Desi Matlock

Recommended WordPress Security Plugins

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There are a few WordPress plugins I routinely recommend for security: Block countries you don’t want visiting the site with IQ Block Country. Use WordFence (paid is recommended but not required for primo protection) to protect your site from many forms of hack. All in One WordPress Security and Firewall is a pretty good solution …

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Nudge Nudge Nudge

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I was on the phone with a colleague at Google today, when he reminded me that it’s been a few months since I posted anything to my blog. Being shamed (by no less than a smarty pants over at the great Goog) into a fresh post, I decided to write a post about that very …

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A shiny new MySpace

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In case you can still remember your password, myspace has relaunched. New intent aside, the core functions are a lot swankier and polished than facebook, and much classier than their familiar old look. I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived today after a friend pointed out that they’d received an invite. That indicated that the …

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Scheduling

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As many of you know, my schedule is ridiculously busy. Please remember the best ways to contact me: Contact numbers: 818-446-2185 California 541-991-4569 Oregon 727-266-0575 East Coast These are the phone numbers to use. If you’re not reaching me, that might be why. If you need tech support or assistance with any existing project or …

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Links – Can They Hurt Me?

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Yes. Google just laid down  the hammer on bad link practices yet again. A Google web search SPAM clean-up update just came out , which you may have heard of – another penguin update. Google names its updates oddly. You can ignore the name, really. All that means is there is a change to the algorithm, …

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Need Guinea Pigs

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I need guinea pigs for connecting a wordpress blog through a plugin and an app to a service that will not only help you develop facebook followers but also (drumroll please) collect email addresses for you to use in mailings. If you have aWeber, it will be automatic, otherwise you’ll get a list of emails every so often that you can add to your email system of your choice.

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