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Beware of Fraud Alert Emails
There is a new wave of phishing spam emails hitting inboxes lately. A “phishing” scam involves an effort to try and gather sensitive information from you, such as banking information. These are among the most dangerous types of “spam” you can receive. Some of the emails that scammers send have a branded appearance of a [...]
Read moreWhy Are Custom Fields Hidden in WordPress?
You are working on the most amazing blog post known to man, and you just need to adjust one last custom field before publishing. But where in the world are your custom fields? I just know they are supposed to be there – and my coworker who logged in yesterday could see them fine. Don’t [...]
Read moreWebsite Project Management
I am one of the first to admit it, there is a lot of web design talent out there. In fact there are a lot of talented web designers right here in Austin. But even the most talented web designer can fail at providing a good solution to the client. A large part of the [...]
Read moreCompromising for Ecommerce: Order Request Forms
Not everyone is prepared for a large e-commerce website development project. Done right, a shopping cart driven website can be rewarding for a business, but it is also an involved project and it requires some comfort with the idea of managing orders online. In other cases, a company may produce too many special order kinds [...]
Read more3 Reasons to Add a Form On Your Website
Looking for ways to cut down on spam? Want to track your website leads? Are you building your mailing list? Adding a reliable email form to your web page has many benefits for your business.
Read more5 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Other Product
One of the most challenging aspects of web design planning is choosing your primary call to action. If you sell more than one type of product, you find yourself having to choose a favorite product. After you determine that primary product and the main target to drive your sales to, you still need to make [...]
Read moreTales of Untracked PPC
To my dismay, I have heard several stories this year about companies who are regularly spending hundreds or thousands, or even $10,000′s every month on their Pay-Per-Click advertising (PPC) and they actually do not even know what their return on investment is. Seriously, they have no idea. They might even have a person in the [...]
Read moreStop Address Book Hijacking
Did you know that you could be “spamming” your business peers and friends and not even realize it? It is ever so important to enlist the help of your reliable IT professional and make sure all of your systems are regularly scanned and cleaned of infections. For one thing, a hidden virus (like a “Trojan [...]
Read moreLet’s Play, What’s That Error? Authorize.net Module Errors
Authorize.net is by far the most popular payment gateway supported today. It is now a default option with most shopping carts, and every bank or merchant service company I know can offer it. But, as with anything else that is popular, there are many questions surrounding it. While the module is usually “plug and play”, [...]
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