One of our customers was contacted yesterday with an invoice for Website Back-Ups. The invoice they received is from a company they don't work with (as they host with BizzyWeb). This is clearly a scam, someone who would like to get money for services they aren't providing. The invoice below was sent to them via email: Please note, of you're hosted … [Read more...] about BizzAlert: Website Back-up Scam
The ABCs of Landing Pages that Work
Landing pages are a great way to highlight your products, services or promotions, but how they are constructed is key to getting good results. This infographic lays out what needs to be in place for landing pages to work well for you. There are 3 top takeaways from these ABC's of Landing Pages: G: Have just one goal in mind - this will … [Read more...] about The ABCs of Landing Pages that Work
Authorize.Net Disables Use of SSLv3 Accounts
Authorize.Net sent out an email to all of its users entitled "Important POODLE Information for Your Authorize.Net Account," in reference to disabling SSLv3 Accounts. The email read: "...Authorize.Net itself is not vulnerable to POODLE, but we are making changes to our systems to assure that we are providing our merchants and their customers with … [Read more...] about Authorize.Net Disables Use of SSLv3 Accounts
Millennials Fuel Demand for Mobile Responsive Websites
Millennials use their smartphones all the time. In a recent eMarketer article, a June 2014 Mitek study shows that nearly 87% of Millennials said their phones never leave their side, and 80% admit they instantly reach for them when they wake up. The same study shows that 27% of millennials surveyed attempt to access a mobile site of a business … [Read more...] about Millennials Fuel Demand for Mobile Responsive Websites
5 Ideas for a Profitable Holiday Season
You're right, we haven't even hit Halloween yet, but it really is time to start planning your holiday promotions! We have about 2 months left in the year, and we all want to go out with a bang. Constant Contact published a blog article this month with ideas to make this your best holiday season ever. Here is how to set your holiday promotion … [Read more...] about 5 Ideas for a Profitable Holiday Season
Shellshock Bash Bug – What You Need to Know
BizzyWeb works hard to ensure that all of our customers' websites that we host are protected from malware and security hardened. With the recent Shellshock Bash Bug that affects Max OS X and Linux operating systems, BizzyWeb's awesome development team made the necessary patches and updates to our servers so that our hosted websites won't be … [Read more...] about Shellshock Bash Bug – What You Need to Know
How Secure Are You? New Links to Find Out
With all of the data breaches that have been in the news recently, how do you know if you are secure? Here are two sites that can help to give you some confidence: Have I Been Pwned? Troy Hunt, software architect and Microsoft MVP, created "Have I been pwned?" as a free resource for anyone to quickly assess if they may have been put at risk due to … [Read more...] about How Secure Are You? New Links to Find Out
Twitter Users – Real or Not?
If you have a Twitter account, you probably know most of the people following you but there may also be a few on your list who you've never heard of or met. Twitter is infested with bots: automated, fake accounts that flood the social media network by re-posting content from websites. These bots feed people links and information in an effort to … [Read more...] about Twitter Users – Real or Not?
How Does the CAN-SPAM Act Affect my Email Marketing?
Have you been thinking about launching an e-mail newsletter but don’t know what you’re legally allowed to do? Have you already started an e-mail marketing campaign by adding every person in your contact database? Are you operating without a procedure for removing people from your e-mail list at their request? If you answered “Yes” to any of … [Read more...] about How Does the CAN-SPAM Act Affect my Email Marketing?
WordPress 4.0 “Benny” Launched – Get the Details on This Week’s BizzyWebinar
Bummer! You missed this week's live broadcast. Fortunately, you can still watch the archived video above. Join us next week live on the webinar, or in person at our headquarters for the next BizzyWebinar workshop! WordPress 4.0 was announced late last week and offers a bunch of handy improvements to the WordPress interface. Most of our … [Read more...] about WordPress 4.0 “Benny” Launched – Get the Details on This Week’s BizzyWebinar
Do You Know Your Best Customer?
In today's BizzyWebinar, find out how the Marketing Professionals do it! Writing marketing personas is a tried and true way to market effectively to your customers, and make sure that your content talks directly to them! In this event you will learn: What a marketing persona is How to construct the persona How to use that constructed persona and … [Read more...] about Do You Know Your Best Customer?
