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Warning: Never give up control of your blog’s domain name and content

Posted on June 10, 2022

Do you own a blog or some other type of website?

If so, you should know that it’s a very dangerous practice to assign control of your domain name and/or website content to a third party.

If you allow someone else to take control of those vital assets, you just might have a very difficult time regaining control of them if your relationship with that person or company goes south.

In fact, it just might be impossible. [Read more…]

How to give a WordPress post or page an expiration date

Posted on December 31, 2021

If you write a blog, there are probably times when it would be nice to be able to give a blog post or page an expiration date.

For example, lets say you write a post featuring a special you’ll be running for a limited time.

Wouldn’t it be rather handy to have the post automatically expire at the same time the offer does to ensure that it doesn’t keep extending an offer to readers that’s no longer valid? [Read more…]

5 reasons why you should host your blog’s videos on YouTube

Posted on November 7, 2021

Do you feature videos that you’ve created yourself on a personal or company blog?

If so, you might think it’s best to host those videos right on your blog server instead of elsewhere on the Internet.

Well, there are several important reasons why you would probably be better off hosting your videos on YouTube instead: [Read more…]

Q&A: Is a ‘website’ and a ‘web page’ the same thing?

Posted on August 29, 2021

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Question from Martina: I have an Internet question for you, Rick.

I keep hearing the terms “website” and “web page” and I find them a little confusing. Is there a difference between the two or do they both mean the same thing?

Rick’s answer: Martina, the terms “website” and “web page” are closely related but they in fact refer to two very different things. Some people use them interchangeably, but they really shouldn’t.

Here’s the scoop… [Read more…]