The head of the world’s largest institutional crypto investor, Michael Saylor, recently qualified its investment strategy consisting of purchasing huge amounts of Bitcoin on behalf of its company MicroStrategy as a “tremendous success”. These comments were embedded within a letter directed to MicroStrategy’s shareholders ahead of the Annual Meeting of …
Take a moment to think about all of the data your business currently has stored digitally. Customer account documents, databases, financial statements, years of tax documents, personnel records, presentations, inventory/sales, the list goes on and on. All of this data is important and worth saving. From a business perspective, this …
If you think that the only way to start a freelancing career as a web designer or developer is to secure a 9-to-5 office job, think again. More people are making the transition from employee to freelancer than ever before. In fact, by 2027, an estimated 86.5 million people (half …
Hey everyone! I’m home after 3 months in Thailand. I had a great time there, but wow, it is so nice to be back. There really is no place like home. Unfortunately, Japan Airlines’ “Chewing” millet pasta gave me food poisoning (stomach cramps and diarrhea). I was in pain for …
Every designer has run into “that” client. The one who dissects every aspect of your work and asks you to change the same thing a dozen times. It’s as if there’s no way to please them. They can be incredibly difficult to deal with. In some cases, you may be …
As a beginner developer, improving your code skills is probably one of your top priorities. But where do you start? With so much information out there, it can be tough to know which techniques are worth learning and which ones will actually help you write better code. In this blog …
Now in its second (or third or fourth) leg, the global pandemic – which could soon be called an endemic – made its mark by creating obstacles for everyone. Every business, big and small, experienced its fair share of challenges. Yet, in the height of the pandemic, minority-owned small businesses …
12 steps to achieve vibrant branding in any new market. When your company is doing well, you’re ready to enter a new market and promote it. When your company is doing your brand well, you’re ready to enter a new market and promote your product or service to new customers. …
Good grooming is booming, especially when it comes to making your personal brand something elegant and distinctive. So…why not brush up? According to the findings of an eye-opening study conducted by CraftJack, grooming and Zooming have an inverse relationship. Hey, just look at Dolly Parton. In other words, if you …
Hey, everyone. Q1 is over! Boy, what an exciting year 2022 has been, so far. Well, exciting isn’t quite the right word. The world seems to be spinning out of control, but we have to figure out what we can and can’t control. I can’t do anything about inflation, the …
In web design, animation is often used as a way to draw attention. Movement compels users to focus on a specific element – such as a button or an image. But animation can also be used in more subtle ways. Animated backgrounds, for example, often forego the bells and whistles …
The DeFi Kingdoms (JEWEL) crypto went on about a 700% bull run from around $4 in late 2021 to a peak of just over $20 – but will it go up in 2022? JEWEL is currently green on the week as the broader crypto market is bouncing with Bitcoin potentially …
After a few delays, PCI DSS version 4.0 was finally announced publicly on March 31, 2022. While entities may still use PCI DSS v3.2.1 until its retirement date on March 31, 2024, there are some notable changes that should be given consideration in advance. Since the initial evolution of PCI …
The Big Bad List of ClickFunnels Alternatives If you’re looking for more leads and want to build more sales, you pretty much need a sales funnel. It needs to be optimised and it needs to work. Oh, and you also need a landing page and lots of other cool …
Managing clients’ products and purchases helps you avoid the frustrating back-and-forth with buying and setting up stuff for their website. It’s also one of the big reasons that pros using The Hub by GoDaddy Pro report saving an average of three hours each month for every client website they manage. …
One of the characteristics of JavaScript that makes it well-suited for functional programming is the fact that it can accept higher-order functions. A higher-order function is a function that can take another function as an argument, or that returns a function as a result. First Class Functions You may have …
Block themes have ushered in a new era for WordPress. Through the use of full site editing (FSE), they put every facet of a website’s design within reach. There’s no need to open up your code editor, as you can point-and-click your way to a fully custom design. But before …
Last month I shared a post about prioritizing data security in the uncertain future that is 2022, whether that uncertainty pertains to existing or net new privacy laws, expansions of security controls, or other regulatory factors. One thing is for certain, this year brings with it a lot of potential …
Getting people to turn up to a music event or concert is often the hardest part of putting on a show. To make it easier on yourself, you need to have flyers to hang up and pass out whenever the opportunity arises. If you lack the necessary design skills or …
The right email marketing tools will change your email marketing game for the better. However, amongst the countless tools and software available in the market, finding the perfect partner for your business needs is pretty challenging. If you’re looking for the best email marketing software in the market, this guide …
Whether we like it or not, online businesses are slowly taking over. The pandemic has undoubtedly contributed to this trend to a great degree. More and more people decide to try their luck in one of the fastest-growing industries. That’s why it is easier than ever before to start and …
Svelte is a relatively new JavaScript frontend framework for developing websites and web apps. The praise that Svelte has received over the last two years is testament to it not being “just another frontend framework”. It won “breakthrough of the year” on the State of JS survey 2019, followed by …
Intuit QuickBooks has long been the leading software helping small business owners manage their cash flow and bank account balances. Over the years it’s extended those services to payroll, accounting help and more. Recently Intuit QuickBooks is moving into directly providing financial services to its customers as well. Ramon Ray, …
Hey, everyone! Sheesh, what a crazy month. Russia invaded Ukraine and the stock market threw a fit. I’d invest more if I was at home, but it’s very difficult to react that quickly while I’m in Thailand. Vanguard won’t let me log in. I have to call them to make …
