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Passwords Can Keep You Out of Your Site

September 3, 2010 Ask the Web Guy

I can’t find my passwords so how can I get into my site? The web guy set it up, but now you need your passwords in order to make changes, right?  Many times you can contact your host unless you don’t know who your host is?  There are tools for that too, but things can [...]

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Some E-mail Addresses Will Draw SPAM

September 1, 2010 Ask the Web Guy

Why am I getting lots of SPAM? Every day you are getting 30 messages promising you health, wealth and computer help, but you didn’t sign up for these e-mails. Maybe it’s because you have an info@yourdomain.com e-mail address, or maybe it’s because your e-mail address is plastered all over your website like stickers on a [...]

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Improperly Built Sites Can Increase Hosting Costs

August 31, 2010 Ask the Web Guy

Why did my host sent me a bandwidth notification? You don’t know why you went through 1500 M/B’s this month, but they are saying that every additional meg is going to be XX or they want you to upgrade to a more expensive package.  You don’t know why? Maybe it’s because you are hosting a [...]

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Website Appearance Varies by Browser

August 29, 2010 Ask the Web Guy

My site looks fine in Firefox, looks terrible in Internet Explorer. Why? There are many different browsers and sites look different in Firefox than they do in Internet Explorer.  Why?  Internet Explorer conforms to its own set of standards. Firefox is more in line with the W3C standards, but Explorer reads padding and positioning statements [...]

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What Every Web Guy Should Know

August 27, 2010 Ask the Web Guy

Everyone has a “Web Guy.” It’s usually a relative or maybe a neighbor kid. It could be a friend. But you got him (or her) for free. Tell the truth.You don’t pay him. He hooks you up with the basics and because you’re technologically challenged you’re ecstatic that he’s helping you. Whatever he does is [...]

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Visitors Test Websites Daily

August 23, 2010 Internet Marketing

Test 1: Image When clients visit your website the first thing they check is appearance and image. What does your look say about you and what is your image? Is it apparent when people look at the site or do they have to click through to find out more. It’s not a treasure hunt. Visitors [...]

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Welcome to The Marketing Square

August 21, 2010 Internet Marketing

We specialize in building e-commerce and content-rich websites that are user-friendly for visitors and administrators.  We provide clients instant Search Engine Optimization, Google rankings and searchable content to drive traffic and sales. Welcome to The Marketing Square. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]

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One Size Doesn’t Fit All On the Web

August 11, 2010 Internet Marketing

If you have a large site with lots of content, does it make sense for all the content to be presented in the same way? Yes and No. Yes, the content should be accessible through strong navigation and presentation.  But in a large site you have to ask yourself, should content about recycling look the [...]

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It’s the WAY That You Search

August 10, 2010 Search This

Today, so many people download and use many various toolbars. Unfortunately for those of us who have websites, these people are using their search bar as an address bar. Let’s be clear, the address bar is where you see what page you are on. It generally looks like: http://themarketingsquare.com/ An installed toolbar, or search bar, [...]

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Homemade Websites

July 31, 2010 Writer's Block

This one goes out to all those industrious, hard-working entrepreneurs who build their own websites. 1. Really? So you went to YouTube and watched a how-to video. Now you know how to build a revenue-driving, No. 1 point of contact with the world.  Good for you! You save money and your competition gets your clients. [...]

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