I love the internet and all the amazing ways I can communicate with people. I especially love this blog and the opportunity to share business tips and help people  at a moment’s notice.  That’s the good part!

But what happens when the system goes bananas?  For the past couple weeks I have had a barrage or maybe a tank-full of spam e-mail notifications from my blog.  The spam comments were blocked but I still got these pesky e-mail notifications all day long.  Of course I could just hit delete, but  I really don’t like junk coming into my in-box. It irritates me.

I’m a writer and a people person, not a techy expert. I am reminded of the scene in in Baby Boom when  Diane Keaton is talking to the plumber guy  out in the freezing cold and he starts explaining why she has no water. She screams and says, “I don’t care about the reason, I just want to turn on the faucet and have water come out.”

Like Diane, I just wanted the spam to go away. People like me need people who are geeks and experts and will just be able to wave their magic wand and do it. That’s what my guy did. He is magnificent.

For those of you who want to know what he did, here is the scoop. He upgraded my Word Press to version 2.71, upgraded Akismet tool (which blocks spam)  and added SpamFree. Like magic the annoying e-mails have disappeared. To any techy person, this was no biggy, but to me it is huge as now I can focus on my business, my clients with their businesses and  do what I do  best without those distractions. Here are a few tips for small business owners like me.

•  Get someone good on your team who will be there when you need help.

•  Recognize that there is a solution to every problem.

•  Focus on the things you do best.

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