Year: 2020

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Small Business Spotlight: MLSPaintings

Chris Grant (he/him) July 02, 2020 0 Comments
Welcome to the second in our continuing series of Small Business Spotlight posts, highlighting the hard work of amazingly talented small and micro retail and ecommerce business owners. This article, written based on my own experience gives an insight into the workings of another of our countries micro businesses. As with our previous article on The Owl & The Dragon we’re not just blogging...
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Changing Android email settings for the Android Email app

This guide will go through the steps required to set up the Android Email app included with most Android phones and tablets, such as those from Samsung, Sony, Motorola, Google and OnePlus. Before you start, make sure you have all of your account details to hand. 1. Getting started First, find your 'Email' app. If you're not sure where to find an app, the best place to look is in the Apps menu....
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Google confirms guest posts, whether paid or free, should use nofollow links

Chris Grant (he/him) June 13, 2020 0 Comments
Back in 2017, Google's John Mueller said, according to SEO Roundtable, that all guest posts on blogs, no matter how often you contribute, should have all links set to "nofollow". This past week he added, even if those links are not paid for - as long as those links can potential pass signals - they should also be nofollowed. Google has previously said guest blogging is okay sometimes and not...
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WordPress 5.4.2 is now available, upgrade today!

Chris Grant (he/him) June 11, 2020 0 Comments
WordPress 5.4.2 is now available (release date 10th June 2020)  to be installed and fixes a small mix of bugs and security issues (see release notes) - so we recommend installing it as soon as you can to keep your site running at its best. For O'Brien Media customers with support agreements, WordPress 5.4.2 will be installed as part of your monthly maintenance service, you don't need to take any...
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Making the move from Blueprint to Stencil based themes in BigCommerce

Andy Smart June 10, 2020 0 Comments
Since BigCommerce opened their UK office in 2018 (and indeed before then), they’re making great inroads to the UK market.  A so called “SaaS” based platform (Software as a Service – so they host servers and handle a lot of things such a security and updates so you don’t have to), the provide a decent and scalable platform for small and large ecommerce businesses alike at extremely...
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Changing email server addresses on your Android device

To troubleshoot/edit/check settings, go to (depending on your Android software version and phone): Menu > Settings > Accounts > Email > Settings, and select the corresponding account to edit. or Menu > Settings > Accounts and Backup > Accounts > and select the corresponding account to edit Check for server settings (sometimes labeled Incoming Server and Outgoing Server)...
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