We need free wi-fi!
Don’t you think that by now free wi-fi should be like public bathrooms?
I mean, not having free wi-fi is already a liability for most places. Can you believe I’m sitting at Toronto Pearson Freakin’ International Airport and there’s no free wi-fi? As usual, you have to connect through any of the paid services that end up costing around $10 a day. Ridiculous.
Hotels? Unless you’re looking to get away from it all, not having free Internet connection is enough reason for most of us to book elsewhere.
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He probably erased imporatant code too.
Last night I copied a line of code into the Wordpress editor, hit “Update” and *POOF* Everything bellow the line of code I just copied disappeared! What the F*%&?!
If before you knew of someone who heard about someone who erased some code… now you know that someone: me. Here’s my story.
I take a look at the screen, I don’t see the code. I stand up and take a couple of steps back; perhaps I’m reading something wrong? I come back to my seat. No. It’s clear. The code has been erased. I look for the backup I usually have. What?! I have backed every file I’ve worked with, except this one.
Is my heart beating? Breathe. Relax. We can fix it.
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The usual suspects behind Vancouver Meetups...
Last Wednesday Ceili’s Pub witnessed the Meetup of Meetups, a.k.a. the Mother of All Meetups, a.k.a. #yvrmeetup, and 3 floors were not enough to hold the 700+ people who RSVPed.
Surely not everyone who RSPVed attended, but there were so many people that it was hard to move around. Of course, that didn’t stop most of us to talk with all the cool people there.
I arrived at Ceili’s Pub at around 6:45 to find the place already packed. I head to the third floor to find @monicahamburg and @netchick trying to welcome the flood of people and give out the “Hello My Name Is” stickers. These women were incredible – Monica, Tanya, you guys should try to enjoy a Meetup, they’re fun!
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Chip's Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile
Last Saturday I ended up watching people run in costumes, bridal dresses and underwear, riding a Ferris wheel in Kitsilano and drinking beer while listening to live music in the middle of West Vancouver’s 10th Avenue, and it all started with a tweet.
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Tagged with chip's not dead yet.
Ahh, link building.
Today I received a letter requesting a link from my blog. Because I’m a relatively small player, I though some of you might be interested in seeing what one of these looks like.
Link building is ultra-very important when trying to build our site’s authority, page rank, and overall SEO awesomeness. What is “link building” you say? It’s any strategy used to get links from other websites pointed to your website.
How do you it? There are many ways, and one of them is sending a letter to the site’s owner requesting a link just like the letter I received today. Here’s the letter:
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Posted in Internet Marketing, Personal.
Tagged with link building, seo.
Facebook recently announced on a blog post that they’ll be implementing vanity URLs starting this Saturday at midnight. So get ready, because this means that millions of users will be racing to get a pretty URL.
By “pretty URL” I mean a web address that is easy to remember instead of the ugly string most of us have now. That’s big news for companies and individuals who are using Facebook for more than sharing pictures with their friends.
This will be possible in a couple of days.
For whatever reason, Facebook has been reluctant to join the vanity URL party like most social networks. And now that they have, they’re doing it with a very short leash – perhaps a bit too short.
Take your time and think very carefully before registering your new personalized URL. Why? because if you go for facebook.com/hottie69* or you misspell your company name, you won’t be able to change it.
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Tagged with facebook, urls, vanity urls.
Here’s a nice video on how to install Google Analytics on your Wordpress Blog.
I tried a plugin when I started with Wordpress. I don’t remember which one, but I remember that I had a small problem and decided to copy/paste the code myself.
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Tagged with google analytics, wordpress.
You get a GAIQ certificate once you pass the exam.
Yes, the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (GAIQ) exam exists, and I just passed it!
Indeed I’ve been polishing my skills. First, the Advanced SEO Certification I mentioned on my last posts; this week was the GAIQ; and next will be…shhh, it’s a secret.
I enjoy learning new things, which is good since constant learning and Internet marketing go hand and hand.
Google introduced the GAIQ earlier this year – and what a great idea to encourage professionals to take the extra learning step. The test consists of 70 questions, is 90 minutes long and costs $50. To pass you need more than 75% and once you do, you get a very modest PDF with your name on it.
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Tagged with analytics, google, seo, training.
Here’s my take on following people on Twitter. Though this is what I usually do, lots of people share the same principles.
