I’ve been working on removing a plugin made my Mageix called IXCBA. It’s a Checkout by Amazon plugin that has a ton of problems and poor support. After finding every instance of ‘ixcba’ in the database and code, I was still unable to get the backend of the website to come up. Clearing out /var/cache…
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My son bought a ’95 Chevy pickup that just needed a few things to pass inspection. One was a ball joint, which we could pick up and replace easily through the local auto parts store. The other part missing is a rear bumper. Bumpers can be fairly costly, so we thought we’d look at junk…
DetailsLast week I spoke at the St Louis Social Group meetup about Google Plus, and I also dropped a few quick SEO tools that I like to use on them as well. If you missed the presentation, that’s ok, you can watch the whole thing right here!
DetailsHere’s a quick fix for a bloated magento database. In the Admin panel, click on System > Configuration On the left near the bottom, choose System and look for ‘Log Cleaning’. Typically you only need to keep a few weeks worth of data. I recommend enabling the Log Cleaning and setting it to around 15…
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For three years now, I’ve hosted a very popular SEO Meetup in the St Louis area. Each month it’s a different topic, always good information and a great way for me to generate leads and demonstrate my expertise. For about a year or two prior to me starting mine, my friend Russ had run a…
DetailsI’ve got something on my mind, and I want to know what you think about it. Staying on the “safe” side of SEO is a pretty difficult thing to do. The entire SEO industry is based on one thing: gaming the search engines to show your website (or your clients’) more than anyone elses. Sure,…
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If someone were to ask me about my business, and what was one of the worst decisions I ever made, it’d be an easy answer – I got comfortable in my success. I’m very blessed to be able to a business owner. For many years I trudged through the corporate world, hating it more and…
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My Wordcamp started off a little differently than most. I was accepted to speak, so I was invited to the pre-party at Four Hands Brewing Co downtown. My wife decided not to go, since she’d really have nothing in common with any of the geeks there, so I was on my own. I walked in,…
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I recently added a new SEO client that is using Prestashop to sell their products. After spending a little time with the system, I’m not terribly impressed. It seems a bit bloated and somewhat locked down. If you want to add certain things to your site, they expect you to purchase the module, and sometimes…
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On January 15, 2013 I launched my first ebook, a tutorial on setting up Google Authorship for WordPress. The book didn’t do too bad – nothing like the gurus of today tell you an ebook can do, but it didn’t bomb either. Below is my 12 month income report from the ebook. Launch – January 15,…
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