Why You Can’t See Your Website But Others Can

A company I contract my services out to had some problems recently with not being able to access one of their websites, while everyone else outside of their company network could. It was a headache with trying to process orders and manage customers when there was no way to view the actual orders, much less the payment information. If you've ever experienced this same problem, you've probably pulled out your hair, fighting with the customer ...

Twitter has become the new thing.  Before that, Facebook, and even before that, Myspace. And those 3 along with many other social media websites are still going strong and being used more and more as places to network and build brand awareness. All of these social media spaces have two things in common: They are being used to leverage awareness of a brand or product. They are most often being used in the wrong way. The Wrong Way To U...

I was lucky enough to get an invitation to Google Wave from a friend of mine, and in the last couple of days, I've been exploring the features it contains. While I'm not extremely impressed with it yet, I can foresee some big uses for Google Wave coming about. 1. Forum Integration With Google Wave's ability to imbed Waves into existing websites and allow for comments within each embedded wave, this could be a very awesome change for forums. ...

I talk to a lot of people, both individuals and companies who still don't really understand Twitter and how it's supposed to be used.  And simply telling them that it's for conversation rather than blasting your stuff out to everybody who can read doesn't seem to ever work in getting my point across. So I've come up with a real world analogy to better understand how Twitter can only work if used correctly... through real conversation. 3 Majo...

With Twitter becoming more and more popular and a key tool for many business models, it's always nice to be able to see all your replies as soon as possible.  While Twitter does allow an option to get text messages when you get a reply, the truth is, many people don't have text messaging, while they do have email on their phones. So here is a way to get your Twitter Replies sent directly to your email, so you can still be a part of the conver...

As bloggers we all have certain other bloggers that we look up to or sometimes wish we could be like.  We wonder what it would be like to walk in their shoes.  To have the fame and the wealth that they have. And in our excitement to try to be like them, we often do just that. But what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another. The best way to stand out is to be yourself. Be original in everything you do.  Don't add somethi...

For those of you at the Blogher Advanced Social Media session last weekend in Chicago, you'll recall one of the panelists mention of using Yahoo Pipes to find out what others are saying about you and your brand. But with no explanation of how to do it, I realize it may have left some of you wishing they would have done a demo.  So for those of you who may not understand how to use Yahoo Pipes, here's a step-by-step guide to building your ego ...

With the rise of Social Media sites like Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed and so many more, it has literally become a contest to see who can get the most friends or followers.  But is that really the goal you should be striving for? Social Media is different from mass media like television and radio, and should be treated as such. Using Social Media The Right Way Social media is for building relationships.  Meaningful, deeper relationships wi...

There is a reason wordpress has been so successful as a blogging platform.  It's easy, and the wordpress creative team actually listen to and implement ideas for changes to the platform. The layout and functions of wordpress itself was created by bloggers just like you. But as powerful as Wordpress is as a blogging platform, what makes it even more powerful is its versatility. The Versatility of Wordpress With it's powerful plugin featur...

In the world of blogging, we all know the higher your ranking in the search engines, the more traffic you tend to bring in.  We also know that one of the ways to increase your ranking is by creating content.  The more content you have, the more "pages" you have, the higher you will rank (of course backlinks also play a role - but I only want to focus on your content at this point). But creating content has always been a long and sometimes te...

This post is a collaboration between Mashable's Summer of Social Good charitable fundraiser and Max Gladwell's "10 Ways" series. The post is being simultaneously published across more than 100 blogs. This content was originally written by Mashable's Josh Catone. Social media is about connecting people and providing the tools necessary to have a conversation. That global conversation is an extremely powerful platform for spreading informatio...

I've been racking my brain in the last couple of weeks about how I can find a way to get to Affiliate Summit East in New York this year. And after all the time I've spent thinking, I've come up with an idea I call the One Dollar Experiment. What Is The One Dollar Experiment? Simply put, the One Dollar Experiment is nothing more than asking all my readers to donate $1 to help pay for my travel and hotel stay. But it doesn't stop at simply...