Do you run out of space in your inbox on your server?

Most online users use GoDaddy as your domain registarer. I also keep my email housed at GoDaddy with my domain and have ran into non-delivery of emails to my domain email account. This may seem like an easy solution – of course you need to buy more space according to GoDaddy OR you can auto-purge (aka delete emails after xx days) which won’t cost you more money and you won’t need more space unless you use the 1GB before the email are being deleted.

Well Option B sounds great. If you are like me – you need to go in and launch each webmail under each domain and then you right click on Inbox – and select autopurge. Once you get this far – then you need to select one of the options. It is probably set to Never – which is default. I have been setting them to 180 days.

Figured after that long – I probably don’t need the email message anymore.

Hope this tip helps you!

FREE Webinar May 15th: 18 Hot Online Marketing Tips

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  • Do you generally feel overwhelmed by all the Social Media options and have not yet gotten any real leads from it?
  • Do you have a nice website but don’t know how to use it to grow your e-mail list?
  • Do you have a LinkedIn profile but have never thought of it as a client acquisition tool?

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  • 3 Tips on how to build your tribe with Facebook
  • 3 Tips how to get more out of Twitter
  • 3 Tips to increase leads for your business with LinkedIn
  • 3 Tips to add leverage with a Blog
  • 3 Tips to get started with Online Video
  • and finally 3 Tips on how to use E-Mail Marketing effectively in your small business.

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Want to stay active on Facebook? Or become more engaged?

Helpful Tool: Status Set Go

I was most recently introduced to this amazing tool. What I like most is the “Status Ideas” feature. The benefit of this feature is that some days you may just have no clue what creative update you could write. This is where the Status Ideas feature comes into play so you can post something like this:

Another great feature is posting to your profile wall, any fan page you are admin for or any group you belong to. This tool can definitely help you to stay active on Facebook and become more engaged by asking for someone to “Like” your status or to “Comment” on your status. Ready to check it out? Click here to get started!

Want to see this tool in action by Casey Eberhart aka The Ideal Networker:

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Jump to Link within page coding

You may have a really LONG sales page and you want to have a place to jump your viewer right to the buy button here’s HOW to do it:

Place this coding where you want them to end up (aka your buy button – for example – in this example – I would place this coding the line above your buy button coding):

<a name=”checkout”></a>

(NOTE: Feel free to change checkout or Click here to Purchase My Product to anything you want!)

Then – place this where you want to take the viewer

<a href=”#checkout”></a>
Or

<a href=”#checkout”>If you know you are ready, click here to checkout</a>

 

Then you can also use this format to link from another webpage, or even a Squidoo lens (for the project I’m working on!)

 

Ex: http://domain.com/#checkout (if home page)

Ex: http://domain.com/salespagetitle/#checkout (if sales page)

NOTE: Test it to make sure it works once you have it set. If it doesn’t – leave a comment with a description of what you are trying to achieve and I will try to help guide you.

WP Update ERROR: /wp-includes/general-template.php on line 2102

I have been trying to update a client’s website and when I updated it – I received this error:

/wp-includes/general-template.php on line 2102

The main reason: was due to a plugin – PopUp Domination

Once I deactivated the PopUp Domination then the site was running just fine. The way to fix this was a bit confusing – I had to replace the wp-includes folder with a fresh version which I downloaded. And then I deactivated all the plugins and updated the WordPress, the theme and then each

Have a video that needs editing?

With Camtasia I can help you edit your video as you want it.

I would need one of the following formats to work with the video:

  • mp4
  • flv
  • swf
  • wmv
  • mov
  • avi
  • m4v
  • mp3 (of course, this would be only audio – no video)
  • rm
  • camv
  • gif

How To Use Google Books Preview Features On Your Website?

I had this listed as a helpful resource…

  • Link to a Google Books Preview page
  • Add a button that opens a preview in a pop-up window
  • Embed a 500 by 400 pixel preview inline, right in the page
  • Link to a separate preview page for a book on your site
  • Link to a Google Books Preview page on a Co-Branded Search site

More information located here.

Move to New Hosting

I utilize BackupBuddy when I move a site to a new hosting setup. Here are the steps I have noted so you can see how simple it is and I would highly recommend you getting BackupBuddy on your website or signing up for my basic backup package for your wordpress websites.

