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How To Start An Online Club

In today’s digital age, the internet has become a bustling hub for communities to form and thrive.

Whether you’re passionate about skydiving, crocheting, rescuing animals, or any other interest under the sun, there’s a virtual space waiting for you to connect with like-minded individuals.

Starting an online club is not only a fantastic way to bring people together but also an opportunity to foster meaningful relationships, share knowledge, and make a difference.

So, if you’re ready to embark on the journey of building your own virtual community, here are some tips to help you get started.

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Brand Video Strategy: Building Instant Connections With Your Future Customers

Want to make a lasting first impression on your target audience?

Wondering how to create a compelling brand video that tells your unique story and drives deeper connections with potential customers?

In this guide, we’ll explore how to craft an engaging brand video that forges emotional connections and accelerates your marketing efforts.

What To Ask Your Web Host About Security
-Your Checklist-

Every day, countless businesses are taking their operations online to attract new customers and scale globally.

One of the quickest ways to get a website up and running is through WordPress, which powers over 43% of all sites on the internet.

But with this popularity comes a downside.

Bots and hackers are always on the lookout, trying to exploit any vulnerabilities in WordPress sites.

These vulnerabilities often come about from installing compromised plugins or themes or using poor hosting that can’t detect or prevent the most common attacks, like Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) or brute force attempts.

Sometimes the cheapest host is not always the best one for your (site security) needs.

That’s where this guide comes in.

This guide is a detailed checklist of essential questions you should ask your web host about security.

10 Free Small Business Budget Templates For Future-proofing Your Finances

As a small business owner, you're likely dealing with a lot more than your personal checking account.

If you don't properly manage your business finances, there's more on the line than an overdraft fee - you now have an entire organization to account for.

Small business budgets are necessary to balance revenue, estimate how much you'll spend, and project financial forecasts, so you can stay out of the red and keep your business afloat.

But creating a small business budget template isn't a small task.

So, check out these free, downloadable templates for your small business budgeting.

If you can use one or more of them then great. Otherwise, you might just get some ideas for your existing templates.

The Dark Web Isn't Illegal, But You Should Watch Out for These 7 Things

The dark web has a reputation for harboring and facilitating criminal activities such as hacking, drug trafficking, and even terrorism.

But it's not as scary as it sounds. Yes, the terrorism, hacking part is scary but the dark web as a whole is not a terrible place.

The dark web is a subset of the main internet on overlay networks called "darknets" and requires specific software to access.

As with the normal internet, you'll find the good and the bad on the dark web.

If you want to search for something illegal, the dark web will provide that.

But it's also a solid way to find new things and escape surveillance.

If you're browsing the dark web, here's what you need to be wary of.

How to Check If You're Registered 
to Vote in Any State

A few weeks back Ohio announced the removal of 155,000 inactive and out-of-date voter registrations. 

Several more States are following suite. Do not get me wrong, accuracy in our voting rolls as well as the outcomes are important. The point here is...

It's time to check your status.

Before you request an absentee ballot or look up the address of your polling place, your first step is to take a minute to make sure that you’re actually registered to vote.

Easy as 1 - 2 - 3!