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Nothing makes me more frustrated than opening my email in-box to find over 200 messages, wading through them all, and discovering that 185 of the messages rate as nothing more than junk.

The issue with junk email or “spam” (the popular slang for unsolicited commercial email) only seems to get worse with each passing day and to make matter worse, more culprits are jumping on the bandwagon with this method of free blatant advertising.

Luckily, we can fight back in ways that will actually cut down significantly on the amount of spam we receive on a daily basis.

Try out these tips and see if they can’t cut the spam you receive down by at least half. Continue Reading »

If you are looking for an alternative wordpress 3.0 theme instead of the new default TwentyTen, then have a look at the feature rich Genesis Framework theme which you can add various beautifully designed child themes. At first glance it may seem simple and unattractive but let me assure you that it is far from it. Just looking at the well-thought out navigation system will blow you away. Genesis theme navigation is integrated with the new WordPress 3.0 custom navigation feature which means it is compatible with the very latest WordPress 3.0 which in itself is already very powerful and customizable.

The Genesis Theme provides you with a lot of additional options, more than most themes in the market. Then, on top of it all, the child themes takes WordPress, your plugins, and Genesis, and using a style that makes it look pretty, outputs a highly optimized HTML document to your site’s visitors. The other significant feature that Genesis theme includes is the ability to display elements of SEO at a much greater level. This covers categories, tags and even custom taxonomies. Furthermore, it is fully compatible with Platinum SEO, All-in-One SEO and Headspace2 plugin. Continue Reading »

Testimonials are a terrific way to provide your potential customers the confidence to know that they are working with someone that they can trust.

If you haven’t put a number of great testimonials on your website, you need to do it immediately. Unless you are a Fortune 5,000 company, odds are that first time visitors to your website have no way of knowing how well you will respond to their needs.

I can tell you my service is awesome, that my customers love my products and services, that people will be talking about WebStrats for years to come. But coming from me, most anything that I say will sound like arrogance.

In order to be effective, testimonials need to be excellent. Here’s an example of a poor testimonial: Continue Reading »