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Unable to Meet in Person? Communicate Stress-Free with Online Audio/Video

By Small Biz Geek on March 27, 2020 · Filed Under: Internet, Operations, Software, Video Updated: April 8, 2020

Remote working laptop with headphones

Online remote video conferencing has seen a huge uptick following the COVID-19 outbreak. If you’re venturing into this method of communication, there are a few things you need to get right to make sure it all goes smoothly.

Local Business Websites: “About” Pages Done Right Will Attract and Delight Readers

By Small Biz Geek on September 4, 2018 · Filed Under: Marketing, Video Updated: November 1, 2018

Pixelated Digital Heart

Don’t allow your business website “About” page to be a predictable romp through all the cliches we’ve seen before. Leave out the bragging and chest beating. Do this instead…

Claw Back Time and Improve Business Communications with Private Videos

By Small Biz Geek on June 13, 2017 · Filed Under: Audio, Operations, Software, Video Updated: September 12, 2017

Private Videos for Business Communications

Need to explain a difficult concept? When business associates are unable to get together, prerecorded digital screen capture video is an effective multimedia memo…

Dodge WordPress Website Disasters: Use a Localhost for Development

By Small Biz Geek on February 9, 2016 · Filed Under: Software, Video, Web Development, WordPress Updated: May 2, 2019

WordPress Disaster

Are you a smart webmaster? Avoid web development hell by testing, building and improving your WordPress site in a localhost offline server…

How to Comply with Google’s EU Cookie Ultimatum

By Small Biz Geek on September 1, 2015 · Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Video, Web Development Updated: April 15, 2017

Google Cookie Requirements EU Law

Google have emailed webmasters warning them they must comply with the European Union website visitor cookie user consent policy by 30th September 2015…

This WordPress Media Uploader Problem Makes Your Blog Look Amateur

By Small Biz Geek on August 11, 2015 · Filed Under: Design, Video, WordPress Updated: August 30, 2017

WordPress Thumbnails

WordPress automatically creates thumbnails when you upload images. Add a featured image to a post and a smaller thumbnail is used for your blog archive. How does yours look?

2 Advantages of Using PNG instead of JPEG on Your Website

By Small Biz Geek on July 28, 2015 · Filed Under: Design, Video Updated: April 15, 2017

PNG Format

What format do you save your digital images to? Would you like to take advantage of background transparency? Try the PNG format…

Plan Your Website On Page SEO: Free Excel Template

By Small Biz Geek on June 30, 2015 · Filed Under: Featured, Video, Web Development Updated: March 27, 2019

Website Architecture, Planning & Development Spreadsheet

The next time you build, develop or SEO a website, consider using this handy free Excel spreadsheet document designed to help organise on page data…

“Tribes” by Seth Godin (Book Review)

By Small Biz Geek on June 16, 2015 · Filed Under: Books, Video Updated: May 10, 2019

Tribes book by Seth Godin

“Tribes” by Seth Godin has earned cult status among niche marketers and makes a strong argument for building movements by connecting with like-minded individuals…

Resize Your Phone SIM Card: Free Printable Cutting Guide (PDF)

By Small Biz Geek on June 2, 2015 · Filed Under: Gadgets, Video Updated: June 12, 2018

SIM Card Cutting Guide

In situations where your SIM card is too large for the phone, you’ll need a cutting guide. In this post, you can download a free printable PDF guide…

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…

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…

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…

Local Business Content Marketing Ideas

By Small Biz Geek on February 27, 2014 · Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Video Updated: April 15, 2017

Local Business Content Marketing Ideas

A local business should be thinking of how to connect with customers instead of broadcasting. If your product/services are as good as you believe, prove it…

Cookies, Privacy and Permission: Is Your Website Legal?

By Small Biz Geek on February 25, 2014 · Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Video, Web Development Updated: April 15, 2017

Cookies Privacy and Permission Is Your Website Legal

All websites operating in the UK and Europe need to ensure they are complying with EU data protection legislation…

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