How To Avoid Looking Like A Twitter Spam Bot

Twitter Spam Bot

If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting one, a spam bot is an automated Twitter account that follows other accounts with the intention of getting people over to a junk website. These sites include offerings in which I feel uncomfortable going into, so I’ll just say they’re generally “work inappropriate”.

Often times small business owners will snag a Twitter handle, so they’re able to get the best possible username without being an active user. This is a really smart strategy, but you don’t want your young Twitter presence to get confused with a spam bot. So take a peak at these 4 things you can change right away to make yourself look like a new Twitter user, and not a spam bot.

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How Do I Keep Data Safe From Ex-Employees?

Office Hours

Welcome again to Office Hours, where you can pick our brains on topics ranging from web development, SEO, social media, and more!

This week we received a fantastic question from AJ:

“I just fired my marketing company, and now I’m worried they might do something sketchy to my site. How can I keep my site safe without having to create new user profiles for my posts?”

So join us for this week’s installment of Office Hours where Mike gives a 4 step solution to protecting your website from ex-employees or contractors.

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3 Ways To Turn Stress Into Swagger

Brain Sharp Blog

There is an old adage in sports that says “winning cures everything”. The stress and frustration in a moment of losing can be quickly replaced by the confidence of a victory. The difference is only the scoreboard. Often, it’s not how hard you work or how good you are, it just happens to be the score that day.

When things are good, you don’t suddenly get better at what you do, nor do you conveniently become inept when things are not so good. You need to take that pressure off of yourself and redirect the energy towards things you can control. And when you focus your energy on the right things, the results will follow.

Those results are not just what you accomplish, but how you feel. It’s how you talk, walk, interact, and connect. You feel different, you feel better. This feeling is something I like to call Small Business Swagger, and we all need a little to make it these days! Here are 3 ways to turn your stress into swagger:

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How To Install WordPress Updates Without Blowing Up Your Site

Office Hours

Welcome again to Office Hours, where you can pick our brains on topics ranging from web development, SEO, social media, and more!

This week we received a fantastic question from Nancy:

“What’s the best way to upgrade my WordPress?”

So join us for this week’s installment of Office Hours where Mike maps out the best possible way to update WordPress, while avoiding bringing down your site due to incompatibility problems.

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