Keep Your Assets Safe!

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What’s Your Plan B for When Disaster Data Loss Strikes? Backups have been a hot topic lately in the blog-o-sphere and online with hackers attacking, sites like YouTube pulling content without warning, and other data loss disasters. So what’s the best way to protect yourself?  You need a backup plan. A good backup plan is […]

How to Grab a cPanel Backup (Video)

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Got a question this week about cPanel backups so I’ve answered it in a short video.  Here’s how to grab a cPanel backup of your hosting account, and why you may want to make this one of your regular routines.

8 Things You’re Missing Without a Wrap Up Post

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Are you all tied up?  I couldn’t resist the fun photo for today’s post. You may have noticed the last few months I’ve done a monthly wrap up post.  Have you wondered why? In no particular order, here are 8 of my reasons… As you read them see if it might be something that would […]

One Quick Request?

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Can I ask you a favor? If you’ve found the content on my blog valuable, helpful, or even just entertaining, would you take a couple of minutes to add your review at Alexa? If you don’t want an Alexa account you can login with Facebook to leave a review.  But if you’ve got a website […]

Are We Tweeting Yet?

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When I asked earlier this month what topics my readers would like help with, Twitter and social networking were high on the list. Since Twitter is one of my favorite topics I’m thrilled about this.  I’ve found Twitter to be a fantastic way to connect with people and drive traffic back to my website.

5 More Ways to Get Links to Your Website

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Ready for more link building ideas?  Yesterday I shared five easy link building strategies.  Today I’ll share five that aren’t as easy.  They take more time.  But the results are worth it. 6. Submit articles to article directories and other information portals. A nice percentage of my traffic comes from articles that I’ve written and […]

If it Makes You Cringe, Fix it!

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Sometimes the things that hold us back… well, they’re so small in the “big picture” of business!  Just a couple of hours of focused action and we can fix it — sometimes even quicker! Consider this post a kick in the pants to take an honest look at what’s stopping you, what makes you cringe […]

Stop Blending In! Tips to Make Your Blog Stand Out from the Crowd

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Guest Post Alert! I’m excited to host Traci Hayner Vanover, aka The Promo Diva(R), today and know you’ll love this post about how to stand out from the crowd. Blending in should be reserved for eyeshadow and smoothies, not for blogs. There are millions of blogs across the net – in niches ranging from ballroom […]

Are You Getting Results from Your Blog?

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Are you getting the traffic and readers you’d like so you can help more people, reach more clients, or just feel like you aren’t talking to yourself with your blog? Did you know there are specific steps and strategies you can use to help you get there? In the past year traffic on my blog […]

Don’t Roll the Dice With Your Important Data

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Is your website safely backed up in case of a server crash or hacker attack? How about your Twitter account?  Facebook?  Home computer? Can you imagine what would happen to your business if you lost any of that data?  Eek! Here’s a round up of cool tools I use to keep my data safe.  I’m […]