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LinkTogether Wins BEST Portal Website

The WebAwards have been around since 1997 and they have an annual awards competition for all types of sites in various categories.
Here at Network Solutions, we are thrilled to share with everyone that LinkTogether™ was recently recognized as the 2009 Best Portal Website for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development by the Web Marketing Association! The Web [...]

Guest Post: The Following Post is NOT brought to you by the FTC – New FTC Blogging Guidelines

This is a guest post written by Michelle Cohen, Partner with Thompson Hine. She is a CIPP, Certified Information Privacy Professional (by the International Association of Privacy Professionals) and you can read her bio here. She has put together a solid overview of the new FTC blogging guidelines.
On October 5, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission [...]

#GrowSmartBiz Presentation Slides and Video: 10 Rules for Killer Business Cards

So I got asked a few months ago to present at the GrowSmartBiz Conference and I suggested to do something on business cards. I am sure many people were like “ok….” It can be a dry subject unless you find the examples of business cards I did and relay some solid and clever rules to [...]

Small Business Leaders to Address Staying Ahead In the Current Economy at the GrowSmartBiz Conference

Recessions result in unforeseen challenges and instill fear in businesses, especially small businesses. But have no fear, The GrowSmartBiz Conference is here!
Network Solutions® is pleased to announce Jody Keenan of VA Small Business Development Center, Christine Banning of SCORE, Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends, Charles Colby of Rockbridge Associates, Jake Weatherly of Palo Alto [...]

Nine Reasons to Attend the GrowSmartBiz Conference on Sept. 29, 2009

Nine reasons to sign up TODAY for the GrowSmartBiz Conference in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29! (http://tinyurl.com/gsbiz)

Get an opportunity to network with small business owners and entrepreneurs – learn and grow your business at the same time!
Gain insight – including tips and strategies – from more than 20 of the nation’s top small business experts.
See [...]

Happy Labor Day and Some of the Best of Solutions Are Power

Here in the United States we are celebrating Labor Day which is the “unofficial end of summer” and when everyone is heading back from summer vacation ready to get back to work. We won’t be publishing anything else today but in the mean time there are two things we wanted to share with you:
Grow Smart [...]

Ken, Steve and the Swami are attending Gnomedex 9.0 this week

Last year, Shashi and your humble correspondent attended one of the most rocking tech conferences on the continent, Gnomedex.
It is put on by, Chris Pirillo, the Original Gnome or “OG” and his Lockergnome crew in the beautiful city of Seattle. As I said in my post last year, “I have been to many conferences in [...]

Technophobia: Therapists, Technology, and Websites

This is a guest post by Chandrama Anderson, MFT, technical editor of “Webmastering for Dummies . . . ,” co-author of the Stanford Professional Education Workbook, “Building an eCommerce Website,” located in Palo Alto, specializing in Grief and Loss, Couples Therapy, and creator of Personality Mapping.
“Technophobia is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or [...]

Network Solutions Brand Launch

Network Solutions Brand Launch
As most of you know, Network Solutions has gotten a MAJOR overhaul (as you can see in the home page screen shot below) and it goes way beyond a mere facelift. If you haven’t yet, go to www.networksolutions.com now and come back.

Changes include a repackaging of how Network Solutions is offering its [...]

30 Must Have Wordpress Plugins – Two Lists Compared and Merged

You know, there are many posts out there with the heading “X Great Plugins for Wordpress” and many are pretty good. When I typed in to research the Top 20 Wordpress plugins I came across two high traffic posts:
20 Wordpress Plugins to Get You Started Effectively – OneXtraPixel
AND
21 Great Plugins That I Personally Recommend – [...]