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Fast Secure Contact Form Plugin Removed By WordPress Due To Serious Security Issue
Greetings, all... One of the most popular WordPress forms plugin, the Fast Secure Contact Form plugin (which has been the standard for all Brass Ring Multimedia websites for years) has been removed f ...
Small Biz Owners Almost Always Fail With Their Marketing Because of These 3 Things
Today I want to talk to you about some ways small business owners almost always fail when it comes to their marketing because they don’t do three specific things. By Brad Swezey First, they don’t ha ...
Fear and Entrepreneurship: The Psychology of What Scares Us
Your stomach ties itself into a knot and your heart races nowhere as your mind sorts through every conceivable worst case scenario. We call it “fear” and our instincts scream for us to avoid whatever ...
10 Things Your Small Business Can Learn About Marketing from Apple (INFOGRAPHIC)
Building a universally loved brand without engaging in price wars against competitors is not easy. But one brand that has achieved this seemingly impossible feat is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Behind Apple’ ...
27 Amazing Online Marketing Tactics for Small Businesses With Low Budgets, by Neil Patel
I love small businesses. As a small business, there are many opportunities for growth with a smart marketing strategy. But you’ve probably noticed a problem. Most of the marketing tactics out there ...
7 Steps to Beautiful DIY Apparel Product Photography
By Thomas Kragelund, CEO & founder of Pixelz High quality product photography is essential for apparel ecommerce. For many customers, your product images will determine whether or not they buy yo ...
How to Create a Social Media Marketing Content Plan in 7 Steps
Want to connect more with your target audience? Wondering how to deliver relevant social media content consistently? Planning your social media content delivery keeps your marketing on-message, maki ...
8 Ways Technology Is Improving Your Health
We hear all the time about how technology is bad for us. Since the introduction of computers, we spend more time sitting at a desk than moving around at work. We have created this seden ...
Copywriting: Text Structure
It really pays off to think about the structure of your piece before you actually start writing. The structure is the skeleton of your text: it will help the reader grasp the main idea of your text. I ...
About WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities and How to Address Them
You work hard to make your site awesome. And with all that work you put in, the last thing you want to do is lose your site to some malicious hacker. When it comes to hackers and WordPress, plugin vul ...
Non-HTTPS Sites Labeled “Not Secure” by Chrome
by Mark Maunder On approximately January 31st of 2017, version 56 of the Chrome web browser will be released. There is a significant change in the way it displays websites that are not using HTTPS, al ...
Mobile And Tablet Internet Usage Exceeds Desktop For First Time Worldwide
Is your website ready to make you look great online? If you're waiting to go "mobile-ready," you've waited too long. Brass Ring can help! - Edward Increased traffic plus Google search rankings ...
Like Them or Not: 7 Web Design Trends Here to Stay
By Larry Alton As always, the world of Web design is moving quickly, and as always, it’s in your best interest to stay ahead of the curve. An increase in mobile technology usage, the emergence of V ...
The Important Tax Break Most Renters Miss
By Kelly Phillips Erb | March 7, 2016 Apartments used for business can also qualify for IRS deductions, but make sure you know the rules and exceptions. You can read the article HERE in its entire ...
Distraction Detox
Life balance elusive? (You're not alone) If you, like me, are a home-based entrepreneur, then balancing the various aspects of your life can pose quite a challenge. Even if you're not home-based, the ...
Will the New Domain Extensions Negatively Impact Your SEO?
by Eric Siu Five years ago, there weren’t that many options when it came to domain name extensions. You could only register a domain with a .com, .org or .net extension -- and good luck if the name ...
Judson Brewer: A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit
Filmed November 2015 at TEDMED 2015 Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking to o ...
100 WordPress Influencers To Follow In 2016
by Syed Waseem Abbas Last year, I wrote a post on 100 WordPress influencers to follow in 2015. The list was based off who I followed before 2015. All of them, in some way or another, work to improve ...
Why Does That Logo Cost So Much?
Your logo is a critical part of your business's brand. Our needs analysis process is a very useful tool in helping you come up with the right logo. Here's some interesting info. to help you as you con ...
Copywriting 101: How to Craft Compelling Copy
Good copywriting is one of the obstacles to excellent content and keeps so many websites from their full potential and profitability. Enjoy this article from Copyblogger.com and if you want some links ...
SoakSoak Malware Compromises 100,000+ WordPress Websites
By Tony Perez on December 14, 2014 This Sunday has started with a bang. Google has blacklisted over 11,000 domains with this latest malware campaign from SoakSoak.ru: Our analysis is showi ...
W3C Declares HTML5 Standard Complete
More than four years ago, Steve Jobs declared war on Flash and heralded HTML5 as the way to go. You could be forgiven if you thought the HTML5 standard — the follow-up to 1997’s HTML 4 — has long been ...
Wellness: Spices That Heal
Your effectiveness and ability to seek abundance is directly tied to your health, your energy, your attitude and your physical state. Nature really has given us all we need for excellence in these are ...
WordPress SEO
The Definitive Guide To Higher Rankings For WordPress Sites By Joost de Valk — Last update September 8th, 2014 WordPress is one of the best, if not the best content management systems when it come ...
Getting The Most Out Of The WordPress Post Editor
By Nathan B. Weller Chances are that if you’re using WordPress then most of your time within the admin is in the WordPress post/page editor. It is, after all, where all of the content for your si ...
10 Ways To Amp Up Your Energy!
Source: Dr. Libby We all love how great energy feels and energy is such a good marker of health. Below are 10 ways to help you have even more amazing energy, even if you feel like your energy ...
5 Things You Must Do to Successfully Launch a Business
by Christopher Hann The effort required to launch a new venture can seem daunting. Of course, specifics vary based on the type of business you're establishing; manufacturers face unique challenges, ...
Article: The Type of SEO that Still Works
At Brass Ring Web Design, I insist we do business is by practicing integrity in everything we do. For this reason, we've ONLY ever employed "white hat SEO" or, in other words, Search Engine Optimizati ...
WordPress 4.0 “Benny” Is Here!
Hey, all...the latest, greatest version of WordPress is now here. They're calling it "Benny" after jazz legend Benny Goodman. There are some really nice features that make using WordPress easier than ...
