Dale's Blog

My fiend/client Cheryl Scoffield is holding one of her ‘Set the Stage for Follow-up’ workshops in Toronto on August 11th. These workshops are well worth it. Networking and collecting cards seems to be a thing we do a lot of these days…. and then what.  I get home and cringe – what next.  Well…. Cheryl  gives follow-up tips that are practical and you can use right away. I highly recommend – a very enjoyable learning experience. She will also be holding workshops in Oakville, but IF you want to attend the workshop in Toronto, you had better book right away – believe there is still room for 3 or 4 more: http://www.executivesalessupport.com/follow-up-services/entrepreneurs-training/

WOW  - I’m also starting to think that getting involved with Talk Fusion might be the best thing to do at this particular time – possibly also the best way to increase income – even the Globe & Mail agrees…

It appears that more and more web sites are using video to get their message out to the world.  Last week I found Talk Fusion and was so impressed, I signed up.  This is a video service/product that will really help you market your business – you can send video e-mails, video conference, do webinars – AND more !  I must admit I was very, very skeptical when I first checked into it, and probably drove the fellow (Rob) who was helping me crazy with questions. BUT – after doing research and considering my clients’ needs, I am sure this will benefit all of us.  Check it out www.talkfusion.com/1714704 – and, of course, if you have questions, I will be happy to provide more info.

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It seems at least once a week I hear something about computer security and more recently, about web sites with security leaks.  Well…. today was my day.  My web site got ‘hacked’ – yup…. all that was left of my site was some garbled words and some very strange text and e-mail addresses.  Lucky my hosting is with InMotion Hosting and they just restored and fixed everything…. gotta luv that

So a word of warning.  Many programs that we use regularly send us ‘new version’ announcements and often (and I know you do too…) we ignore.  Let’s face it, if we feel all is well, why take the time just to update something that is working just fine.  It appears that these ‘new and improved’ hackers, might have gained access to my site through a program that I did not update.  Naturally, the updated version has a new security patch which most likely would have stopped these particular hackers.  Do I know this for sure?  Not exactly.  But….I think from now on I will update to new version when I receive notification – can’t hurt….

And – another suggestion might be to completely strip/clean your old computer before selling or giving it away.  IF you have a password stored in that computer and the new owner/user visits a ‘sick’ site, your stored information might be ‘grabbed’ and that might allow hackers access to your web site(s) – been known to happen.

So there are my two little tips for the day.