 1399 is payable , Request you to clear the Balance amount and confirm so that we can carry out the adjustment activity from our end
Hope the above clarifiesWarm Regards,
VIJAY YADAV.Nodal Desk – TATA Indicom—–Original Message—–
From:   ashish@xxx.in (Email id hidden)
Sent:   2011-08-16 17:40:39.0
To :   nodalofficer.mum@tatatel.co.in
Cc:   null
Subject:   Complaint~~M5018049
[Note: Please don’t change the subject for internal tracking purpose and immediate action.
_____________________________This is after my talk with Komal kulkarni.I am pasting below the email which I had sent on 5th August to �internet.service@tatatel.co.in;barkha.asnani@tatatel.co.inbarkha.asnani@tatatel.co.in;� :—
I had used tata photon+ earlier and I had some problems with you people which is why I closed the account. Problem :

I had sent u a request to change the plan which allows me to use more than 5gb and not get charged more � only the speed of the connection would get slow. This request was not taken by you and hence I had to pay extra. While making the payment I had informed you that I will no longer require your product or service.

I settled the amount and I don�t know why you people are still generating and sending me new invoices. I have used 0 mb after my final payment. You may continue generating new invoices and keep sending me emails but I am not going to pay you a single amount.

It feels like u have cheated me once and u continue to make a fool of me. What kinda organization are you running ?

If I continue to get calls and emails from you then I am sending my complaint to consumer forums and writing about this all over my blogs.

If you are trying to cheat me then pls stop it and if you are dumb enough to realize a customer has left you then please open your eyes and check your data I have not freaking plugged in your device ever since I made the settlement payment. I have been using reliance netconnect for months now.

I am saving this email because I have a feeling this might not reach you like my service requests and complains thru emails and feedback forms have not reached you or gone unnoticed.

Regards,
Ashish H Thakkar

CC sent to : internet.service@tatatel.co.in;barkha.asnani@tatatel.co.in;
my registered email : ashish@jvw.in
my number with you people : 9867676363
9223984109 is what my number used to be…
—

I also received an email on 6th august which says �
Your complaint 275144227 has been successfully resolved and closed by us.

To help us serve you better, please tell us about your satisfaction with the resolution provided on your complaint,

If you are SATISFIED, please click on the link below to respond; �

I don�t know what complaint number this is and what you have resolved.

Is there any person in your organization who can tell me what is going on? If you have resolved then issue then why do you still keep calling me and asking me for payment (for the service I am not even using).

I did get a call from one of your people asking me to pay the bill or you people will keep calling me daily or keep visiting me.

This is like mental harassment you know ?

I had talked to Nodal officer on 9225525252 date 24th May saying fine if this is what you want I am ready to pay the amount but I don�t want to use your product or service any longer and she had acknowledged it on phone. I don�t understand how you can still generate the bill ?

When I had initially made the request to change my plan thru form which was not received by you , you people told me that requests are taken on phone and when I did the whole complaint for that and said you need to close my account then now you are coming up to me and telling me you are supposed to MAKE A REQUEST ? what the hell is this ?

This is really frustrating for me. Even if you just resolve this issue now you have still made me go thru lot of agony. My work is suffering.

I just toked again to nodal officer RIGHT NOW � one of the team members of Shugna shetty told me please let me know your complaint and then if she feels right then she will let me talk to her. After I told her my story she would not let me talk to her. I asked her a few times if it is possible anyhow for me to talk to her and she said �NO�.

I am giving you 48 hrs after this I will send my complaint to consumer forums and post it on blogs and where I feel like.

Regards,
Ashish H Thakkar

CC sent to : internet.service@tatatel.co.in;barkha.asnani@tatatel.co.in;

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update 1 : the customer care person that told me she will arrange a talk with ms shetty later said she isnt even the nodal officer for Mumbai.

update 2 : if some1 wants confirmation i had asked them to close my account they can talk to ms shetty with whom i talked to on 24th may for abt 20-30 mins i guess. if someone wants to see email which i fwded them asking them to close my account that i can fwd as well. it said “i no longer wish to use your services”.

update 3 : i have forwarded this email to tata people and my next step would be to send to consumer forums and other blogs.

update 4 : a few days after i made this entry i got help from Mahesh C Utge - Tata Teleservices Limited, which approved the waiver of total amount pending.

