Tech Updates

GDPR: What You Need to Know

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 28 May 2019 08:59:00 +0000

Businesses, large and small, are in the midst of preparing for compliance with the European Union’s new data privacy laws: The General Data Protection Regulation, or the GDPR, which will go into effect on May 25, 2018.

The GDPR is very broad in scope and can apply to businesses both in and outside of the EU. Businesses that don’t comply with the GDPR could face heavy fines.

Here’s what you need to know about the GDPR.

.CO the right choice for your Startup!

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 14 May 2019 11:01:00 +0000

As a startup, you might have started a company. “.CO” is an acronym for the “company,” and it is recognized across the globe for company, Corporation or commercial endeavors. The number of people who are browsing the web on mobile devices is high as there is a smartphone in every educated hand. Now the need for short and memorable web addresses is more crucial than ever. If you want something essential and futuristic, “.CO” is the right TLD.

Create and Grow your Personal Brand with a .ME Domain

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 10:18:00 +0000

We live in a world of personalization. We hear stories about people leaving their full-time desk jobs to start something of their own – to follow their dreams and pursue a career in freelancing or blogging, or simply their passion. A lot of these stories include enjoying the freedom from corporate life and finding solace in the perks of doing what you love.

The road to this personal branding, however, is not easy. A lot goes into making a personal brand stand out, be credible as well as popular, and making it all about yourself! Read more…

How can WHOIS Privacy Protection help you?

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:54:00 +0000

It’s not a requirement, or a necessity, to invest in domain privacy protection. Still, the cost is negligible when you weigh the value that is offered. If you want to keep the solicitations at bay and protect your privacy, then it can be a worthwhile investment.

Domain privacy is a service offered by a number of domain name registrars. A user buys privacy from the company, who in turn replaces the user’s information in the WHOIS with the information of a forwarding service (for email and sometimes postal mail, it is done by a proxy server). Read more…

Let Your Name Do Your Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:03:00 +0000

A lot of entrepreneurs, while starting off with their businesses, leave out one very important detail, the right name for their business. Getting the right name for your business is the most important thing to take your business to the path of success. Names are quite powerful and make a huge difference to your business strategy. Once you get the right name, branding comes as a by-product of your advertising.

Here are a few tips that will come in handy when you decide a name for your website.

Domain Names: What? Why? And most importantly – how much for?

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:46:00 +0000

Yes, we know all these cyber-related jargons can be very hard to understand and gets even harder when you must apply the same for your business. Also, with so many different domain service providers available in today’s time, how do you know which one is better, or who provides the most reasonable and feasible products? Moreover, does low-cost have to mean compromising on the quality of the product? Too many questions! Not to worry, we are here to solve this once and for all!

However, before we get into the nitty-gritties related to the cost of a domain, let’s first clear the concept of what a domain really is and why it is so important to have one! Read more…

The Right Investment for your Business: Premium Domain Names

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:56:00 +0000

Ever searched for a domain name and found it available but its price is a lot higher than the other domain names? If yes, then you’ve already come across premium domain names.

Just like the name suggests, premium domain names are more expensive than the normal ones.

A premium domain name is a domain that is already owned by an individual person or a registry. The price of such domains can be anything, from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, this higher price only applies to the initial acquisition of the domain, but it will be renewed at regular renewal prices. Read more…

Here’s How Google’s Latest Update Affects Your Online Business

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:02:00 +0000

This July, Google is updating their Chrome web browser to explicitly notify visitors when they’ve landed on a website that is not secure. It’s likely that other web browsers will follow their lead in order to create a safer environment online.

As the necessity for online security increases, changes like this could have a negative impact on your business if you don’t take action to secure your site. Read more…

The Do’s and Don’ts for a Website

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 09:40:00 +0000

Creating a website can be an exciting, yet daunting task, as you are building out a central repository and online image for your brand. The way your brand is perceived depends on the content you write, the images you share, the language you use (both written and descriptive) and the overall user experience you are offering to your customer. It is a holistic rendition of what your brand stands for, and is therefore crucial to understand the best practices when it comes to creating a website.