  1. Run a Full Backup
  2. Download/Save the Full Backup
  3. Download/Save the ImportBuddy.php file
  4. Add new domain to new hosting
  5. Upload to new hosting – Full Backup and Import Buddy files (you can do this through the File Manager in Cpanel or FTP Access)
  6. Go to the temp URL for your new hosting and run ImportBuddy
  7. In your new hosting – add a fresh database and user and connect the two together – use this data when you are completing backupbuddy
  8. Once you reach the file step – you can view your site to ensure it was moved properly.
  9. Change DNS at the domain registrar and Update the Temp URL

Setting Up A Website – What’s Needed Checklist

Setting up a website may seem overwhelming but with the necessary details provided right away – makes it a lot easier for me to set it up for you. Here’s a breakdown of what’s needed:

  • Domain Registrar (Login URL, Username, Password)
  • Hosting (Login URL, Username, Password)
  • Autoresponder (Login URL, Username, Password)
  • Header or Logo to create a Header for you
  • Plugins
    • Akismet
    • All in One SEO (if there is not a built in SEO feature with your theme)
    • Backup Buddy
    • Bad Behavior
    • bcSpamBlock
    • Block-Spam-By-Math
    • Broken Link Checker
    • Future Calendar
    • cbnet Ping Optimizer
    • Google Analytics for WordPress
    • Google XML-Sitemap
    • Gravity Forms
    • podPress (if you will be listing mp3 files)
    • Simple Feed Copyright
    • Social Media Widget
    • TweetMeMe Retweet Button
    • WP-Cumulus
    • Yet Another Related Posts
    • Open In A New Window
    • (NOTE: Goal is to always have the least amount of plugins – so if there is no really reason for it – then deactivate it and delete it or just don’t add it)
  • What’s the Website URL?
  • Disclaimers for your website/business – Be sure to forward these over. If you need disclaimers, I recommend AutoWebLaw.com with the following policies listed on your site:
    • Terms of Use (Website Terms of Use)
    • Privacy Policy
    • Earnings Disclaimer (Compensation and Affiliation Affidavit)
    • Video Disclaimer
    • Testimonials Disclaimer

Once that is all decided – your WordPress Website can be setup and it’s ready for your content to be added.

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So… how did you celebrate National {Prince &} Princess Week?

I have known about “National Princess Week” for about 2 weeks. I decided to approach my daughter’s preschool teacher about a week ago and mentioned… that next week is National Princess Week – it’s the first year for it.

Two reasons why this is so important 1. My Princess (my daughter!)

   

and 2. Julie Andrews Very Fairy Princess books are so cute – my daughter just loves them – especially the pictures – so colorful. My daughter is a princess 24/7 and always let’s her sparkle out. She is adored by all. And I heard that Julie Andrews plus Disney and Target are honoring the special week.

My daughter’s preschool teacher said – let’s celebrate all week with Prince & Princess week… and I can tell you with today being day 4 – the kids are having a blast. My daughter told me by Tuesday – “Mom, this is the best week ever!” And she has been excited about everything. They have been reading the Very Fairy Princess collection of books: The Very Fairy Princess, The Very Fairy Princess Takes the Stage, and The Very Fairy Princess: Here Comes the Flower Girl! (just released on April 17, 2012).

What was neat was the ideas we received from the JulieAndrewsCollection.com website, 30 Ways To Celebrate National Princess Week. And since we were making sure that the boys & girls would enjoy this week – we used the Princess Sparkle Award as well as created a Prince Shine Award.

We also decided on Thursday as the big party day. Starting out with a tea party and each comes dressed in their royal attire.

My daughter was beyond ready for her tea party day. She was ready by 7:18am {mom’s alarm clock usual goes off at 7:30am} in her dress asking me to get her zipped up and bow tied.

When we arrived at school, it was soo cute to see each of them dressed up and just having fun. The girls has their princess gowns on, their ballgown shoes and tiaras to match. Boys were wearing ties with nice shirts. One little boy even had a cape with a mask over his eyes – he was Prince Charming.

They made crowns/tiaras for the celebration today and were extremely surprised when Princess Ariel from Glass Slipper Entertainment stopped by for their tea party. Everyone was listening to what Ariel had to say and asked her questions about her dress, her starfish in her hair, as well as where he tail was. Ariel first taught the girls how to curtsy like a princess and taught the boys how to bow. It was darling watching them all do it.

Then Princess Ariel showed everyone how to sit, eat and drink like a Prince or Princess. On the tables were tea pots full of special tea for everyone (Pink Lemonade – my daughter’s favorite and went over very well!). Plus we had frosted animal crackers – they were very yummy as the bowls were soon empty after a few times around the table.

Next Princess Ariel read 2 short stories to everyone. Of course the preschoolers were on their best behavior and listened very well to the stories of The Little Mermaid (of course!) and What is a Princess?

               

After Ariel was done reading everyone went for a quick potty break and came back to get their picture with Ariel.

Each kids reaction was different – some went right up to Ariel to pose, others were still a bit shocked or overwhelmed, but by the time we got done… each preschooler had their picture with Ariel as well as some of the brothers/sisters that stopped by for the party.

   

As you know with my business, I haven’t personally shared a lot about my kiddos online – because I do like to keep my personal life to family and friends – but this day was a sure hit and was so much fun – that I have to let you know what took place.

Look forward to hearing what you did for Princess week. Feel free to stop by and join the National Princess Week Event on Facebook. If you have ideas for Princess week next year, drop a comment – would love to hear what you are thinking.

Keep Moving Forward and be sure to Let Your SPARKLE Out {when you can}!