The top website and marketing links for this week. 9 things you need to know about Google’s mobile-friendly algorithm changes coming up on April 21. Link-building today is very different than before Penguin in 2012. Read about the smart alternatives to what are now considered dangerous link-building strategies. Frito-Lay’s custom project proofing/management app is built on WordPress….
I just had a prospective client, whom I sent a quote last week, write me and tell me they had decided to go with another vendor. No problem with that at all, and I really appreciate it when people actually take the time to let me know one way or the other. But ‘vendor?’ That…
The top website and marketing links for this week. Did you know that Google will officially begin using mobile-friendliness as a search engine ranking factor on April 21? Better get ready. Test your site here to see if it meets the requirements. If you need a responsive version of your custom WordPress theme, get in touch. Your website…
Need to add some very simple reviews to your website – like reviews for a service or product, or even testimonials – but are not using a shopping cart that will make it easy for you? You can create a form for visitors to add reviews or testimonials and display them throughout your site –…
This week I heard something from a few business owners I know that surprised me. I’d mentioned Google’s new use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking factor in search engine results, which is going to begin on April 21. The response was basically: “I don’t see why I should be forced to pay to update my…
The top website and marketing links for this week. Eight in 10 small businesses in the US don’t have a mobile-friendly website. Yikes! Does this describe your site? Better get a move on if it does. Doing video? Here are some tips for using YouTube to market your small business. For personal bloggers, but business bloggers might…
Is your website mobile-friendly? If not, this news might make you reconsider that. On April 21, Google will start using mobile-friendliness (or responsiveness) as one of its ranking factors in search results. This is a natural addition given that the number of users using mobile surpassed desktop users in early 2014. How might this change…
I have a lot of clients using WooCommerce, a very popular ecommerce plugin for WordPress. I’ve learned a lot about WooCommerce (especially the backend!) by working on clients’ websites, but I knew a bit less about all the details of setup and daily usage than I liked. So I found a WooCommerce class on lynda.com……
The top website and marketing links for this week. Research on the 2015 Small business social media trends. Are you using LinkedIn? Did you know that 94% of the Inc 500 are? Better get moving. If you’re blogging, here is food for thought on making your point more concisely. Because I know that, like me, you just…
The top design, development and marketing links for this week. Plus some other goodies. Do you learn best by doing? Here’s a great intro to Flexbox. http://flexboxin5.com/ Using color contrast for better readability – check out the color contrast testers, this one analyzes all the colors on a site, but I think this one is most useful for me….
Our hosting company NOCO Hosting has just added a WordPress-specific hosting plan, suitable for larger sites or more feature-intensive sites like ecommerce, social network or membership websites. For our Pro WordPress plan, we’ve chosen to partner with WP Engine because they offer best-in-class WordPress hosting with features that make it perfect for larger business websites:…
This post is about keyword stuffing. If you don’t know what keyword stuffing is all about, keep reading and soon you’ll understand everything there is to know about keyword stuffing, including the basic concepts of keyword stuffing and how to use keyword stuffing to enhance your blog posts. (Just kidding about that last one. Don’t…