Here are some checklists to keep in mind while building out your website.

Peer Pressure in the context of Education Options

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 10:50:00 +0000

I want to join XYZ classes, BECAUSE my friends also go there”

Man is a social animal. Therefore, he is always trying to belong. Countries, states, villages, homes – any social unit- looks to highlight some common aspects that can give us the comfort of familiarity, and a sense of belonging.

In the youthful days, such associations are derived from housing complexes, clubs, schools and colleges. In fact, to a large extent, our career choices also stem out of our peers’ choices and information base. This is great in a world where the future is well-defined, roles are stable and there is relatively less life-altering disruption in the course of one’s working lifetime. Read more…

MIT and Stanford –Admit in 2 of the super-elite M7 Business schools

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Fri, 25 May 2018 11:31:00 +0000

He was a Chartered Accountant with about 4 years of work experience in the transaction advisory space. He was a slogger right from the start. Born and brought up in a small North India town, he scored in late nineties in his grade XII exams to get into the Hindu College (could not make it to SRCC or St Stephens). He got a job in one of the large transaction advisory practices in India and did the usual work there (like many hundred others). He did not have any significant ‘T’ shaped qualities to get into any top-notch college. Like many before him, he was confined to struggle and a life of mediocrity.

“Not me”, said he. And he got down to work!

He did not want to settle for less. Hence he signed up with us and started working right from January. And therefore we had a clear 8 -10 months to prepare and sharpen his narrative. Read more…

Setup Twitter For Your Business In Less Than 2 Minutes

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 22 May 2018 10:38:00 +0000

What’s the next big social networking site after Facebook? With over 316 million active users and 500 million tweets sent per day, Twitter definitely takes that spot. With so much activity happening every second, most businesses consider this as a great network to interact with their audience.

But there are some businesses that have still not capitalized on this amazing network. The good news is ‘It’s not too late’ and the best part is that setting up a Twitter account for your business is really easy. Here’s a simple step-by-step guide. Read Here…

Prepare A Bucket List Of Programs Before You Apply To A University

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Fri, 18 May 2018 12:12:00 +0000

Choosing the right University/Course combination which fits well with your skills and interests, has the right brand value and eventually leads to a great job are the most important factors before you start writing your college-application.

Often people just apply basis the rankings of universities in a particular subject. That, in our experience, is an inefficient way of choosing a program and often leads to vastly suboptimal results.

University and program selection should be preceded by the creation of a bucket-list. A bucket list is essentially a collection of university-program combinations which gives you a ‘reflection-anchor’ to figure out which programs are a good fit for you. Read More…

What is the difference between MIT and an average university?

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Fri, 04 May 2018 09:49:00 +0000

A lot of my students ask me whether it really matters that they get into top schools. We all know that getting into a top college like Harvard or Stanford is extremely difficult, and additionally these colleges are extremely expensive. More so, with the advent of MOOCs great content is freely available. Then, why should I try to get into a top-tier university like Columbia or Yale?

I view a university as a resource, among many others that are available to a student. Given that we are going through a period of information overload, there is no premium on information. Likewise, old educational methods around information dissemination are also increasingly becoming obsolete. A good university is ahead of time and really makes sure that you get curated experiences which help you learn in the most meaningful manner. Read more…

Why Digitizing Claims Should Be Your Top Priority In 2018

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 08:43:00 +0000

Bills and papers everywhere, not a place to sit!

Spent most of your working years managing employee tax claims offline? Let 2018 be the year of change.