Still keep getting daily emails from TataIndicom@tatatel.co.in auto generated email saying that the amount is pending…

STRANGE Huh !

Update 5 : November 16th 2011 – Recived a letter from Advocate high court saying that if i dont pay the dues amounting to 1738 by OCT 31 2011 then they will initiate appropriate legal proceedings both civil and or criminal.

It cant get more ridiculous than this. 1st they tellme that i do not need to pay the amount and months later they want to go ahead with legal proceedings ?

WOW

Your profile and photo in google search results

Jimmy — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:58:49 +0000

Interesting to see your Google plus profile in the Google search engine result pages.

There have been questions as to how Matt cutts photo is showing besides his website in the SERPS. Well the answer lies only with google but if you want something similar then checkout the result below :

Take a backup of google+ contacts , images and more

Jimmy — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:50:59 +0000

There has been a lot of comparision between facebook and google plus or the like button and +1 button.

One good difference i see is that Google is giving more flexibility and isnt guarding its kingdom like facebook is.

What if you wish to take a backup of your friends or photos on facebook ? I am sorry but there is no facility provided by facebook at this moment where you can click on a button and get what you want. Checkout the screenshot below for google plus :

You CAN take a backup of your contacts and photos. Now that is cool !

+1 by Google is now live on SERPs

Jimmy — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:12:03 +0000

+1 is live on big G.

Yes i already know that google has launched +1 button few days back but this is the first time i am seeing them on search engine result pages. This is a great feature which could compete with Facebook likes in the future.

Google should be smart enough to handle the +1 hits as I am sure people are going to buy +1 hits like they went and bought facebook fans/likes and twitter followers.

Here is a screenshot below showing +1 button live on Google.com (click to enlarge).

For those who want to see a demo of this button in action and what it does, just goto Google.com and see the + 1 button on the serps.

Also note this point below which is mentioned by Google :

“Publishers may not direct users to click the +1 Button for purposes of misleading users. Publishers should not promote prizes, monies, or monetary equivalents in exchange for +1 Button clicks”

If you wish to add the +1 button to your site then use the code below :

(The above code goes in the head section of your web page)

(Place the above code on the web page where you would like to add the +1 icon)

Regards,

Jimmy Thakkar

Which logo designer to choose ?

Jimmy — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:32 +0000

It is true, not all logo designers are created equal. And, what is even more true, it doesn’t matter how many they have done or how many years in the saddle they have. The only thing that counts is talent or an eye for design.

When you are looking for custom logo designs then start with the portfolio of the logo designer. Make sure that their style and what you are looking for match. Don’t expect a logo designer who does mostly abstract logos to draw you a cartoon character and vice a versa. Everyone has a different style, and what you are looking for is a style that you like.

Don’t be fooled when someone says they are not using clip art. That is a red flag. There is a right and a wrong way to use clip art. You want a logo designer to use it the right way. If they aren’t using clip art, chances are you are going too get something very amateurish looking. After all, if they aren’t using clip art and were good illustrators, then they would be illustrators, NOT logo designers. Too different professiotions, don’t confess the two.

It is absolutely OK for a logo designer to use clip art. What a professional designer will do is take elements of the clip art and manipulate it for their own purpose. Many great designs have been done this way.

Don’t be fooled into paying for the amount of colors use on your logo. It takes NO additional time to design with one color or unlimited colors. Once again, that is a sign of an amateur so stay clear.

Make sure you get vector files so you can have your logo professionally printed. Most common formats for this is EPS or Postcript. Most designers will use Adobe Illustrator. If a designer only offers JPEG, again stay clear except if your only use is for the web.

You will also want to work with someone who is responsive, easy to work with and will give you as many revisions as you need. Check their testimonials. This is the best way for you to get a feel for how they work.

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Jimmy H Thakkar