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Google Uses HTTPS (SSL) as a Website Ranking Signal

Last year in August, Google announced that it would use “HTTPS” as a ranking signal.  HTTPS denotes that a website’s server has SSL installed, a security technology to encrypt the transfer of data, between the web server and user internet browser … Continue reading

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Which forum software is the best? phpBB vs vBulletin vs SMF vs UltimateWB

You may want a forum section on your website to be the highlight of what you offer to users – a place to chat and share.  Or perhaps your website message boards are just one of the many features you … Continue reading

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Wix website builder does not offer clean & pretty urls

Update June 2016: Wix now offers clean & pretty urls to its customers on the main pages, but not all pages like product pages, as noted on their website. If you choose Wix as your website builder, you will not … Continue reading

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HTML5, CSS3, Responsive App, Content Editor Upgrades Released in UWB 3.4!

We have just released Ultimate Web Builder 3.4 with some very exciting new features! The new upgrade makes it very easy to create a high-end website – and mobile website! – without any coding experience! HTML5 – First we have upgraded UWB … Continue reading

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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer security patch, for Windows XP too

Microsoft has just released a security patch to fix the major security bug that was reported for Internet Explorer (IE) this previous weekend.  And they included Windows XP too, since the security flaw was found so close to its end … Continue reading

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Shopify Review – Expensive, Limited Functions, Software Issues, & Transaction Fees Deceptive Marketing

We reviewed Shopify a couple years ago, comparing its transaction fees and limitations with Yahoo Store Builder, both sharing similarities in these respects.  Recently in the Fall 2013, Shopify updated their pricing plans to advertise their own new payment gateway … Continue reading

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GoDaddy Web Hosting “Unlimited” Plans, Disk Space & Traffic Limits – Not really “Unlimited” anything

GoDaddy now advertises 100GB disk space and “Unlimited” bandwidth in its lowest web hosting plan called Economy, and both “Unlimited” disk space and “Unlimited” bandwidth in its higher web hosting plans, Deluxe and Ultimate, respectively.  You might be thinking you … Continue reading

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GoDaddy website builder gets HORRIBLE reviews, still buggy customers say

Really, really horrible reviews.  We recently came across the SiteBuilderReport page for the GoDaddy website builder and their customers say it is still full of bugs and issues, and the tech support is the opposite of help. …Yikes!. Here is … Continue reading

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Why buying Facebook Likes is not a good idea – even directly from Facebook, critic explains

There are 2 ways to buy Facebook Likes for your Facebook page – (1) Buy thousands of Facebook Likes cheap the illegal way (against Facebook TOS) from “click farms”, or (2) Buy direct from Facebook by paying Facebook to promote … Continue reading

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What makes a website “professional”…and how to create your own professional website

Hint…it’s not about wearing a suit and tie, necessarily! Even if you want a “cute” or “fun” website, you probably don’t want it to go in the “unprofessional” category, a.k.a. it looks like a noobie (completely new to web design) … Continue reading

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