A little over a year ago I wrote a blog post comparing Backblaze and Mozy, which has been one of the more popular posts on this blog. Today I’m writing about a product called CloudBerry Online Backup, and using CloudBerry with Amazon Simple Storage Service, better known as Amazon S3. So what is CloudBerry? And [...]
Using the Automatic WordPress Backup plugin and Amazon S3 to backup and restore your WordPress website or blog
I’m going to assume that you already know how important backing up your website or blog is, or you probably wouldn’t be reading this article. But if your website or blog is a self-hosted WordPress installation, your options are limited.
Testing, reviewing, and comparing 9 web-based CRM (Customer Relationship Management) applications for small business
Do you need a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) app? Probably. If you’re in any type of business where you interact with clients on a regular basis, then definitely.
Cache and compression settings for a Joomla website using a RocketTheme template and Gantry Framework
(This is the CliffsNotes version of Andy’s reply in a forum thread on RocketTheme’s website, which you can read in full here.)
Andy explains these settings in much more detail in the forum thread I just mentioned above, and these are our recommendations for these settings based on his explanations.
Staying focused
A couple weeks ago I was approached by a sales team from a large company about adding a potentially profitable, tech-related service to what Black Hills Web Works is already doing.
Spending Labor Day with The Bootstrapper’s Bible (a manifesto) by Seth Godin
While doing some research for the now-in-process redesign of the Black Hills Web Works website I ran across a blog post by another website agency that mentioned The Bootstrapper’s Bible in passing. I’m familiar with Seth Godin and have read several of his books, in whole or in part, but I hadn’t encountered this one yet.
Burning candles and multitasking on a business level is a definite cure for boredom!
Earlier this spring my other company had an opportunity to build a pretty big remodel project, and so we did. I knew it was going to be somewhat hectic running two businesses at one time, but I didn’t realize just how crazy it would be. One expression that comes to mind is “burning the candle at both ends”…but this was more like burning multiple candles simultaneously at both ends!
New Joomla website launched for Parkview Evangelical Free Church in Rapid City, SD
Our latest project at Black Hills Web Works is a new website for Parkview Evangelical Free Church in Rapid City, South Dakota. Parkview recently changed the name of their church and moved into a brand new building, and the new website was timed, more or less, to coincide with these significant changes.
Seth Godin on the value of the very small business
I brought Seth Godin’s book Small is the New Big home this week and have been doing some reading. Not all at once, of course, since that’s what he advised in his “Warning” preface: “Don’t read this book all at once. It took eight years to write, and if you read it in one sitting, it’ll give you a headache.” And so I’m taking his advice.
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Setting your Joomla or WordPress website’s copyright date to update itself every year
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