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10 Website Maintenance Tips for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By CONCAT — the first website design and development company solely led by refugees and women from countries of conflict. To install SSL certificates on your website, contact your website hosting provider. Confirm whether your website hosting provider offers daily back up options. 10) Utilize Two-Factor Authentication (2FA).

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. Greetings!

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Communication Breakdown: The Dangers of Getting Blacklisted

Byte Technology

Essentially, blacklisting is an anti-spam measure designed to help email and Internet service providers curb unsolicited junk mail and other communications from suspect websites. However, problems occur when the anti-spam measures put in place are overly aggressive and actually block legitimate messages and contacts.

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10 e-Newsletter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That was a 21% decrease from the previous year, but the decrease is mostly likely due to poor online fundraising practices , such as not having a mobile-optimized donate page and e-newsletter design. Prioritize mobile design. Investing is a hosted email service is an absolute must. Enable social sharing.

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Pipe Up: How to Get More Comments on Your WordPress Posts

Byte Technology

WordPress experts will tell you that a website comment section can strain internal resources, especially for your web hosting server. Each time someone leaves a remark, the server has to run a PHP script, and when multiple visitors are commenting concurrently it can put burden on the host and slow the entire site down considerably.

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The Fast Lane: More Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

A page that is lethargic is a giant turn-off, and web design experts estimate that even a two-second delay translates to more than a five percent decrease in user satisfaction, reduced click-throughs and lost revenue. How’s your hosting? And with such hosting you also get better support if your site ever goes down.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Before you follow any account, ensure that your profile is complete with (1) a well-designed profile photo and header image; (2) a bio that expresses clearly your organization’s mission; and (3) a link to your website. CircuitEditor regularly hosts Twitter Chats on the subjects of social change and philanthropy in Africa.

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