WordPress 3.3 is here!
Some new improvements to WordPress have arrived, and I think that you’ll like them!
You can log into your WordPress dashboard to upgrade at any time! If you’re a client of mine, you can send an email to me and I can upgrade your WordPress and plugins for you as well.
Keeping your WordPress installation current not only gives you access to new features, but you’ll enjoy peace of mind with all of the security enhancements for your website with each new release. All of my new clients and subscribers to the HolisticGeek.com Protection Plus service will have access to WordPress 3.3 automatically! Protection Plus members, look for WordPress 3.3 to appear in January 2012 for you!
Enjoy this video, explaining the new features!
iWeb and MobileMe Folks – Take Heed!
I’ve been receiving a few requests lately to assist with or convert web sites using Apple’s iWeb and MobileMe for web publishing. For beginners who have the time and gumption to create their own web sites, I think that iWeb is not a bad choice. If you’re an avid Macintosh user, iWeb integrates very well with the tools you already use!
However, there are some things that you should know:
- Apple has discontinued their MobileMe product, and web publishing through MobileMe will end June 30, 2012. See this FAQ article from Apple.
- You can still use iWeb to design your site after June 2012, but you will need to manually ftp your files to another web hosting service. This involves first saving your files to your Mac, then uploading them with an FTP program (an extra step)
- If you use the “photocasting feature” of MobileMe – this too will no longer be available for your iWeb published site after June 30, 2012.
- You can still keep your email address and other features, but you will need to “convert” your account to the new iCloud service. (Apple will roll out iCoud in the Fall).
- iCloud WILL NOT include a web publishing option.
From my perspective as a web designer and consultant, some other disadvantages occur when you choose iWeb, unfortunately.
- By default, your web URL includes the title of your iWeb site’s name, often making longer URLs than necessary (ex – www.holisticgeek.com/holisticgeek.com/Home.html) – the only way around this is to save to your hard drive, and upload to your web host.
- iWeb pages aren’t naturally “Search Engine Friendly” – but you CAN use RAGE Software’s iWeb SEO Tool for free!
But, to put a positive spin on all of this, perhaps now is the time to convert your iWeb web site to WordPress! At any rate, now’s the time to start your MobileMe transition/migration plan! Why not pair it with a full-on solution that gives you the following:
- A longer term relationship with a reliable web host (I suggest Tigertech.net)
- Migration of your email from user@me.com to your full domain name (user@yourdomain.com)
- Strong, customizable, and scalable SEO options for your website and blog
- An open-source, standards-compliant web building tool that grows with you as your business grows
Have fun creating!!
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How social media increased my web traffic
I have to share a little milestone for me and the HolisticGeek.com Website. In the month of October, I saw the hits to my site MORE THAN DOUBLE, and my unique visitors increase by nearly 30%. And since then, my daily unique visitors are surpassing my October average!
I have to credit Angie Glotzback, Social Media Virtual Assistant first for giving me a huge spark in her training and encouragement surrounding Twitter. Her style of teaching and consulting was so light and fun, that it motivated me to get over my resistance and fear of using Twitter within my blog.
Of course, I’ve hence learned that fear and resistance don’t bring a website more hits and visitors. Courage and ACTION bring in more visitors!
So what did I do in addition to Angie’s “nudge” into social media?
Read More or CommentNew Global Paradigms for Soloprenuers
I’ve been blogging quite a bit over at my other site, NorthernDruid.net, while I’m taking Julia Stewart and the School of Coaching Mastery’s Free Coach Training Program. Today I thought I’d blog primarily about one of the topics here at HolisticGeek.com, as it completely applies to the way I do business, and the way I strive to work with my clients.
Julia Stewart speaks about a Paradigm being a kind of organized structural framework or “system” of thinking. Using different paradigms of thought can actually help our clients and ourselves when we get “stuck” to think in different ways and approach a problem or situation from a different perspective.
I believe that many of the new “Global Paradigms” are impacting businesses and soloprenuers now at a very accelerated rate! We live in an age now of fast-progressing technology, social networking, “the world at our fingertips”, and infinitely expanding knowledge and content is being shared day by day – minute by minute. It seems like every year even for me, I have to take a step back to look at my business and what I’m learning – then determine what my clients might need now, and if I’m learning enough to be a good resource for them.
Read More or CommentMy interview for Urban Admin
About a month ago, my friend Sheryl Snitkin (she’s also a client of mine) of Urban-Admin.com asked if she could interview me for her upcoming client eNewsletter. I naturally said yes!
As a Virtual Assistant, Sheryl provides administrative support for a wide array of individuals and small businesses. She has an infectious “soloprenuer spirit” and loves the color purple!
In the process of answering her questions, it was great for me to put into perspective where I’ve been and how I arrived to where I am now. So as an adjunct to my “About” page, I’ve added a sub-page with Sheryl’s interview underneath it. You may click there or read the entire interview by clicking the link below:
My Interview with Sheryl of Urban-Admin.com
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Scott Schumacher is a web designer, holistic practitioner, and business/personal coach living in Minneapolis, MN.Got a Passion? Start Today!
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