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I have dealt with many clients in the past that have said they don’t need to advertise since they are too busy. I have also witnessed several of those clients hit unexpected dry spells that resulted in a frantic search for more business. In my opinion, there is rarely a bad reason to prepare for the near-future, especially in a world that changes from day to day. How can you prepare for the near-future?

Google reviews are critical for establishing credibility and demonstrating past client/customer satisfaction. Below is a quick and simple guide showing the easiest way to request more Google reviews for your business listing. 1. Find your Google My Business Profile You must be logged-in to the Google account that owns or is a manager of the Google business listing. Click the top right icon and either login or check which account is currently active.

You’re not alone. As your website increases in popularity, so does the target on your back. A very common issue I have recently seen is scammers copying a website, making it look identical and tricking customers into fake purchases. Below are a few steps you can take to fight this issue. Please note: Basecamp has been used purely as an example domain and this is not a reflection on their company.

Google provides an excellent tool to assess your websites key metrics and identify core issues. More specifically, PageSpeed Insights provides a report assessing the performance of your website loaded on both mobile and desktop devices. For quick reference, I have linked the docs here if you are interested in the technical aspects of PageSpeed Insights. Below are a few steps on using the tool and improving your websites poor speeds, poor accessibility and poor vitals.

Managing a large range of products can be tedious work. It can become time consuming navigating through each product and editing them individually. This is a quick guide on how you can bulk edit your products faster which is built into Shopify. Step 1: Navigate to the Products tab from the Shopify Dashboard From here, select the products you are wanting to edit. In this case, I have clicked the check box that selects all available products.

This is a personal opinion and perspective from a software engineer. Given, maybe doing this to unsuspecting and less tech savvy individuals may work, but this is a big no in my books. If God (or whoever your believe in) makes everyone powerful, in reality, no one is powerful. Tools like ChatGPT, Bard, Perplexity, Jasper etc. are great for particular situations but they should not become replacements for general communication between humans.

It is hard not to predict the future from the past. The whole basis of our judgement often comes from our past experiences. Even public resources explain in gambling, say the roulette table, that just because red was rolled 10 times straight doesn’t mean blacks chances has increased - the events are independent. However, majority of people think that a number or colour may appear since it hasn’t appeared yet - this even has a definition named The Gamblers Fallacy.

I hear the word algorithm a lot. The Instagram algorithm, the Facebook algorithm, the Youtube algorithm or even Google’s ranking algorithm. There is a lot of misinformation regarding algorithms, especially since many people consider it black magic. I want to shed some light on algorithms from the perspective of a software engineer. What is an algorithm? Good question. Let’s start out by stating that it is not witchcraft. An algorithm is a process that performs operations based on a set of overarching rules.

Shopify is a superior ecommerce platform that helps small businesses sell their products online. It has an ongoing cost to use but this cost is offset easily if you have a thriving store. If you are not a developer, you are required to use one of the several free template themes on offer which has its goods and bads. The major good is that you can have a passable website that allows selling online.