In email marketing, a bounce is where the campaign couldn't be delivered to the recipient. If the deliverability issue is temporary (such as the subscribers email mailbox being at capacity) we refer to a soft bounce and if there is a permanent issue (such as the email address no longer exists) then … [Read more...] about Why am I getting a compliance warning for high bounce rate?
How to turn on Telstra message to TXT
If you use Telstra for your mobile phone, you dial 101 to collect voicemail messages. This same number (101) allows you to record new greetings and change other settings. What it doesn't explain however is how to enable people to leave messages that will be delivered to you via SMS. Telstra call the … [Read more...] about How to turn on Telstra message to TXT
Solve WordPress AMP ‘Image missing and required’
My websites run on WordPress using CloudFlare for security and performance enhancements. Including AMP copies of posts is becoming a necessity for SEO and page load speed reasons. I recently therefore installed and activated the AMP plugin for WordPress. Today I received an email from Google Search … [Read more...] about Solve WordPress AMP ‘Image missing and required’
Adding First Name to Mailchimp Subject Line
So you want to personalize the subject line of your Mailchimp email campaigns? Here is the quick and simple way of including your subscribers first name in the subject line of your email marketing campaign. In Mailchimp, start creating your campaign. In the Setup section of the Campaign … [Read more...] about Adding First Name to Mailchimp Subject Line
Three Quick Ways to Improve Mailchimp Open Rates
Email campaign open and click rates are the most commonly used measures when determining EDM effectiveness. These two measures are used to determine email marketing strategy, campaign design, content and much more. If your open and click rates are improving you're going in the right direction. If … [Read more...] about Three Quick Ways to Improve Mailchimp Open Rates
Fix WordPress Images Saving to Wrong Date
The image on this post has the file location https://www.organicweb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wordpress-300x300.png. I however uploaded the image to my WordPress website in September 2016. Also, when uploading files I've selected the Organise my uploads into month- and year-based folders … [Read more...] about Fix WordPress Images Saving to Wrong Date
Yes, your website is much safer with CloudFlare
I've used CloudFlare to speed up and secure my websites for years. It is quite astounding that CloudFlare still provides a free plan that is very good. The only other software service that provides such a great free option that I know of is Mailchimp. I wrote awhile back how even hackers use … [Read more...] about Yes, your website is much safer with CloudFlare
How to give your Bookkeeper access to your Xero
Adding your accountant or bookkeeper to your Xero organization is really simple; if you know the steps. Follow the instructions below to add any user to your Xero account: Login to Xero. Click your organization name to the top left of your screen. Click My Xero. Under the … [Read more...] about How to give your Bookkeeper access to your Xero
The Best AWS CLI Commands
I'm endlessly fascinated and impressed how inexpensive and accessible powerful computing, networking and data storage has become. Without the likes of AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform one wonders if many technologies, services and brands would even exist. I've happily … [Read more...] about The Best AWS CLI Commands