Hosting an Angular application on IIS involves a few straightforward steps.    Follow this step-by-step guide to seamlessly deploy your Angular project on IIS. Step 1: Open Your Angular Project in Visual Studio Code Review the build command in the package.json file. By default, it's usually set to ng build. Step 2: Run the Build Command Execute the ng build command in the terminal to compile your Angular application.  This command creates a 'dist' folder, typically located at the specified output path in the angular.json file. Step 3: Install IIS Ensure that IIS is installed on your machine. You can install it through the "Turn Windows features on or off" option in the Control Panel. Step 4: Create a New Site in IIS Open the IIS Manager. In the Connections pane, right-click on the "Sites" node and select "Add Website." Fill in the required information, such as the Site name, Physical path to the folder , and choose a port. Step 5: Configure URL Rewrite (Optional) If your Angular application uses routing, consider configuring URL Rewrite for proper routing.  Create a 'web.config' file in your 'dist' folder with the appropriate configurations. Here's a simple example of a web.config file for an Angular application with routing.This file helps configure how the server handles URL requests. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <configuration>   <system.webServer>     <rewrite>       <rules>         <rule name="Angular Routes" stopProcessing="true">           <match url=".*" />           <conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll">             <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />             <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />           </conditions>           <action type="Rewrite" url="/" />         </rule>       </rules>     </rewrite>     <staticContent>       <remove fileExtension=".json" />       <mimeMap fileExtension=".json" mimeType="application/json" />     </staticContent>   </system.webServer> </configuration> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 6: Restart IIS After making these changes, restart IIS to apply the configurations. Step 7: Access Your Angular Application Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:yourport (replace 'yourport' with the specified port from Step 4). Now, your Angular application is hosted on IIS. Access it through the specified port. If any issues arise, check the IIS logs for more information.  Customize these instructions based on your specific requirements and environment. Thanks!

In the dynamic landscape of data processing, Apache Kafka stands out as a robust and scalable distributed event streaming platform. This blog post aims to demystify Kafka, guiding you through its installation process step by step, and unraveling the concepts of topics, producers, and consumers.  Understanding Kafka:  1. What is Kafka? Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed streaming platform that excels in handling real-time data feeds. Originally developed by LinkedIn, Kafka has evolved into a powerful solution for building scalable and fault-tolerant data pipelines.  Installing Kafka:  2. Step-by-Step Installation Guide: Let's dive into the installation process for Kafka:  Prerequisites: Before installing Kafka, ensure you have Java installed on your machine, as Kafka is built on Java.  Download Kafka: Visit the official Apache Kafka website (https://kafka.apache.org/) and download the latest stable release. Unzip the downloaded file to your preferred installation directory.  Start Zookeeper: Kafka relies on Zookeeper for distributed coordination. Navigate to the Kafka installation directory and start Zookeeper:  bin/zookeeper-server-start.sh config/zookeeper.properties    Start Kafka Broker: Open a new terminal window and start the Kafka broker:  bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties  Congratulations! You now have Kafka up and running on your machine.  Kafka Concepts:    3. Topics:  Definition: In Kafka, a topic is a category or feed name to which messages are published by producers and from which messages are consumed by consumers.  Creation: Create a topic using the following command:  kafka-topics.bat --create   --topic MyTopics --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --partitions 3 --replication-factor 1  List out Topics : To see all the topics will use following command :  \bin\windows\kafka-topics.bat --list --bootstrap-server localhost:9092    4. Producers and Consumers:  Producers: Producers are responsible for publishing messages to Kafka topics. You can create a simple producer using the following command:  bin/kafka-console-producer.sh --topic myTopic --bootstrap-server localhost:9092  Consumers: Consumers subscribe to Kafka topics and process the messages. Create a consumer with:  bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --topic myTopic --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --from-beginning    Conclusion:  Apache Kafka is a game-changer in the world of real-time data processing. By following this step-by-step guide, you've successfully installed Kafka and gained insights into key concepts like topics, producers, and consumers. Stay tuned for more in-depth Kafka tutorials as you explore the vast possibilities of this powerful streaming platform. 

