I often feel like an old curmudgeon when I complain about hosting accounts. There are so many of them and so many of them are wrought with problems that can cost the client time and money. I have my own hosting preference, not just as a reseller who makes a profit, but because they work. …
TIP: The “Salt & Pepper” of Simplifying SEO
When I get two calls on a web subject, I don’t wait for a third call to call it a trend. Recently I was asked about Search Engine Optimizing (SEO) by two very concerned clients. Judging by the amount of concern, fear, and sometimes panic over SEO, companies who make SEO a specialty are doing …
TIP: Avoiding Website “Lock-down”
In May 2008 I wrote “We’ve Got a Web Hostage Crisis!” to explain how businesses can get locked out of their own websites. Recently I was reminded of these lockdowns by two other situations that reared their head in the past and continue to haunt web clients even today. Scenario Three: News Flash! It’s the …
TIP: Free and Exposed Online
by Vanessa WoodDesign to Spec LLC – Darien, CT “Free and Exposed” sounds like a tabloid headline or a great deal at a nude beach. Unfortunately its a trap website owners can fall prey to when they opt for web hosting that sounds too good to be true. Free with Strings Attached. Read the fine …