A number of Australian businesses have been the victim of ransomware attacks co-ordinated by organized crime gangs. (more…)
Ransomware Attacks Increase
Site Design Revamps, SEO And Genitalia
What’s the connection you ask? Read on and all will be revealed (no genitalia pics, I promise). (more…)
Yelp Outs Businesses Buying Reviews
I’m not a big fan of most consumer review sites, but it’s good to see Yelp cracking down on fake/paid consumer reviews – and in a less than subtle way. (more…)
Google Unveils Disavow Links Tool
Received an “unnatural links” warning from Google? Getting rid of their effect may be made a little easier with Google’s new “disavow links” tool (but there are a few caveats). (more…)
Pinterest Inspires Shoppers – And Shopping
Pinterest appears to be light years ahead of Facebook in terms of helping people “find” what they want to buy. (more…)
Email Marketing Frequency – Pizza Wars
How many emails a week is too many? (more…)
Government Departments Need Email Lessons
I deleted 3 very important emails from a government department recently due to the sender not understanding basic email good practices. (more…)
Aligning Email Marketing With Online Shoppers
It seems many merchants still aren’t taking notice of the time of day when their customers are active on their web sites. (more…)
The Alan Jones Experience
There are plenty of lessons to be learned by small business from Australian broadcaster Alan Jones’ current crisis – even if he doesn’t appear to be learning himself. (more…)
Don’t Let Pedo Spam Become The Norm
I’ve become desensitized to a lot of crap on the web, but stuff involving children is a different matter. (more…)