1.1. Strong Passwords

Anywhere and everywhere you use a password, try to use at least 20 characters. At this length, you can use a memorable phrase with a few symbols and numbers thrown in. Or use a password manager. This will make it easier to have a unique, strong password for every place you need it.

How Secure is Your Password?

Check your password here to see how weak or strong it is. There are some great resources further down the page

https://www.passwordmonster.com

Password Manager

LastPass is a great password manager. They even have a free password generator if you do want one of those long alphanumeric gibberish passwords, https://www.lastpass.com/features/password-generator-a

1.2. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Recommendation

Relying on just usernames and passwords is not strong enough to secure your online accounts. Data breaches occur daily, and hackers are always inventing new ways to take over your accounts. Protect yourself by enabling two-factor authentication (2FA). This blocks anyone using your stolen username and password by verifying your identity through a 2nd step, your 2FA code found on your phone. Enable 2FA now to protect your accounts online.

We recommend using Authy. Install the app on your phone and take the first step in beefing up your security profile.

https://authy.com/

2.1. Trendy Fonts for Your Website

Google Fonts

Choosing a Google Font makes it extremely easy to integrate the font into your website, and the fonts are FREE. This site lists 10 good combinations.

https://howtogetonline.com/best-google-font-combinations-currently-trending.php

 

Typewolf

A great resource that covers all sorts of combinations for headings and body across most industries. Not all the fonts recommended are free.

https://www.typewolf.com/

 

 

 

 

2.2. Font Size Conversion Chart

Font Size Conversion Chart

Points	Pixels	Ems	Percent	Keyword	Default sans-serif
6pt	8px	0.5em	50%		Sample text
7pt	9px	0.55em	55%		Sample text
7.5pt	10px	0.625em	62.5%	x-small	Sample text
8pt	11px	0.7em	70%		Sample text
9pt	12px	0.75em	75%		Sample text
10pt	13px	0.8em	80%	small	Sample text
10.5pt	14px	0.875em	87.5%		Sample text
11pt	15px	0.95em	95%		Sample text
12pt	16px	1em	100%	medium	Sample text
13pt	17px	1.05em	105%		Sample text
13.5pt	18px	1.125em	112.5%	large	Sample text
14pt	19px	1.2em	120%		Sample text
14.5pt	20px	1.25em	125%		Sample text
15pt	21px	1.3em	130%		Sample text
16pt	22px	1.4em	140%		Sample text
17pt	23px	1.45em	145%		Sample text
18pt	24px	1.5em	150%	x-large	Sample text
20pt	26px	1.6em	160%		Sample text
22pt	29px	1.8em	180%		Sample text
24pt	32px	2em	200%	xx-large	Sample text
26pt	35px	2.2em	220%		Sample text
27pt	36px	2.25em	225%		Sample text
28pt	37px	2.3em	230%		Sample text
29pt	38px	2.35em	235%		Sample text
30pt	40px	2.45em	245%		Sample text
32pt	42px	2.55em	255%		Sample text
34pt	45px	2.75em	275%		Sample text
36pt	48px	3em	300%		Sample text

 

Using keywords simplifies sizing for mobile devices which have set limited font-sizes. Most modern browsers reproduce a very similar keyword size cross-browser. IEv6- gives the biggest size discrepancy but personally I considered that acceptable.

For accessibility reasons I suggest the minimum body content font-size to be Arial, Verdana or Helvetica at 75% / 0.75em / 12px / 9pt. With a decent amount of line height 140% - 150%.

If you are using very small fonts, 10px or less, I advise using Verdana as it's actually designed to work at small sizes. At larger sizes Arial appears to be clearer.

There is a common practice where the body element is set to 62.5% which has the effect of equating (sort of) em to px. For example: 1em = 10px; 0.8em = 8px, and 2.5em = 25px.

source: http://websemantics.co.uk/resources/font_size_conversion_chart/

3.1. Tools to Improve Your Writing

Grammarly

https://www.grammarly.com/

Grammarly has a long history of helping with spelling and grammar. With the addition of AI, it is constantly improving to aid in writing. 

PLANS: Free & Paid

DeepL Write

https://www.deepl.com/write

3.2. Plagiarism Checkers or Duplicate Content

In this article, we are looking at tools primarily for the service of checking if any of our content is being used on other websites without permission.

Copyscape

https://www.copyscape.com/

Copyscape is one of the oldest tools to check for duplicate content or plagiarism.

PLANS: Free & Paid

4.1. Product Photography Guide

Ecommerce Product Photography: The Ultimate Guide

Looking to get started with or improve your ecommerce product photography this year? This guide is for you.

As a store owner, ecommerce product photography is the first chance you get to sell your product.

If the shots are well-lit, picturesque, and show your product to the last detail, interested buyers are more likely to buy from you. 

We’re here to help you capture high-quality product photos using some of the best DIY product photography tips. Afterward, we’ll also go through how to showcase your product photos and bring out their best qualities, increase customer engagement, and let you close as many online sales as possible.

We’ll cover the following:

• The benefits of better ecommerce product photography.
• 5 tips for better ecommerce product photography.
• How to display ecommerce product photography.

So, if you’re looking to attract customers and get more sales for your business with eye-catching images, you’re in the right place.

Read the full article here > https://iconicwp.com/blog/ecommerce-product-photography/

5.1. Remove the Background from an Image

Sometimes you may want to remove the background from an image. It could be a person, a product, or a graphic like a logo. Yes, it can be done with Photoshop and other desktop tools. Here's an online tool with a free tier for those one-off times you need to get it done.

