Beware of Phishing Emails About cPanel’s Privacy Policy

For the second time this month we’re seeing phishing emails relating to your cPanel account. The subject line from this new scam is “Updates to the cPanel Services Agreement” and the body of the email includes this text: If you wish to continue to use our products and services we recommend that you find the…

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Three Tech Topics: Read These and Avoid Hassles

My 20-year career as a website developer hasn’t been limited to just creating new websites: I enjoy being able to answer a wide range of technical questions, no matter what my customer asks me about.  It’s an honour and a privilege when a client says “we always just think to ask you for help first,…

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The Dangers of Abandoned Plugins

What’s A Plugin? Most WordPress sites make use of plugins, which are third-party-provided programs which add extra functions and capabilities to your site (contact forms, special image galleries, membership managers etc.). Plugins are either made by independent developers (who accept donations), or by larger agencies who sell them. A popular plugin can generate a lot…

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To Blog or Not To Blog?

Google likes sites that are regularly updated; this is an inarguable fact. Blogging is a simple way to indicate you’re engaged with your business, which creates the kind of relevance that gets you a good search engine ranking. That said, sometimes blogging can be a waste of your time and money. When to Skip It:…

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Tax Time – Small Business Tips for Ontario

Since the majority of my customers are Ontario-based small businesses (I love a good startup!), here’s a blog entry to help you through tax season. These are a few resources I’ve found useful in running AloeRoot – hopefully you can make use of them too. BDC Canada’s list of potential business expenses – each item…

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