The top website and marketing links for this week. Are you one of those business owners who gets a big happy rush when you see your site traffic increasing? And feel deflated when things are in a downturn? This post is for you! Learn 10 ways to get out of an SEO traffic slump. One…
The top website and marketing links for this week. This problem cropped up just last week. A client had a few videos that he wanted to self-host, rather than use a third-party video hosting service like YouTube or Vimeo. As expected, loading time was slow, there were frequent crashes and stalls, and on mobile the…
The top website and marketing links for this week. If you’ve been thinking about starting a business blog, good for you! It can be a big help in improving and maintaining good search engine rankings. If you’re not sure where to start, here are 12 essential resources for becoming a (better) blogger. The most obvious…
Studies show that 1/4 of users will abandon a site that takes over 4 seconds to load; the ideal load time is now 2 seconds. Does your site meet that goal? If not, we can help. Our WordPress Performance Tuneup can decrease load times of your site by 20%, 50% or more! You’ll receive a…
If you think it doesn’t matter where you host your business website, think again. Cheap shared hosting is not a bargain when slow loading times can be costing you customers and conversions. Check out our post on hosting and performance here. When it comes to optimizing your site pages or posts, you don’t want to waste…
Even if you’re not ready for a brand new website, there are some things you can do for your existing site to give it a quick makeover for 2017 – both customer-facing and behind the scenes. 1. Install an SSL Certificate This is becoming really important – Google has even made it one of its search result…
The top website and marketing links for this week. Ever struggled to get the right crop for your Facebook cover and photos? Here’s some help from Constant Contact. And, here’s an infographic guide to the current image sizes for the major social networks. This is right to the point – three simple digital marketing strategies…
Happy holidays, if you’re celebrating something this weekend… The top website and marketing links for this week. Food for thought as we come to the beginning of a new year – thinking about your business in light of these five constraints will probably be an eye-opener. A current (2016) guide to on-page SEO for small business…
The top website and marketing links for this week. Do you write a newsletter for your customers and prospects? Are you on the fence about that newsletter? I feel you; it can be a lot of work to write a newsletter especially if you’re blogging too, and even more so if you have more than…
The top website and marketing links for this week. If you still haven’t made the switch to a mobile-friendly website, get ready – Chrome is going to start notifying users of sites that don’t use HTTPS for pages with password or credit card form fields that the site they’re on is not secure in January…
The top website and marketing links for this week. Still clinging to that old website that isn’t mobile-friendly? Techcrunch reports that yesterday was the biggest shopping day on Thanksgiving ever – $1.15 billion in sales by 5pm. And 54% of visits – $449 million of sales – of that was on smartphones and tablets. Do…
The top website and marketing links for this week. First impressions matter – especially online. What does the design of your site say about your business? A lot more than you think! If you look like an amateur, it reduces your credibility. It’s going to be harder for you to convince people of your value, especially if you…