In this podcast, I discuss the basics around domain names (URLs) and hosting, as well as touch base on SSLs and backups. If you are looking to create a website or needing to revamp an existing one, we will discuss the job of and effectiveness of domain names. We further touch on the choices in hosting services, the importance of SSL, and backups. Whether you are just starting in a small business, interested in e-commerce, or choosing to revamp that old design and grow further in the business you have already immersed yourself in, the "toolbox" of the aforementioned information may help you in the specific needs of your website and business.

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Domains.com
Bluehost
Aunia Kahn Art

In this episode, we discuss '5 Tips You Can Utilize Right Now to Help Your Business Adapt & Succeed'. In order to adapt to an ever-changing business environment, noticing the signals of change is key. 

In these 5 key steps to adapt and succeed, we touch on what to look out for to pick up on those signals of change. We discuss the factors involved in decoding, deciphering, and executing change within a current business model.  WE examine further the challenges and opportunities involved to be able to reshape, redesign, adapt to your business mindset.

 

The 5 Key Steps:

• Modify Your Business Mindset
• Review/Renew Your Online Presence
• Stay Connected & Show Up
• Be Consistent, Keep Things Fresh & Quality
• Try Something New

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Why Are Quality Designed Websites So Important
Simon Senek "Adapting to Changing Time" (Video)
Simon Senek "How Great Leaders Inspire Action" (TED Blockbuster)

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"It is not the strongest that survive, nor the most intelligent, it is the most adaptable to change." - Charles Darwin

 

 

The word SSL gets thrown around a lot in relation to websites, but not a lot of people know what it is or why it is important. I felt this was a good topic because I go to great websites for great companies and I am always a little shocked to see their site is marked "insecure". Which is not good for posterity. Anything marked insecure does not make me feel confident they know what they are doing.

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5 Ways to Improve Your Websites's SEO

Numerous people are currently dealing with a challenging time in life and business. It is my goal in this episode to provide you with “10 Ways to Utilize Digital Marketing for your Business During Tough Times”. They will be short, sweet and to the point with links to more detailed information. The 10 ways we delve further into consist of:

• Quality Website
• Social Media
• Email Marketing
• Sharable Content
• Quality Content
• Webinar/Classes/Online Events
• Social Proof
• Blogging/Articles
• Support/Promote Others
• Be Human/ Be Real

Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success." Accomplishing one's goals take time. The order of success would favorably be in the order that Napolean Hill suggests. Although, patience may still remain the most difficult and prized virtue. In business as in all areas of life, patience can bear rewards. With reward comes positive other positive aspects such as sales, acknowledgment, business growth that bring you closer to those goals. Also, with patience comes its nemesisiimpatience.In this episode, we approach the destructive power of impatience on life and success. Notable cautionary thoughts and practices are discussed as well. A few of those we discuss are mentioned below:

Self-Deprecation (belittling/diminishing/undervaluing oneself)
Self-Destruction (sabotaging/punishing/harming oneself)
Martyrdom (denying responsibility for oneself)
Stubbornness (resisting change in one’s life)
Greed (selfish overindulgence, over-consumption)
Arrogance (inflating/exalting/overvaluing oneself)
Impatience (intolerance of frustration/obstruction/delay)

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“The twin killers of success are impatience and greed.” - Jim Rohn

In this episode, we discuss why quality websites are so important for success in connecting with clients and customers. This is where the business or service meets design to create the most impact of the website. 

Before we begin with what the intent of the website is, we first must understand that people search the internet for products, services, and other resources. As the days of analog information have all but disappeared completely, the need for information is most likely needed quickly, accurately, and if someone needs to find information, then turning to the internet to find it is the most obvious choice. This is where we turn to the power of design and a quality website to help your website offer that very information to benefit your business or service. As we’ll discover further in this episode, it’s not all about appearance, but the importance of how the presentation and responsiveness of the website offer up that very information. 

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In this episode, we provide 6 tips to help you navigate Facebook's ever-changing Algorithm. These tips will help your posts have better visibility and connection with your audience.

We discuss the main questions of "what is an algorithm and how do we navigate it to benefit our social media presence?" In its most basic definition, an algorithm is a means by which social media, Facebook in particular here, decides and deciphers content that the users of social media see. How and what is seen is a bit more complex and we discuss that very important information here in this episode.

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MyModern.Met
Canva
Grammarly

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In this podcast episode, we provide '5 Ways to Improve Your Website's SEO'. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is the practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to your website through organic search engine results. SEO is incredibly important for those wishing to market and increase traffic towards blogs or e-commerce. The main reason being, you are utilizing the methods explained further in this episode to expand your reach with your business or service via search engines like Google

Learn more and delve deeper into understanding and utilizing this key source of gaining traffic.