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CodeIgniter and GoDaddy Hosting Issues

September 4, 2009

GoDaddy doesn’t allow you to have access outside of the web root. This is kind of a problem for CodeIgniter, because you really should install the system files outside of the web root for security reasons. This post tells you how to adjust for that.

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Web App Spotlight: Grasshopper.com

September 3, 2009

Grasshopper.com is a virtual phone system, 800 phone number service, and voice mail all wrapped in one. It’s priced competitively and it has a lot of great features.

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HostGator and CodeIgniter: How to fix mod_rewrite

September 2, 2009

I came across this problem today. I just purchased a HostGator Baby account. I got everything installed, and CodeIgniter will pull up a home page, but any other page redirects to the home page.

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PHP code for a WebBug (or Clear GIF) Email Tracking Solution

August 31, 2009

I had to create an email Open-Rate tracking system for a client the other day, so I thought I’d share it. This code hides a 1×1 pixel, also called a Web Bug or Clear GIF, in the email, so that if the person views the email, it “phones home” and adds the incident to a MySQL table.

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Auto Mechanic – Auto Repair Marketing During Down Economy

March 5, 2009

I was just thinking that it’s a great time to be in the following businesses:

Gun shop
Auto Mechanic/Auto Repair

I won’t go into the gun shop thing, but I just heard a report that people aren’t buying new cars, and they are hanging onto their existing cars. Well… cars break no matter what the economy, right? So, [...]

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5 Tips for Making Your Website a Better Marketing Tool

January 29, 2009

Here’s 5 quick tips for improving the marketing effectiveness of your website. I’ve used these techniques successfully on almost every site I work on (including this site!)

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Recession SEO – Internet Marketing in a Bad Economy

November 25, 2008

If you’re reading this, you probably searched on something to do with ‘recession’, ’seo’, and maybe ‘bad economy’. This means that you are probably educating yourself on looking for the most effective marketing during the recession. Good for you. This post is to get some ideas rolling in your head to make your Internet Marketing [...]

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Beware the Google new page “bump”

November 19, 2008

I don’t know what Google calls it, but I call it the “Google bump”. That is when new pages soar straight to the top of the rankings. The problem is that a week or two later, they sink right back into oblivion.
I’ve been studying this effect for a couple of years now. I can repeat [...]

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Do-it-yourself SEO Link-building task generator

November 14, 2008

I recently discovered a company called LotusJump that I will be partnering with to refer Do-it-yourselfers to for link-building efforts.
Are you a small business owner who works on your own website?
Some of you are savvy enough to work on your own websites… I’ve bumped into many of you. Unfortunately, some websites lock you into features [...]

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Personal Computer Protection Trifecta

October 27, 2008

When it rains, it pours… at least that’s my observation of spyware and virus activity. Every so often I get calls from my small list of personal computer consulting clientele.
It appears that a flurry of spyware and virus activity happened last week. I got four phone calls in one week!
This prompted me to write about [...]

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