Blog Posts
Anatomy of a Good Email Signature: Summary
Graphics & Design: No links in a main image, unless it’s your main web link and it’s obvious it is (Like Mark Fregnan’s in the video) Sharp images, not blurry graphics Size, not too big or small Mugshot, your photo for personalisation, and confidence, trust factor No links in the...
Is Your Website Secure?
Does your site have a secure connection online? Really easy to find out if it does. Does it have a green lock? Open your site now and check up in the address bar Website with NO Green Padlock (No SSL) Website WITH a Green Padlock (Yes SSL) If your website is...
Do you own your own ‘personal name’ – as a domain?
Don’t you think you should? Shouldn’t this be a part of your online IP (Intellectual Property) strategy, and protection? To my mind it’s all a part of positioning yourself online, AND protecting the integrity of ‘you’ as the person behind your brand. When I started online 10 years ago trying...
Ever heard of a ‘Garage Sale’ – for domains and websites?
If you’re a baby boomer you’d know the term ‘spring clean’. Something maybe you do regularly or at least your folks did (not sure the younger ones even know the term?). To have that massive cleanout every year and get rid of all the odds and ends we tend to...
Security Update: WordPress Website Owners Be Warned – Major Announcement
Over the past few weeks there has been an onslaught for WordPress websites and server attacks, pretty well around the clock. The graph below are just the stats from just one security plugin we use and it peaked at 40,000 attacks per minute, yes, per minute. These are not the...
The Rise of SPAM
It's a numbers game, and something has changed out there in the land of www. The rate of SPAM over the last few weeks has risen dramatically. Not sure whether they've started their own server farm but omg, email overload. Why do I say numbers game? Send enough SPAM and...
For the Person Who Has Everything – Xmas Gift Idea
With only 35 days to go what will you buy them? Surely not another (inane or lame gesture) … You want them to remember this gift, right? When my Mum turned 70 and her birthday being on December 19th we wanted to give her something BIG, something she would cherish,...
[VIDEO] The True Cost of NOT Having a Mobile Responsive Site!
And how to easily check your mobile traffic. If your website is NOT Mobile Responsive it will lose you money! This is not just about whether a person stays on your site as long, or visits as many pages, although that in itself will leave money on the table, it's...
[VIDEO] Game Changer Team Software
[VIDEO below] There are many software tools that help us save time. Old school is excel spread sheets, oh so 90's. Project and task management has gone web 2.0 Trouble is with all this new technology there's the learning curve that goes with using them. That's the part that does...
Karma, its a good thing. The idea is simple.
Karma, its a good thing. The idea is simple. The more you give out, the more you shall receive. We call it 'Givers Gain' in our networking group, BNI (Business Network International), it's the BNI mantra. It's a universal law, a principle of success even. And it's what solid business...
7 Reasons Why You Should Have a Marketing Budget For Web Video Before June 30
As we draw closer to the end of another financial year, business owners find themselves doing two things with their marketing budgets. 1. Prioritising last minute tax deductible marketing investments 2. Planning their marketing budgets for next financial year Whatever category you fall into, this post will explain 7 reasons...
Hackers Having a Field Day In WordPress
There's a group of hackers running amok with WordPress and Joomla. Why do hackers hack? Damn good question, a few reasons. Sometimes it's to install a link or a script into your website that points to a website of theirs, other times it seems they do it because they can?...
WordPress Website Version Updates x 3
Time to update your website to the new WordPress 3.5 ‘Elvin’ What’s new? The most dramatic new change is a completely re-imagined flow for uploading photos and creating galleries. If you’re a Standard 110 Member with Smarter Websites we’ll be doing this update for you. If you're a Basic 55...
7 Tips to a Systemised Business
For those who 'connect' with me socially you'll know that I just spent a week up with my favourite clients Jim and Kim of Wilderness Island in Exmouth WA. It was part work, part fishing and time out for me. The 'work' was planning out the next 12 months marketing...
Mobile Friendly VS Mobile Responsive
There are more mobile devices on the planet than there are humans, go figure! Mobile devices are all the rage - from iPhones, iPads, Androids, Smart Phones and Tablets all showing different views of YOUR website! So how is this affecting your online presence, how does your website stack up?...
WordPress 3.4 & Genesis 1.8.2 Updates
Members: Your WordPress Website Version Notification! Last week WordPress 3.4 was released, and also Genesis Framework 1.8.2 is now available. You should see the update notice in your dashboard area. Standard 110 Members - we have this scheduled for next week so just sit back and relax knowing that your...