Password misconceptions
Security and PrivacyMost people think of password hacking as someone in a hoodie singling you out and guessing what your password might be, and while this can happen, it usually is not the case. The fact of the matter is that most password hacking is done by computers running password cracking systems, and computers are quite good at that sort of thing. In short: be smart, and expect hackers to be much smarter.
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Respect the time of your viewers
One minute overview seriesQuality doesn’t always equal value. First and foremost ask yourself are you providing value to your viewer, regardless of how polished and professional your content may look. Respect the time it takes to consume your content and make it worthwhile. Make it beneficial. Make it GOOD.
If you are producing videos, consider cutting down some of the dead wood and use faster pacing in general. For written content the same principle applies—provide concentrated, edited, high-quality content that gives value to the consumer.
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Slack as a quick and easy notification system
One minute overview seriesTime is money and notifications are key. An easy alternative to building a notification system is integrating Slack and using it to notify employees of certain events on your site.
The Slack API is powerful which means that you can set up your website as a ‘user’ and send notifications to specific channels and mention specific team members with ease. e.g. New user signup? Send the details to Noah. Error in the checkout? Send the log to Zakk
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Process automation - Focus on things that you do best
One minute overview seriesAutomation of data processing is one of the easiest ways to harness the power of technology and reduce overhead. And not only that, it typically pays for itself within a short amount of time.
Whenever you find yourself entering redundant data, or transferring data, ask yourself if a simple integration could do the same thing instantly and accurately. Human effort is very valuable for complex tasks like problem-solving and customer service and that is where your man-hours are best devoted. Leave the tedium to the machines and automate wherever and whenever possible.
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