Tips, by First Wave
Welcome to the First Wave blog, here you will find helpful tips, answers to frequently asked questions and pertinent information that has been gleaned from the web. We update it often, and this is a searchable area, where you can pull information on many topics. For more information please contact First Wave.
Lynn Riel – Van Bolderen
Owner | SEO Lead & Director of Web Development
First Wave Website Management Ltd.
Website Development, Management & SEO Solutions — Since 1997
Tips, by First Wave
Welcome to the First Wave blog, here you will find helpful tips, answers to frequently asked questions and pertinent information that has been gleaned from the web. We update it often, and this is a searchable area, where you can pull information on many topics. For more information please contact First Wave.
Lynn Riel – Van Bolderen
Owner | SEO Lead & Director of Web Development
First Wave Website Management Ltd.
Website Development, Management & SEO Solutions — Since 1997
Adding a Manager or Owner to GMB – Google My Business – Business Profile Manager
Google has recently changed what was previously called "Google My Business" (aka GMB) to "Business Profile Manager". OMG...they make it so complicated. When we are working on your Google My Business account making weekly updates or doing a more comprehesive Website...
Naviagtion Tips for Roundcube & HORDE Webmail
WE NO LONGER SUPPORT HORDE, ONLY ROUNDCUBE Almost every First Wave hosting account comes with online email hosting "AKA Webmail". The 2 default email programs that come with it are ROUNDCUBE and HORDE, you can choose either, or flip between them. Our webmail can also...
GMAIL: Increase Refresh Time of Other Email Accounts Hosted
Google times the refresh rate of email on how often the account is used. So it is in your best interest to keep you gmail open in the background so that it refreshes more often automatically. However you can increase the refresh rate manually also. Below are 2...
What is reCAPTCHA? Webform Security
Do you have web forms? You should know what reCAPTCHA is. The primary goal of reCAPTCHA is to provide a practical and effective means of website security by leveraging human cognitive abilities to defeat automated bots. It is an excellent security tool to keep your...
Star a Folder in Google Drive & Access Google Drive from Waffle Menu
If you are clicking a link to a shared folder on Google Drive, it can be confusing to get back to that folder again the future. Below this example assumes that you have clicked on a link to a shared folder or document, that has opened up in google drive and you want...
Introduction to RoundCube & Horde Webmail Included with all First Wave Email Hosting Packages
WE NO LONGER SUPPORT HORDE, WE DO OFFER ROUNDCUBE Here is an decent tutorial on RoundCube and how to login, you will login the same with HORDE too and can move between these two email programs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8E10aFyLlA Below is a great little...
Where is Divi WordPress Headed with Version 5.0? The Future is now!
Well as you know we at First Wave Website Managmenet Ltd. love our Divi Wordpress websites. So here is a blog post directly from DIVI and a YouTube video they put out recently about what is happening right now! Blog Post:...
Google my Business, GMB Complete Guide for Mobile & Desktop
This is an excellent guide about how to use best utalize your Google My Business profile right now. Holly Crow! Everytime we login these things change. This video is in the now "Feb 2023 relevant". BUT, Good Luck, I am surprised I still have hair after dealing with...
Add a New Manager to your Google My Business Profile
Very concise video on how to add a manager to your existing Google My Business profile. For step by step instructions with print screens click here: https://firstwave.ca/adding-manager-or-owner-to-gmb-google-my-business-business-profile-manager/...
Gmail Clean Up – Bulk Delete Emails by Date Range
OMG this will save you a TON of time!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWibJXOPlto #gmail #email #delete #bulkdelete Contact Us: First Wave - Website Management, Design, SEO Website Design, SEO, Niagara Region Contact -
Best Configuration of Gmail for Checking “Other Accounts” with Multiple Devices
****In this lesson the email mail@yourdomain.com is already setup, you have logged into Roundcube and you know your password. Below are instructions on how to set up your domain email (Roundcube) with your Gmail account and label the incoming domain emails, making...
Email List Software – MailChimp – Bounce Backs Article
First Wave recommends MailChimp for email lists, it is fast, easy and free up to 1000 subscribers. It is a powerful and amazing product here is a great article from Mail Chimp on Soft vs. Hard Bounce backs. https://mailchimp.com/help/soft-vs-hard-bounces/ #mailchimp...
Booking Plugins for Your Website
This is a great overview of booking plugins, I found this very helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hts1vf89nac #bookingplugins #plugins #website Contact Us: First Wave - Website Management, Design, SEO Website Design, SEO, Niagara Region Contact -
Simple Guide: How do I create a Blog Post in WordPress
This is a very simplistic breakdown. Open WordPress and click what is shown to get to the blog area. I prefer to work with the default editor so that is what i am showing, it is simple and easy, a blog should be simple and easy to post to. If you are looking for more...
How to Avoid Phishing, Smishing, Social Phishing, Vishing and other Scams on the WWW
This is a GREAT article about all types of Scams, it covers everything in great detail and I think anyone who is using the internet for anything, from email to surfing will benefit from reading it. 🙂 It has definitions and solutions to avoid these attacks and protect...
Google Earth, My Maps, Atlist
If you are looking at creating a custom map for any website for any reason, here are 2 free options and 1 paid option. This is a tutorial about Google My Maps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKv0kaxY2JE Here is a great tutorial from Google Earth on creating custom...
Settings in Gmail for Domain Email to POP, Emails Bouncing Back
If Gmail SMTP is already setup change to POP If you have your domain email account setup to work on your GMAIL here are some instructions for ensuring you have the most recently recommended setup. Google is recommending that you make these accounts POP acocunts for...
Invite others to Group on Facebook (NNN)
To invite your Facebook Friends to join the Networking Now Niagara networking group, please follow the THREE steps below, it is so easy! 1 - Go to the Group's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/511923716290727 2 - Click INVITE (see illustration below) 3 -...
