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CleanTalk Anti-Spam Review
Anybody with a website knows what a problem spam can be! Trying to keep the spam to a minimum is a constant battle. I've tried several plugins but the one I'm using now, CleanTalk*, is doing the job. A developer friend recommended it, so I thought I'd give it a try. I...
How to ask for, and get, more reviews for your business
Everybody knows how important customer reviews are! As a consumer, how often do you check with friends and family before buying something or hiring someone to perform a service for you. Those referrals are important! So are online reviews. Many of us turn to Angie's...
Is your website ready for Google changes to mobile search?
Late last month Google announced some major changes coming to mobile search that will affect a large number of websites. Starting April 21, the Google algorithm will include mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This means that, for searches done on mobile devices,...
How and who to ask for a recommendation or review
There's no doubt about it. Professional recommendations are a great tool to help further your personal career. And business reviews are known ways to drive traffic to your website, improve your SEO, and grow your business. We can ask people to do us a favor by writing...
Your website is your online world headquarters
Even though social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, and others are essential tools to marketing your business, your website is still important! I see a number of people getting into social media, which is way important, but they're not setting up their...
Don’t Turn Your Back on Cyber Bullying
Too many kids have been in the news lately after they committed suicide, because of the bullying they went through due to their sexual orientation. Every time I see one of these stories it hurts deeply. Way too many kids are harassed by other kids and the reasons...
Is your WordPress blog up to date?
WordPress is urging anyone who has a self-hosted WordPress blog to update as soon as possible. (Your blog is self-hosted if you have it installed on your own domain. If your blog url is something like yourblog.wordpress.com.) Right now there is a worm making its way...
LinkedIn Recommendations: Make 'em real
Lately I've been getting a number of requests from people on LinkedIn wanting me to recommend them. I'm happy to do them for the people I know, but there are others that I simply don't know well enough. From the little I know about these people, they're all very nice...