I create and publish to YouTube a fair number of Mailchimp instructional videos. I have always been aware of the importance of subtitles for videos both for accessibility reasons in addition to SEO reasons (yes, accessibility is important for SEO). Once you’ve uploaded a video to YouTube then YouTube generates subtitles for you. If however […]
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The Best Transactional Email Sending Services
Unfortunately there is no means of being absolutely sure that your email messages will reach your recipients. We can do certain things like ensuring that we set SPF and DKIM DNS records but ultimately it’s best to leave bulk email sending to the experts. Particularly if you’re sending invoices or order details from your online […]
How to use AWS to Extract Massive ZIP Files
I use Google Drive to store my data. I also use Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive but like the integration of Google Drive with Inbox by Google and other Google apps that I use. In order to backup my data I’ve used Datto Backupify for several years and all had appeared to be going well. Backupify […]
Moving from Mandrill to Amazon SES in WordPress
I’m very disappointed that Mailchimp has decided to include Mandrill as a paid Mailchimp subscription option (rather than keeping it a stand-alone service). Mandrill is an excellent transactional email services and has been very inexpensive for small businesses. I’ve worked with clients with numerous Mandrill integrations and troubleshooting. Unfortunately the cost of using Mandrill will […]