Sunday, November 24, 2013

Pinterest Verification In 10 Easy Steps


Pinterest Verification In 10 Easy Steps

Getting verified on Pinterest is a great way to let your followers and viewers know a little more about you. Anyone interested in your services or wanting to know a little more about you or what you do can now click directly on your verified website or blog link. Take the time to verify your site. This lets people know you own your site and that it’s safe to be redirected to your link. Trust is a big deal when dealing with so much spam and viruses. Pinterest must first verify your own or manage the site before it will allow you to display your link for all their users to see and be redirected to.
Once verified, your Pinterest account will display your full website URL and a checkmark next to your URL.
Let’s get verified!
First you need to make sure you can access your website server. You will be required to upload a unique HTML file to your hosting site. For example: GoDaddy.com. Don’t be intimidated by the fact that you have to access your server and upload an HTML file. No need to call your programmer, web guy or expert. You can absolutely do it yourself with the instructions below. Try our steps below and save your money. If you have GoDaddy.com as your website or blog host, this is exactly how you would get verified.

1) Make sure your website is listed on your account under your Settings page.

2) Press the ‘Verify Website’ button. The instructions will appear. See example provided by Pinterest.


3) Press the ‘Download the HTML verification file’ link to download your unique Pinterest verification file.
4) Login to your GoDaddy.com account. Once logged in, click on ‘My Account’ in the upper left corner.
5) Click on ‘Web Hosting’ and then ‘Launch’ next to the website you want to verify with Pinterest.
6) Click on ‘FTP File Manager’ from the top menu.
7) Now click on your root folder, this is the highest-level folder, on the left menu.
            For Example: Our folder is the folder labeled  “html”. See image shown:


8) Click ‘Upload File’ from the top menu.
9) Click ‘Choose File’ button and select the HTML verification file you downloaded from your Pinterest account. Press yellow ‘Ok’ button and logout from your GoDaddy.com account.
10) Complete the verification process by clicking the bold ‘Click here’ link.



Pinterest will now ensure that you uploaded the HTML file. Once the file upload has been verified Pinterest will verify your website.  You should see a success message if everything was done properly and you’ve been verified. Your profile page will now show your website and a checkmark next to it. Now you will appear as verified and a trusted link!


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

5 EASY TO IMPLEMENT - TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS

5 EASY TO IMPLEMENT - TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS
Get organized: Take a day to organize yourself. It might seem impossible and a waste of time. However, spending time to organize yourself will save you more time in the future. If you’ve ever lost something in your office and went crazy looking for it, you know what I’m talking about. Organizing your office, your electronic files and your ideas is key to saving time.
Create a To-Do-List: These lists help ensure that all the steps/tasks are completed without using up your time. They free up your mind. No need to remember or worry about each item needed to wrap up a task. Now you are free to focus on being creative and productive towards other projects.
Labeling: Labeling files/e-mails incorrectly is one of the biggest mistakes people make. When writing an email, don’t write something cute or funny on the subject line. Write something relevant to the email you are sending. When searching for emails or documents it is easier to find if you labeled correctly. Everyone has to reference back to emails or documents from the past but when not labeled correctly, your system won’t find it. Now you will have to spend time thinking and searching for the document before finishing your tasks. Save time – label correctly.
Make Decisions: Disorganization and ineffective time management is often the result of failing to decide what to do. Start making decisions and getting things done and off your desk. Over thinking the small things or not wanting to “waste time” on them is actually the biggest waste of time. Try clearing out some of the small tasks by spending 3 minutes to make your decision and moving it off the list. You will find yourself with less clutter, more time and feeling a lot more confident about yourself. Efficiency and time management guides productivity. Knowing you are getting all your tasks completed gives you confidence and positive energy.
Delegate / Outsource: You are one person. While you may think you are the “master of multi-tasking”, your time is still limited. You are great at what you do but you don’t need to do it all yourself. Some tasks can be delegated. There is someone out there that can do it. Virtual Services are a great way to get small tasks done at your convenience and without the high costs. One task, one charge. It’s that simple. The more you work with your virtual professional, the more understanding they will gain about your business. And you can still limit your budget to using them only when you need a task completed.