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SEO: Does hosting and site performance matters?

Rohit Prabhakar — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:20:00 +0000

Since last few days I have been wondering if the hosting server matters to SEO. Does it makes a difference from SEO perspective if the sites renders super fast or slow? As per my small amount of research it does not matter! I tried to search for “Rohit” on google and my blog is nowhere on the first 6 pages while the top most name is of another person with the same name (Rohit). His name is prominent on the search and I could clearly see a difference in activity. His blog is very well established and he is a regular writer. Now I wanted to also see if his blog performs far better on performance. Below is a performance comparison video that I made at http://www.webpagetest.org . It is clearly evident from this video that performance makes no difference.

Lesson: If you are serious about climbing the search page ranking ladder, write regularly and frequently.

The Future of Creative Advertisement

Rohit Prabhakar — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:47:54 +0000

It was beyond my imagination to understand the new wave of advertisement that is taking shape right now. I have never thought how social media can be used in the media ads. This was clearly evident as I surfed the following two state of the technology ads:

Both of these adds almost like websites with interactive video, games, photo and gallery. At the very same time these were seamlessly integrated with twitter and facebook. The huge number of hits that these ads gathered is evident of the fact that a revolution in the field of marketing is going to take place soon as the technologies are more available to achieve the same now.

I read this exiting story at google blog by Neal Mohan, Vice President of Product Management.

Best iphone gps app, Motion X gps drive review

Rohit Prabhakar — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:27:44 +0000

Forget about all those 50$ plus or 10$ monthly recurring charge navigation apps for your iphone. For last many months I was in a fix to either buy a new GPS device for my car or to buy some android phone in order to run Google Navigation. Being a iphone fan it was not an easy decision to choose out from the available options and especially to switch to an android for Google navigation. I finalized a quite a good number of gps devices like “TomTom GO 740 Live”, “Garmin Nuvi 1690″ and “TomTom XL 340 S”.

Finally I got a very nice app that was just 0.99$ and seemed to be brilliant. I wrote to the app company with some questions and they were very quick to respond back. I finally moved ahead and bought this app and in just few moments the app was on my iphone. It was very quick and easy to install and start.

I was in my office and I entered a rough address of the hotel where I was staying. It was quick in finding the exact location from the cloud and suggested me a route. This app is known by the name of MotionX gps drive by Fullpower. It has a wonderful features and usability. I have been using this app for almost 1 month and it rocks. I never had any issues using the application and the response time is also wonderful. Following are some of the key features:

MotionX uses Familiar search: Just type and search, find anything, anywhere and then just follow the directions while Driving or Walking.
Optimized Compass for situational awareness If you don’t have a 3GS yet, the compass also works with GPS motion sensing on the iPhone 3G.
Pre-Load the maps by simulating the route before starting.
Automatically stores the recent and most used destinations. You can also save your favorite destinations
Landscape View helps while driving
Swipe between Position, Navigation, and List screens for easier access while navigating
Connected Service The app downloads the Navteq maps on the fly and also uses online search instead of stored points of interest. MotionX has a decent online search—the first in this class that I’ve seen powered by Microsoft’s Bing.
Fully Integrated with iPhone
- Address book integration: Find an entry in your iPhone contacts list, and MotionX will get you there.
- iPod integration: Access playlists and listen to your music, audiobooks, and podcasts while using MotionX.
- Phone integration: Place a phone call directly from search results.

MotionX even comes with a full free 30 day Live Voice Guidance package. which can be extended at a monthly charge of 3$. Live Voice Guidance gives access to:

Live over-the-air maps and routing.
MotionX 3D geospatial maps.
Cached routes and maps for optimal performance.
Simulation mode: See how to get there you before you go.
Voice guidance, fully integrated with the iPod. Just drive and go.

Some screen shots:

I also found a very nice quick start guide that is of a great help. So do refer to it.

Source: MotionX by Fullpower

It also comes with a wonderful tutorial and manual.

Awaited Features:

Live traffic view
In case of traffic congestion option to choose multiple routes.
Voice activated commands

In order to buy this app just go to the itunes store and search for gps and you will find this app as the most famous and most downloaded gps app in the store. You can also follow this link to iTunes store

Also read a wonderful review from gizmodo.

PMP Provider Review

Rohit Prabhakar — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:43:18 +0000

While I was planning to take the journey of being a PMP, I was always in dilemma that if I should do self-study or take boot camp. After talking to many PMPs and doing self assessment I decided to take a boot camp. The next biggest challenge was to find a right PMP preparation partner. I googled and it all added to my confusion as I could not find any place where I can get comparative pmp provider review. I finally had to put one together in excel and after using the comparison I thought of sharing. Here is a side by side comparison of few of the PMP training providers. I have gathered data from their respective sites today. This is solely my review please use your own brain to find which one is suited and best for you!

Provider	PMT	Cheetah	PM Study	Global Knowledge
Cost	2395 $	2999 $	1800 $	2895 $
Money Back Gurantee	YES	YES	YES	YES
Recommended	Exam next day	Exam next day	Exam next day
First Take Deadline	14 days	7 days	1 month	1 month
First Attempt Fail	$ 275	$ 275	$ 275	Retake refund
Second Take Deadline	21 days	30 days	30 days	6 months
Second Attempt Fail	$ 275	$ 275	$275	Retake Refund
Third Attempt Fail	Fees – (Retake refund + 200$) or Retake the course	Full refund and retake of course	Retake refund and thenCourse fee refund	Full Refund
Website	4pmti	cheetahlearning	pmstudy	globalknowledge
My comments		No Tension Deal	Value for Money

NOTE: Please use comments section to reach me out for any questions regarding PMP. I receive many emails daily asking almost similar questions. If you can leave a comment, I will surely reply and this will help many others who have a similar questions. Thanks for your interest!

If you are looking to get some tips on preparing for PMP and passing it please go to

http://www.rohitprabhakar.com/2010/08/05/journey-to-be-a-pmp-was-10-days-long

Disclosure: I donot have any personal or financial relation with any of these companies.

Branded Steer (4/5) Milwaukee WI

Rohit Prabhakar — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:48:50 +0000

Fantastic food and fantastic service! I was here with my office team and we had everything from drinks, appetizers, main course. Everything was fantastic! The best part was supe friendly and…

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Branded Steer (4/5) on Yelp

Staybridge Suites (5/5) Franklin WI

Rohit Prabhakar — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:55:16 +0000

Everything is fantastic! From booking experience to the stay. It is a new and a very well built place.

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Staybridge Suites (5/5) on Yelp

Staybridge Suites Extended Stay Hotel Milwaukee Airport South (5/5)

Rohit Prabhakar — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:55:16 +0000

Everything is fantastic! From booking experience to the stay. It is a new and a very well built place

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Staybridge Suites Extended Stay Hotel Milwaukee Airport South (5/5)

Michael's Sourdough Sandwiches (3/5) Petaluma CA 94954

Rohit Prabhakar — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:24:38 +0000

Nice place! I recommend it.

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Michael’s Sourdough Sandwiches (3/5) on Yelp

Everest Indian Restaurant (5/5) Petaluma CA 94954

Rohit Prabhakar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:47:20 +0000

I normally take my business clients our very often for lunch/dinner and since last 2 months this is my number one choice. Every time my clients have really liked the food. I am an Indian who knows…

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Everest Indian Restaurant (5/5) on Yelp