Google is like the protective older sibling of the internet. And like any good big bro (or sis) they want to keep you safe. Google announced that they will soon show a "not secure" warning for any site that is not SSL compliant and exclude it from search results. The change will be effective when Google version 62 launches in October. We've talked
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Hurry! FREE Storage Offer From Google!
Today is Safer Internet Day, and in recognition Google is giving away 2GB of additional (and permanent) Google Drive storage space to users who do a quick security settings checkup on their account. It's easy - just complete the checkup by February 17, and Google will give you a permanent 2 gigabyte bump in your Google Drive storage plan. Google
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
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
WordPress 3.8 Released
The newest version of Wordpress has been released. Wordpress is Bizzyweb's favorite content management system and the majority of the sites we have put together are powered by Wordpress. Created in 2003 as a blogging tool, Wordpress has become a popular tool for creating websites and it's popularity continues to grow. All versions of Wordpress are
5 Reasons Why You Should Upgrade To WordPress 3.6 Oscar
Are you wondering about how to increase traffic to your website? To get people visiting, coming back, and spending more time on your site, these days it’s all about media content. WordPress has made it easier than ever to produce media-rich blogs by making their newest version WordPress 3.6 “Oscar” available to the world to download. In this
BizzyWeb a finalist for “Best Service Based Company” in ActionCOACH Business Excellence Awards
BizzyWeb has been named a Finalist in the Best Service Based Company category at the 2013 Business Excellence Awards announced recently by ActionCOACH, the world’s number one business coaching firm, the company sponsoring the event. The Business Excellence Awards honor the “best of the best” results in small and medium-sized businesses from around
Buzz Builders for 11/14 : Online Advertising
Watch the event above, and if you have a question please leave it at the bottom of this post under "Speak Your Mind!" No matter how many hits your beautiful new site gets... it won’t help if you don’t show your customer how to buy from you or find out more. In this week’s FREE Buzz Builders webinar (register link) we’ll cover online advertising.
Getting started on Google Plus
Google Plus is a great way to connect with friends and business associates, and Google is taking some big steps to make G+ an essential business tool. Google Places has been moved to Google Plus Local, there's now the ability to manage pages for your organization, and of course there's Hangouts - which is probably the funnest and most useful tool
Buzz Builders for 7/11: Special Google Event
Be sure to set your calendar and plan to attend BizzyWeb's special Buzz Builders event this coming Wednesday! This FREE event will feature Ben Theis from Google. Ben will cover the following topics: How to Grow Your Business Online using Google's suite of tools An introduction to Adsense, Google's Ad Network, including tips for getting the most
Client Updates: Facebook Publishing Error
Web developers/designers like BizzyWeb have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. We love the platform. We love what Facebook can do and how it helps connect people to each other and to businesses. We love that the tools Facebook makes available are largely easy to use and easy for our customers to work with. However, we don't like that Facebook
Project the Right Image with a Professional Website and Social Media
The following is reprinted from the April 2012 issue of New Business Minnesota. For a full copy of the articles, download this PDF or click the image to the right. Use These Simple Tips to Get the Customers You Want. Projecting the right image to your customers is one of the best ways to gain their trust and business. If you use the right tools,
Register NOW for “Target Marketing” talk Thursday!
TOMORROW -- on Thursday, September 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. -- BizzyWeb's Dave Meyer will be giving a talk on "Fishing for Sales With Online Marketing" at the Startup Meetup for New Business Minnesota. We hope you can attend! As of this writing, 141 people are already registered. We'd love to see you there. Register now! This free workshop - Sept. 22
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Add a List
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to add a list to your site. Related
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Add a Hyperlink
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to add a hyperlink your site. Related
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Set a Featured Image
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to set a featured image. Related videos
Important Support Reminder: TimThumb Update Required for Affected Sites
Earlier this month, hackers began exploiting a vulnerability discovered in an image-resizing utility called TimThumb. This tool, which is widely used in over 40 million WordPress powered websites, was used on many BizzyWeb websites created before October 2010, and requires an update and/or removal to fix the vulnerability. Any BizzyWeb customers
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Edit Posts or Pages
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to edit posts or pages. Related videos
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Edit an Image
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to edit an image on your site. Related
Fishing for Sales with Online Marketing
The following is reprinted from the August 2011 issue of New Business Minesota. For a full copy of the articles, download this PDF or click the image to the right. Your Tackle Box Should Have the Right Lures to Catch What You’re Looking For. Finding customers can feel a lot like fishing: Sometimes the fish are biting and sales are coming in as fast
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Change Your Password
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to change your password on your
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Work With Categories
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. Our third How To: video covers how to work with Categories. Related
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Add a Paragraph to Your Page or Post
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to add a paragraph to your page or
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Add an Image From Your Media Library
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to add an image from your media libraryto
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Add an Image From Your Computer
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. This How To: video covers how to add an image from your computer to your
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How to Add a New Page
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. Our second How To: video covers the steps to add a new Page to your
BizzyWeb WordPress Tutorials: How To Add a New Post
At BizzyWeb, we create beautiful websites that are easy to update. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting simple tutorials showing you how easy it can be to publish content, edit images, optimize your site for search engines and even engage your customers with social media. Our first How To: video covers the steps to add a new Post to your
BizzyWeb is pleased to announce Support Plans!
BizzyWeb takes pride in creating sites that are stable, easy-to-update and that feature professional, effective designs. And we back up our service -- it's right in the second half of our tagline: "Generate Buzz Without Getting Stung." However, no matter how well-designed our sites are, as time progresses things can get out of date or require
WordPress 3.1 Goes Live
WordPress 3.1, code named "Reinhardt" (in honor of guitarist, Django Reinhardt), was rolled out Wednesday and includes some handy improvements for users. Easier linking, a new site-wide admin bar for logged in admins and editors, and custom post formats are now available. BizzyWeb will be updating qualifying sites as soon as we've verified plugin
Happy Holidays from BizzyWeb
Happy Holidays to everyone from BizzyWeb! As we look back at 2010 and the year that was, we are reminded what an exciting year it was. We had our best year ever and are going into 2011 with a full head of steam. This was made possible by you, our customers. We want to say thank you for choosing BizzyWeb. We would like to give each of our