In the previous blog, we saw how SEO impacts the business and why it is important for your business. Today we’re going to see that along with  SEO, Local SEO is also important for your business.   What is Local SEO? In online search results, both Traditional SEO and Local SEO focus on improving your rankings so that more individuals can find, contact, and buy from your company. But the basic difference between the two is: While Traditional SEO focuses on improving the visibility of your site on a national or global scale, Local SEO allows you to connect with searchers in your area by capturing local search territory. Moreover, Local SEO implements tailored initiatives to help you communicate with the searchers of a particular area. For example, let’s say I’m hungry and looking for the best Pizza Place and search “Best Pizza Restaurant in Ahmedabad”. Now, if you own or run a Pizza Restaurant, you want to show up for the search at the top of the local results and Local SEO will help you get there. As 80% of local searches convert, if you're a local business looking to increase foot traffic, sales, and income, it's highly necessary to invest in Local SEO.     If you own or manage a hotel in the LA area, you want to show up at the top of the local results for that search — and local SEO can help you get there. As the approach is more applicable to the local client base, leveraging your Local SEO means more internet traffic, leads, and conversions. Think about this oriented approach as a way to help you compete more aggressively against bigger domestic brands that have endless spending resources. You will neutralize the benefit of larger brands that systematically optimize for wider keywords by concentrating on unique Local SEO to-dos and depending on market awareness to pull in traffic instead of value propositions. Without Local SEO, your business may be missing out on a large amount of traffic. Following are some of the ways implementing which you can make your Local SEO successful:     Create a Google My Business (GMB) Account: As seen earlier, the most successful way to rank higher on Google Maps as well as achieve visibility in Google Search local results is by creating your Google Listing (aka your Business Profile). However, you need a Google My Business account linked with that profile in order to get access to your Business Profile to allow these optimizations. To optimize your Business Profile on Google, ensure that you: Establish a Google My Business account and check the business ownership. Provide detailed and up-to-date details. Include the logo, hours of operation, appropriate ways of payment, the product or service you sell, and several photos. Encourage your clients to online review your business. Respond to customer feedback honestly. Publish updates to your Profile (Announcing services, Events, and Promotional offers).   Encourage your customers to write regular reviews: Encouraging your customers to write regular reviews doesn't just leverage your Google My Business presence, it also invites more local customers to buy from you. According to a recent study, 85% of consumers trust online feedback as they trust personal suggestions. Following are some of the tips to encourage customers to write regular reviews: Ask in person for a summary after the closing of a deal. Send a post-purchase email or text asking clients to write a summary (but only after screening them into an internal survey to ensure that you do not target disgruntled clients). Respond professionally to current ratings, acknowledge reviewers, and answer to queries/issues in not-so-favorable feedback.   Make sure your website is mobile-friendly: Today, most individuals use their smartphones as their primary device. There are 3 billion mobile subscribers, and 1.3 billion who own personal computers. Pete Polgar, Clikz Digital's Chief Marketing Officer, says, "Mobile traffic increases year over year and is poised to surpass desktop traffic very soon." He also adds that "A phone is more versatile and offers the end-user more value than a computer. As the technology will get cheaper over the next few years, we are going to witness a massive increase in phone usage." Polgar says, if your website isn't designed for mobile devices, you're losing out on a majority of the ground. He points out that if your website isn't mobile-friendly, Google would not rate your site highly. If your users have a poor mobile experience, there’s a possibility that they will not return to your website. This indicates that you must optimize your mobile website to have an upper-hand in Local SEO as well as in SEO. The following are some of the tips to Optimize your website for Mobile: Verifying the website's content and performance. Using larger, easy-to-read fonts. How fastly it gets loaded on different devices. To check if the content is readable by users and search engines or not. Ensure an intuitive UI for excellent UX.   Hone in on Keywords: Make sure your keywords should be suitable for local customers. Google's own Keyword Planner helps you to sort location-based keyword searches to get an idea of a specific region's common search words. This helps you to build a list of keywords to pursue which are locally appropriate. Once you have them, they can make appearances in the meta content, copy, and URLs of your website. Also, have references in your post to region-specific landmarks and hotspots.   