Data breaches and what you can do about it.
Eatigo and Redmart recently experienced data breaches (1.1 million accounts affected at Redmart straitstimes.com/tech/personal-data-from-11-million-redmart-accounts-stolen-lazada Updated October 31st, 2020 and 2.8 million accounts November 1st, 2020 straitstimes.com/tech/personal-data-from-28-million-eatigo-accounts-stolen-put-up-for-sale-online ) Straits Times October 31st, 2020 and November 1st 2020 Oh no, now people will know what my most ordered items on Redmart are. How am I possibly going […]
What VPN do you recommend? Why free VPNs are a terrible idea!
What exactly is a VPN? A VPN (Virtual Private Network) gives you online privacy by creating a private connection from your ISP or free cafe Wi-Fi connection to a secure machine hosted elsewhere. In essence, once you’ve connected to the VPN server. All communications are sent through this machine. And it seems as though your […]
SEO toolkit
Here a few of the tools we use daily. Generally, we use one of these to perform competitor research, check on the overall health of sites we are working on. Here are the three most popular tools used by SEO experts; they are Moz, SEMRush and ahrefs. SEMRush – One of the first tools we […]
What is SEO? Explained Over Dinner
SEO for beginners. The layman’s guide to learning SEO in 2019 I was asked over dinner what SEO is and if I could explain the basic concepts behind it. This post is just my interpretation of Search Engines (Google) and my attempt at explaining SEO to the layperson. Google is essentially a giant searchable database […]
3 things to consider before getting Cheap SEO
Who doesn’t love a good bargain? We sure do, but there are just some things which you can’t cut corners. Search Engine Optimization is one such function. In a recent mastermind meet-up, several other agency owners were lamenting about their newer clients who would often forward emails they’ve received from firms in India who tout […]
Why Like Ladders are a Bad Idea.
If you’ve spent any time in a general Facebook business group, you’ve inevitably come across a thread or two about Like Ladders. What Exactly is a Like Ladder then? For the uninitiated, like ladders is a post on Facebook, inviting you to leave a link to your business Facebook page in the comments. The concept […]
Site Recovery
What is site recovery and do I need it for SEO in 2017 2018? I sometimes get approached by business owners looking for SEO services after they have sought “cheaper” alternatives elsewhere. Sure some outsourced and overseas vendors may have the right skill set and work ethic. But more often than not, these outsourced operations […]
4 things you can do to increase your website speed for SEO rankings
You’ve completed your website and (to you) it looks great. But for some reason, visitors aren’t converting. What could you be doing wrong? Why is my site still not getting visitors? What can I do to get more conversions? It’s getting increasingly easy for anyone to create a website these days. Shopify, Squarespace, Wix & […]
WhatsApp Business is Coming
What is WhatsApps Business and why should it matter to you and your business? WhatsApp recently announced that they are rolling out WhatsApp Business in their blog post. With 1 billion users already on WhatsApp, it’s likely vital that you get your business set up and verified on WhatsApp business. We will likely see integration […]
Show off your 5 star reviews with Google’s SmallThanks
This little tip goes to the graphically challenged small business owner. Google has rolled out a neat little way to promote your business. It’s called Small Thanks with Google ( smallthanks.withgoogle.com ). Currently only available to US-based companies. Hopefully, their rollout will be ramped up to cover our clients in the UK and Asia as […]