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This is a guest post by Sean Clark of SeanClark.com What type of security do you have? If like many small businesses you use WordPress then you may have been concerned by a recent report stating that, “Hosting providers around the world are seeing a massive increase in brute force attacks against WordPress and Joomla [...]

Why do your customers buy your products? I tried hard to think of the possible reasons why customers might make a purchase and I came up with… To satisfy an immediate need It’s a habit, they bought before and were happy with the product They decided to try another supplier/merchant Product was offered at the [...]

This week saw the launch of Google Keep, the new service that is supposed to be competing with Evernote. I say supposed because only tech journals are saying it is. If you are thinking of trying it out, feel free. However, if you think it will replace Evernote then please think again. So far, Google [...]

We already know that Google (Yahoo as well…possibly) is using MicroData to help identify authors. We know that Google is using it to adjust search results along with G+ button clicks. Before long, we will have ‘author rank’! According to a recent article on Search Engine Watch, Want to Rank in Google? Build Your Author Rank [...]

Have you heard of Flickr? Oh course you have, it’s been around since 2004 and currently owned by Yahoo. With new boss Marissa Mayer at the helm of Yahoo we may see a new and revitalised Flickr. There are good chances of that as a new Flickr app has been released, see more of that at Wired.com [...]

On my other blog I comment on how Facebook seems to be messing things up for themselves, Facebook, how could you get it so wrong! They made mistakes and major brands may leave for other emerging networks. Smaller brands and individuals are noticing drops in reach and it they see big brands leaving then Facebook is in for [...]

Email is still a very important part of marketing. Social networks use email, for those messages that prompt you to revisit, to complete an action or see what your friends have been up to. Bloggers use email to send out their latest posts. It’s also used to market products directly to new or existing customers. [...]

As mentioned on the blog previously, I would let you all know about a Pinterest guide to help you understand it better. You can grab it for just $5. What a bargain! The guide includes Step by step instructions on setting up your account Why Pinterest How to get followers Why who you follow matters [...]

Do you backup your own WordPress blog or website? Perhaps I should tell you what happened to one of my clients. The story started around 7 weeks ago. The thing that befell them could happen to you, so please read on. The hosting company my client uses started to have problems about 7 weeks ago, [...]

One of the best ways to get people to respond to marketing is to target their emotions. This is discussed in a Problogger guest post, Get More Clicks Using These 3 Emotional Hot Buttons, by Glen Andrews. In the post, Glen identifies 3 ‘emotions’… pain pleasure curiosity These emotions used in blog titles and in call [...]