Make use of location-specific "About Us" Page:  A good "About Us" page should create your authority, outline your experience, and tell the tale of your business in a way that highlights the distinctive character, voice, and style of the brand. The "About Us" page is about drawing a picture for your present and prospective customers. Show what you can do, demonstrate that you can perform, and add a little flair to show how you stand out from the competition. The "About Us" page should provide the following: Business Hours.  Correct name, address, and phone number. Reviews. Perks your business offers. Parking Availability in your business premises. The precise location of your business on Google maps.   Make use of Online Business Directories: Websites like Yelp, Foursquare, MapQuest, and YellowPages are some of the Online Business Directories. Online Visibility will not only help get your business name, address, and phone number into these directories, but it will also improve your Local SEO. The following basics must be included in your business listing: Precise business name, address, and phone number in all directories. A backlink to your website. A detailed overview of your business.   Focus on getting High-Quality Backlinks: Backlinks are the first and second most relevant factors for local results and for localized organic results, respectively. To improve your Local SEO, it's crucial to get connections, but their consistency is equally also important.  The following are some of the tips for getting High-Quality Backlinks: On your site, produce high-quality content so that others can connect to your content. Guest blog on authoritative sites. Engage on social media with local influencers to get them to connect back to you.   Conclusion - SEO shifts quite frequently. You never know when Google will add new local search functionality on its SERPs, but you can count on these improvements to come. That's why it's necessary to remain on top of the local SEO at all times. By implementing these 7 steps, you can ensure that as new SEO features are added, the company not only takes advantage of lucrative local searches but also has a firm base.   RELATED BLOGS: SEO and its impact on Business Why is Blogging important for your Business?

As a Marketer, you ought to be on top of the trends and adapt to the rapidly evolving marketing environment. Blogging is one of the aspects of marketing that has been stable over the past few years but has shifted quite a bit of approach. For any business, Blogging plays a vital role. But the question that still arises is “Does/Why does my business need a blog?" And a simple answer to this question is no matter what sort of company you run, whether it's an online business or a small business, you should always have a Blog. Your Blog gives you the ability to create content for your clients that is important. Consistent Blogging is one of the most successful forms of creating brand recognition while offering the target audience appropriate and valuable information. For small companies, Blogging is an inexpensive way to boost traffic to their website, increase inbound marketing activities, and draw more clients. The significance of Blogging is massive on the Internet. Blogging encourages educators to interact with learners. Blogging encourages brand owners to communicate with users. Similar thinkers and groups of people from across the globe are linked through blogging. Blogging tends to get additional traffic from search engines. Blogging encourages students to explore a new alternative to the old problem. Blogging allows users of search engines to locate content and information that is suitable and efficient. Blogging helps individuals and corporations to gain Passive Profits., You can also post inbound links straight into your blog posts to boost traffic to unique landing pages on your website.  Blogging is the most effective thing that anyone can do online.    Following are some of the concrete reasons which indicate that Blogging can prove to be a boon for your Company’s Website: Helps drive traffic to your website - The ultimate aim of Blogging is to bring as much traffic to the website as possible. While creating a blog post, one more indexed page is created on your website, ensuring one more chance for you to feature in search engines and bring traffic to your website. Content development constantly alerts search engines such as Google, that the website is continually updated and can thus be periodically reviewed to see what new content has arisen. If you have created and posted a blog on your website, just don’t stop there. Make sure that by posting it on social media, you endorse your blog. This increases the scope of your social network, which helps locate your content and attracts new website visits via your social media pages to your blog. It also promotes content for anybody who finds it fascinating to be posted on social media.   