Evidently, there was a massive outage at an Intuit Data Center and many Intuit websites and applications are down.  The official word is “Intuit continues  working to restore full service to a number of websites and applications, including QuickBase, that became unavailable at about 7pm Tuesday, Pacific time.  Our first priority is to give customers full and complete access to our services and their data as soon as possible.  We are also investigating the cause of the problem and will take measures to prevent a recurrence.  We appreciate our customers’ patience.”

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Like most small business owners, many QuickBooks consultants, accounting and tax professionals, bookkeepers, IT consultants and others have a hard time with marketing and getting new clients.  It can be especially challenging when it comes to increasing your online presence.  Most of us cannot afford to spend thousands of dollars on Search Engine Optimization (SEO).  Yet, everyone wants their website or profile to rank high in search engine results because “97% of consumers use the Internet when researching products or services in their local area (Kelsey Group, 2010).”   When QuickBooks users or potential clients are searching online for help, will they find your profile or website?

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