Web Based Horror Stories

What is YOUR blog worth?

October 2, 2008

Darren Rowse of ProBlogger is getting inundated with the news of the 1 Man Blog Sells for $15 Million Dollars The question at the back of EVERY blogger’s mind when they hear news of a blog sale is, “I wonder how much MY blog would bring?” For John Wu, the sole author of Bankaholic the [...]

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The Moral to the Story – Keep Your WordPress Installation Up to Date.

September 16, 2008

For those of you who don’t know how I pay the bills around here, I have this “savior” complex where in I try to save people from themselves.  While others hold their sides as they roll on the floor laughing at the idiots on YouTube who subject themselves to groin shots, I grimace in empathy. [...]

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Do You Measure Customer Service By Satisfaction or by Complaints?

July 14, 2008

When it comes to business, measuring is an integral part of success. While measuring sales, marketing even web visitors is common, many businesses fail to recognize the need to measure customers service… and with good reason. Measuring customer service is hard and quite honestly, most businesses are not created with customer service as part of [...]

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Domain Name Registry Scam

April 25, 2008

The bastards are on the loose again.  You know, the CREEPS  who send you a very official looking “invoice” regarding your domain name registration.   Obviously a LOT of people fill in the form because it looks so damned official.  I’m a “professional” and I have to admit, if I didn’t know better… I’d sign it [...]

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GoDaddy Domain Names and Hosting May Put Your Business in Danger

March 21, 2008

I’ve had more than one client politely listen to my warnings about using GoDaddy as a domain name registrar/host and then go right on using their services. I do understand their reluctance to accept my warnings at face value. After all, I do offer in the course of my business what I believe is a [...]

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Who owns your web site?

January 7, 2008

Yet another less for the “Web Based Horror Stories” file. Way back in 2003, Bill (not his real name) hired a company to create a web presence for his brand new business. Bill wasn’t real web savvy, so he was grateful when his developer took care of everything for him. His web developer registered the [...]

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