Making password management easier

May 20, 2010

——————————————————— Now playing: Songbird by Fleetwood Mac ——————————————————— You know what I did today? I spent the morning changing the passwords on all my hosting accounts as well as those of clients whose accounts I manage. Why? Because three of my sites were hacked and someone used them to spam. They uploaded a malicious script [...]

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AMS case study: Week 3

May 19, 2010

How exciting – buying a domain name! Lesson 7 had me buying my domain name but since I’ve purchased one before, this was easy. (I had a blog a couple years ago, nothing very exciting, just something to mess around with). However, thinking of a name was not easy. As what everyone faces, it seems [...]

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What’s the difference between a finished site and a complete site?

May 18, 2010

————————————————————- Now playing: On Your Porch by the Format ————————————————————- Aren’t they the same thing? you ask. Not really. A site can be complete without being finished. A complete site is one that accomplishes its designer’s purpose. If you build an affiliate site about model rockets, the “complete” label could be used if: 1) it [...]

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AMS Case Study: Week 2

May 12, 2010

Hello all! Well, this past week has been an absolute challenge for me in terms of decisions regarding my niche, keywords, etc. Last Tuesday, I finally settled and committed (so I thought hahaha) on my final choice for a niche. I was pumped up, raring to go – all these ideas were popping into my [...]

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AMS Case Study: Week 1

May 4, 2010

Hello Everyone, First I would like to thank Laura, my new mentor/teacher (and quite possibly your future teacher too) for choosing me; and I would like to thank everyone who voted for me as well! Also, to my fellow contestants – please don’t give up on your dreams and stay positive! So, are you ready [...]

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Announcing the “win a mentor” contest winner!

April 28, 2010

And the winner is … Kelli S. (entry #5)! Congratulations, Kelli! It was a very difficult choice, because all those who entered deserved to win. There would have been good reasons for me to choose any one of them. When evaluating the top three vote-getters, I took several factors into consideration: 1. Level of experience. [...]

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Top 3 finalists in the “win a mentor” contest

April 27, 2010

Well, folks, the voting round is over—thank you to all the voters! I appreciate it, and I’m sure the winner will appreciate it! The 3 entries that received the most votes were (in no particular order, other than numerical): #2 #4 #5 Congratulations to those 3 for making it past the first cut! Now I [...]

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Today is the last day to vote!

April 26, 2010

Tonight at midnight Eastern time voting ends for the “win a mentor” contest here at SkipTheScams. Please see the post below for info on how to vote. Thanks for your help! Please subscribe to this blog with the orange button at the upper right of this page so you can be notified of the winner [...]

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Which of these candidates should I mentor? Please vote!

April 23, 2010

Now that the “win a mentor” contest is closed to new entries, you have the opportunity to help me choose the person who will be the subject of a case study here at Skip the Scams! Take a look at the 5 entries below. Then submit your vote here, using the entry number in the [...]

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