A few weeks ago one of my customers had a question about her website statistics program. “When I look at my website report page with the second highest number of page views is ‘/’. What page is that?” Excellent question. The “/” in the stats program indicates the home page.Read More →
Sometimes you’ve just got to move on. Maybe your current website host feels that server outages are to be expected. (They’re not!) Maybe your host has bad technical support or is too expensive. Maybe you need some new services. Whatever the reason, you’ve decided it’s time to move on. MovingRead More →
I hate spam, so I use a spam filter. However, spam filters aren’t perfect. Last week a customer sent me an important email that my spam filter thought was spam. I had to go into the system, find the email and mark it as a “safe” email before I wasRead More →
You’ve got a website! Congratulations! It really is a great accomplishment. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that your job is done. You’ve got to promote your website in order to help it promote you. Having a website and not promoting it is just like printing flyers andRead More →
None of us likes to think of the worst case scenario when it comes to our businesses. What if you’re a campground owner and your campground is inaccessible because of forest fires? What if you need to close up shop for a few months because of family illness? What ifRead More →
Do you know what a doppelganger is? The term shows up a lot in horror and science fiction TV shows. On Stargate SG-1 Samantha Carter’s doppelganger is the evil Replicator Samantha. On Star Trek: The Next Generation Data had an evil twin brother named Lore. You get the idea. ARead More →
Most web hosts provide a free statistics program. If you’re unsure if your host offers one give your host a call and ask. Website statistics are a good way to track your website’s growth and learn more about your visitors. Page Views One website statistic that I always look atRead More →
Spoofing is when a spammer manipulates the “from” field in an email to say it’s from someone else. Not only that but sometimes they’ll take it to the next level. The spammers will actually send you email from yourself. One question people have after they’ve been spoofed is will theyRead More →
So you’re thinking about getting a website. That’s great! Here are some questions that will help you in the planning process: 1 – What is the purpose of your website? Some websites: sell things online provide contact information for your customers show examples of your work educate customers provide neededRead More →
Things happen. Sometimes things happen that affect your e-mail. One of my clients had a web host that helpfully reset the spam settings on all their customer’s e-mail accounts. The web host didn’t mention that they’d done this. The result was that every e-mail sent via my customer’s contact formRead More →
