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Webtivity Marketing & Design is OPEN and working from home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We are not doing face-to-face meetings but are available by our support system, phone at 941-753-7574 or 727-386-7216, email, or video conferencing during our regular hours. This means all of our marketing and website customers will have full access to…
Adobe Flash had a great run. It was the most popular way to insert animations, games, videos, and other rich features into a website for a significant part of the Internet’s existence. For a substantial amount of time, it was the only option website creators had to create a dynamic, visually pleasing website. However, that…
There are many variations of Not Secure going around the Internet right now. “Not secure” is the warning you will see in the URL or address bar while using the Chrome Browser on certain pages. See below for an example. When did this start? This change came into effect on January 31st, 2017 with the…
Why do online reviews matter? You already know that online reviews are feedback left by past customers on websites, but why should you even pay attention to them? There are hundreds of reasons why online reviews make a powerful online marketing tool. Most important of all is customer relationship management. Client satisfaction is the cornerstone…
TECHXPO HOSTED BY Manatee Chamber of Commerce On November 3rd, the Manatee Chamber of Commerce will host the 2016 TechXpo at their Lakewood Ranch Office at the McClure Center 4215 Concept Court. The Techxpo will feature an all-star lineup of local technology experts including Webtivity’s very own Terry Thompson, who will help business owners, managers, and in-house IT staff gain the knowledge they…
The term SMShing is a term used to describe phishing text messages (SMS phishing). While it’s not necessarily a new problem, the newly coined term is. These phishing text messages are sent to a cell phone in an attempt to get the cell phone owner to give up sensitive information. Customers of local banking institutions…
Recently my grandfather passed away so my grandmother has been under more frequent supervision. One of the first things our family noticed was the inordinate amount of unsolicited sales calls she gets. So we quickly signed her up on the National Do Not Call Registry (www.donotcall.gov) since it only takes about 31 days to go…
Every so often we see a rash of “domain renewal services” notices that come to our clients so we have to do a PSA. This is our latest. These notices typically arrive by snail mail or fax. They probably come by email too. At first glance they look very official. At first glance they also…
Every year we are compelled to donate our time or money to charitable causes. With years of a poor economy in our midst charities have had a tough time raising money. That’s why when we do donate to a charity we should make sure as much of our donation as possible goes to the actual…
‘Tis the season to SHOP! Black Friday is upon us and people are already camping out in line anticipating the super-awesome deals retailers advertise to funnel the hordes of shoppers through their front doors. On your marks… get set… HOLD ON A SECOND! Why not load up on some technology before loading your shopping cart? …