Rick's Daily Tips

How to get your website on the 1st page of Google

Posted on September 12, 2022

Are you wondering what you need to do in order to get your website on the front page of Google?

Most website owners ask this question and are driven by this precise goal when developing digital marketing and SEO strategies.

Luckily, the smart combination of different promotion tactics can help you hit the target, get on the first SERP position, and keep it in the long run.

If you want to get your website on the first page of Google, this post offers several simple, yet effective tips to reboot your Google results. [Read more…]

My favorite app for speeding up an Android phone

Posted on September 8, 2022

If you’ve had an Android phone for a while, you’ve probably noticed that it’s slower and less responsive than it was when you first bought it.

If that’s the case, one of the major culprits could be bloated log files, browser caches and other large “temporary” files that are clogging up your phone’s storage space.

Just like Windows and other operating systems, Android and the apps that run on it store all kinds of historical information such as visited web pages, recently used contacts, old text messages, and a whole lot more. [Read more…]

Q&A: Is this email from PayPal real or am I being scammed?

Posted on September 6, 2022

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Question from Rita: I hope you can help me Rick, and I really could use a quick answer.

I received an email that appears to be from PayPal. It says a buyer has sent me $122.56 for an item that was purchased from my Etsy store.

I really need to find out whether this email is real or a fake. [Read more…]

Q&A: Is it safe to buy a third-party laptop battery?

Posted on September 5, 2022

Question from Mike: I love your newsletter, Rick. I read it every morning!

I hope you can answer a question for me.

The battery in my trusty Lenovo G570 laptop has gone bad and I need to replace it.

I really love this laptop now that I’ve taken your advice and put Linux on it.

I’d really like to keep using it if I can, but I don’t want to spend a fortune on a battery for it.

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