Small Business Website Blogs and Articles – Modern Web Studios and Tech Support Inc

WAF Rules We Recommend for Cloudflare

The following settings are not only important for Security, and Maintenance, but also to ensure your plugins work properly. Some of the plugins send out data, but some loop back...

Get the “Request a Google Review” Link

Invite Someone to Manage Your Google Adwords Account

1. Go to Google Analytics... https://ads.google.com Note: if you are creating a new account, make sure you start with the deal they are offering you for credits! 2. Click Admin,...

Creating a Rule in Outlook.com (Outlook Online) to Block a Person’s Email but not Report them as Spam

In Outlook Online, you can create a rule to automatically delete emails from a specific sender (let's say "Mr. X") without marking them as spam (because you don't want to...

GBP – Creating a New Google Account and Setting it as an Owner Account using Domain Email

The Importance of a Google Business Profile for Small Businesses In today’s digital age, having an online presence is crucial for businesses of all sizes. One of the most effective...

How to Invite Someone to Manage Your Google Business Profile Account (GBP)

1. Login to your Google account that manages this Google Business Profile (This doesn't have to be a Gmail account but it usually is for most people) 2. Go...

Set up Microsoft Office365 Email on Mobile or Desktop

Desktop or Laptop: Mac (Apple) Outlook on Mac Mac (Apple) Mail on Mac Windows (PC) Outlook on Windows Windows (PC) Mail on Windows Mobile Device: IOS (Apple) Outlook on...

Understanding Google Tags: A Comprehensive Guide

In the digital landscape, Google's suite of tracking tools plays a vital role in helping businesses understand their online presence and user behavior. These tools, distinguished by unique tag identifiers,...

Understanding DMARC DNS Records: A Simple Guide for Everyone

Introduction Imagine someone (pretending to be you or someone in your company) sends a fake bill to your customers, tricking them into paying money for a job you never did....

How to Invite a User to Your Google Analytics Account

A Simple Step by Step Tutorial on Creating a new Google Analytics User: 1. Login to your Google Analytics account here: Google Analytics (opens in a new tab) 2. In...

Pausing Bot Fight Mode in Cloudflare

Pausing Bot Fight Mode in Cloudflare requires Modern Web Studios' custom plugin called Cloudflare Bot Management. Once you have this installed on your website, you will be able to follow...

Website Referral Program

Referral Program - You get $100 Refer a friend to us, they buy a website, we pay you $100! How It Works: Step 1: Join Our Referral Program As a...

Whitelist an IP in Cloudflare

Connecting Stripe to Formidible

When needing a stripe connection to a form you will need to connect the stripe account to the global settings. In your Teamero Editor: Find Formidable Select Global Settings Choose...

Contact Stripe by Phone for Support

Cloudflare Recommended Configurations

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What’s the Difference between Office365 Email and Office365 Desktop Apps?

Microsoft (in their curious sense of wisdom) decided to name their email account services the same as their desktop applications (Office365). Of course, this makes the job of an IT...

Creating a Distribution Group (formerly known as an Email Forward) on GoDaddy

What is a Distribution Group? It's basically what a forward used to be. It's when you don't want to pay for an email account (let's say for example [email protected]) and...

Connect Your Square Account with WooCommerce

Once we've installed your Plugin, you can login to your website and go to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments and click the "Connect With Square" button... Click that "Redirect Me"...

Creating a Stripe Payment Link

1. Login to your Stripe account and search for "Payment" 2. Click the "Create Payment Link" button 3. Configure your Payment Form (choosing options to receive payment or donations, etc.)...

Understanding Domain or Website Forwarding to New Website Specific Pages

This method requires us to host the website so we can setup an SSL certificate so your visitors have a safe experience and don't see any warnings about the website...

Understanding Domain or Website Forwarding to New Website Home Page

Okay, now let's look at your old website for a second. Do you have an SSL on the old website? Here's how you can tell... To determine which one your...

Understanding Domain or Website Forwarding

So you have a new domain name and you want to move your old website into the new one. That’s not a problem, We got you! First you have to...

Adding Your New Office365 Email to Your Outlook

Then you're done if you have the right email and password information. 9. TEST TEST TEST! We recommend you send an email to a gmail or yahoo account from the...

Setting Your Authorize.net API Keys

1. Go to the website and login to Admin 2. Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments 3. Check "Enable this Gateway" 4. Go into your Authorize.net account and get...

Easy Ways to Create Stronger Passwords

Are you still using a simple password? Easy solutions for creating stronger passwords. We have all heard about the importance of using stronger passwords. The thought of having to create...

Why is My Form Captcha Not Stopping Spam?

So you don't receive a lot of spam through your forms however, you do get some once in a while and you're wondering why you get any at all because...

Do I need to file state taxes on my eCommerce store?

Creating an online store today can be a great way to make money without the need of a local store. However, as the internet continues to become more regulated, the...

You have a low Score on Google Page Speed huh?

While the Google Page Speed tool is useful as a tool to help website developers improve things, it's by no means a "Must Score High" situation. It's usually used by...

