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ADA Website Compliance Overview

There’s been a lot of talk lately among our real estate customers about ADA Compliance. This can be quite a heavy topic, so we’re going to cover it across a few different blog posts. For this first one, we’ll take a general look at who must comply with ADA guidelines...
August 11, 2020

Apps for Operating a Paperless Office – Reboot

We wrote a blog post several years ago about apps for operating a paperless office. As you know, technology changes quickly. We thought it would be a good time to take a look at this topic again and offer new/modern solutions. A paperless office is even more convenient when working...
August 4, 2020

Ways to Resolve Email Capacity Limit Issues

Most email services have a storage limit. It typically ranges from 25GB to 150GB. If you are only sending and receiving text emails, it could take you 10 or more years to reach this limit. However, if you have images or other large attachments, you may reach the storage limit...
July 29, 2020

Comparison of WordPress Hosting Options

WordPress is one of the most popular website platforms. It’s easy to use and includes a wealth of plugin options. Users can select the free hosting on WordPress.com or self-host elsewhere. Why go the self-hosted route? It allows you to fully control your website install (including customizing backend files) and...
July 23, 2020

Shutterfly Photo Book Creation Steps and Tips

This topic is a bit outside of our norm, but we love sharing tips,… so here goes! We all take tons of photos, but we rarely do anything with them anymore. Creating a photo book is a great way to relive special moments in our lives, and it beats sifting...
July 15, 2020

Password Management Tips

With the rise of technology use, password security is more important than ever. It’s something that we all should be focused on. Keeping passwords secure protects your identity and assets. Here are a few password management tips to consider. 1 – Don’t Store Passwords in a Document One of the...
July 7, 2020

4 Common Ways to Improve Website Page Speed

Page speed is very important for visitor experience and search engine rankings. Using online page speed testers is helpful as they provide very specific suggestions, although it can be difficult to address everything listed. If you’re looking for a simple approach, here are 3 easy ways to improve website page...
July 1, 2020

When to Email Versus Text Message for Business

As a business providing personalized services, most of my customers have my cell phone number and contact me directly. With such prevalent use of text messaging nowadays, it’s common for me to receive communications via text instead of email. I’ve quickly learned that sometimes one method of communication is more...
June 25, 2020

Email Management Tips – How to Increase Productivity

Does your inbox contain thousands of email messages? Do you struggle to find older messages when you need them? How you organize and manage your emails directly impacts the amount of time spent on them. Here are some email management tips to help increase your productivity. 1 – Keep a...
June 17, 2020

Ways to Reduce Email Spam from Websites

Spam emails from websites can be a big issue. Most types of spam are submitted by spam bots, which can produce a large volume of emails within a short amount of time, making the problem even more painful. Here are a few ways to reduce email spam from websites. 1...
June 10, 2020

SEO Writing Tips

It’s not enough to simply write content for your website,… you must write it in a way that helps you gain search engine ranking. The key is to think about keyword phrases before and while you are writing. Here are some SEO writing tips to help you make the most...
June 3, 2020

Selecting a Reliable WordPress Theme

There are thousands of WordPress themes available on the market, both free and paid. It’s important to know that not all themes are created equal. Selecting a good theme will not only make your life easier during initial launch, but it also prevents the need for changing themes in the...
May 28, 2020

Video Blog Recording Tips – Part 2: Content & Presentation

Content is key,… which is true with both written and video blog content. Not only must your content be good, but how you share it is equally important. As you prepare your video blogs, here are some video blog recording tips to keep in mind. 1 – Content Length &...
May 20, 2020

Video Blog Recording Tips – Part 1: Technical Considerations

Videos are a great way to add rich content to your website. Plus, they can provide SEO value to improve your website rankings. As you set out to start recording, keep these video blog recording tips in mind. 1 – Orientation If you are using a smartphone to record videos,...
May 12, 2020

Beware of Domain and Hosting Scams

If you didn’t pay extra to make your domain ownership information private, then your name, email, and mailing address are listed in a public directory. Unfortunately, this is often used by scammers to trick you into paying for something that you don’t want or need. If you own domains, beware...
May 6, 2020

WordPress Website Update Process

If you manage your own WordPress website, you’ve probably seen the backend alerts for core, theme and plugin updates. It seems simple enough to click the update button and most of the time things go smoothly. It takes just one instance of updates not running smoothly to realize what a...
April 29, 2020