BizzyWebinar Today – Email Campaigns that Drive Success
Bummer! You missed this week's live broadcast. Fortunately, you can still watch the archive video above. Join us next week live on the webinar, or in person at our headquarters for the next BizzyWebinar workshop! At the heart of small business marketing are the campaigns that drive action – collections of marketing activities that help a small … [Read more...] about BizzyWebinar Today – Email Campaigns that Drive Success
Hot off the Presses! Dave Meyer Featured in New Business MN
This just in - Dave Meyer writes about how to Land More Sales in the August edition of New Business Minnesota! Dave talks about how marketing smarter online helps you to get the customers you want. The key is... Well, you should really read the article! To read the full article, just click on the image of the cover! … [Read more...] about Hot off the Presses! Dave Meyer Featured in New Business MN
SEO & Analytics – What you need to know!
Bummer! You missed this week's live broadcast. Fortunately, you can still watch the archive video above. Join us next week live on the webinar, or in person at our new headquarters for the next BizzyWebinar workshop! Do you want to increase your rankings? Do Google Analytics reports look Greek to you? Come learn from BizzyWeb's own Kevin Broadbent, … [Read more...] about SEO & Analytics – What you need to know!
Update on BizzyWeb Hosting Outages
We thank you for your patience today during the hosting outages. We have found out that an unreasonably large volume of overall internet traffic today took down the "Eastern Corridor" where our hosting provider is located. Our hosting service provider has identified the issues and is finalizing the fixes. If your site isn't viewable currently, it … [Read more...] about Update on BizzyWeb Hosting Outages
Crafting a Great Call to Action – BizzyWebinar 8/13
Bummer. You missed this week's live broadcast. Fortunately, you can still watch the archive video above. Join us next week live on the webinar, or in person at our headquarters for the next BizzyWebinar workshop! Websites are interesting things. You need to grab people’s attention and make your site searchable by Google. You need to properly engage … [Read more...] about Crafting a Great Call to Action – BizzyWebinar 8/13
Visit BizzyWeb at our Open House July 31
BizzyWeb is excited to announce our North Hennepin Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting and Open House on July 31, 2014! The day's events will be held at the following timeframes: 2:30 pm: NHACC Ribbon Cutting 3 - 7 pm: Open House sponsored by FINNEGANS Everything will be held at BizzyWeb's new Hive at 11190 Commerce Drive N, Champlin MN … [Read more...] about Visit BizzyWeb at our Open House July 31
Blogging for Business – Learn How on 7/23!
Bummer. You missed this week's live broadcast. Fortunately, you can still watch the archive video above. Join us next week live on the webinar, or in person at our headquarters for the next BizzyWebinar workshop! Blogging is one of the most important things you can do to raise your website's rankings and increase traffic. Both of which will result … [Read more...] about Blogging for Business – Learn How on 7/23!
Website Terms & Conditions – What You Need to Know
Bummer. You missed this week's live broadcast. Fortunately, you can still watch the archive video above. Join us next week live on the webinar, or in person at our new headquarters for the next BizzyWebinar workshop! Many companies are so focused on the marketing, SEO and eCommerce features of their websites that they forget about the legal … [Read more...] about Website Terms & Conditions – What You Need to Know
BizzyWeekend – Design Your Website in 2 Days!
Do you have a website that needs a refresh? Do you just need a website period? Is the thought of creating a website daunting, and you know you don’t have the time for it? It doesn’t need to take a ton of time or cash to build an amazing website. If you work with the professionals at BizzyWeb you could be done in as little as two days! Check out … [Read more...] about BizzyWeekend – Design Your Website in 2 Days!
Special Event: Learn “How to Get More Out of Your Business” with BizzyWeb partner ActionCOACH!
BizzyWeb is proud to host a seminar for business owners from ActionCOACH entitled: How to Get More Out of Your Business - More Customers, More Revenue, More Profit. This exclusive event, a $195 value, is available to BizzyWeb clients as part of our partnership with ActionCOACH. Learn how to tap into the potential of your business! As business … [Read more...] about Special Event: Learn “How to Get More Out of Your Business” with BizzyWeb partner ActionCOACH!