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Archives for December 2015
Easy setup CloudFlare SSL with WordPress
I’ve used CloudFlare for years and highly recommend it for improved webpage load speed (great for SEO), reduced host server load and, best of all, the awesome security it provides. The free CloudFlare plan is adequate for most small websites and this plan offers outstanding speed optimization and security. WordPress, CloudFlare and Flexible SSL With the […]
How to delete a Mailchimp Segment and Subscribers
An attendee to one of my Mailchimp classes asked the question is there a way we can permanently delete a “segment” and its subscribers from the list? NOTE: It’s now possible in Mailchimp, since GDPR, to delete unsubscribed and cleaned contacts. Read more. It’s simple enough to perform these actions. The steps involve first deleting […]
Fix Google Calendar showing wrong times
If you view multiple calendars in your Google Calendar (also called Gmail Calendar), you may have a problem whereby the time of events from a shared calendar are wrong. This is really frustrating but fortunately really simple to resolve. The reason that this problem occurs is that your calendar timezone setting may be incorrect. Follow […]
Fix the WordPress 4.4 SSL Error
I’ve spent countless hours over the past few days trying to resolve the following error message: Error sending SMS: SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate in certificate chain. Microsoft Edge browser, Firefox and Chrome all show that the website is using a valid SSL certificate but, alas, some WordPress plugins just don’t like the valid […]
Mailchimp smashes email sending record
I was interested to see just how many email marketing messages are being sent this holiday season (U.S. Thanksgiving week specifically which includes big shopping days such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday). Last Friday 1.2 billion emails were sent through Mailchimp and 375 million emails were sent through Constant Contact this past Monday […]