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Category: Business Tools & Services
Photoshop For Small Business – Fire Your Designer & Do It All Yourself!
Last updated on November 18th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Photoshop & Graphics.
Using Photoshop for your small business can help you make your product photos and website look great. But do you about know all the different ways you can use Photoshop in your business? In this article, we'll explore the variety of ways to best make use of Adobe's flagship image editor. Grab a coffee and let's jump in! (more…)
Best Web Hosting For Beginner’s Business – Top Choices!
Last updated on October 17th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Web Design For Business.
Finding the best web hosting for beginner businesses can often be tough. In this tutorial, I want to recommend specific web hosting companies that might be a good fit for your small business. The idea here is to narrow down the choices and give you a decent starting point for finding a great web host. (more…)
Best FTP Clients For Windows – Find One That Fits!
Last updated on October 15th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Web Design For Business.
Find the best FTP client for windows users. In a previous tutorial, we talked about some of the fundamentals of FTP and why it's important to know for your business—how FTP works, what you need to know about it, and so on. But what I wanted to do here was provide you with some recommendations for FTP applications that you may want to consider using. There's certainly no shortage of free and commercial-grade FTP applications available. If you're running a small business website, a free FTP application will be just fine. If you have more advanced needs, and want to ensure security and reliability, then going with a paid option is your best bet. (more…)
Best FTP Clients For Mac Users
Last updated on October 15th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Web Design For Business.
Find the best FTP client for the mac. We talked about some FTP fundamentals in a previous tutorial, like how FTP works, what you need to know about it, and so on. Here, I'd like to provide you with some recommendations for FTP clients that you may want to consider using in your business. There's certainly no shortage of free and commercial-grade FTP applications available, but here we'll zero in on just a handful. If you're running a small business website, a free FTP application will be just fine. If you have more advanced needs, and want to ensure security and reliability, then going with a paid application is your best option. (more…)
What Code Editor Should You Use? Find The Best!
Last updated on October 15th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Web Design For Business.
Wondering what code editor you should use? If you're keen to really dig into web design and control your website yourself, then an important tool you'll need is some kind of code editing application. Simply said, a code editor is a simple piece of software that allows you to write and edit code by hand. Even if you're running a WordPress website, a solid code editor is a must-have tool for business owners who want to own and control their website themselves. (more…)
Best Way To Set Up Business Email: 3 Top Choices!
Last updated on October 15th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Web Design For Business.
Want the best way to set up email for your business? If you're running any kind of business-related website, you'll want a way for prospects and customers to communicate with you. The primary method of communication is of course going to be email, and that's what this tutorial's all about. Hopefully at this point, you've registered your business's domain name, purchased some web hosting, and pointed your domain to your new hosting account. If not, be sure to check out my tutorials, How To Register A Domain Name With NameCheap, Finding The Best Web Hosting For Your Website, and Pointing Your Domain Name To Your Web Hosting Account. (more…)
How To Make Your Website Secure: 4 Easy Steps!
Last updated on October 15th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Web Design For Business.
Making your website secure is critically important. If you’re concerned about keeping your website secure, then you're in the right spot -- that's what this post is all about. One of the most important issues when running a website (especially an online business site) is keeping everything secure and locked down. Oddly though, this is a topic that's rarely addressed. To me, securing our websites, our businesses, and ultimately our ability to earn revenue online is a huge, huge priority. And the good news is, none of this is too technical or difficult. It just takes a bit of forethought and maybe some planning on our part. In this post, I'm going to outline my four step process to ensure your site is highly secure for a long time to come. Let me show you what it's all about! (more…)
Business Email Without Hosting – Top Providers!
Last updated on October 15th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Web Design For Business.
Often, businesses need email without web hosting. In fact, in a previous tutorial, we talked about why using the free email service that comes with your web hosting can lead to unnecessary headaches for you and your small business. Or, you might be in a situation where you've signed up with web hosting that doesn't offer email service at all (as is the case with hosts like WP Engine). Either way, in this tutorial, we'll take a look at a few of the best business-grade, dedicated email services to handle your website's communication. Remember, we always want to keep our business's essential web services separate from one another. (more…)
Steps To Set Up A Business Website – Clear & Simple!
Last updated on October 15th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, HTML & CSS, Web Design For Business, WordPress.
The steps to set up a business website might not seem obvious. In fact,web design overall can seem very confusing, especially when there's so much being dumped on you -- Google Analytics, SEO, shopping carts, should you start a blog, social media, payment gateways, and about a hundred other issues -- it's easy to get overwhelmed. So in this post, what I've done is clearly laid out a sequential set of steps to help you get started in web design, and get your online venture live on the web. So by the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a clear set of actions that you can take to get your business online and earning revenue. Let's jump into it! (more…)
How E-Commerce Transactions Work – Clear Steps!
Last updated on October 15th, 2019. Posted in Business Tools & Services, Web Design For Business.
Understanding how e-commerce transactiosn work is important. Being able to accept credit card payments is the crux of every online business, large or small. If you can't accept credit cards, you won't have much of an online business! But with so much technical jargon, it can all seem very complicated. What are the key components, and how do they fit together? If you're a small business owner who wants to get clarity on how ecommerce works, then you're in the right spot! In this post, I'll lay out all the pieces for you and show you how they fit together. And, you'll discover that it really isn't all that complicated at all. Ready? Then let's go! (more…)
