Blog Posts
When Did You Last Do a Website BackUp?
Have you ever lost a Word document? Lost an email maybe? It happens, right! And it's an absolute pain in the butt! Not only do you lose a heap of time looking for it but there's the stress and drama that goes with it. Imagine if you lost your website!...
What Is Up With .au Domain Pricing?
Had a client who was getting ripped off for his domain name registration. To the tune of over $100. Ouch! He had a quite a few domains registered and we'd rebuilt some of his websites and well, I was getting confused because they were registered with different companies. I suggested...
Beware the “Server Upgrade” Spam Email
I've just upgraded our web hosting service to a "Dedicated Server" for all my websites, both my mine any clients. It was ironic that just after this upgrade this email came in from a client but first... Why did we upgrade? Security is one reason plus storage, speed and bandwidth...
SEO Results – “WordPress” site and a “Normal” site.
Here is an exact "You See the Results For Yourself" SEO difference between a "WordPress" site and a "Normal" site. A colleague and friend Tony was building his new membership card website using dreamweaver on a test domain of http://clubredonline.net/ He was spending so much time with all the tech...
New WordPress Update 2.8.5 Is Out
I've been keeping an eye out for the next version of WordPress. They've been doing beta testing on 2.9 but lo and behold they've done a mini update in the form of 2.8.5 - these guys are so committed to security. According to the official WordPress blog this is not...
What Do Emails, Big Fish and Being An Entrepreneur Have In Common?
As time goes on we tend to build up a list of people we “follow” via email. Some of the people I subscribe to are mentors, some are clients and some are friends and colleagues. I follow a few to use as models for either myself or a client. Hey,...
How Many Pages of Your Website Has Google Been To?
A quick simple exercise to see how many pages the mighty Google has “indexed” or visited on your website. How much of “you” does the world really see? Well worth keeping a check on. Some folk think that just because your website is “live” and you’re getting some web traffic...
WordPress Update Alert!
Here is what you need to know right now. UPDATE NOW! Like immediately if not sooner. Reports are that this attack impacts ALL versions of WordPress up to 2.8.4, which is the most recent release. What Version Am I Using? If you are using a WordPress version after 2.7, at...
How hard is it to build your list and get other professionals in your “funnel”?
One of the most frustrating things when you’re a professional is to get other professionals and people you meet to sign up for your stuff! List building can be one of the toughest and most arduous tasks in business building. Let’s say you’re at a function and you meet some...
Who Wants To Triple Your Online Profile & Website Traffic?
... and all on Autopilot - "Send Your Posts Around The World"! We're running some tests this week on some WordPress Plugins that will automatically take your post and send it to your Twitter account. And then if you're like me you'll have your Facebook account linked to your Twitter...
OMG, my Facebook account got hacked… and then suspended.
Are You at Risk? We hear about these things but never really think it’ll happen to us. It just happened to me! I got an email with this as the subject line – “Security Alert from Facebook”. I thought it was a scam, “Yeah right, like I’m going to fall...
A “Pleasing To a Man’s Eye” Video and Bonus Lead Generation Tip!
To have a lead generating and new client pumping machine we need to tune in to our "A" type client. Like we're actually sitting down having a conversation about what's going on in their life. As we would with a friend. Trouble is, for a lot of us, something strange...
Are the leads that you’re harvesting “qualified”, or anywhere near the mark of the “Ideal Client” for you?
Sorry about the “Post” blunder on Monday. I stuffed up. I needed to narrow the niche that I’m marketing too so I was refining my lead generation “Funnel” on my site. Trouble is I forgot that the auto update was turned “On” so the edit that I did went out...
Attention: Self Employed Professionals Post
Attention: Self Employed Professionals & Small Business Owners! Are You Attracting Enough New Clients? We professionals and small business owners have 3 things in common... The need for a steady stream of fresh leads and new clients. We love referrals. We love qualified leads. (That’s why we love referrals) Hi,...
New Client Site Goes Live
Our newest and pleased client's site has just gone live. Ivor's business Perth Software has been in operation since 1985 so he's no newbie. Ivor has had 6 website rebuilds in that time, not a happy chappyat times with his website people. Actually, truth be told, it was going downhill...
New Dynamic Headlines In Your Posts
Feedburner is the service that posts out your web content on Auto Pilot, very sexy. But... it had a limitation! Until earlier this week, if people subscribed to your blog via the Feedburner (NewsLetter Signup) email service, all the subject lines of your emails would be static, containing either the...