Bluehost is on strike today to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act

BlueHost on Strike Today

New to the Fight? Learn More... The video above discusses the Senate version of the House's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). In the Senate the bill is called the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). SOPA has gotten more attention than PIPA because it was moving faster in the legislative process. But PIPA is just as dangerous, and now it is moving faster. PIPA would give the government … [Read more...]

How Important Are WordPress & Other Updates?

WordPress Updates - They're Important!

Taking just a little time to check your site for updates is a MUST when your site is using the WordPress foundation. WHY? Because updates for WordPress may contain security updates, functionality updates, or other updates. And the Plugins are "ahead of us" and have already been notified by WordPress that there's going to be an update and they get on the wagon to make sure … [Read more...]

Join Our FREE Post Exchange eMarketing Program!

Post Exchange eMarketing Program

Imagine instead of link exchange a "post" is created with your title and description...feeding to millions of fans, followers, connections! Join our FREE Post Exchange eMarketing Program! Same concept and rules apply as link exchange - your website will be reviewed and you will receive an email if accepted and posted. At that time we will also include information to insert in … [Read more...]

Why the Need for Multiple Browsers?

At any given time, for one client, I might be in their host (cPanel), their website, and their IDX dashboard. That's 3 websites, and believe it or not, some websites "don't mesh well" with certain browsers, thereby having you use an alternate browser than one you might be used-to or only use period. From experience, I've learned to use, for example, Firefox on Point2 Agent's … [Read more...]

Posting Tips and Tricks – Blogging Ideas for Realtors

Blogging Ideas for Realtors

I've been working with clients who are new to blogging and to help make it easier to start, consider this... Every page of your website is considered a potential blog post! And by linking your post back to that particular page in your website is helping to boost your inbound links to your website as well! Your post can simply be an excerpt or more...then at the end, simply … [Read more...]

Adding the Google +1 Button to Your Website Pages and Blog Posts

Google +1 Button

In order to +1 things, you first need a public Google profile. This helps people see who recommended that tasty recipe or great campsite. When you create a profile, it's visible to anyone and connections with your email address can easily find it. Your +1’s are stored in a new tab on your Google profile. You can show your +1’s tab to the world, or keep it private and just … [Read more...]

How to Modify the Footer Credit Section in Genesis Child Themes

Modifying the Footer Credits Section in StudioPress Child Themes

The code below should be placed in the child theme's functions.php file anywhere after the following line: require_once(TEMPLATEPATH.'/lib/init.php'); // Modify credits section add_filter('genesis_footer_creds_text', 'custom_footer_creds_text'); function custom_footer_creds_text($creds) { $creds = '' • get_bloginfo('name') . ' • Built on the '; return … [Read more...]

Launch Your New Website Without Disrupting Other Features!

Using the A Record Feature When Launching Your New Website

"My Domain is at Company A, My Website is Hosted at Company B, Where Should I Set Up Email?" "I've Got My Domain at Company A along with my Email...I Want to Purchase Hosting for WordPress...Does it Matter Where I Purchase Hosting for My WordPress Site?" "I've Got My Domain at Company A, and My Website is at Point2 Agent...Where Should I Set Up My Email? How many of you … [Read more...]

Removing Thesis Page Titles Using Filters

Removing Page Titles in Thesis Theme for WordPress

Go to your Thesis Custom File editor menu, select the custom_function.php from the list and select the Edit Selected File button to display your custom_function file. If you’ve never made changes to this file, you can go to the very bottom of the file and copy & paste in one of the following code blocks. For Removing the Page Title on Every Page... function … [Read more...]

Removing Page Titles in Genesis Child Themes

Removing Page Titles in Genesis Child Themes

For those of you who are using your WordPress as a website and are using a static page as the home page, there is a way to remove the title that shows up through manipulating your theme's functions.php file. Open Notepad and bring in the functions.php file from your WordPress theme. In the functions.php file, simply place this snippet of code at the very bottom and … [Read more...]