Every once in a while, do yourself (and those around you) a favor and take a break from social media and other things (and people) who induce stress, unrest, uneasiness and polarizing points of view. Removing content that is centered on anger, fear, hate and blame will do you good and will help you rebalance your priorities and focus on …
Things one shouldn’t do on LinkedIn
As always, one man’s point of view, but let’s highlight some of the major areas of concern I see on this, otherwise, very valuable network. 1. Don’t SPAM people. If we have connected, don’t sell me your product or service within 60 seconds of me accepting your invitation. 2. Don’t endorse people you don’t know. This should be obvious, yet …
Why you should work for free
If you are trying to gain awareness and enter new markets, it is important to get your name, your brand, and your reputation out there. Whether you are an army of one or part of a major organization, it is important for people to become aware that you and your services or products exist. Once they are aware of you …
Social media influencers: Casey Neistat
Whatever you may call it, social media is here to stay and it is relevant for both businesses and individuals. It is how people communicate, it is how brands market and advertise, it is one of major ways that connects us all. One of recent examples of its influence is a cameo appearance by a 12 year old boy (Dutch) …
Social media etiquette
Etiquette in social media is as important as it is in other aspects of life. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for quite a few people which act as if the keyboard absolves and separates them from reality, courtesy, professionalism and kindness. Speaking to people on social media shouldn’t differ from how you speak with people in person. Having this digital …
Branding vs. sales & marketing
Branding your business and yourself is a massively important strategy that will assist with your long-term viability and sustainability. Your reputation, your accomplishments precede you and people will be mindful of what you do before they reach out to you for an opportunity. Great brands stay a lot longer while sales come and go. Strong brands will survive and endure …
Facebook dark posts will get you the traffic and awareness that you seek
Facebook provides some of the best marketing capabilities for businesses of all sizes. Potential return on investment (ROI) is even greater for those with limited marketing and advertising budgets. Facebook dark posts will undoubtedly (if used correctly) bring you traffic and awareness, but it is still on you and the quality of your products and services whether that traffic will …
WordPress Plugins: Bad Behavior Error in v.2.2.11
Bad Behavior WordPress plugin v.2.2.11 has a typo (missing a comma) in file blacklist.inc.php on line 94. To resolve this issue, go to (via SFTP) /wp-content/plugins/bad-behavior/bad-behavior and edit blacklist.inc.php on line 94 by adding a comma after “Nikto/” so it looks like “Nikto/”, That should allow you to regain full control of your dashboard once again.
Facebook updates its news feed and makes it real-time
Facebook updated their news feed, made it real-time and moved it to the right (right above chat). This could be a nice change considering the growth of both screen resolutions and monitor sizes and as well all know instant gratification is highly rated nowadays, so the real-time component will be much appreciated. Now, if I could only opt-out of being …
Firefox in the enterprise – is it ready and does it care?
Firefox 6 “eating” the web (or only cupcakes)? Firefox 6 is here, now what. Mozilla’s rapid release development cycle for Firefox is getting a bit out of hand as it seems that every 6-8 weeks they release a new full version of their browser which causes difficulties in enterprises. Even their Rapid Release Calendar looks insane. Don’t get me wrong, …