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Dave Barnhart

Thought-leader in leveraging social media for small businesses growth, gourmet chef, Typepad Guru.

Interests: my hobbies include gourmet cooking and playing the 5-string banjo.

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VaultPress vs BackupBuddy Vs Updraft Plus

I recently decided to stop relying upon my web hosting company for daily backups. In the process I evaluated three WordPress backup plugins: VaultPress BackupBuddy UpdraftPlus Bottom Line: for me, UpdraftPlus was the best choice, though for most people I... Continue reading

Posted Aug 14, 2016 at Business Blogging Pros

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Sounds Like Slavery to Me

http://www.dailywire.com/news/7930/venezuelan-crisis-government-orders-forced-labor-hank-berrien Continue reading

Posted Jul 29, 2016 at Binary Bunker

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How Much is Your Data and Reputation Worth?

By now I'm sure you've heard of the Panama Papers: a leaked set of 11.5 million confidential documents that provide detailed information about more than 214,000 offshore companies listed by the Panamanian corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca, including the identities... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2016 at Business Blogging Pros

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Update to WordPress 4.4.1 Causes Redirect Loop

Many people who quickly updated their WordPress sites to 4.4.1 were met with a rude surprise: Accessing the site's home page causes a redirect loop. If this has happened to you then log in to your dashboard. Go to Settings->General.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2016 at Business Blogging Pros

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Why Would Hackers Pick On My Site?

When I talk to bloggers and website owners about the important of security, I'm often asked: "Why would hackers picking on my obscure little blog?" Your blog or website is not specifically being targeted. The attacker is using a bot... Continue reading

Posted Oct 13, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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WordPress Brute-Force Attackers Keep Getting Smarter

A brute-force attack is one in which the attacker tries to guess your login credentials. These attacks are almost always automated. Not long ago I woke up one morning to see that there had been ten thousand brute-force attacks against... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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No Smoke and Mirrors

Business Blogging Pros and Klaroty Strategic Marketing welcome Mark Allen Roberts as a returning client. We created a website for Mark and his company, No Smoke And Mirrors a few years ago. Our SEO research and strategies put him at... Continue reading

Posted Sep 24, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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How's Your WordPress Password Strength?

I woke up this morning to an alert from Wordfence that one of the administrators of a client's website logged in overnight from Istanbul Turkey. I know for a fact this particular gentleman is not in Istanbul right now. How... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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Is Google Ghosting Your Website?

Have you ever discovered that a long-time friend has suddenly unfriended you, blocked you on Twitter and other social media, and no longer responds to your emails? You’ve been ghosted. When it happens to you personally, you feel hurt and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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Have You Checked Out Periscope Yet?

Have you checked out Periscope yet? Periscope is the new video streaming app from Twitter. (to be precise, Twitter bought Periscope) Download the Periscope app to your Android or iPhone, sign in with your Twitter account and you are al... Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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Day 1: 100 Days of Gàidhlig

While I have all my notes and recordings from Muriel Fischer, I thought I would start with Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks. Working my way through the introductory chapter on Pronunciation. Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2015 at Seall air Spot a'ruith !

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100 Days of Gaelic

Ok, this is it. As you can see, I haven't spent any time in the past FOUR YEARS learning Gaelic. I'm disappointed in myself. Today I was listening to Donnie Murdo MacLeod sing Màiri Nighean Alasdair, a Gàidhlig love song. It was so beautiful. So I decided. Starting today. I've... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2015 at Seall air Spot a'ruith !

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Switching from GoToMeeting to StartMeeting

This is not really blogging or social media related but I wanted to pass this along. I was a long-time user of GoToMeeting. I primarily use it for webinars and for screen sharing during a one-to-one meeting with a client.... Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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Wordpress: Author Profile Hacking

I saw this while examining the Wordfence 404 log on a client's site this morning: Those URLs with ?author=[number] is the hacker trying to learn the usernames of the website's authors. Once the username is know then the hacker can... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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Watch Those 404s

One of the tactics that hackers use is to fish for vulnerabilities. For example, you may see this in your logs: https://mydomain.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/css/formsmain.css You may see that and say, "I don't have GravityForms installed." There is a known vulnerability in older... Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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404 errors: An Early Warning of a Hack Attempt

I was studying the logs from one of my WordPress websites the other day and it dawned on me that logging and tracking 404 (File Not Found) errors is one of the keys to preventing an attack. For example, here... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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You Can No Longer Ignore Mobile

You can no longer ignore mobile. I'm starting to see notifications like this one forsome of my blogs: This should be an early warning that it is time to begin migrating your website/blog to a responsive theme. Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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Why I Don't Link Jetpack

Jetpack is a wonderful Press plugin offered by WordPress.com. It provides a lot of features but has one big fault: It relies up XMLRPC. XMLRPC is a computer-to-computer communications method. The WordPress iPhone app uses it to allow you to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2015 at Business Blogging Pros

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The World Still Exists

It is September 13. I've just come up out of the bunker and see that the world still exists. ISIS did not contact the Nazis at their secret base on the back side of the moon and convince them to radio-control Nibiru to crash into the Earth. Elvis did not... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2014 at Binary Bunker

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I saw the Apple Watch and then...

I saw the Apple Watch announcement and was so impressed that I immediately ordered a real watch. No, it's not a Rolex. I's a Steinhart. German engineered with a Swiss movement, but that's not the point. I have not worn... Continue reading

Posted Sep 11, 2014 at Business Blogging Pros

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Doing Facebook Right: Eilean Donan Castle

Situated in the Scottish Highlands on an island at the point where three great sea lochs meet lies Eilean Donan, probably the most iconic castle in Scotland. Almost everything about Eilean Donan is unique and noteworthy, and one of those... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2014 at Business Blogging Pros

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Does Your Website Say "Our Logo Is So Wonderful" ?

I visited a website today (I'm not going to say who or show a screenshot - I don't want to embarrass them) on which the only thing shown above the fold was the company's logo on a nice solid-colored background.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 29, 2014 at Business Blogging Pros

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Free WordPress Security Course

Free for the first ten people who send me an email at dbarnhart AT businessbloggingpros DOT com. Include your first and last name and the subject "Free Wordpress Security Course". A couple of days ago a hacker made 6544 brute-force... Continue reading

Posted Jun 26, 2014 at Business Blogging Pros

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How Often Should I Blog?

More often than not, we hear a one-size-fits-all answer to the question "How often should I blog?" The real answer is "It depends." Who is your intended audience? What are your blogging goals? If you have a brand new blog... Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2014 at Business Blogging Pros

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WordPress Security: Sucuri

Face it: Those of us using WordPress need to start paying more attention to security. The days of 'set-and-forget' are long gone. WordPress has become the low-hanging fuit for hackers. Automated bots scour the internet looking for vulnerable WordPress websites.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 16, 2014 at Business Blogging Pros

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