CentraTech Solutions, Greensburg PA
John Lohr from CentraTech Solutions

John Lohr

CentraTech Solutions

Products & Services
Website Design & Development by CentraTech Solutions
Today, more and more consumers use the internet to search for the products or services they need. Your business will gain credibility by having a w...
Technology Support (On Site | In Shop | Remote) by CentraTech Solutions
In today’s fast-paced world, experiencing downtime from your computer or network can lead to loss of work, productivity, and revenue… something no ...
Data Backup & Recovery by CentraTech Solutions
CentraTech Solutions provides peace of mind through easy-to-use, unlimited automatic data backup and recovery. We help small businesses and individ...
Recommendations Given (9)
"Very reasonable prices and great turnaround time. If you need signs, banners, or vinyl printing,..." Read more "Very reasonable prices and great turnaround time. If you need signs, banners, or vinyl printing, look no further."
"Scott was great to work with and we are very happy with the recommendations he gave us. "
Recent Activity

John from CentraTech Solutions Answered this on May 29, 2019
Avoid cheap web hosting like GoDaddy, Bluehost, and Hostgator.  You truly do get what you pay for when it comes to web hosting.  If you want truly reliable, high-performance hosting with guaranteed uptime, you could go with a tier 1 cloud provider like Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft... (more) Avoid cheap web hosting like GoDaddy, Bluehost, and Hostgator.  You truly do get what you pay for when it comes to web hosting.  If you want truly reliable, high-performance hosting with guaranteed uptime, you could go with a tier 1 cloud provider like Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure... but you'll pay big bucks for these and they are much more difficult to set up and manage.  The solution?  At CentraTech Solutions, we provide web hosting to our clients using Plesk on Amazon AWS.  Leave the complicated server management up to us and you get the high-speed, reliable hosting you need at affordable costs (around $20/month).

John from CentraTech Solutions Answered this on May 29, 2019
To those that are frustrated about lack of integration into online services and the monthly fees, you should really look into Stripe (https://stripe.com/pricing).  There are no monthly fees or minimum charges and you pay a simple 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction.  This is what we use at CentraTech... (more) To those that are frustrated about lack of integration into online services and the monthly fees, you should really look into Stripe (https://stripe.com/pricing).  There are no monthly fees or minimum charges and you pay a simple 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction.  This is what we use at CentraTech Solutions and we've integrated it into our online billing software so we can accept credit/debit cards online and at our physical location.  It also makes recurring monthly bills very easy to manage (automated payments with email alerts and receipts sent to customers).  Feel free to message me if you are interested in doing something like this for your business and I'll help in any way that I can.

John from CentraTech Solutions Answered this on September 21, 2018
There are many forms of paid advertising.  Since you mentioned "likes", it sounds like you've been focused on Social Media Marketing (SMM).  One of the things that my company specializes in is digital advertising and marketing.  The one thing that people often fail to think about is the ad... (more) There are many forms of paid advertising.  Since you mentioned "likes", it sounds like you've been focused on Social Media Marketing (SMM).  One of the things that my company specializes in is digital advertising and marketing.  The one thing that people often fail to think about is the ad content itself, but sometimes a clever, creative ad makes ALL the difference.  Typically though, Facebook is much better for brand awareness than generating direct sales.  However, there are always exceptions.  For instance you could have a unique product or funny advertisement that goes viral. We've found that not only for our clients, but also for our own business that Search Engine Marketing (SEM) can have a very significant impact on revenue.  Again, there are many other factors that determines the ad's success.  Things like the ad content, targeted keywords, targeted audience, and ad budget can make or break a campaign. For our business, we've found that it's almost dumb not to spend money on Search Engine Marketing and digital ads.  For every dollar we spend, on average we make $8-10 back. For more information on this, check out our website. https://centratechsolutions.co... https://centratechsolutions.co...

John from CentraTech Solutions Answered this on November 02, 2017
Our experience with Thumbtack has been very positive so far. We've been using the service sporadically over the past year or so and have made far more money than we've spent. You just have to be smart about which leads you followup on. Any of the quotes that we've sent out that did not get a... (more) Our experience with Thumbtack has been very positive so far. We've been using the service sporadically over the past year or so and have made far more money than we've spent. You just have to be smart about which leads you followup on. Any of the quotes that we've sent out that did not get a response were refunded within a few days.

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Team

Owner / Tech Specialist
Website Design & SEO
Business Development Manager
Owner / Software Engineer