Review: WordCamp Seattle 2017

Eyes wide open, I attended my first WordCamp event on November 4th & 5th in Seattle. I was immediately impressed by how well organized the event was, from check-in to departure. But even more impressive was the quality of the speakers and the timely and relevant topics that were discussed. What is WordCamp? WordCamp is…

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Bye Bye Canvas

On October 24th, 2017, Woothemes stopped selling their flagship WordPress theme Canvas. Why? One word: Gutenberg. What is Gutenberg? In short, the future of WordPress. WooCommerce sent out an email to Canvas users. Here’s what they said: “We’re committed to ensuring that WooCommerce and all the products we sell are up-to-date with WordPress development.  Unfortunately,…

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WordPress Video Tutorials

Want to update your WordPress website yourself?   We’ve just added a video tutorial section to our website that will help you do just that.   Our video tutorials will teach you the basics and beyond.   Need to know how to:   Log into your WordPress dashboard?  Back up your website?  Add Google Analytics? …

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WordPress Website Maintenance

In order to keep your WordPress website in top shape, it’s important to conduct periodic maintenance.     Over the past year, we’ve noticed an increase in the number of websites that are attacked by hackers that exploit outdated versions of WordPress or Plugins.   So we have put together a tutorial video that will…

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WannaCry Ransomeware Attack, Are You At Risk?

On Friday,  May 12th, 2017, a global ransomeware campaign called WannaCry began infecting computers in over 10,000 organizations and 200,000 individuals in over 150 countries.   What is Ransomeware?   Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to your computer data and displays a message demanding payment to unlock it.  Most ransomware…

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How to Choose a Domain Name

Helpful tips for choosing your domain name: Shorter is better. Its easier to remember a short domain name versus along one. Use keywords in your domain name. It’s best to use the name of your company, combined with keywords.  Keywords are words that someone might type in to search for your product or services.  For…

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Amazon, Netflix, Reddit, Paypal Currently Under DDoS Attack

DDoS attacks are when a hacker points hundreds or thousands of computers at a single server to overload it and bring it down.  This type of attack is troublesome and very difficult to defend against. Today, I received the email below from Mark Maunder, the Founder and CEO of Wordfence. Wordfence is one of the…

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XML Sitemaps

XML sitemaps are a great way to help google and other search engines like Bing and Ask to index your site. There are a couple of great plugins that will create the sitemap for you.  The most popular is called Google XML Sitemaps by Arne Brachhold.  They currently have over one million active installs and…

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Convro – Logo Design

Here’s a new logo design for Convro. It was a pleasure working with Muhamed Kongira on this design for his company. Convro stands for “Confidence of Victory in the Relentless Ordinary” and their logo is featured on their line of apparel and accessories, available via the Zazzle community marketplace. View larger image. P2 Graphic Design…

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