LinkedIn and Privacy Settings

I recently received information that LinkedIn has changed it’s privacy settings, something which you should be aware of if you use LinkedIn.

LinkedIn is a B2B or Business to Business social media website that business owners find useful for making new connections and creating more business.

If you are not already in LinkedIn, it’s worth registering now.

And if you are a member, then you should check out these new Privacy Setting changes.

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Got your domain name covered?

Amazing the difference that one letter can make when it comes to your domain name.

It’s the difference between a SALE …or… NO SALE!

So,

. . . is your domain name

properly covered?

I was sent a link to a holiday property in Fiji called Fiji Beach House.

Of course, I just clicked on the link and went straight to the website.

All Good !

Yes  ? ?

But if I told you by word of mouth to look up Fiji Beach House, what domain name would you type in?

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Another spoof email – about LinkedIn

Yes, I just received . . .

A spoof email about LinkedIn

Spoof or spam emails are often related to finances in some way, including your bank or paypal accounts.

But this one was about a Social Media account that I hold with LinkedIn.

As a B2B version of Facebook, LinkedIn is a great way for businesses to network and connect.

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Why SOPA Is Dangerous

Why SOPA Is Dangerous

And why have so many websites gone BLACK on 18th January like we did?

It’s all laid out in great detail in this article . . .

http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/sopa-dangerous-opinion/

. . . so I am not going to try and cut through all the legalese here.  This article does it very well.

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What are QR Codes

So, what are QR Codes?

And what is all the fuss about with QR Codes?

A QR Code (short for “Quick Response”) is simply a two-dimensional matrix barcodes that can store website URL’s, plain text, phone numbers, email addresses and pretty much any other alphanumeric data.

When scanned by a mobile phone camera, they link users directly to a website or other information.

Here is one now!

Are you already thinking of the amazing possibilities?

Firstly, think about how many people use mobile phones these days.
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1800 numbers on your website can be a killer!

1800 numbers on your website can be a killer!

Years ago we were sold on the idea of giving our customers a Freecall number to make it easier for them to contact us.

So why is this no longer such a good idea?

And what should you do about it?

Firstly, think about how many people use mobile phones and how many people use landlines these days.

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Know what you are getting into before you start!

Building a shopping cart software website

can be an expensive business if you don’t first

know what you are getting into before you start!

To give you some idea, here is an example . . .

shopping cart softwareThis person, (let’s call him Gary), came to Hotpink Websites for help with his existing shopping cart software website because it just was not working for him the way he wanted it to.

Gary was just ‘nuts’ about his business, and wanted his website to start producing a significant proportion of his sales.

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How To Clear Your PC Cache

It seems that I get asked about this over and over again . . . so I decided to create a page in our Resources section about it.

Here is the link . . .

http://www.hotpinkwebsites.com.au/how-to-clear-your-web-browser-cache

Why would you need this?

Mainly, if you have made changes to your website, and are not immediately seeing the changes displayed.

The page explains why this happens, so check it out now . . .

http://www.hotpinkwebsites.com.au/how-to-clear-your-web-browser-cache

By the way, there are instructions for PC & MAC, and all manner of browser types.


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Take Note of PayPal Security Advice

It’s been a while since I first published our 21 Day email course in Internet Marketing Strategies.

So I have been going through and updating a lot of the content, including this interesting tid-bit about Paypal.

 

 

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