Thank God for Backups!

Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:56

Yesterday, I managed to break our website. I was doing some fancy stuff...testing something that we will be rolling into the websites we do for our Clients...and I managed to break the website. Our pages weren't loading.

Thankfully, before I did this pioneering work, I made a back-up. We've tested our website back-up and restore plans before, but today was the first time I've had to do a complete website restore for real!

Before I did the restore, I took more back-ups. I double checked everything. I was nervous about overwriting my whole website with a restore I only had theoretical confidence in.

I spent about 2 hours getting ready for the restore. The actual restore itself took about 15 minutes. And it worked like a charm!

Thank God for back-ups!

Piggybank Donates New Site To WINGS

Wednesday, 20 May 2009 19:54

Piggybank Technology is proud to unveil a brand new, community-centred website that they have dontated to  WINGS & HEROS. Scott and Jennifer are proud to support this fabulous group headed by Diane McGee.

This site represents a major step forward from the old site with a host of new features, including:

• Interactive forum where Associates can interact.
• Improved Profiles for Associates, including individual picture galleries.
• Marketplace where Associates can promote their products and services
• Simplified user interface that makes the site much easier and usable.

First Giveaway Recipient Chosen

Wednesday, 20 May 2009 19:13

We are delighted to announce that Chantal Sirois of Living Edge Photography is our first recipient of the Piggybank Website Giveaway and will be receiving a completely new, fully-loaded Piggybank Website!

Congratulations Chantal!!

From our conversations with Chantal, we have found her to be an energetic go-getting Entrepreneur with a solid vision for where she wants to take her business. We know that having a Piggybank Website designed around specific marketing objectives will have a significant impact on her business.

About Piggybank Website Giveaway

We're Giving Away A Fully Loaded Piggybank Website Worth $3,181 Every 3 Months Until The News Stops Spewing Doom & Gloom!
As a "Pay It Forward" project, we're adopting a new Ontario business every 3 months and giving them a fully loaded Piggybank Website!

The deadline for the next applications is July 22, 2009.

It's quick & easy to apply. For more details, go to www.PiggybankWebsiteGiveaway.com

Piggybank Sponsors SEA Conference

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 00:00

Scott & Jen attended the 2009 SEA Conference at Geneva Park near Orillia. This year's theme was "Thriving in Tough Times".

It was wonderful to be with so many start-up Entrepreneurs, hearing their stories of taking the leap into self employment. We remember back to the thrilling and scary times when we took the plunge back in 1996.

It's encouraging to see that despite the doom & gloom talk about recession on the news, there are many industrious individuals taking responsibility for their own economic future. We also saw, first hand, just how energetic and supportive the SEA team is and we want to thank Cathy Greer and Gary Lyon for extending us an invitation to sponsor such a positive event.

Well done!

Announcing Piggybank Website Giveaway

Tuesday, 24 March 2009 00:00

Piggybank Technology to Build Free Websites for Small Businesses

March 24, 2009

Barrie, ON-While many business owners complain about a recession, Scott Gingrich And Piggybank Technology want to do something about it.

 "I see all the doom and gloom in today's headlines, and I wondered what I can do about it," said Gingrich, Piggybank's owner and founder.

 "We wanted to push back against that and do something positive. And, we hope other successful small businesses will reach out and do the same".

 

As part of the Piggybank Website Giveaway, every 3 months, Piggybank Technology will choose 1 business from their list of applicants, and award a fully loaded Piggybank Website to a new or start-up business in Ontario.

Barrie SEA Program Presentation on Web Marketing

Wednesday, 14 January 2009 00:00

On January 14, 2009 Scott spent the afternoon with a group of people going through the Self Employment Assistance Program at Barrie's BERN Centre. Scott did a 1-hour presentation on web marketing followed by an interactive Question & Answer period where we looked at the websites of participants and Scott provided feedback. The questions showed the participants understand the importance of having a website that is both marketing-effective AND cost-effective. 

Barrie Chamber Presentation: Web Marketing for Small Business

Thursday, 08 January 2009 00:00

On January 8, 2009, I was the keynote speaker for the Barrie Chamber of Commerce's Breakfast Meeting. It was a 1/2 hour presentation on how to use web marketing to build local small business. Hands on and practical, it was a great topic to kick off a New Year with economic challenges in the airwaves.