I’m posting a day early this week to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving!

One of the things that I love about websites is that there’s one for every interest or hobby.  Don’t believe me?  Take this site for example – Soda Finder.  “Hard to find sodas shipped directly to your door.” Who knew there was a site devoted to soda? What if you collect something obscure like cash [...]

ProBlogger has an interesting post on how blogging can lead to influence and ultimately to profit in your area of expertise:  Are RSS Subscribers Worthwhile if they Don’t Visit Your Blog? The post starts out about analyzing the benefit of RSS subscribers.  Many blogs are supported by advertising or product sales.  RSS subscribers are able [...]

I recently had a situation where I needed to make changes to someone’s WordPress blog.  The blog posts needed a basic search and replace of some characters.  The only problem was that the blog in question had over 700 posts.  Yikes! Luckily WordPress has a search and replace plugin.  I installed the plugin and what [...]

Can I upgrade WordPress myself?  This is a question that I’m frequently asked by customers.  The answer is, “Probably not.” Upgrading the software involves making a backup of the entire blog.  Then I update the software.  The next step is to testing the site to make sure that everything still works.   The last step for [...]

What do website owners have in common with presidential candidates?  They’ve got to worry about hackers and website security.  Last summer the websites of both candidates came under attack. What can you do to keep your website safe? If you use any third party software on your website be sure to keep it updated.  These [...]

Earlier I wrote about the need to make sure that your website is up and running.  In that article I recommended a sercice that I use called Pingdom. In addition to Pingdom I utilize another low-cost method of monitoring my website.  I make my website the start or home page for my browser.  So everytime [...]

The cold and flu season has hit hard here at Perry Internet Consulting.  In addition to a trip to the doctor and a few trips to the drug store, I’ve been using online medical sites.  These sites don’t replace the advice of a physician or pharmacist.  However after a little research I’m able to ask [...]