One easy way to compare companies is to leverage an independent research company like Clutch.co. Clutch conducts research and reviews on top development, design and marketing companies. A recent study by Clutch looked at reasons that small businesses select SEO firms and found the following: 45 percent of choices were based on established relationships.43 percent stated that company attributes factored into their decision, including thought leadership, knowledge, staff experience, reporting and transparency, or customer service....

We asked five entrepreneurs how they keep up the positive vibes even though stressors come up in their daily life. Take a look at what they had to say below and get ready to be a motivating machine. – Angela Delmedico of Elev8 Consulting Group – Jessica Baker of Aligned Designs – Steven Buchwald of Buchwald & Associates Focus on Long Term Goals – Christopher Rodgers of Colorado SEO Pros – Ryan Meghdies of Tastic Marketing

After some extensive research and a lot of late nights, the comprehensive data platform has released the Best Places to Work 2017 report, ranking the top 50 companies to work for in 2017. While there was some notable shuffling from last year, everyone’s favorite tech giant, Google, takes home the crown for the best place to work in 2017. What does “best company to work for” even mean though, am I right?...

Your business may not be the next Facebook. Nevertheless, you do expect it to grow and for the numbers of users to grow. And you want to keep UX just as awesome as you scale as it was when you launched. To do this, you should plan for a scalable website from the very beginning, whether you are developing it yourself or outsourcing the task. Here are six tips for developing the architecture for scalable websites....

According to Baidu Mobile App’s A Global Look at Android Phones in 2015, there are seven common smartphone issues that get in the way of enjoying your many devices. The report detailed three particular categories that show when these issues typically occur: battery-related, speed-related, and storage space-related. Find out which smartphone issues are ruining your day and the best ways to fix them below: Overheating If you’re a big smartphone user, you have no doubt experienced this unpleasant issue....

If you want to make sure your domain name is perfect, remember to keep the following tips in mind when you’re selecting one. Less Is More One of your goals should be to make the domain as short as possible. Long URLs are a real pain to type out, and if a user who’s already familiar with your site performs an organic search, it’s irritating trying to type out a contrived domain name....

If you want your business to succeed, you need to evaluate your culture. Employees at companies with outstanding culture earn 1.2 – 1.7 percent more than their peers and have employees who outperform their colleagues by 202%. A great culture will also save you time hiring. A study by Columbia University found that job turnover in a company with exceptional culture was a mere 13.9 percent while a company with poor culture had a turnover of 48 percent....

Before you download an investing app, read up on how to actually invest with these eight online resources: Investopedia’s Investing 101 Tutorial Here is a website that will really help you to learn a lot about the world of investing. This is an eight-part tutorial that is loaded with information for beginning investors. It starts at the start, with the “What is Investing” section, and goes into much more detailed information as the lessons go along....

If you’re new to the game, it can be overwhelming. But that’s why you should narrow your approach. In the early stages, a startup can benefit from a great email subscription base. It’s easier to maintain than a website, and it converts far better: Email ROI is 3800%, according to one stat provided by Campaign Monitor. Here’s how to do email right. 1: Figure Out How to Get Rid of Unneeded Opt-in Forms From Brennan Dunn, of Double Your Freelancing:...

Online success requires steady and effective actions. How you would serve your customers and make them review the services you offer? Here is a list of building a wider customer reach: 1. Silent Launch A silent, yet excited market approach makes people amazed. Launching an online business should rather be a secret entry to viewers. Showing them up a bit of product or service info and then exposing them with necessary details over the time makes a better presentation....

Even in the wake of the 2016 election, this current cycle of midterms has been subject to Russian interference, with the government and social media companies powerless to halt the Russian troll farms. However, countries using the internet to get one over on their rivals has a surprisingly long and storied history. And the perpetrators are closer to home than you might think… Markus Hess and Cliff Stoll The first incident of state-sponsored hacking took place during the Cold War....

Birth of a Customer Relationship Prior to going to a pitch event at The Mill in Downtown Las Vegas this past June, I did some research into the ideas and startups presenting at the event. I tweeted my thoughts about each idea a few weeks out and also the night before. I got some good engagement from the Twitter-verse. I used LinkedIn as the platform to create the posts. Some of the tweets got noticed and favorited by the audience I had cultivated....

The company is also slowing down office hiring too, following other tech giants like Meta who’ve been forced to do the same. Microsoft and Meta both tweaked their hiring schedules during the past 12 months, whilst companies including Apple have announced plans to stem their flow of new employees next year. “We’re doing that, as well. I don’t think you’ll see us hiring at the same pace we did over the last year, or the last few years”....

Apple’s security replacement, Passkey, uses Face and Touch ID to authenticate the user’s identity, and will be introduced across Safari and iOS first. Google and Microsoft also plan to implement similar models soon. With weak and ineffective passwords responsible for 81% of cyber attacks worldwide, and the most commonly used password often hacked in seconds, it’s clear that adequate password managers and robust security solutions aren’t just an option, they’re necessary....

Held at Lane Tech College Prep High School, the largest public high school in Chicago, the event represented a return to Apple’s educational roots. Touting its credentials as an invested party in the education of America’s youth, Apple unveiled its new iPad, price plans for Apple Pencil, and a raft of changes under the hood for iOS and the 200,000 education-focused apps it will be able to run. With Google Chromebooks stealing a march in the classroom, it’s an environment Apple can’t afford to lose ground in, either....

Surfacing on Geekbench, used as the industry standard benchmarking tool for measuring processor power, the results suggest that Apple might deliver a bigger brother for its iPhone X. Appearing under the name ‘iPhone 11,2’, this is the latest in a long line of rumours and leaks that the company could be looking to super-size the 2017 iPhone X. Apple has developed a clear pattern of creating larger, more powerful versions of its phones in recent iterations....

Since the pandemic, BNPL services like Klarna have become an ever-present fixture of ecommerce websites – which itself enjoyed a boom in lockdown – but calls for regulation and worsening economic conditions The question of whether Apple’s financial and technological might will be too much for smaller BNPL businesses to take is an open one, Apple’s Pay Later Plans Apple’s Buy Now Pay Later offering – unveiled at the tech giant’s developer conference – will let users in the US pay for single purchases in four installments over a six-week period....

Apple’s AirTags, for those who aren’t familiar, are small geo-trackers that you can put in your backpack, wallet, keychain, etc, that you can use your phone to track down. However, as realized by the ACCC, the AirTags are quite easy to pry open, exposing the battery inside. This has raised concerns about whether these batteries will pose a choking hazards for any curious young children. However, while this isn’t a direct order for change or product recall, some retailers are taking this warning seriously and removing AirTags from their shelves, as to potentially avoid being mixed up in legal proceedings if something were to happen....

The new technique, shared with Bleeping Computer on Thursday, manipulates multiple vulnerabilities and flaws within the Microsoft Teams system, allowing external users to send embedded attachments to users by bypassing MS security controls, causing a big concern for businesses worried about cybersecurity. Some flaws, discovered by Bobby Rauch in his investigation, mean attackers could modify sent attachments in Microsoft Teams, causing users to download malicious files from external URLs, rather than the link or file intended — leaving more businesses vulnerable....

Facial recognition has seen its fair share of backlash across the tech industry and beyond. From controversial implementation in schools to condemnation from police body cam manufacturers, the technology is up to its ears in bad press. The prospect of using it for age verification certainly isn’t going to quell any concerns. So, what exactly is the Australian government proposing? We take a look at what they have in store for facial recognition, plus examine how age verification efforts have failed in the past for other countries looking to control access to online porn....