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As a WordPress site owner, you want to make your blog SEO friendly to rank higher on search engines. Higher rankings on Google and other major search engines will increase your blog’s visibility and get you more organic traffic. We’re not talking about a little traffic either. According to Search Engine Journal, sites listed on […]
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the holiday shopping season is almost officially upon us — but have you considered how safe you’ll be while shelling out the big bucks online? Keep your eye out for these common scams that take place during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping holidays, and don’t forget new customers can […]
Between Amazon Retail and third-party Marketplace sellers, Amazon made about $120 billion in sales in the U.S. last year. The vast majority of those sales occurred through third-party sellers. If you’re a brand executive, the idea of putting your products on Amazon is probably a little scary. But the reality is that your products are […]
There are many ways to bond with your customer support team that don’t have to involve listing a fun fact. Team-building activities may get a bad reputation, but they’re actually a great way to get to know your coworkers on a more personal level. Additionally, they give you the opportunity to strengthen your team’s collaboration […]
Consider one of American Express’s company values — “Customer Commitment”. Ideally, if you’ve had a positive experience with one of American Express’s customer service reps, you’ve seen this value displayed first-hand. Alternatively, take a look at one of Google’s values — “Focus on the user and all else will follow.” Any Google search will show […]
Here at StrongVPN, our team continuously works to improve and expand our service globally. We recently added four new servers in South Korea to further broaden access to our VPN. These new servers will specifically accommodate our customers in China, providing closer servers for the fastest, strongest connections possible. Check out our new additions: str-icn101 str-icn201 str-icn301 Str-icn302 […]
There’s a WordPress plugin for virtually anything you can imagine. Want to make your blog more SEO friendly? There’s a plugin for that. Want to foster an online community among your members? There’s a plugin for that. Want to let visitors play chess as they read your content? Hard to believe but there is a […]
WordPress.com is a free, secure, and reliable option for hosting a site. It’s particularly attractive to new website owners because it takes care of managing the site so you just need to sign up for a free account, pick a theme, and start publishing. As the needs and goals of your site change, however, you […]
In order to keep StrongVPN running smoothly, we need to perform routine maintenance on our servers and networks. This routine server maintenance includes items such as operating system updates, bug fixes, hardware checks and VPN server reboots. In order to make our routine maintenance efforts more predictable for customers, we have chosen the second Tuesday […]
    I find it a little strange that I ended up as the CEO of an ecommerce company. It was not in the master plan. But looking back, I guess it makes sense. In high school I was already selling products on Amazon and Ebay. I really wanted to create my own product, so […]
I recently flew back to Boston from Las Vegas on JetBlue. Our flight from Vegas was delayed by hours and once we finally landed in Boston, we had to sit on the plane at our gate for another hour. This was caused by a number of issues, one being that our jetway was completely frozen […]
According to Forbes, Americans are exposed to about 4,000 to 10,000 brand messages every day. People are inundated with emails, TV commercials, and drive-by billboards everywhere they go. This messaging blitz means customers don’t pay attention to your business.  Because customers are bombarded with so many messages, they’re bound to ignore a lot of your […]
In a special event today, Apple announced its newest upcoming feature—a TV app for iOS devices that pulls all of your favorite content into one place from various streaming apps. This universal search and stream feature will be available for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV this coming December.   The app will also feature Touch ID for quick and easy login, as well […]
When I initially applied for my role at HubSpot, I was immediately blown away by the hiring manager I was working with. She was professional, incredibly informative, and experienced. She had the answer to every question I had about the company, the role I was being interviewed for, and HubSpot’s culture. From the first point […]
    I’m fascinated by growth. As a financial industry entrepreneur and investor, in many ways, growth is my stock-in-trade. Whether they’re small start-ups in Silicon Valley or huge public companies, the best companies experience very high growth. I have an 8 to 80 investing philosophy, which basically means that I’m looking for high-growth companies […]
Maintenance is a part of our everyday lives. We maintain our vehicles to make sure they run properly to get us to work. We maintain our air conditioning systems to prevent us from overheating during the hot summer months. But what about our websites?  Website maintenance is an essential aspect of running a business. Keeping […]
In order to keep StrongVPN running smoothly, we need to perform routine maintenance on our servers and networks. This routine server maintenance includes items such as operating system updates, bug fixes, hardware checks and VPN server reboots. In order to make our routine maintenance efforts more predictable for customers, we have chosen the second Tuesday […]
Congratulations — you’ve perfected your billion dollar idea. Hours upon hours of diligent hard work and overcoming countless roadblocks has finally come to fruition, and now, your brilliant vision has come to life. So we just sit back and watch the money roll in, right? If only it were that simple. Creating a groundbreaking product […]
Indexing is a search engine’s way of organizing online information and retrieving responses to search queries. Without indexing, search engines would take a very long time to tell you the location of your favorite restaurant or the difference between a bee sting versus a wasp sting.  Indexing also helps visitors find content on your WordPress […]
Today, we close our #SnowdenSeries. To mark its conclusion, we reflect on the major takeaways from the Snowden’s NSA revelations. We hope you enjoyed exploring themes of free speech, intelligence agency alliances, and data collection methods. As me move forward in a post-NSA leaks world, remember that we don’t necessarily need to sacrifice our privacy to […]