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What is a blog? Blog ( n ): a website, or part of a website, that is regularly updated with new content. That’s the most basic definition to “what is a blog” that we can come up with anyways. But to us (the BTOP team), and to many other businesses and entrepreneurs, the definition of a blog doesn’t just stop there… A blog is a magical, traffic-generating machine that keeps our businesses running, money in the bank, and food on the table. Oh, you didn’t know blogs could make money? That’s right, When most people think of blogging, they picture someone like Jenna Hamilton, documenting her life as a millennial teen in the MTV show  Awkward . Jenna writes about her thoughts and inner conflicts, relationship issues, and life as a student at Palos Verdes High. Her blog is basically an online diary, which is how most people still think of blogging to this day. Fun Fact: The word “blog” actually originated from the term “weblog,” which is what people called personal blogs ...

Settling on the right domain name can be difficult. Below you’ll find 6 things to keep in mind if you want to choose the perfect domain name for your website.

This article will explain what HTTPS is and how it can help your website or online store. Anyone who’s done some surfing recently – on the internet, not gnarly waves – will probably recognise those five letters. HTTPS can be found at the beginning of most URLs (the website’s address), and we say ‘most’ because not every site has met the requirements. While you may see HTTPS every day, not everyone knows what it means. So, what  does  it actually mean? HTTPS is the ‘secure’ version of HTTP. This is the system that sends information between the internet browser and the website like login IDs, credit card details, home addresses, and all kinds of private stuff. The ‘S’ after HTTP stands for ‘secure’. This means this sensitive data is encrypted, making it almost impossible for internet thieves to steal. This type of protection also called an SSL Security certificate. As you can see, making the switch to HTTPS is important for security. If you’re running an ...

Today you can have a website for pretty much anything—from crowdfunding campaigns to pet hamster fan pages. But for some reason, many small businesses have been slow to get online, even though websites have been around for over 25 years! Fortunately, the number of small businesses with professional websites is increasing steadily, from a relative handful ten years ago to about two-thirds today (the numbers vary, depending on the country and survey you look at). Yet that still leaves thousands of businesses behind the times. What’s the holdup? In surveys, many business owners say they don’t have the skills, the time, or the money to build a business website. But  a surprising number say that their business doesn’t need a website , either because it’s not required, or because they use social media instead. That’s why this post is going to look at some specific reasons why your small business should have its own website. If you’re a small business owner who is st...

Beginners Guide to Web Designing Tools Looking to design your own website? Or do you want to make a career out of web designing tools? Well, it is not going to be easy. It takes time, patience and lots of hard work to design your own website. While a single article is not enough to bestow all the skills, tools and technology needed to become a web designing tools, this particular guide will help you get in the right direction. Once you know the path to take, you need constant development and learning to get to your destination. This guide is for those with no formal background or education in web designing tools. As long as you know the basics of operating a computer, you should be able to follow the contents of this guide pretty well. However, keep in mind that web designing tools are a pretty high-end subject. You might start from the basics, but you have to pick up lots of skills and knowledge, like a human interaction with websites designing, color theory and, of course, codin...