Are led lights safe?

Answer by Brett Loebel:

LED Lights are the safest of the most commonly used lights which include fluorescent, incandescent, and CFL. The diodes (LED chips) that illuminate or produce light can be touched while they are illuminated. That means LED light are typically *not* vacuum sealed.  The diodes are often left bare or covered by clear plastic. They are hard to break, will not shatter or emit harmful gasses. The bulbs remain cooler to the touch than any of the other lighting types mentioned above.

Another aspect of the safety of LED lights is that thy do not suddenly burn out the way other bulbs do. Instead they slowly fade out like a flashlight with dying batteries. Except the fade on LED lights is much slower. Hospitals are starting to use LED lighting over operating tables because, as mentioned above, they will not suddenly burn out.  In reality, they begin to fade immediately and at the same rate of fade throughout their lifespan until they are completely dark.

The "life hours" listed on all LED packages is what's known as the "L7" which means that the bulb will maintain 70% of it's brightness for that many hours. For example, if the L7 is 50,000 hours, the bulb will be at 85% of it's total brightness after 25,000 hours and at only 40% of it's brightness after 100,000 hours.

Are led lights safe?

Are led lights safe?

Answer by Brett Loebel:

LED Lights are the safest of the most commonly used lights which include fluorescent, incandescent, and CFL. The diodes (LED chips) that illuminate or produce light can be touched while they are illuminated. That means LED light are typically *not* vacuum sealed.  The diodes are often left bare or covered by clear plastic. They are hard to break, will not shatter or emit harmful gasses. The bulbs remain cooler to the touch than any of the other lighting types mentioned above.

Another aspect of the safety of LED lights is that thy do not suddenly burn out the way other bulbs do. Instead they slowly fade out like a flashlight with dying batteries. Except the fade on LED lights is much slower. Hospitals are starting to use LED lighting over operating tables because, as mentioned above, they will not suddenly burn out.  In reality, they begin to fade immediately and at the same rate of fade throughout their lifespan until they are completely dark.

The "life hours" listed on all LED packages is what's known as the "L7" which means that the bulb will maintain 70% of it's brightness for that many hours. For example, if the L7 is 50,000 hours, the bulb will be at 85% of it's total brightness after 25,000 hours and at only 40% of it's brightness after 100,000 hours.

Are led lights safe?

Brett Loebel – SEO Update

It has been a long time since I’ve posted and a lot has changed in the SEO world.

One thing remains constant – Google continues to pay attention to quality websites and focuses on local search results. Although this has not changed it has gotten more in-depth.

I now tell all of my clients that before they spend a significant amount of money on any type of paid marketing such as Google pay per click, they must optimize their website first. Since there are so many websites in the universe and so many of them are only mediocre, it is more important now than ever before to have a high-quality highly responsive website. What I mean by highly responsive is that your website should display beautifully on all devices from the largest computer screens to the smallest handhelds and cell phones.

Another factor is trust. Can your website be trusted? It’s not so much about whether you are a scam or legitimate business. The trustworthy factor has to do with reviews and social media. These are all free items. But before you can even begin to get reviews, again, you need to really have an awesome website. Important and interesting content, videos, photos, etc. Also, it’s recommended that you do not use stock photos. Stock photos simply do not work well for optimization purposes. People can spot them immediately that these are simply stock photos.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail me.

Brett Loebel – Now Working at LEDRadiant

I am now doing SEO for LEDRadiant. Come visit the website.   Just google us.

Megan Johnson Survives

Megan Johnson Survives.

Truth or Rumor, by Brett Loebel

At least once a day – and usually more often – I am asked by one of my clients whether or not such and such an action will result in higher Google placement.

The latest buzz seems to be about embedding videos. Specifically YouTube videos being that Google owns YouTube. Does embedding videos on a website actually cause Google to rank the website any higher than it had previously?

With empirical data now coming in, there seems to be some truth to this. Although some claims about websites not being found in the top 100 suddenly climbing to number one are certainly exaggerated, embedding videos have some side benefits that may cause Google to believe the website containing the video is more relevant than it had been before.

We know for a fact that Google is all about relevant content. One way it determines whether or not a website has relevant content is the stickiness of the site. Specifically, that means the length of time people are on the site.

A good video on your website will, if nothing else, keep people on the site longer than they were before.

Stickiness=results.

Just be careful that you do not take a video off of YouTube and stick it on your website. Virtually all videos are copyright and are not public domain. For a very low fee, you can have someone create a video testimonial for your and then post it on your website. Don’t know how to do this? Contact me and I’ll help.

 

– Brett Loebel

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Brett Loebel – Siloing Specialist

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Great idea! Now Shut the HELL Up!

Great idea! Now Shut the HELL up!.

Great idea! Now Shut the HELL up!

Great Ideas, by Brett Loebel

When is it a good idea to post your ideas? I guess a better question would be when is it not a good idea to post your ideas and thoughts?

Most people I speak to come up with their brilliant ideas and thoughts either while lying in bed at night or while showering. I guess this is the time people have to themselves to just think – as they are in their own head with no other distractions. Great time to think about all those brilliant moves, business ideas, money making tricks etc.

But – before you rush to your computer and jot down your ideas in your blog, you may want to understand your audience.

Sure – mom will be so proud when she reads your new thoughts and ideas on your Facebook page. However, there are other eyes on your social media that you’re not aware of? Are your competitors spying on you? If they’re not, they should be. I know that my competitors are spying on me. Quite frankly, I am spying on them also. I am not just reading their business blogs – I am analyzing and reading the “personal” Facebook pages of every executive with whom I consider a competitor. What do I stand to learn or gain from this? I don’t know yet.

I am not a voyeur. Frankly, I’m not really interested in seeing pictures of my competitors’ kids. No interest whatsoever. however, spying on my competitors’ private social media can help me gain an insight to the mood of the competition. How are they doing financially? Losing money? Making money? Is the boss going to Spain for the third time this year? Why? Is it business? What does she know that I don’t know?

As I was recently reviewing the comings and goings of the executives working for my competitors, I had some thoughts about my own social media postings. And I posting anything that I wouldn’t want my competitor to read?

Keep in mind – everything you post on your social media is the same thing as calling your competitors and telling them what a great idea you just had.

Keep this in mind also when it comes to your personal social media. Something as innocent as posting something on Facebook stating that you’re going to be in Disney World for the next two weeks may seem completely innocuous to you. But what can this mean to your competitors? What about your clients? Are their decisions that you typically make – that now another employee is going to make? Are people waiting for you to leave to take advantage of the situation in one way or another?

If you want your aunt and uncle to see what a great time you had a Disney World, wait until you get back. Only then is it a good idea to post the fun time you already had. Don’t announce you will be absent. The only people that should know are the people that absolutely must know.

Have a great idea? Great! Write it down in your own personal private Journal. Then implement it. Then tell the world you’ve just implemented your great product or idea.