Archive for the ‘Tech Tips’ Category

Online Appointment Calendars

March 17th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

We all know how time consuming appointment scheduling can be. You suggest a few dates/times by email, the person on the other end responds back with some dates/times that might work better for them, and the calendar juggle begins. Back and forth emails trying to find that perfect availability for you both. And don't even ...

Understanding Private Domain Registration

February 24th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

I got an email from a client yesterday who was trying to buy an additional domain from his existing domain registrar. He is an attorney, and the company knew that meant that on his website he would show his phone number, address etc. However, the registrar (we won't name names here), kept insisting that he ...

Domain Name Renewal Scams – Beware!

February 9th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

If you own a domain name, chances are this post will not be news to you. but if it is - we wanted to make sure you were aware of two very common domain scams that have been circulating for years. The first is a registrar scam. If you are unsure what a registrar is... Wikipedia ...

Statistics Tools for Your WordPress Blog

August 11th, 2010 | By Sanna B. Coates

In Part 7 of our blog series “7 Mistakes Website Owners Make and How to Avoid Them”, we discussed the importance of reviewing your website statistics: “It is important that you review these statistics every month, and compare month to month whether or not your site is improving, remaining the same, or falling behind. You should ...

How the heck do you setup a Facebook Fanpage?

March 2nd, 2010 | By Angela Nielsen

They don't seem to make it easy for us, do they? Hopefully this short article will make your life easier, and you can stop banging your head against the wall! You can find the link to create a fan page in lots of different places, but we'll talk about the two easiest ways to get there. If ...

How to add your email account(s) into Gmail

February 18th, 2010 | By Angela Nielsen

Gmail, the free email service by Google, allows you to add up to five of your other email accounts into their service by way of POP3 (Post Office Protocol). Once added, Gmail will download the emails from the other accounts; essentially becoming your one stop shop for all your email messages. A few advantages - You'll save ...

I Am An Addict

December 26th, 2009 | By Angela Nielsen

My name is Angela, and I’m an addict. My addiction has taken over my life. I find myself doing it when I wake up in the morning, I do it when I’m on conference calls with clients, I do it when I am sitting at stoplights, I even sneak off to the bathroom at dinner ...

Don’t Make Me Think – Steve Krug

October 16th, 2009 | By Angela Nielsen

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability From Amazon... Usability design is one of the most important--yet often least attractive--tasks for a Web developer. In Don't Make Me Think, author Steve Krug lightens up the subject with good humor and excellent, to-the-point examples. The title of the book is its chief personal design premise. ...

Are You Tweeting Yet?

September 17th, 2009 | By Angela Nielsen

Social media seems to have taken the internet by storm in the last year. With tweeting on Twitter, connecting on Linked In, hanging out in Facebook, it's a wonder we get any work done anymore. You can update your social media sites from your computers, and even on your cell phones.  I have an iphone ...