WordPress Version 3.5.1 I had a client that wanted to show Related Pages in their sidebar, but they didn’t want it to be clunky like most of the plugins out there. They wanted to be able to choose which pages were listed as Related Pages. After searching for hours I finally found a FANTASTIC plugin! [...]
Password Protect a Page in WordPress
WordPress Version 3.5.1 So lets say that you have a list of documents that you would like to make available to your clients on your website, but you don’t want the general public to be able to access these files, what do you do? A very simple way to protect files is to password protect [...]
Using iPowerWeb Hosting WordPress Website – MySql Server Host
If you’re using iPowerWeb as your hosting provider for a WordPress website and you can’t get you MySql database to work on their platform then make sure you’re using the right MySql Server Host URL. I recently was importing a developed website for a client from my development server to their iPowerWeb Hosting and I [...]
Scheduling Status Updates (Posts) on Facebook Pages
You probably have had to use some sort of online tool like Hootsuite in order to schedule your posts to Facebook Pages. Well, Facebook has made some updates to their business pages and among the most exciting updates is the ability to schedule Status Updates (posts) to your Facebook Page now! This will especially be [...]
Adding JavaScript or iFrames to your WordPress posts
Have you ever been posting away on your blog or adding new pages to your website and have noticed that when you switch from the “HTML” to “Visual” page you lose some of your code? It seems that WordPress gets rid of your Javascript, iFrames and some of your other HTML during the switch. I’m [...]
Will Excessive Advertising Discourage Engagement?
In an earlier post I wrote about how marketing on Online Video applications like Hulu and YouTube are golden. This is because ad content is usually kept at a minimal and therefore people actually watch the brief commercials. However, things are rapidly evolving… evolving for the sellers of the ads. Ads are now everywhere on [...]
Digital Commercial Ads Winning Every Time!
Let’s face it, everyone has a DVR now a days, and even if we don’t have a DVR, we avoid commercials! The 2.5 to 3.5 minutes between watching an Episode of the Office is perfect amount of time to pop a bag of popcorn. However, the Web has revolutionized how we consume Commercial Advertising, and [...]
Blogging; The New Soft Cold Call
Have you ever found your perfect client but you just can’t figure out how to let them know that they need you? I run into this all the time. Every time I land onto a reputable business’s busted website I wonder how they stay afloat with such an aesthetic and functional atrocity. Here’s the problem, [...]
Groupon: A Patch, Not A Solution
Groupon is a new fad that businesses think are going to rescue their business, but with a reality check you’ll see where Groupon should land on your marketing efforts. Groupon is for giving unique or hidden businesses quick Mass Exposure, it’s not to be used on a regular basis for a Jolt to your business. [...]