Convert visitors to leads by using the traffic - When you draw new clients to the website by posting Blogs, it creates a new opportunity to generate leads. This is where the Call-To-Action (CTA) comes into play. A CTA is a way to let the visitors take the tour of your website, to keep them interested on your platform, to guide them from knowledge to purchase through their journey. Some of the examples of Successful CTA’s are: Find out more, Explore, Download, Discounts, Special Deals, Ways to subscribe to the mailing list (Newsletter), etc.   Blogs are here to stay - When a blog is indexed in search engines, it remains there which ensures that even after weeks, months, and years, the blog will always attract traffic and create leads. Give your blog the time to build attention, don't search for immediate leads and hundreds of views. Month after month, blog articles that are eternal can continuously attract more traffic, so make sure your target audience is engaged in blogging about subjects you know.   Blogging helps increase your SEO/SERP - Blogs can increase your website’s SEO. One of the easiest and economical ways for an organization to increase their website’s SEO is to start Blogging because all popular search engines relish new, relevant content and Blogging. When an organization regularly publishes a blog, they continuously offer fresh index material to Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others. It is also an opportunity for companies to insert the right keywords that customers would use to scan for the kinds of services or commodities an organization provides. Also, list out the categories and tags you want your business to be found with. Keywords and Categories play a significant role by which Google and other search engines locate search words on your blog. Needless to say, Blogging daily about your business, product or consumer lifestyle will automatically boost your search keywords, whether you consciously check these out or not. Being conscientious of your words can only improve the results.   Blogs are Credible and Insightful - People click on a short video, out of boredom or curiosity. Yet they'll turn to your new blog posts when they’ll want to dive deeper and discover more. Bite-sized, shorter blogs are a perfect way to share a different perspective on a particular issue in your industry, discuss a new feature or product easily, or even chat about a book or podcast that you know your followers would enjoy. On the other hand, long-form posts help you go further and become a valued expert on something you are most excited or informative about. A well-researched, insightful blog post will help you become the authoritative figure in a given field of your niche in a manner that is impossible to be accomplished by social media and other types of digital marketing.   A blog helps to develop better relationships with Customers - In order to strengthen the relationship with your client, Blogs play a vital role. Your customers will be able to get to know your company or product from the convenience of your online home base by linking directly to your website. By Blogging, create a faith of being a source of information. Customers would like to be enlightened and respect that you are the one who informs/guide them. In addition, react to comments and connect with your client in the same way you do on your other social media platforms. Reply to them directly on your webpage when they have concerns about a product/service you are writing about. A blog is usually searchable on the web for some time, unlike many other networks. Your comments on the website last longer than on a Facebook post or Twitter reaction.   Blogs provide a voice to your Business - Blogging helps you to post information about your organization and its services, but it also allows you to share views and opinions on certain topics. Blogging is a perfect way for your organization to build a personality and make your company more open and trustworthy. So don't be afraid to express your interests, comment on timely news items or industry dynamics on your pages, or educate your followers on a specific subject. While writing a blog, always make sure to write it by keeping your audience in mind.    Conclusion - As a core part of the marketing plan, we just can't over-emphasize the importance of blogging. Blogging is not outdated, in reality, Blogging is an innovative, fresh, and adaptable way to meet many marketing goals at once. It. Whenever you wonder why Blogging is important, just take the time to look at your pre and post-blogging metrics, including user engagement, keyword ranking, and time spent per visit on your website. Under current marketing and digital marketing environments, the value of Blogging for business projects should not be overlooked. Don’t underestimate the potential of what a blog can do for your business, even with the advent of other innovative platforms to support your exposure and propel your services forward. A blog post is a perfect medium for generating sources of website traffic, increasing audiences, and potential opportunities, or whatever your needs are.   RELATED BLOGS: Local SEO: The Ultimate Guide to Boost your Local Search Rankings SEO and its impact on Business