Many costs for energy have risen in recent months. Here in the Northeast our electric bills just suffered a 110% hike. The change was this: OLD RATE pre 8/1/2022: 10.669¢ per kWh (kilo or thousand watt hours) NEW RATE post 7/31/2022: 22.566¢ per kWh I operate...
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Fix “Secure Connection Failed” Error in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer
We've run into trouble recently loading sites lacking SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption on our workstations. The issue has been happening using both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Researching why this was occurring led me to some possible fixes I will address...
Important Update Regarding Billing and Rates
We all hate when prices go up. And we all know they seldom go down again. As stated in CharlesWorks policies, prices are subject to change without notice. Going on 25 Years in Business You don't get to stay in business as long as CharlesWorks has without three things:...
Increasing your Web Traffic using External Links from UpCity
Every now and then I like to share ways each of you can use to increase the traffic to your website. Increasing Traffic Remember that when your website is linked to from other sources, you increase the probability of more traffic being sent to it. Today, I took the...
Charles Oropallo Awarded for Sponsoring 40+ BNI Members
I have been a member of BNI (Business Networkers International) since September of 2004. It has been a great networking organization and I recommend everyone attend at least just to experience a meeting. You've everything to gain by doing so. I often remind people the...
Testimonials in BNI
Benefits of Testimonials: Many of us often give testimonials in BNI during the last part of meeting. What happens when you give a testimonial? Establishes your credibility in front of potential customers It reassures the potential client that this product or service...
Getting Through a Pandemic Together
A July 4th note from Charles Here we are at the 4th of July of 2021 already! The loss of life suffered in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic was horrendous. Yet there are people who still do not think in terms of helping their fellow citizens - and themselves -...
External Image Importing
If you're moving high volumes of site content from a non-wordpress site and it contains embedded images, instead of finding each image and saving and reuploading it, this plugin will allow you to import images into the wordpress media library and update all the embed...
Find Streaming Movies
The internet is overflowing with streaming services, and yet the question always comes up: What should we watch tonight? Sometimes we browse through the options, seeking a few favorite classics, or this year’s Oscar nominees, but we have to bounce from platform to...
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Even though advertising is essential for any business, a referral from another client is usually the best. The staff here have decades of networking and experience with other businesses in the community. Please think of CharlesWorks as your trusted business resource....