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WordPress (and others) is Awesome…until it’s hacked—it’s Preventable; I Promise!
I love WordPress. But, like any other popular platform on the web, it’s got it’s challenges. The majority of my website clients are on WordPress. However, I’m getting a lot of calls from current clients – and an increasing number of new ones. They haven’t touched...
With the Voice Search Trend Increasing, Do We Need to Change SEO Tactics?
As search engine technology advances, our familiar engines are beginning to act like artificial intelligence units (AIs). Users can now choose to use Siri or Cortana or any voice recognition app to enter queires for the engines. Today, for many more of us (more than...
Can Your Customers Find You Online?
When was the last time you looked up information about a business in a phone book? That isn’t a rhetorical question; really think about the last time you actually picked up a phone book. Drawing a blank? The truth of the matter is that phone books have become a...
How to Pick the Right Web Designer
If your business doesn't have a website, or the current website is in need of an overhaul, just getting started can seem like a daunting task. The first question to ask is “Who is going to design the website?” If you have a web designer on staff, then great – problem...
Setting up SSL on Your Site
I promised, in an earlier blog, to tell you how to set up SSL on your site, but after the process I went through to set it up on a few client sites, I've discovered that there are way too many variables and steps to offer you a guide. Instead I am going to recommend...
Taking Your Social Media Up a Notch
I recently ran across this SlideShare document and I wanted to hold on to these ideas as well as share them with you. I get bombarded with questions about how to make social media count, how to build audiences and how to utilize its vast potential. We all know that...
Ignore Your Website and They Will Come
And by "they" I mean hackers! I love WordPress as well as other platforms. But, like any other popular platform on the web, it’s got it’s challenges. The majority of my website clients are on WordPress. However, I’m getting a lot of calls from current clients – and...
Keeping up with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
I know, I know! I'm harping on this topic but, frankly one of the most confounding aspects for anyone managing their own or a client's website is the problem of staying on top of the algorithm changes and expert suggestions for improving SEO. For this designer, whose...
Website Trends and Conversion Rates
One of my jobs is to keep up with trends in website design and digital marketing. It's almost as much a full time job as designing! But it's also a lot of fun as it means my job is never boring. I was compiling a list of current trends when I found the infographic,...
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