Our Blog – News, Tips and Projects
Check out suggestions, news about the internet, tips to make your website better, and see some of our latest projects! Sign up below to receive updates in your email. Let us know if you’d like information about a particular area, or would like to share some. Contact Us.
Search Engines and You
by Shauna Millar When it comes to SEO (search engine optimization), what you need and what you are told you need can equal different things. As an example: I handle a client’s website that is ranked number one. (www.masterlocksmith.com) Still, they receive emails saying,...
Getting emails about redesign when you just did one?
by Shauna Millar There are lots of companies out there trying to make money by sending out spam marketing emails. They collect web-site addresses or just send emails to “webmaster@” in the hopes that someone will respond to their email in a positive. Global “spam” e-marketing seems to be the...
Gone Phishing & Spoofing
by Shauna Millar What is phishing? Have you ever received an email that says your password has expired and Phishing is about getting your financial information. you need to click on this link to go fix it? Or you credit card wasn’t accepted and you need to click here to fix it? Password on Paypal?...
Effective Password Solutions
by Shauna Millar Many places require your password to be alphanumeric. Easy passwords are a thing of the past, or so we are told. The problem is that complex passwords can be hard to remember. Factor in that some sites make you change your password every 60-90 days, and some add in the fun...
How Do I Clear My Web Browser’s Cache?
Each time you access a file through your web browser, it is cached (stored). In this way, certain files (including any images on the page) do not have to be retrieved anew from the remote web site each time you click the Back or Forward buttons. To see recent changes on a website, you should clear...
Getting calls from your own number?
by Bikram Bandy Do Not Call Program Coordinator, FTC It’s like a scene out of a strange sci-fi movie. You get a call, look at the caller ID, and see that your own number is calling. Weird! No, this isn’t an alternate reality where your future self is calling the present you. It’s a scammer making...
Is Your Website Worth it?
by Shauna Millar Did you know that… Consumer report studies confirm that 80% of people use the internet to find a new product or service when they need one? (Forbes) 43% of internet searches are done for local resources and 86% of those searches convert to a phone call or a visit to the local...
Negative Reviews
by Shauna Millar How important is customer service in today’s world? With the advent of internet and all that has followed; the ability for people to post negative reviews have increased. Unfortunately, much like feathers in the wind, these reviews can never fully be removed or ‘resolved’....
What you need when you are planning your site
by Shauna Millar Whether it is a new site, a redesign or a complete re-do of your site, there are some steps you can take that will make the process go more smoothly. 1.) Outline. Remember those English papers in school? You know the ones – where before you wrote up the paper you had to outline...