Digital claims are the need of the hour, both for employers and employees. Advancing technology has given corporates the option of breaking free from the shackles of time-taking procedures and manual management of tax-saving employee claims. In the last two years, a lot of corporates in India have jumped onto the digital claims bandwagon. If you haven’t already, make this your 2018’s top work priority. Here’s why

Five Reasons Employees Don’t Claim Reimbursements

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:42:00 +0000

Our analysis of the market revealed to us something startling. Of the 4 crore salaried employees in India, only about 10 lakh make use of employee benefits. Among the reasons why employee benefits don’t have many takers, from the employee’s point of view, is because of the process itself. Here are the top 5 reasons why employees don’t claim their reimbursements. Read here…

5 Questions about Your Salary Structure You Were Too Afraid To Ask

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:49:00 +0000

Has this ever happened to you while starting a new job? You spend several days swapping counter offers with the HR recruiter to arrive at that one perfect number, only realize at the end of the first month that you see credited in your account it’s quite what you bargained for? This usually happens when you either made a mistake while calculating your take-home pay or didn’t realize that what you get at the end of the month isn’t what you’re getting in hand. Read more…

5 Data Points That Impress Upon The Importance Of Rewards And Recognition

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:44:00 +0000

The importance of employee rewards and recognition is barely debated in the corporate space. Most companies would jump at an opportunity to offer a well-deserved serving of limelight to its employees. However, there’s always a lack of satisfaction about recognition in employees. Let’s try and get to why. Read here…

How Can You Better Manage Your Time This Year

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:09:00 +0000

Time is racing. And it’s especially true given our work culture. Nowadays, saved time can be attributed to a huge investment, if not much more than that. So what can you do to save time during your work hours every day? Let’s explore: Read here…

5 SEO Tips That Will Improve Your Google Rankings

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000

As a website owner, do you believe backlinking still work? Does on-page SEO help in bringing your website up in the Google search rankings? Is unique and original content still the king when it comes to best SEO tips for improved Google ranking for your website?

The questions are too many and it becomes a difficult choice to stick to certain SEO techniques from a vast pool. This article will focus on 5 of the most important SEO tips that are likely to bring more organic traffic to your website and enhance its ranking in Google search results. So, let’s get going through these tips. Read here…

The Evolution of Payment Methods: Past, Present and Future

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 09:01:00 +0000

No one knows for certain who invented money and when. By most accounts though, historians believe it predated the wheel as early as 5000 B.C. Now, imagine for a moment that you lived in those times. Your sack of barley probably counted as more than just spare change, and if you were the proud owner of some pieces of metal or animal hide, then you’ve come into some serious cash! So how did we get from there to here? Let’s have a sneak peak at mankind’s payment history and look at the payment methods used over time. Read more...

Five Tips For Improving Your Employee Gifting

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:53:00 +0000

A big part of employee morale and loyalty is determined by the extra somethings that you offer at significant times. It could be for a festival, a birthday or a work milestone, gifting really assures employees that they are a part of a bigger family and that the members care about them.

With that as the backdrop, we realize, picking the right employee gifting solution is no mean task. In fact, it is a huge responsibility because your choice needs to appeal to the emotions of your employees. Here are some tips that could help you plan this better. Read on

35 Common Web Hosting Terms Defined [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 06:18:00 +0000

While setting up a website can be intimidating, what’s more, challenging is learning to speak the language of the internet. You may be familiar with a few terms but if you’re new to the website space then there are a lot of terms that will take you by surprise. So if you’re in the mood to level up in this space, take a look at the infographic that defines the 35 common web hosting terms.

The Art-Y Faces of Claiming Tax-Saving Reimbursements

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:54:00 +0000

Filing reimbursements claims for tax-saving benefits like medical reimbursements, fuel reimbursements, etc., at the end of the financial year, can be an arduous task. Everything from digging into your folder full of bills to ensuring that the numbers add up correctly can end up being, well, taxing. But, in every office, there are a few people whose expressions around this time of the year are oddly reminiscent of important works of art. Here are a few…

How To Setup A WordPress Website With Optimized WordPress Hosting?

noreply@blogger.com (Sunder Singh) — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 12:22:00 +0000

WordPress is dominating the internet space and if you have decided to create your website on WordPress, sure, you will never regret!

While creating a website on WP is easy, hosting is a decision that requires a lot of thought and knowledge to set up your website.

There are a lot of options you might choose for hosting your WordPress website. This beginner’s guide to choosing a hosting plan for your business will help if you are looking for customized and advanced hosting plans. Read more…