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Never Be Late for #Tweet Chats with Google Calendar Reminders (Free)

By Small Biz Geek on May 19, 2015 · Filed Under: Gadgets, Software, Video Updated: April 15, 2017

Tweet Chat SMS Reminders

Do you participate in Twitter tweet chats? Do you sometimes forget to attend? With Google’s calendar SMS tool you can receive reminder alerts on your phone…

Delete Blank Lines in CSS Stylesheet & Increase Website Speed

By Small Biz Geek on May 5, 2015 · Filed Under: Video, Web Development Updated: June 12, 2017

Dreamweaver Find & Replace Screenshot

In this post I’ll reveal a quick method to reduce the amount of blank lines in your CSS stylesheet using Dreamweaver. This can improve website load speed…

WordPress Duplicator Plugin ZipArchive Failure… My Solution

By Small Biz Geek on April 28, 2015 · Filed Under: Web Development, WordPress Updated: March 9, 2018

Duplicator ZipArchive Failure

I tried to take a backup of my WordPress site using Duplicator but was struck down immediately with a problem I’ve never seen before: a PHP support failure…

Twitter Tweet Chats: The Good, The Bad and The Spammy

By Small Biz Geek on April 7, 2015 · Filed Under: Audio, Marketing, Social, Video Updated: April 15, 2017

Tweetchats

Tweet chats are a great way to network on Twitter and build relationships with your peer group or potential clients. In this post I share tips and warnings…

You’re About to Get Hacked: A Common WordPress Mistake

By Small Biz Geek on March 29, 2015 · Filed Under: Video, Web Development, WordPress Updated: February 4, 2020

WordPress phpMyAdmin Username Security

In this post you’ll learn a vital WordPress security tip for phpMyAdmin to stop your site potentially getting hacked and becoming compromised. It takes only a few minutes…

“The Google Story” by David A. Vise (Book Review)

By Small Biz Geek on March 23, 2015 · Filed Under: Books Updated: May 10, 2019

The Google Story book

Are you interested in the origins of the biggest tech start-up story of our time? Discover Google’s humble beginnings and the two guys behind it…

Say What? How Your Website Colours Communicate

By Small Biz Geek on March 17, 2015 · Filed Under: Design, Internet Updated: April 6, 2018

How Your Website Colours Communicate

Website design colour schemes must be analysed carefully. The colour palette you choose affects communication, user experience and purchase decisions…

Net Neutrality: Do We Need It?

By Small Biz Geek on March 3, 2015 · Filed Under: Featured, Internet Updated: April 15, 2017

Highway traffic blocked

Will the internet be over regulated so that free enterprise is stifled or will the new regulations be a blessing? This is a US federal issue but make no mistake – it will affect world…

How To Find Social Website RSS Feeds

By Small Biz Geek on February 3, 2015 · Filed Under: Social, Web Development Updated: October 22, 2016

Find Social Website RSS Feeds

If you’re like me you enjoy playing with RSS feeds for content automation. I’ve turned my Twitter timeline into an RSS reader and it fetches the things I want to see…

Automatically Post Any RSS Feed to Twitter via Sniply and TwitterFeed

By Small Biz Geek on January 27, 2015 · Filed Under: Marketing, Social, Video, Web Development Updated: April 15, 2017

Auto Post RSS through Sniply

Here’s a novel way to use free social tools to add an extra dimension to your Twitter content curation. The system uses Sniply and Twitterfeed…

How to Set Up Recurring Debit Card Payments with PayPal

By Small Biz Geek on January 14, 2015 · Filed Under: Operations, Sales, Video, Web Development Updated: March 27, 2019

PayPal Recurring Payments Debit Cards

Are you a small business wanting to sell services on a recurring/subscription basis? PayPal can handle this for you, and uses a secure debit card gateway…

“Purple Cow” by Seth Godin (Book Review)

By Small Biz Geek on January 6, 2015 · Filed Under: Books Updated: May 10, 2019

Purple Cow Book

Broadcast driven campaign advertising is dead. Mass markets are saturated. Production innovation and niche marketing is alive and well. Are you a Purple Cow?

“Dear Entrepreneur” by Danny Bailey and Andrew Blackman (Book Review)

By Small Biz Geek on November 11, 2014 · Filed Under: Books Updated: May 10, 2019

Dear Entrepreneur

Packed with war stories, inspiration, encouragement and calls to action, “Dear Entrepreneur” is a handy companion book to top up your energy on dull days…

Is Offline Marketing Still Relevant in a Digital World?

By Small Biz Geek on October 10, 2014 · Filed Under: Internet, Marketing Updated: October 22, 2016

Offline Digital Marketing

While more of us continue to spend time on mobile devices or desktop computers, is it still worthwhile for businesses to invest in offline media?

Make Money as an Internet Day Trader? Think Again…

By Small Biz Geek on October 6, 2014 · Filed Under: Miscellaneous Updated: April 15, 2017

Internet Online Day Trading

Can you earn money online as a day trader in the financial markets? I watched the BBC series “Million Dollar Traders” and have noted my thoughts…

DIY Excel Customer Management Database (EU Requirement)

By Small Biz Geek on September 30, 2014 · Filed Under: Design, Legal, Marketing, Operations Updated: October 22, 2016

Excel Customer Database

Small Businesses are advised to keep sales/enquiry records in a spreadsheet as part of their customer management activities…

Leverage Seasonal Sales Trends

By Small Biz Geek on September 16, 2014 · Filed Under: Marketing, Sales Updated: October 22, 2016

Seasonal trends

How the peaks and dips of seasonal sales trends offer a window of opportunity for pushing sales…

Easy Filing System for Small Biz Receipts

By Small Biz Geek on September 9, 2014 · Filed Under: Filing, Gadgets, Legal, Software Updated: October 22, 2016

Receipt Filing System

Check out these low cost easy filing system ideas for small biz receipts and expenses. Tax returns will be hassle free if you stay on top…

Web Designers: Create Community Websites to Promote Your Services

By Small Biz Geek on August 31, 2014 · Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Web Development Updated: October 22, 2016

Create Useful Local Community Websites and Promote Your Biz

A good way to promote your local website design business is to create a website providing something of value or that solves a problem in the community…

Is Social Media a Sinking Ship?

By Small Biz Geek on August 26, 2014 · Filed Under: Internet, Social Updated: April 15, 2017

Sinking Ship Lego

The search engine advantages that came from using the Google Authorship rich snippet markup are null and void after Google decided to change the technology…

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