Author: Catherine Stone

How to make your website updates stress-free

How to make your website updates stress-free

In a world where every passing moment holds the potential for new adventures, experiences, high-class cuisine, and the good company of family and friends, the prospect of spending valuable time on mastering the art of website management may seem like an excruciating detour. In this blog, we provide some simple steps that can make doing

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Do you have a bad case of FOWH (fear-of-website-hackers)?

Fear-of-website-hackers is a relatively new syndrome. Some entrepreneurs don’t even realize they have it until it’s too late… You work hard to make your small business a success. You put in long hours and are always on the lookout for new opportunities. You take calculated risks that often pay off but you hate events that

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There won’t be blood — unless you mess with a great brand.

Wandering through a giant grocery store all alone is a magical experience. My husband, who usually does the food shopping, is home and nervous as hell. He REALLY doesn’t like setting me loose in a grocery store, because apparently I buy strange things.  Not true. I buy interesting things. A can of organic pink beans

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Whaddya mean my plane’s engine is leaking?

We were about to leave the gate at Charlotte International Airport after a great Thanksgiving with family. We were all settled in our seats, buckled up, overhead luggage bins slammed shut, devices stowed away in airplane mode, all that. There was not a seat to spare when the pilot’s calm voice crackles over the loudspeaker,

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Grandma’s Famous Thanksgiving Turkey with Keyword Stuffing!

Today we are sharing with you a classic family recipe, keyword stuffing, that will bring rave reviews from all the has-been “website SEO experts” sitting around your Thanksgiving table.  Here’s the recipe: Wash and pat dry your turkey as you want to make sure the keywords stick.  Open an online thesaurus and begin copying some

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A golf course, chocolate milkshakes, and a website team to call home.

As the pandemic began to wind down, my husband and I drove our neglected SUV out onto the open road. Along with millions of other newly-freed Americans, we added almost 4,000 miles to the odometer, taking backroads from Westport, CT to Naples, Florida and back via Nashville. We stopped at pretty beaches and replaced lunch

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How to quack like a genius.

It was the early eighties when I left California for a new job in The Big Apple. Henry Wolf, a world-famous photographer from Vienna, had just renovated a dilapidated, east side carriage-house into a state of the art photo studio. I was going to be one of his workhorse workaholics. I loved my new job

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H290. Random stories are not just for the birds.

Or, how stories can help grow your business! I recently started jogging each evening because I have a dream of running a 5K in under 24 hours. I run at the local beach because there’s a graveled path that’s easy on the knees and always empty except for the resident geese. Canadian, big, black &

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4 reasons you should have a fear of missing out on blogging.

Why not blogging is kinda like not brushing your teeth. As a kid, I was usually rewarded with a bedtime story, but only if I brushed my teeth for more than 30 seconds. It was the “carrot” my parents used to help build this good habit and it has rewarded me and my siblings with

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