How to Improve WordPress Website Speed
One of the many things that proper WordPress website maintenance includes is staying on top of the plugins that are installed and any other little “extras” that have a way of piling up. But as the code piles up, it can slow your website down. And when a webpage loads slowly, people leave. That can […]
Service Change Due to Coronavirus? Update Your Web Presence!
Now more than ever, you need potential customers to know how to reach you! When everything possible is moving online, users expect to receive updated information. Your web presence during Coronavirus reflects how your company as a whole is responding. The places a user is likely to check for service changes and updates are the […]
3 Rules for Putting Video on Your WordPress Website
If there wasn’t already enough of an incentive to get in front of your audience with video marketing, the Coronavirus crisis is getting even the most timid people in front of cameras. In fact, according to a Renderforest survey of 1000 last year, 9 out of 10 viewers say that product videos are useful in […]
Switching WordPress Website Support Provider
The developer who set up your website doesn’t like dealing with ongoing maintenance. Your brother was maintaining the site but now he’s too busy. Turnaround time for the company handling your updates is super slow and their prices are crazy. We’ve heard all these reasons and more for why individuals and companies look for a […]
An Introduction to Caching
One of the most common things a website owner will hear when trying to troubleshoot a problem is a request to “clear the browser cache”. What is a Cache? The cache (pronounced like “cash”) is a collection of frequently-used data. What caching does is enable a website to load more quickly by storing data most […]
Take Your Site from Amateur to Professional in 5 Steps
Is your WordPress site getting crawled properly by Google? Is it secure? Is it loading fast enough? Several things typically distinguish professional websites from amateur jobs. At first glance, the difference is usually in the graphics and layout. Does it look like someone put careful thought into the user experience, or is it something slapped […]
Your Website Development Checklist
So you know your business needs a website. You research for referrals and start making inquiries. But without understanding first what your website needs for your business, how will you even know what you are asking for? Here is a plan to help businesses organize their website strategy, so that they can understand what it […]
Getting An SSL Certificate Just Got A Lot Easier (and Cheaper!)
Secure websites are marked with an SSL Certificate (Secure Sockets Layer), which authenticates the identity of a website. You’ve seen this on any website whose URL begins https:// Just click the lock icon (on Chrome in this example) and you’ll see further information about the verification of this address. The idea is to assure users […]
Evaluating UX to Improve Your Website
The term UX is often heard in conjunction with web design and development but it is widely misunderstood even by those who would define themselves as internet and tech savvy. Here I’ll clarify what exactly UX is and how it can grow the success of your website and online business. To Put it Simply… In […]
3 Time Saving Productivity Tools
What’s life’s most precious commodity? It’s not money. It’s your time. If you spend money on something that breaks or invest in a fund that goes south, you can earn the money back. But you never get back time. That’s why we’re excited to share these 3 tools to help you save life’s most precious commodity. 1. […]