You’ve invested money and your precious energy to build a new WordPress website that you’re proud of. Now what? What happens when a plugin stops working because it needs updated? When you start getting spam messages in your contact form? When your website is loading soooo slow? Every WordPress website require regular maintenance and we … Read more
Claiming and verifying your Google My Business (GMB) listing is the very first step we recommend for every local business we work with in order to be found by customers. Here is a step-by-step guide (updated for 2020) that will help your answer questions about how to set up your Google My Business account. Why … Read more
I’m writing this from my home office where I’m on Day 21 of social distancing and stay-at-home orders because of Covid-19 precautions. The speed of change in 3 weeks is breathtaking. I’ve spoken with a number of small business owners and non-profit leaders and there is no denying that the impact of the virus is … Read more
When Building Your Website, Plan for Two Year Increments When building your small-business website, it is important to be mindful of all the potential changes you might make in the future. As time passes, design trends change, your business itself may shift its focus, and even your search engine optimization will need a reboot. We’re … Read more
What are WordPress Themes? Simply explained, WordPress themes are website designs that are either ready-to-use templates, or bare-bones designs that allow users to build a theme for themselves. Divi, by ElegantThemes, offers up those complete designs. The aptly named Genesis, by StudioPress, is the framework that allows for greater creative freedom. In your quest to … Read more
Your Website Support Plan Everyone has a slightly different take on the best practices for maintaining your WordPress website. If you take a look at the companies that provide website maintenance, their major components are often the same, but with some variance in prioritization. The truth is, there are some non-negotiable pieces to good website … Read more
We talk to a lot of small business owners and most of them are incredibly smart, driven and creative people. However, most have no idea how to get real information that will inform their decision about making their online presence more effective. A website audit can provide the analysis you need to make informed decisions … Read more
Just like a car, websites need maintenance. A working website is crucial to your businesses success and regular website maintenance is the best way to keep things running smoothly. Imagine a website as a machine with many moving parts- if you don’t maintain it properly, and parts become outdated or break, it can bring down … Read more