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Perfectionism: You Can’t Edit a Blank Page
Have you ever considered the penetratingly painful cost of perfectionism? Perfectionism runs strong in my veins. How strong? Picture a tall, pimply Year 12 girl, outfitted in her school dress uniform complete with a blazer, thick beige tights and fiercely polished...
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Iconic Photos: The Incredible Power Behind Your Marketing
I had been very overweight all my life and naturally gravitated to being the person taking the photos rather than the person being in the photos. I never had to say anything – I just held up my camera and people naturally assumed their positions for the...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Updating Your WordPress Website
You have a shiny new website as exciting as a new car. It’s full of the wonderful new car smell, and your hopes and dreams for your business future. But like a new car, websites take care, maintenance and occasional repair when things go pear-shaped. But how do you...
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How to Tell If Your Website Has Been Hacked
This post first appeared on Flying Solo. “I’m sorry to inform you that your website has been hacked.” These are some of the hardest words that any business owner ever wants to hear (right up there with, “I am not paying your bill.”) Your business website is your...
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Not Good At Tech? Let’s Battle Some Website Tech Problems
She shuffled her feet under the desk while looking downcast at the papers in front of her. “I am just no good with tech. Computer type people start to talk at me, and my brain turns to mush. After a few minutes, I start to get panicky and can’t understand a word...
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What MCs and Your Website Home Page Have in Common
I looked out over a sea of business-suited executives crammed into an over-heated conference hall. I was the last speaker before lunch, and thoughts of sandwiches and coffee were front-of-mind for most of them. “Our next speaker needs no introduction – Ingrid...
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The Day When 100% Of My Clients On One Hosting Server Were Hacked
Building and hosting websites is an industry based on trust. You need to trust that the domain name registrar is decent and has fast systems. You have to trust that your web copywriter and web designer know what they are doing. You have to trust that your web host...
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What’s The Difference Between A Domain Name And Web Hosting?
Batman and Robin. Thelma and Louise. Han Solo and Chewbacca. Patsy and Edina. Bert and Ernie. Sometimes you just need a partner to get great things done. When you build a website, you need the dynamic duo of a domain name and web hosting working together to create...
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10 Easy Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Website
Websites that are slower than a toddler being told it is bedtime cost businesses clients and money. A recent page speed report by Unbounce showed that nearly 70% of consumers say website load time affects their willingness to buy. So, what’s an acceptable web page load time? Read More
Putting Imagify To The Test – Does It Work?
The number one cause of slow loading websites is fat, uncompressed images. In a previous article, I talked about ways you can compress images to still make them look the same, but not be as heavy. This is great when you are the only person looking after your...
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