We All Know to Be Suspicious of Emails

But one place we might not be as vigilant is if an email comes from a friend or acquaintance.

Here are a few warning signs to look for:

1. The person hardly emails you, or hasn’t in a long time.
2. The email is very short with a web address inside.
3. There is misspellings and grammar.
4. The email seems very informal and casual.

Steps To Take

1. DON’T CLICK ON ANY LINKS!
2. Email the person and ask them if they actually sent you the email. If they did, then you’re good to go.
3. If they didn’t, tell them to Change Their Email Password Immediately.

Security Starts With You

You’ve got to protect yourself!

Pass the word on to others who might not know this information and help keep them safe too.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mon Frere<MyFriend@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: Check this Out!
To: Ellis Benus <eb@ellisbenus.com>

Dude! You’ve got to see this!

http://crazy.long.addres.com/with/lots/of/98asDFoiuasdlkj/numbers/and/letters/

The Number 1 Advice I give my Customers:

If someone guarantees they can get your site to rank in any search engine, Run Away!

First, obviously this guy didn’t do his homework, because I rank near the top for my primary phrases:

• web design columbia mo
• web design columbia missouri
• ellis benus

Second, how good can he be at Search Engine Optimization considering he doesn’t name his business, and his email is an @gmail.com account?

You Must Be Vigilant

When you receive emails like this, either delete them, or forward them on to your web professional for review.

Hello,

Hope you are well. As part of our client research, we came across your website “Ellisbenus.com” and noticed your site is not ranking in the most important search engines like Google, Yahoo & Bing. I was wondering if you would be interested in search engine optimization services for your website at a very low cost.

Proper search engine optimization will increase your brand recognition, web traffic and grow your sales, which is why you a web site to begin with right?

We can promote your website to 1st page placement on Google, Yahoo, or Bing in three to six months guaranteed with our “National SEO” package. Three to six months is typical for all our SEO packages!

So let me know if you would be interested or like me to mail you more details or schedule a call. We would love to work with you!

I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

Mark Peterson
Business Development Manager
seo.localtraffic@gmail.com

I learned an interesting fact about my last name today, courtesy of the Google Translate inside Gmail.

Apparently, in the Icelandic language, my last name: Benus, means Nude.

“Don’t try to fix it. I just need you to listen.” Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what.

You do not need to relax before going to bed.

You should fall into bed, exhausted.

Why would you rest… before going to sleep… to rest?!

Sleep was made to relax you and give you all the rest you need.

Learning a while ago about the Eye-Fi Wireless SD Camera Storage cards got me really excited.
However, at the time, I didn’t really have a need for one.

Now with a bouncing baby boy (Update 6-10-2013 and girl!), a growing business and increasing social media footprint, the Eye-Fi was a desired purchase.

What does the Eye-Fi Do?

You’re probably used to seeing shortcodes in WordPress. Shortcodes normally look like [shortcode] or [shortcode option="option" setting="setting"]. Plugins and Themes add shortcodes to extend the functionality of WordPress. WordPress sees the square brackets and replaces what we see in the editor with some other content. Whether the shortcode is replaced with one line of text, or a very large and complex block of code depends on what WordPress is instructed to do.

You can tell WordPress what to do with a Shortcode

It’s very simple to create your own shortcode in WordPress.

The programming is very easy and the possibilities are endless.

InformationWeek published a fantastic article detailing the 5 reasons technology projects fail.

1. Technology ROI numbers are mostly fiction.
2. ROI rarely drives the technology investment decision.
3. There’s rarely any long-term accountability in technology.
4. Detailed plans are the enemy.
5. Bringing in the big outside guns only ensures that someone will get shot.

I’ve copied the entire article here to make reading easier, but please at least click on the original article link at the bottom of the page to let them know you read their fantastic content.

Also, InformationWeek is a free weekly publication which they mail to you at zero cost. Think about it!

Today’s IT groups make too many ROI guesstimates and have too little accountability, says this financial industry IT exec, in his debut column for InformationWeek.

A wonderful bath toy idea from The Brooding Hen!

Build Bath Toys using PVC Pipe, Suction Cups, and a Drill.

My son always wants me to hold toys, or my hands, or anything for him to pour water over while in the tub.

I cannot wait to grab some scrap pvc pipe and fittings from the garage and stick them to the wall for bath time fun!