Posts by Andrea @ Coppertops

Like most things in business, there are 2 key factors to using lead magnets. Firstly, what’s in it for me? There’s no point in doing something that doesn’t benefit your business in some way. And secondly, what’s in it for my customers? Your customers will also only do something that benefits them, so you need…

So often we talk to business owners who complain about difficulties they have with their website, their email system, their file storage or even their calendar system. All of these are things that should be EASY and should just WORK. We shouldn’t have to think about how email works, it should be something that sorts…

There are more and more options available to those of us who need a website, the newest options promise an “easy” process with great results. But what is the truth? Should you use Wix or Squarespace instead of hiring a professional web developer? The truth is that most businesses will end up hiring a professional…

“150 million people now use Pinterest every single month. And we’ve got over 75 billion ideas waiting here for them to discover—with 75%of those ideas coming from businesses just like yours. Over half of people on Pinterest, and 75% of new signups, are from outside the United States. And while Pinterest used to be thought…

You have a new website but when you google your product or service, your business doesn’t appear.  This is a common issue that our customers come back to us with as they don’t understand why their website isn’t being found and they think there is a problem. There isn’t. However getting to the first page…

DNS Ireland are targeting Irish businesses with a domain registration scam.

From next month (October), browsers will distrust certificates issued by Symantec as well as authorities like Thawte, Geotrust, and RapidSSL which used Symantec as a central authority.

In September, Google is making a significant change to how it notifies users about the security of the sites they are visiting in its Chrome browser. So what’s the current situation? Sites which are correctly using an SSL cert (these sites are displayed using HTTPS rather than HTTP) get a green lock and a “Secure”…

Have you heard of Google Safe Browsing? Do you know what it is, and how it can help you both as a web user and a website owner? Google Safe Browsing checks websites and issues warnings to visitors if it has detected anything dangerous on the site or in downloadable files on the site. Google…

Squarespace has been gaining popularity as a quick and easy way to get your website online, taking over the spot between Wix/Weebly and a full on self hosted WordPress site. So let’s boil it down to basics and compare your options, shall we? Squarespace Squarespace provides a pretty, well designed and easy tool to set…

I have lost count of the number of times I’ve heard it. I’ve lost all my phone numbers or contacts because I lost my phone or broke my phone or dropped it in the sink. This is inconvenient if your phone is for personal use, but it is more than that if we are talking…

And no, for once I’m actually not talking about online! Recently I was looking to buy a product, I won’t say what it was as I would prefer not to identify a specific business. This issue doesn’t arise with a specific business, it happens ALL THE TIME! Somebody suggested a company to me who do…

This is something we see ALL THE TIME. And don’t get me wrong, I like Facebook. I think Facebook is great for business. It’s a great way to promote your business, find new customers, build relationships with your existing ones and even to sell your products/services. HOWEVER. If your ENTIRE business is based on Facebook,…

You may have heard about the IEDR’s plans to relax the rules in terms of what is required to register a dot ie domain. The change takes place in March 2018, so we want to make sure that you understand what is changing and how it might affect you. Firstly, if you already have a…

WordPress security experts Wordfence reported recently that they’ve seen ransomware attacks on WordPress sites. One such variant of ransomware is being called “EV Ransomware”. What does it do? Ransomware is malicious software which is installed on your computer (or web server) by exploiting a weakness. The software then encrypts your files using strong unbreakable encryption.…