Can you believe it’s the last Monday of February already? I guess we’d better hurry and get going before time runs out. In last week’s post, I introduced you to Henrietta Hopeful, daughter of Hank and Harriet Hopeful, the owners of Hopefuls Heartfelts – Gifts Ordinary to Extraordinary. We watched as the shop was planned, [...]
This week, I have a special treat for you: part one of a story about Henrietta Hopeful. Henrietta eventually reached a point in her life when she wanted to do exactly what her parents had done: start a business and grow it into a huge success. I’ve clicked the button on my way-back machine, and [...]
One of the primary goals for those of us who own business-related Web Sites and Blogs is to drive traffic to our online storefronts. In the movies, it may be true that simply building a thing will result in people coming to it, but that’s rarely the case in the real or virtual worlds. Whether [...]
There’s no question about it: if you’ve got a Web Site or Blog, you’re going to have to deal with spam. There’s a silver lining on the spam cloud, though, because spam is a sure sign your Web Site and Blog are beginning to break through the complexities of the top-secret search engine algorithms used [...]
Web Sites and Blogs built on the WordPress platform come equipped with a variety of built in functions, and these functions help create an exceptionally user-friendly interface.
However, you are just a few clicks away from making your WordPress-based Web Site and Blog even more powerful, safe, and easy-to-use with the addition of a few plugins.
Back in August of last year, millions of Web Sites and Blogs were left vulnerable to hackers via the popular TimThumb image management tool. This problem impacted Web Sites and Blogs regardless of platform. Any Site or Blog using a theme that included this incredibly popular script was exposed, and chances are good you are among those who were left vulnerable.
If you open up a Web Browser and go to http://www.Google.com, you’ll notice a little image in the address bar: it’s the Google favicon. Favicon is a term that’s short for favorites icon. What does a favicon do? It brands your Site and Blog. If you’ve got a favicon associated with your Site and Blog, it shows up in the address bar of most browsers, so when visitors come to your site, they see a small image they associate with you and your business.
Get Your Gravatar!
One of the most important aspects of any business is branding, and the smaller the business, the greater the need to fully secure the brand: to work toward Brand Recognition.Brand Recognition is the reason an apple with a single bite out of it makes most people think of a computer company. If you are an author, an artist, or a small business owner, chances are good YOU are a major part of your brand.