How to Create a Filter in Gmail

Did you know that you can separate your business emails from your personal ones? You can create a filter that does something specific (mark it with a star, forward it...

Changing Your Password in Webmail

Login to your webmail (This is usually just "email or webmail in front of your domain name, like this... http://email.yourdomain.com) 1. Settings 2. Personal Settings 3. Type in your Current...

Getting Your Google Review Link

1. Go to https://business.google.com 2. Scroll down and click on the Share Review Form Button on the right... 3. Click Share via email 4. Copy your link from there and...

Shipping Carrier Account Info for WooCommerce

UPS: (These account credentials are fake, but accurate to show you how they will look with the number of characters) USPS:

How to Stop Gmail from Grouping your Emails Together

Authorize.net API for WooCommerce

3. Click New Transaction Key and then Submit 4. Get the code sent to the Account holder Email and press submit. Then Copy the two items (API Login ID &...

I’m Getting Spam in My Contact Form

Problem as stated by many website owners: Someone is sending me spam through my contact form. Backstory/Details: Technically, a spammer has chosen to fill the form out manually (as in.....

Beware of a Fake GoDaddy Domain Renewal Email!

So the hackers and scammers are at it again! I just received an email today from a "would-be hacker" who was posing as GoDaddy. In this email, they were attempting...

Setting Up PayPal, Authorize.net, Square or Stripe API

Select the Payment Processor below for the steps to setup your WooCommerce API

Setting up a Hosts File on Windows

ATTENTION: If you have an IT person that manages your Computers or your Network, PLEASE make sure you ask their permission/approval before doing anything explained below. This can break a...

Another User or Device is Deleting Mail

Problem: Emails seem to be deleting themselves after a certain number of days. Cause: You are most likely sharing your email with someone else in the company or you have...

Emails Sent to You Bounce Back to Them

Many things can cause this to happen, but the message they get back will usually say WHY it's being returned (or bounced) Reasons email bounce: (in order of most...

Large Email Stuck in the Outbox

Look in your Outbox and remove the one(s) that are there. Sometimes one is large and cannot go and stops the rest so if you look at the sizes of...

Your Email Account has possibly been hacked

I know this sounds scary and technically it's not a good thing, however it is repairable. Things that confirm your email has been hacked: You're receiving a large number of...

Password is Wrong

Either your Password has been changed or you just typed it in wrong. If it's mistyped: We recommend typing the password you think it is into a Word document or...

Your Email Account has Expired

You can verify this by logging into your account and looking at the expiration date or renewal date of the mailbox(s). if you're the account holder, you can also check...

Your Mailbox is Full

Solution: Free Solution: Empty some of the inbox and then empty the trash. Paid Solution: Upgrade to a larger amount of space. However, if you already have an "unlimited"...

The Device is Not Sharing Mail

The problem explained a little more: The emails are most likely not reaching both or all of your devices. There are two types of accounts: POP and IMAP. Depending on...

Your Problem Requires a Support Call

If this was the only remaining problem in your list of potential problems from your checklist, then give us a call and we will take your case to the second...

Your Email is Being Marked as Spam

There are a few potential reasons why this would be happening: 1. There's something in your email that's causing the receiver's email to mark it as spam - Usually this...

Your Email Program is Filtering Emails

This is obviously normal if it's doing its job properly but sometimes good emails get marked as spam. There are a few potential reasons why this would be happening: 1....

Setup and Maintenance of a Healthy WordPress Website

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Setting Your Stripe API Keys

1. Login to your Stripe account (once it's been fully activated) and get the two Live Keys. 2. Paste those into the two fields in your Stripe settings in...

Why do we use Cloudflare?

1. Improved Website Load Times (on average 17% faster!) The performance factors really are the number one reason why we use Cloudflare. Cloudflare enables us to serve content closer to...

Redirecting an Old Domain to a New One

When you're moving from one domain to another and there are URLs that are important to you (aka: page links on the old site that you want to be rerouted...

Stop Using IE, it’s Not Safe or Supported by Microsoft Anymore

In short, Internet Explorer is no longer considered a modern browser. This is because modern browsers keep up with the changes that are constantly happening within the Internet. Chrome, Firefox,...

Kim Duncan Auction & Realty – Website Rebuild

We've just launched the New Website for Kim Duncan Auction & Realty! From the start of Kim's experience with Modern Web Studios in June of 2016, she's been editing her...

Adding Venmo as a Payment Option on Your Mobile Browser

To do this of course you have to have the Venmo app installed on your device and an account set up. Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4: Step...

Setting Your IPN in Your PayPal Account

1. Login to your PayPal account 2. Go to the settings button in the upper right hand corner 3. Click Account Settings 4. Search for "IPN" in the search box...

Making Sure Your Form Submissions do not end up in your Outlook Spam or Junk Mail Folder

Most of the time we find this issue with Outlook and the way it manages emails from a server. In Outlook, go into your junk mail folder (also can be...

Why You Need to Upgrade Your Old Website

Modern Web Studios has always been on the cutting edge of technology. Over 10 years ago, when CuBit was developed, it was part of a handful of customer friendly website...

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