There are a lot of mistakes that business owners can make when it comes to their websites - and one of the biggest mistakes I have come across is in regards to your domain name. When choosing a domain name for your business, never allow another person - consultant,...
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Why You Need to Secure Your WordPress Website
According to recent reports by HostGator and CloudFlare, there is currently a significant attack being launched at WordPress blogs across the Internet. Hackers have launched this well-organized attack to gain access to usernames and passwords on WordPress sites. Here...
Changing Perspective – How it Benefits Your Business
As many of you know, I live in Wisconsin. It has been a very cold spring and we are anxiously awaiting warm weather there. A business trip took me to Phoenix, AZ last week where the daytime temps were in the 80's and 90's. I loved it! But then something funny...
Can You Use Any Clipart Image You Find on the Web?
How many of you go searching online when you need clipart or images for your blog articles, websites, business cards or other marketing materials? Do you pull images from Google images or other online sites? One of my clients had done this in the past... pulled an...
Why You Shouldn’t Get Rid of Your Custom Facebook Welcome Page
You've been reading about all of the upcoming changes on your Facebook Business Page. The change you've probably heard the most about is that Facebook is no longer allowing you to determine a default landing page... all visitors will see your wall. You may be...
What You Need to Know About Facebook’s Changes
There were many rumors floating around over the last two weeks about changes to Facebook Business pages. Last Wednesday, Facebook unveiled the newest changes that will take effect on March 30, 2012. Cover Photo & Profile Picture One of the most obvious changes...
From the Mailbox – How Do I Block Facebook® App Status Updates?
A client asked this Facebook® question recently: "How I can get rid of the various application notifications (i.e. Farmville, Indiana Jones, Words with Friends, etc) from friends without deleting the friends that keep sending them?" That's a great question! When...
How to Use QR Codes to Build Your Business
You've started to see them everywhere... those little black and white squares that look similar to a bar code, but aren't quite the same. What are they? They are QR codes (abbreviated from Quick Response code) and they are two-dimensional codes that can be read by...
Do You Know What Others Are Saying About Your Company?
As I prepared for my presentation at the PPAW Annual Holiday Event, I found the following quote from the folks at Google regarding one's online identity... “Your online identity is determined not only by what you post, but also by what others post about you — whether...
A Go-Giver Attitude Witnessed in Person
In a world where there are books to build your business around every corner, it's hard to discern between the "can't miss" and the "don't need." However, every once in a while, you come across a little "gold nugget" which speaks not only to your business mind but...
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