by Matt Schaefer | Jun 12, 2023 | Do You Waste Money?, Marketing Tips
The Relationship between Domain Names, DNS, Email, and Hosting Domain Names: The Name for Your Online Presence A domain name serves as the unique identifier for a website, much like a phone number or a physical address for business. It provides a (hopefully)...
by Matt Schaefer | May 25, 2023 | Do You Waste Money?, Marketing Tips, WordPress
Clearing the Browser Cache Many people frown when they hear the term clear your browser cache for the first time. In this article, we would like to explain what the browser cache is and how to empty it for several browsers. Jump to instructions: Chrome Firefox Safari...
by Matt Schaefer | Mar 26, 2020 | Do You Waste Money?, Marketing Tips
Depending on your business, a website redesign should happen every 3 to 5 years. Utilizing Google Analytics is one of the most important criteria for when it’s time to act: Outdated websites typically show less user interaction, also less returning visitors....
by Matt Schaefer | Aug 22, 2019 | Marketing Tips, Do You Waste Money?
New Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.1 Two years ago, many website owners were scrambling with GDPR compliance: the new privacy rules in Europe were reaching the US. Now it is ADA Compliance – the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines related to the...
by Matt Schaefer | Apr 28, 2019 | Do You Waste Money?, Marketing Tips
Google Business Listing: Reviews are essential Local Search has become one of the most important factors for businesses to be found. Local Search results on Google show separately from paid results and organic, non-paid results. They have their own dedicated spot on...
by Matt Schaefer | Mar 21, 2019 | Do You Waste Money?, Marketing Tips
Typically, when you purchase website hosting you also have the option to create you email boxes as part of your package. It is an easy way to have a professional looking email that belongs to your domain: yourname@yourdomain.com – doesn’t that look great?...
by Matt Schaefer | Dec 21, 2018 | Do You Waste Money?, Marketing Tips
The latest scam is will shock you for a moment (unless you have read the info before): Imagine someone emails you from your own email address and claims that he/she has control over your email, even your computer. He/she claims also having access to your webcam and...
by Matt Schaefer | Apr 23, 2018 | Marketing Tips, Do You Waste Money?
Site Speed Matters! If you are hosting with us, you already have a fast – loading, speed optimized website. Most of our client websites have a speed ranking of A, somewhere between 92% and 99%. However, the delivery can still be improved by applying a Content...
by Matt Schaefer | Apr 22, 2018 | Do You Waste Money?, Marketing Tips
If you are hosting with us, you already have a Google Business Listing. The Google Business Listing has become more important when Google started displaying three local listings below the (paid) Adwords campaigns and above the regular “organic ”...
by Matt Schaefer | Apr 7, 2018 | Do You Waste Money?
You probably have received these calls too: When the phone rang the other day, an automated voice asked me to press a certain number in order to claim my Google Business Listing. Other robo calls were more drastic asserting that my Google listing was at risk. Knowing...
by Matt Schaefer | Mar 31, 2018 | Do You Waste Money?
Here is a reminder of what we do for you when you host with us… We manage your Google Business Listing We check your Search Engine Ranking We alert you when it’s time to act We monitor your traffic We manage your domain name We check your website speed...
by Matt Schaefer | Aug 26, 2012 | Do You Waste Money?
Do you pay a monthly SEO fee? Chances are you’re being scammed! Yesterday I talked with an attorney about his search engine listings. He was proud of his efforts to come to Google’s first page for certain terms and mentioned that he had hired an SEO...
by Matt Schaefer | Jun 5, 2011 | Do You Waste Money?
Internet Listing is a free service you should not pay for! Some companies offer annual website search engine listings: for an annual fee they submit your website to a certain amount (usually 25 or more) of important or established search engines. In order to...
by Matt Schaefer | Jun 4, 2011 | Do You Waste Money?
Some ‘invoices’ you receive are offers. If you own a domain or a website, your contact information is available to everyone. Since a vast majority of people do not know how domain registration and website ownership actually work, many companies try to...
by Matt Schaefer | Jun 3, 2011 | Do You Waste Money?, Marketing Tips
The other day I talked to a lawyer in San Diego, California. He had built his website himself with a website builder at a popular hosting company and was convinced he had made a good choice. Since both of us were curious about the actual costs and payoff, we started...