Blog: Page Progressive

Update: 2012/4/23 22:45:32 (Update)
It is nearly impossible to go through at day without seeing a reference to Facebook. That’s because social media users have realized that with just a few minutes invested, they can get their message out to people all around the globe. Of course, businesses and e-marketers are well aware of the potential of Facebook.In addition, if you have been paying attention, you know that Facebook has recently made some changes, which when utilized, can significantly improve your Facebook presence. If y...
The latest release, 3.3.2, of WordPress is now available. We recommend that everyone upgrade their installs of WordPress and and plugins you are running to ensure you are running the most secure and reliable system for your website. Here are the details of the release.
A symbol of trust—that’s what being an accredited Better Business Bureau member means. Here at Page Progressive, we have been accredited BBB members since 2006. This is important to us, because we want people to know that when they hire us to do a job, they can rest assured we will treat them with all the respect they deserve, listen to what they have to say and deliver what we promise in a reasonable amount of time. Of course, a business that is not with the BBB is not necessarily untru...
Here at Page Progressive, we create a variety of websites for a broad range of clients. From time to time, we like to highlight some of our client’s websites along with whom they are and what they do, so others can be aware of area businesses and organizations. This month, we are spotlighting Scottie’s Building Services and With Love from Jesus Ministries.Scottie’s Building ServicesScottie’s Building Services has been a family owned business since 1986. Today, they are recognized thr...
When it comes to watching what we spend, corners can be cut in many places. Some of these budget-reducing activities might be clipping coupons for groceries, lowering energy costs by more eco-friendly practices and minimizing entertainment expenses. There are also areas in life that you don’t want to cut costs on- a brain surgeon/surgery, a parachute, a Doberman pinscher leash, bungee cords and your business’ web hosting are just a few.Okay, so you may be wondering why cheap web host pro...
If you run a WordPress website, especially if you use a pre-built template, there is a good chance that your theme uses the timthumb.php script for resizing images. That script was found to be exploitable several months ago, and there has been updates released to patch your file, but many don’t know how to do it or even that they need to.Enter the Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner. This is a free plugin for WordPress that will scan your site to see if you are using an outdated version of the t...
Have you ever observed someone and noticed that they seem to exude a self-confidence, poise and suaveness that seeps into all that they do? Do you wonder why some people appear to have what it takes to succeed while others (perhaps you) struggle along trying to attain those traits? If this is you, or perhaps someone you know, then you may need to talk to the specialist at The Moxie Solution to learn about their classes at Cary Academy.The Moxie Solution is a new client of Page Progressive tha...
Page Progressive CEO, Daniel Trimpey, will be giving a 45 minute talk on the basics of a sound internet marketing strategy for small businesses on March 21st at 12PM at the Epic Realm Studio and via live internet stream. If you would like to attend in person or online, go here for more info. Both in person and online participants will be able to pose questions throughout the talk. The topic will be a broad overview of four areas of internet marketing:SEOLink BuildingPaid AdvertisingSocial Med...
We ran into this article and felt we should share this as a reminder to all website owners to keep their WordPress install and plugins up to date. To our knowledge, none of our clients are running the “ToolsPack” plugin that I am aware of unless they installed it themselves, but we still HIGHLY recommend that you always update your WordPress and plugins regularly. It’s very simple to do in the admin area. Here is a video explaining how.Read the full article here.
Today’s society is vastly different from what it was as few as 10 years ago. If you haven’t already noticed this, then think about how many times a day you send an e-mail, answer a text, log on to a social media site or hop on the web using your smartphone. Most likely, you do each of these activities multiple times daily. Just as communication between people has changed, so has the way advertising and marketing is done.And, while the majority of enterprises have adapted with the times th...
