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Scam Alert: cPanel Email Login Phishing
It has been brought to our attention that there is a NEW Phishing Email Scam circulating. This new scam targets users of cPanel, the web hosting control panel used by all HostUtopia customers and millions of other website owners around the globe. Be sure to IGNORE...
read moreGoogle’s Matt Cutts talks more about the importance of backlinks
Since Google's Penguin update, many webmasters are worried about the importance of backlinks. Last Wednesday, Google's Matt Cutts talked about the importance of links in an online interview. Here are the key takeaways from the interview: 1. Links are still the best...
read moreRaid Drives Demistified
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 Explained with Diagrams RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive (Independent) Disks. On most situations you will be using one of the following four levels of RAIDs. RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 (also known as RAID 1+0) This...
read moreGoogle Answers: Is it better to add website content slowly?
In this online video, Google’s Matt Cutts answered the question: If your website has an archive of hundreds of thousands of pages, should you add these pages at once or in stages? We know you probably don't have 200k pages, but this is good info on building out your...
read more301 redirects and the rel=canonical attribute
When should you use 301 redirects on your website? When is the rel=canonical attribute the better solution? This week's article helps you to find the right solution for your situation. What is a 301 redirect? A 301 redirect is a server-side redirect that shows search...
read moreFive things that you should know about your SEO activities
This Tuesday's SEO post is a reminder to assess your SEO Activities on a regular basis. What may be a great SEO technique last month may be killing you in Google today. White Hat SEO Techniques are the way to go. Once you go down the slippery road of trying to trick...
read moreGoogle: The TOP 5 SEO Mistakes That Webmasters Make
http://youtu.be/421aTJI2Nxc Mistake 1: having a website that is not crawlable According to Matt Cutts, the biggest SEO mistake is having a website that is not crawlable by search engines. If your website is not crawlable, search engines cannot index your pages and...
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Hacked Twitter Account? Protect Your Twitter Account!
Twitter is the latest large-scale company investigating the possibility of a password hack of its user base. It recently sent an email blast to accounts that may have been compromised and automatically reset their passwords. The social network joins a long list of...
read moreConnecting your WordPress Blog to your Social Media Outlets
Connect Your WordPress Blog To: Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com has given its Jetpack plugin a big update. Think of Jetpack as a bridge that brings all the added functionality you need for WordPress in a single plugin. It adds...
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If Google detects malware on my website, what do I do?
Here's a great YouTube Video from Google's Matt Cutts on how long it takes a Google Reconsideration Request to process. Also check out our Malware Blacklist Checker What is a Reconsideration Request? Sometimes referred to as a re-inclusion request, Google has a...
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Does Google NEED Page Text to Figure Out My Site?
Well that's an age old question. We've always thought that Google thrives on live page text, it's the number 1 way for Google to figure out what your website is REALLY about. We all know that you can spoof a title tag, and you can't really see any of the meta tags, so...
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Interesting Social Media Statistics for Businesses
Here are some Interesting Social Media Statistics for Businesses that we found at SocialMediaToday.com. These stats are compelling to business who are leveraging their social media presence to increase revenues. Facebook 77 percent of B2C companies and 43 percent of...
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WordPress Security Plugins
Over the past few months we've had a few customer's WordPress Websites get hacked. This isn't to say that WordPress is insecure, or that Drupal or Joomla are any better. The most common way for a hacker to enter a WordPress installation is through a Third Party WP...
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Building your SEO Foundation for High Rankings
SEO Tuesday continues with little lesson in basic construction. Along with building a solid foundation, you need to be sure to call CMP and your local water provider to get your basic utilities hooked up. If you do it right, search engine optimization is not that...
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Why a Google penalty removal won’t improve your rankings
OK, so here's the skinny; just because Google gives you tools to use, using them does not make your website any more worthy than the next guy's website. These tools are more like "assistants", while they assist you in your SEO efforts, your overall "SEO Plan" is still...
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