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Is it ok to have similar content on my personal and business website?

I have a personal site that has a totally different blogging audience than my business website; however, some content (like my About page) is almost exactly the same on both websites. Would I incur ...
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Google's priority on Google My Business Panel vs Structured Data/Knowledge Graph

There are at least two ways for providing rich data about business to Google: Using Google My Business: comes with a convenient web UI and is officially run by Google Using Google Structured Data: ...
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Disable hotlinking or saving or your images online?

I have some JavaScript and CSS to block right clicks and stuff and everything is on cloudflare CDN which tells me when I get hotlinked. Is there a way to stop this?
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Home page title updated to fix a misspelling but Google still has the error

So recently I found that there was a misspelling on the URL title for my business in the google search and I fixed it within WordPress but it has updated on google yet, there is still that error. Does ...
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Is it viable to purchase a ".com" domain while another company in the UK owns the ".co" version? Help!

I'm starting a business and I'm looking into purchasing a domain name for my business but the problem I see is that another company in the UK (United Kingdom) owns the exact name of my business but in ...
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Should we use Amazon CloudFront? (We need mitigate cost attacks)

We want to serve our files from Amazon S3. We are worried about cost DoS attacks (deliberately downloading files from Amazon many times, in order for us to pay a big bill to Amazon). We don't have ...
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Mock-up of existing website using existing assets [closed]

I'm working as a business analyst. They have an externally facing website that need some changes made to it. I'd like to demonstrate deign proposals on what the new web page might look like. I do ...
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How would I list my online freelance services as an "online business" and not "LocalBusiness" in rich snippets?

I currently use LocalBusiness as Schema.org type and I feel it's decreasing my search engine rankings due to it being only "local". My freelance services span an entire state and is not restricted ...
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Upper and lower case business names and SEO

I've been using lower case to describe my business name, in my content and titles, and in business directories. So much so that when Google contacts me I notice it is always referring to my business ...
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Increasing online exposure [closed]

Hello fellow Webmasters. I'm looking for some advice from the more veteran or more aware users out there. So I been managing my step-fathers company for about 1 year now. We are a very small "...
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How to get company logo as contact icon in Gmail and Inbox?

When I receive emails from big companies, when viewed in Gmail or Inbox the contact icon is actually their company logo. I am building a hotel website, and would like their emails to have their ...
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Correct Schema.org type for very small business (like farm stalls)?

What is the correct way to markup small businesses like farm stalls? What would be used for this? The Organization from Schema.org? LocalBusiness? Anything else more specific? A farm stall is not in ...
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Top the business name search ranking

I built a small static website for my dad's business, but it's on the second page of Google search results when you search for the business name. The business name is not common and it's not short, ...
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Google for business - multiple locations with same phone number

I am trying to add more than 10 locations for my business inside Google for business service. I have read that it's good to have different phone numbers for each location, otherwise Google will be ...
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How to disassociate key search terms from a site

So I have a friend with an online retail store and a separate personal website. For some reason, searching for his business's name will show his personal site in the first five Google results. Example:...
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practical reasons for using separate domains instead of subdomains?

Quite often, I see web sites that draw resources from multiple domains. Made up example: Foo Bar Ltd has a main web site at foobar.com, which references files at fbltdcdn.com and foobar-rewards.net. ...
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Is there a point in registering my company (and my website URL) in a public company catalog for SEO?

There are many local and global company catalogs. Some of them generate info about my company automatically, some have to be manually filled out. Is there any benefit to registering and adding a link ...
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Where do internet businesses get their internet for their servers? [closed]

All the large internet companies (Facebook, Google, etc) have tons of servers running to host their data. However, where do these server centers get their unlimited bandwidth? This is just baffling me....
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How to start using webserver for business [closed]

As a software developer I want to start my own business and I have a question for web services. Through years I was using a lot of shared hosting services, but now I need some detailed info as I haven'...
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Percentage of users that get to business website by searching vs typing business url into address bar

My friend's company(lets call it SomeThingsAreWorthTheMoney ) has been affected by a competitor's cybersquatting attack. SomeThingsAreWorthTheMoney is primarily an offline, real-world company that ...
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I want to trace the activity of my customize link sent via email or on chat to my custome

I want to trace the activity of my customize link sent via email or on chat to my customer. Activity like : whether they opened the link or not? How much time they were on page? examples: I have ...
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Compare domain names effectiveness

I have a business, it's not purely online, but its presence is mainly online. I have purchased different domain names which I liked. Is there any service that allows you to compare their ...
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Will Google harm my ad's rating if my display URL in adwords does not exist?

I have a service in a very big city, and to make my ads stand out, I display the name of the neighborhood in the display URL, although the actual URL is always the same page with my services for any ...
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Should I have separate business and personal websites?

I have my business website - I am a web designer and developer, and also buy/sell websites/domain names. As such my website links to 'Our sites' => the websites which we design and run as well as a ...
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Is it disadvantageous to use a .me domain? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Does Google penalize .me or .tv sites? In a scenario like the following, should I go for the .net or the .me domain? Assumptions: I have a relatively informal website about ...
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Late payer after reaching milestone [closed]

I have a small problem with a customer... He seems a nice guy, but I'm doing for him a somewhat big project, and this is what happened: He made a requested initial payment of 20%. After a couple of ...
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Decision to change domains to one that's almost the same - effect on Results?

I have a decision to make about whether to use a new domain for a business site that has been completely redesigned. The reason a new domain is needed is that the current one contains a small grammar ...
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What can a mac mini server do? Is it useful for starting up a home business?

The mac mini is a really appealing option to someone like me with little knowledge of servers. I am looking for a server that I can use for a small business, to: host websites, store company files and ...
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Can I use a .net domain for selling goods?

I have a .net domain. I plan to use it for selling goods/commercials. Is that ok? Are there any rules about domain usage?
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web design quote wrong

What is the best way to make the customer happy after a wrongly calculated quote? I calculated some functions to about $280 when those functions are really simple. I thought they would have been ...
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Being a Good Webmaster is so hard? [closed]

How do you define a good Webmaster ? Because there are a lot of people can say "I'm a webmaster". And i say them "Yes you can use a lot tools, software etc. but this doesn't make you a Webmaster".. ...
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Guidance on building an au pair-to-family networking site

I'm building a website for an au pair agency business that will connect au pairs to families around Europe. I know nothing about website building, HTML etc. so I'm using a wysiwyg editer (weebly). How ...
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How do I make a domain name transfer without dealing with an agent

I have been talking with a domain name holder, and he has agreed to sell me one of his domains. He said he will transfer the domain to my name with godaddy (I will register for an account with godaddy ...
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Approaching re-development

Part of any new business is looking for new clients. I'm wondering if any of you guys approach old outdated websites for re-design? If so, how do you approach them without insulting them, or do you ...
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mailto link is a spam flag, what is the simplest way to explain this to business person

Do you agree that it is generally bad practice to include mail to links and emails in websites because of spam and the various malicious agents that search and use emails? If so how could I explain ...
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Deciding on a revenue model for a web application

When building a commercial web application, what are the factors that go into the decision of a revenue model? How many users are necessary for an advertising-supported application? What demographic ...
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