Spring Cleaning On Your Website It’s that time of year! The grass turns green, flowers bloom, seasonal allergies run rampant and people get re-energized about decluttering. Why not “clean house” with your website? Everyone wants an optimized site that loads quickly and has current information, so now may be the time to clean up your…
What Are WordPress Plugins? WordPress plugins act just like an app to your smartphone. In other words, these plugins are extensions to the WordPress core software that allows users to implement different features and functionalities on their website. Each plugin serves a specific purpose and can sometime be further customized to achieve the desired outcome.…
fric·tion /ˈfrikSH(ə)n/ noun — the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another Friction is everywhere on the internet. It can’t be seen but it sure can be felt. Website friction is anything that gets in the way of a user achieving a desired outcome, usually ending in frustration! Whether there are too…
Have you ever taken the time to read a manual that comes with a new electronic? While most people blow right by these documents, knowing the ins and outs of how something functions will really payoff in the end. The same goes for WordPress blogging. Want to tap into the full potential your blog has…
10 Common Mistakes Made On Social Media – Part 2 6. Always Trying to Get Rather Than to Give Most of us can smell a salesman from a mile away. By always selling to your followers, people will eventually unfollow you or block your page. Solution: Small companies succeed in social media when they go…
10 Common Mistakes Made On Social Media – Part 1 1. Having No Strategy “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” –Benjamin Franklin Posting infrequently, sharing the same basic content on all social media platforms or simply doing nothing is a surefire way to lose your audience. Solution: Create a plan on…
4 Myths About WordPress According to TechCrunch, WordPress is powering around 21% of all the websites on the internet, making it the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world. Despite all that, there are still people who know very little about the capabilities of WordPress and have unfound suspicions about the platform. Let’s…
When Did You Last Backup Your Website? We have all heard the horror stories of websites getting hacked and the content on their site vanishing. But what can be done? If a website was properly set up, the steps are easy: remove any malicious files or viruses from the server and restore the website by…
WordPress Website: Don’t Set It & Forget It Imagine having a billboard for your business on the side of the interstate and the phone number listed is incorrect. And the event being advertised happened months ago. When it comes to a WordPress website, don’t set it and forget it. One of the most common mistakes I…