To get a high-resolution export, you will need to purchase credits. 

https://www.remove.bg/

5.2. Easy Online Image Resizer and Cropper

Image Cropper

Upload image and drag selection freely or select an aspect ratio.

https://10015.io/tools/image-cropper

Image Resizer

Resize image to desired width and height while either protecting aspect ration or not.

https://10015.io/tools/image-resizer

Image Cropper and Resizer

First crop freehand or using a fixed aspect ratio. Then select your export dimensions.

https://imageresizer.com/

5.3. Meme or Animated GIF Generators for Social Media

For some social media posts, it is nice to use a meme or animated gif generator tool to quickly knock out your graphic.

 

IMGflip

https://imgflip.com/

Use an image from their library or upload our own. Super easy to use.

 

 

5.4. PixTeller

PixTeller is an amazingly simple graphic design platform to help you create a bunch of engaging images for everything under the sun – web projects, social media covers, banners, graphics,  print or any other design.

With PixTeller you can replace anything from images and shapes to text and colors using its design editor and create high quality personalized designs in just a few seconds.

 

Free Version > up to 5 images per month

Pro Version, $10/mo > unlimited

 

https://pixteller.com/

 

If you want a simple tool to resize and crop images, this is it.

 

5.5. Affinity Photo

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

Affinity Photo is professional photo editing software for just $49.99.

Faster, smoother and more powerful than ever, Affinity Photo continues to push the boundaries for professional photo editing software. With a huge toolset specifically engineered for creative and photography professionals, whether you are editing and retouching images, or creating full-blown multi-layered compositions, it has all the power and performance you will ever need.

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A great Photoshop alternative at a much more affordable price. We have seen many positive reviews from designers.

5.6. AutoDraw - Google's Free Graphics Drawing Tool

Draw faster with a little help from artists and machine learning in this new drawing tool. Go to https://www.autodraw.com to start creating.

 

 

If you need to sketch something to help communicate with someone, then this is an easy tool to create that graphic and then just share the link. No saving files and trying to send a file attachment.

 

5.7. TinyPNG - Optimize Your Images in Quality and Size

https://tinypng.com/

You want your website to load fast, right? One of the easiest methods to tackle this is to be sure your images are optimized with the best quality and smallest file size. We recommend TinyPNG to do this easily to any of your images before uploading to your website.

If you'd like to have it done automatically for you when you upload your images to your site, talk to us about installing TinyPNG or another image optimization tool onto your site.

 

5.8. Easy Thumbnails - Bulk Image Resizing and Renaming

https://www.fookes.com/easy-thumbnails

Don't let the name fool you. This isn't just for creating thumbnail images. You can use it resize entire folders of original, huge digital photos down to manageable large, medium or thumbnail images. Save the new images into a new folder as to not touch the originals. We have been using this tool for years.

 

6.1. 50 Beautiful Color Combinations

http://blog.visme.co/color-combinations/

 

One of the keys to making your design come alive is choosing just the right color combination. Whether you're attempting to evoke the feelings associated with a breathtaking landscape, a romantic sunset or a dynamic scene bursting with color, it takes a trained eye to bring together the perfect hues to drive your message home.

To save you some time and effort in your search for the ideal color combination, we've created a list of beautiful color schemes you can use in any of your projects.

6.2. Adobe Color

Create color schemes with the color wheel or browse thousands of color combinations from the Adobe Kuler community.

https://color.adobe.com

 

6.3. Coolors

https://coolors.co/

 

 

7.1. New Domain Name Idea Helper

Free Short Website name generator, with the help of AI, for instant ideas.

https://instantdomainsearch.com

https://www.nameboy.com

 

7.2. Domain Contact info Verification Process - You MUST Do

According to the regulations introduced by Internet Corporation of Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) starting from January 1, 2014, Whois verification emails will be sent. Whois verification will only be needed for the Registrant contact information for generic TLDs in the following cases:

• for new registrations;
• for registrant contact information changes on existing domains.

 

When a new domain is registered, an email will immediately be sent to the Registrant email address specified for the domain. The verification email will be also sent if an edit is made to either of the following Registrant contact fields:

• Registrant First Name
• Registrant Last name
• Registrant Email Address

 

If the Registrant email is changed, the email will be sent to the new email address specified.

You must verify the email address by clicking on the link within 15 calendar days after registration. If you do not verify it within 15 calendar days, the domain will be suspended.  The domain will then be updated to point to a new landing page stating that the domain has been suspended due to a pending ICANN verification.

 

Krack Media's primary domain registrar is NameCheap.com on the ENOM platform. If you'd like to learn more from NameCheap and how they handle this process, please read about it at ICANN's Whois verification process.

 

 

 

7.3. Purge DNS Cache

Flushing the DNS cache at some of the largest DNS providers is a good way to try to see very recent changes to DNS records. Maybe hosting or email service was changed. Flushing the DNS cache could help resolve to the new settings faster. You may also have to try to flush on your local machine.

How to Flush DNS Cache on PC, MAC, iOS and Chrome

https://dnschecker.org/flush-dns.php

Google's Flush Cache Tool

https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/cache

Cloudflare's Flush Cache Tool

https://1.1.1.1/purge-cache/

OpenDNS PublicDNS 

https://cachecheck.opendns.com/