In the previous post email SPAM combat strategy: Part 1 I introduced the concept of using tracer emails to help track where your email has been and possibly who’s been sharing it.  In this post, I will be sharing how to manage all these gmail accounts using a single email application. What you need: Gmail accounts as discussed in Part 1 Access to Gmail via your browser An email program that can handle IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) services IMAP leaves emails on the server until you physically drag them to the Trash, then delete them from there This gives you the...

Email is a wonderful tool used to communicate ideas. Email is often used to build community across the world wide web. Daily scenarios on the internet: You publish your email, so the public can send email directly to you. You want a rebate, so you have to supply a valid email address in order to get your cash back. You want information, a free eBook or report, so you have to give an email in order to receive. You want to subscribe to a newsletter, the cost is free except you must provide an email address You want participate in a social network, but you must use an email address in order to...

I received a Phishing email the other day. Phishing is pronounced like “Fishing”, unlike the time honored activity of trying to catch a fish, phishing is the attempt to fool a person into revealing their personal information. Believe it or not, there are websites devoted to sharing information on how to phish. These websites contain all kinds of information needed to successfully phish for information.  They contain posts about everything phishing related from creating a phishing website to sending official looking emails. Their intent is to trick unsuspecting users into...

Choosing a WordPress theme is a very formidable task. Not only do you have the challenge of finding something that looks good to you, but you also have to worry about whether your viewers will appreciate it.  Your big question should be, ”does this theme represent the brand I am trying to promote to my customers?” Here are a few things to consider when choosing a theme: Is the theme easily customizable without programming? Will it support the widgets I’ve been using? Will it support my plugins I’ve been using? Is it compatible with the latest version of...

I recently joined a blogging community called Problogger.com.  This is a group of bloggers that range in experience full time proffesional bloggers to bloggers who are just starting out. There is a section in the Problogger forum to invite fellow bloggers critique your blog, so you can improve and produce a higher quality blog.  The feedback I received was very enlightening and provided me with several action items to help my blog improve.  Everyone who commented about my blog was very helpful.  I plan over the next couple of days to address those issues and then try again. ...