Comments for Web Marketing by Mark McLaren and McBuzz Communications http://www.mcbuzz.com Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Business Blogging, Search Engine Optimization Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:54:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 Comment on Is Yahoo! Determined to Remain a Web 1.0 Company? by Mark McLaren http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/yahoo-determined-to-remain-web10-company/#comment-1920 Mark McLaren Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:20:06 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/yahoo-determined-to-remain-web10-company/#comment-1920 @Timely topic That's a great suggestion. Thank you. I think those sites are almost all offline now, though, so there's no way to transition "smoothly". Hopefully folks that wanted to keep their content figured out a way to export it or back it up before Yahoo! shut things down. Any readers that had a GeoCities site - or if you know someone that had a GeoCities site - contact me and I will give you a hand getting started with WordPress. @Timely topic
That’s a great suggestion. Thank you.

I think those sites are almost all offline now, though, so there’s no way to transition “smoothly”. Hopefully folks that wanted to keep their content figured out a way to export it or back it up before Yahoo! shut things down.

Any readers that had a GeoCities site - or if you know someone that had a GeoCities site - contact me and I will give you a hand getting started with WordPress.

]]> Comment on Is Yahoo! Determined to Remain a Web 1.0 Company? by Timely topic http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/yahoo-determined-to-remain-web10-company/#comment-1919 Timely topic Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:01:03 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/yahoo-determined-to-remain-web10-company/#comment-1919 Mark you should write an article "how to transition from GeoCities to WP in 10 easy steps". Find geocities hosted sites and knock on their door. Mark you should write an article “how to transition from GeoCities to WP in 10 easy steps”. Find geocities hosted sites and knock on their door.

]]> Comment on WordPress Security: Create a New User and Delete the Default “admin” Account by Mark McLaren http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1912 Mark McLaren Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:29:36 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1912 @Mark Thanks for the excellent tip. This is what the plugins @Wendy mentions above do, but your method is for those who are fearless when it comes to editing a database directly using phpmyadmin. Not everyone is ready to make that leap. Knowing how to use phpmyadmin certainly gives you more control over your site. For those interested, Mark has a post about how to make the change here: <a href="http://www.blog-marketing-strategy.com/the-5-minute-secure-wordpress-install.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The 5 Minute Secure Wordpress Install</a> @Mark
Thanks for the excellent tip. This is what the plugins @Wendy mentions above do, but your method is for those who are fearless when it comes to editing a database directly using phpmyadmin. Not everyone is ready to make that leap. Knowing how to use phpmyadmin certainly gives you more control over your site.

For those interested, Mark has a post about how to make the change here: The 5 Minute Secure Wordpress Install

]]> Comment on WordPress Security: Create a New User and Delete the Default “admin” Account by Mark http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1911 Mark Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:15:36 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1911 Rather than add a new user you can simply edit your sql database through phpmyadmin - change the name admin to something more secure. Rather than add a new user you can simply edit your sql database through phpmyadmin - change the name admin to something more secure.

]]> Comment on WordPress Security: Create a New User and Delete the Default “admin” Account by Mark McLaren http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1910 Mark McLaren Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:54:41 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1910 @Wendy Thanks for commenting! Great question. I haven't tried a plugin to change the "admin" username myself, but it accomplishes the same thing as adding a new user and deleting the old, so it sounds like that would work. It's going to make it <b><i>way</i></b> harder for a worm to crack your username plus password if you replace "admin" with something less obvious. The tips I mention in my previous comment above are helpful for this. @Wendy
Thanks for commenting! Great question.

I haven’t tried a plugin to change the “admin” username myself, but it accomplishes the same thing as adding a new user and deleting the old, so it sounds like that would work. It’s going to make it way harder for a worm to crack your username plus password if you replace “admin” with something less obvious. The tips I mention in my previous comment above are helpful for this.

]]> Comment on WordPress Security: Create a New User and Delete the Default “admin” Account by Wendy Cholbi http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1909 Wendy Cholbi Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:34 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1909 There are plugins that allow you to change the username "admin" to something more of your liking. I believe there's one called "Username Switcher" and searching for that brings up several results. It seems to me that changing the username (via a plugin) has the same net positive result as creating a new user and deleting the default "admin" one. Do you agree? Or is there some reason I haven't thought of that makes that a less-good idea? Thanks for this detailed, informative post. There are plugins that allow you to change the username “admin” to something more of your liking. I believe there’s one called “Username Switcher” and searching for that brings up several results.

It seems to me that changing the username (via a plugin) has the same net positive result as creating a new user and deleting the default “admin” one.

Do you agree? Or is there some reason I haven’t thought of that makes that a less-good idea?

Thanks for this detailed, informative post.

]]> Comment on WordPress Security: Create a New User and Delete the Default “admin” Account by Mark McLaren http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1906 Mark McLaren Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:43:20 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1906 <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/passwords/create.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Here's a great set of tips on how to create a strong password, along with a password strength-checking tool.</a> Thanks, Microsoft! Here’s a great set of tips on how to create a strong password, along with a password strength-checking tool. Thanks, Microsoft!

]]> Comment on WordPress Security: Create a New User and Delete the Default “admin” Account by Mark McLaren http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1905 Mark McLaren Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:19:34 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1905 @Andreas Thanks! I don't envy you having to deal with 300 WordPress accounts. I've got about 100 at the moment, and that's getting unruly. There are tools to create good passwords, of course, and the same can be used for strong usernames. The question is where to put all the information so that you can access it easily. Let me know what you figure out. By the way, you've got a great looking website. Google makes it pretty easy to translate now, too. So I'm checking it out and following you on Twitter. @Andreas
Thanks!

I don’t envy you having to deal with 300 WordPress accounts. I’ve got about 100 at the moment, and that’s getting unruly.

There are tools to create good passwords, of course, and the same can be used for strong usernames. The question is where to put all the information so that you can access it easily. Let me know what you figure out.

By the way, you’ve got a great looking website. Google makes it pretty easy to translate now, too. So I’m checking it out and following you on Twitter.

]]> Comment on WordPress Security: Create a New User and Delete the Default “admin” Account by Andreas Ostheimer http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1904 Andreas Ostheimer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:44:22 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/wordpress-security-create-a-new-user-and-delete-the-default-admin-account/#comment-1904 Good tip, obvious and easy to do. OK, have to leave - have to think of something different than admin..like 300 times...*hmmm* Andreas Good tip, obvious and easy to do. OK, have to leave - have to think of something different than admin..like 300 times…*hmmm*

Andreas

]]> Comment on How Not To Use Twitter by Brett Nordquist http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/#comment-1878 Brett Nordquist Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:55:41 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/#comment-1878 I've only recently started to cull through my followers and ban those that provide no value. Many don't engage at all. I've never used an auto-follow program and this would be a good reason to never do that. I’ve only recently started to cull through my followers and ban those that provide no value. Many don’t engage at all. I’ve never used an auto-follow program and this would be a good reason to never do that.

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