Local Online Business Listing Hijacking | Protecting Your Identity

July 22, 2011 By

Hijackers and spammers can create havoc for legitimate local businesses. They’re also big trouble for the local search industry and can negatively impact entire categories of businesses in your area.

Many local search platforms don’t offer adequate solutions to stop them and a really solid verification and authorization process hasn’t protected everyone. If your business listing isn’t fully and officially claimed, you’re vulnerable. Here’s what you need to do to shore up your presence and your online identity.

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Local Online Business Listing Hijacking | Protecting Your Identity – Search Engine Watch

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What To Do When You Get Hacked and How To Prevent It

May 24, 2011 By

Serious downtime, decreased customer satisfaction, lost revenue and higher expenses. These are just the start of what can happen if you get hacked.

But IT Security still slips off the radar of many small business owners, even as they move more and more operations online. Don’t get caught unprepared. Security is simple, affordable and well worth it to prevent the ultimate nightmare from crippling your business.

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What To Do When You Get Hacked and How To Prevent It – Small Biz Technology

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Top 12 IT Mistakes Most Small Companies Make | Are You Making These?

April 25, 2011 By

The lifeblood of your business is information yet a staggering number of businesses put it all at risk with a few simple and easy to fix oversights.

If waiting until it’s too late is part of your business plan, then stop reading now. You should probably shut down your business too. If you’re still in the game, take note of these 12 rules for the smallest of the small, and follow with care.

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Top 12 IT Mistakes Most Small Companies Make | Are You Making These? – SmallBiz Technology

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