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In September, Google rolled out a new Application which has the potential to change the face of the internet. (And no, I don't say this lightly!)

Google touts this breakthrough in the following terms:

         Publish helpful information
        about any web page right in your browser

         Read insights in context
        from Sidewiki entries added by others

         Share Sidewiki entries through
        Blogger, Facebook, Twitter and Google profiles

http://www.google.com/sidewiki/intl/en/index.html

Ignoring the copyright issues (of which there are MANY) this means that

             ANYONE who is registered to do so can LEAVE COMMENTS on ANY page of your web site.

             ANYONE with the Google Toolbar installed can READ THOSE COMMENTS

             YOU HAVE NO RECOURSE (at this time) to have those comments removed!

This is an important and potentially damaging issue for ALL web site owners.

This Special Report explains the problem as it currently stands and explains what EVERY web site owner needs to do right now to protect against the potential harm it can cause!

Because the Google Sidewiki is so new (it was implemented in September 2009) I am expecting it to undergo many changes. Be sure to sign up for the Update List, so you can keep track of this potentially damaging issue!

To here get the Special Report – Google Sidewiki Dangers! What to do if YOUR Site is hit with Google Graphitti.

Sharing the Road to Success!

Tink

The last 4 weeks have been an interesting convergence of events…

I had several sites hacked… repeatedly.

I had to have one of my computer's reformatted and a new Operating System installed.

I had the databases for a couple of sites crash (who knows why!).

I am still waiting to see the final outcome with one of my problem sites.

While living thru the whole process I have learned a LOT and I am in the midst of implementing changes based on those lessons.

Here are some of my hard earned but valuable lessons…

I am VERY happy with the advice and help from my computer support guys. An enthusiastic shoutout here to Freddie and Maria at Kentucky Trade!

I am happy with the timely help and respectful communication from my hosting company. HostGator Rocks! Thanks, guys!!!!

It is much less stressful to face potential disaster while saying *Gee, I am glad I…* rather than saying *Oops! I am sorry I didn't…*

After spending so much time and effort writing my Survival Course, *Disaster-proof Your Online Business*

, I am happy to be able to say, *Do as I DO*.

One of my dearest online friends took the time to help me evaluate the process and my actions and grade my strategies. I was pretty happy with the results.

The bottom line is… bad things will happen to your online business.

Do the best you can to prepare for them, and accept
that you can't anticipate everything.

Having the various elements of my sites backed up on a regular basis was a god-send. It is much less stressful to contact the Support Desk at your hosting and be able to tell them that you have full backups available if they need them.

I am happy to say that the fates were with me and my backups were not necessary, BUT the important thing is… I had them available in a worst case scenario.

Do keep your information available in multiple media formats, when applicable.

I talk about this in depth in *Disaster-Proof* and I provide both text file templates and spreadsheet templates. Over the last 4 weeks, there were many times when I found myself using BOTH formats.

Since the people who know me best sometimes accuse me of being overprepared, I will admit to wondering a couple of times if I was going overboard. ..

I am now happy to say… No, I wasn't! LOL As I said at the beginning, I am still evaluating the process, so look for one or two more posts sharing my experiences.

Sharing the road to success,

Tink

I had a wonderful time in Long Beach, teaching 5 classes for a total of 6 sessions. I taught 2 sessions of my Step By Step to your First Web Site class.

Interestingly enough I had two women attending that class, both of whom have retail stores with web sites. They are both in the process of rebuilding the web sites.

One web site was lost as the result of an acrimonious divorce (the husband kept it and since the poor wife didn’t know any of the info she needed to retrieve it… it is GONE)

The second woman is a widow whose husband died unexpectedly. He had been her web master and had created a lot of custom code for her site…

So… here is yet another reason why my Disaster-proof Your Online Business is SOOOOO important!

Sharing the Road to Success!

Tink

All websites have them, or should have… the *About Me* page…

They serve several purposes:

1) They reassure potential customers who are leery about doing business online

2) They provide a nice opportunity to add Search Engine friendly content

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