Law Firm Seeks to Profit off Facebook Scams
A class action lawsuit has been filed against a number of companies who previously advertised on Facebook. These companies are accused of using aggressive advertising tactics to cheat Facebook users out of money. They are accused of reverse mobile billing scams and other methods of creating repeat-billing transactions without their customers’ awareness. However it has been [...]
Customizing Your Blog
If you’ve just recently joined the world of blogging, chances are you probably are using one of the standard templates offered by your blogging platform. These are great for beginners who just want to test the waters, but if you have any intention of blogging over the long term, you will want to customize your [...]
Free Web Hosting vs. Paid Hosting Plans
When my dad started his website a year ago, for a long time he was on his hosting provider’s free hosting plan. Basically, this means that all he had to pay for was the registration on his domain name, but in exchange the hosting provider ran a pretty big banner with ads across the top of [...]
Guess I Can’t Do Freelance Writing From Everywhere
I always tell people that my favorite part about being a freelance writer is that I can work from anywhere. I love the freedom of being able to take vacations whenever I want. Sure, these are working vacations but I still get to see new places even while I work.
The problem is that it’s turned [...]
Creating Hype
My nephew was telling me just the other day that he doesn’t like the Twilight Saga because of all the kids going around school with “Team Edward” and “Team Jacob” shirts. Essentially, what he’s saying is that he doesn’t like the series because there is a lot of hype surrounding it.
That’s a pretty typical attitude [...]
Frustrated With Hiring Writers
I get very frustrated at times when I try and outsource some of my articles to other writers. One constant problem that I have is working with writers that claim to have a firm grasp on American English but actually write in a style that is clearly from India.
Of course, I have gotten a little [...]
We Need Help With the Internet
I’d really like to find a good company out there that helps small business owners not only with mundane things like W-9’s and how to set up accounts and such, but also with e-commerce, marketing, a shopping cart template or whatever.
My husband runs a small company with no employees, though he pays sub-contractors and he [...]
Put a Search Box on Your Site
A search box is a great way to provide convenience for your site visitors, encourage longer visits and repeat visitors (because you offer something they can use), and increase the likelihood that your website will generate word-of-mouth recommendations.
For instance, I see many blogs and news sites with search features on them. Many times these are [...]