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The Archives

2020
  • 06/19 - Weekly Links Roundup – Product Descriptions, Button Design, Accessibility, Low-cost Marketing Ideas
  • 06/02 - Passivity Toward Clients
  • 05/25 - Tips for Extracting a Site from WordPress Multisite
  • 03/23 - Did Your Site Get Blacklisted by Norton Safe Web?
  • 03/16 - Working from Home for the First Time?
  • 03/14 - Weekly Links Roundup – Podcasting Mics, WordPress Updates, Social Media Marketing
  • 02/27 - Should You Use a Page Builder in Your WordPress Site?
  • 02/21 - Weekly Links Roundup – WordPress and SEO, Google or Facebook Ads, Blogging, Getting Testimonials
  • 02/15 - Weekly Links Roundup – Great Photos, Free Stock Photos, CCPA Compliance
2019
  • 12/27 - Weekly Links Roundup – Top CRMs, Polling Plugins, Nonprofit Content Strategy, Local SEO
  • 12/10 - New WordPress Performance Project
  • 11/30 - Weekly Links Roundup – Banner Ads, Blogging Ideas, VPN, Favicons
  • 10/18 - Weekly Links Roundup – WordPress History, Domain Names, Tracking Clicks, Product Photos
  • 08/30 - Weekly Links Roundup – Email Marketing Images, Heatmaps, Map Plugins, PDF Plugins
  • 08/23 - Weekly Links Roundup – Website Maintenance, WordPress Admins, Email Marketing, Why WordPress?
  • 08/09 - Weekly Links Roundup – Content First, Free Plugins, FAQ Plugins, Gallery Comparison
  • 06/14 - Weekly Links Roundup – WordPress Resources for Beginners
  • 06/05 - Today is Red Kite’s 14th Birthday!
  • 05/24 - Weekly Links Roundup – New Business Location, URL Shorteners, Small Businesses Without Websites
  • 05/17 - Why are My WordPress Email Notifications Not Sending?
  • 05/10 - Weekly Links Roundup – WordPress Care Plans for Agencies, Landing Page Copy, Link Building Tips, Optimizing LinkedIn
  • 05/04 - Making a Custom Slideout Menu for Genesis
  • 05/03 - Weekly Links Roundup – Lazy Loading, Tracking Downloads, Page Speed, Email Marketing for Bloggers
  • 04/26 - Weekly Links Roundup – Business Blogging, Scannable Content, Testimonials Slider, Video Galleries
  • 03/22 - Weekly Links Roundup – Store Locator Plugins, Plugin Roundup, Social Media, Screenshots Tool
  • 03/08 - Weekly Links Roundup – Old Redirects, Nonprofit Sites, Calls to Action, Hacked Sites
  • 02/22 - Weekly Links Roundup – Site Speed, Product Pages, Contact Pages, WordPress Security Myths
  • 02/08 - Weekly Links Roundup – Product Photos, Current Content, Google My Business, Blogging Lessons
  • 01/25 - Weekly Links Roundup – Ashburn VA, Adobe Apps, Forms, Remarketing
  • 01/11 - Weekly Links Roundup – WordPress Login Pages, Social Media Icons, Starting a Blog, Instagram Marketing
  • 01/04 - Weekly Links Roundup – Better Signup Forms, SEO Plugins, 2019 Holidays, Logo Trends
2018
  • 12/22 - Weekly Links Roundup – Republish Old Posts, Content Curation, Website Footers, More Conversions
  • 12/14 - Weekly Links Roundup – 2018 Marketing Statistics, Blogging Benefits, Website Redesigns
  • 12/07 - Weekly Links Roundup – Updating Content, Gutenberg, Email Marketing, Bing Search
  • 11/16 - Weekly Links Roundup – Slow Sites, Black Friday, Improving Conversions, Google Reviews, Blogging
  • 11/02 - How to Clear Your Browser Cache
  • 10/23 - Dark Patterns of Manipulation
  • 10/05 - Weekly Links Roundup – Contact Pages, Phone Numbers, Branding, Video Editors
  • 09/25 - New Data Privacy Law for Colorado Businesses
  • 09/07 - Weekly Links Roundup – Blog Comments, HTTPS Problems, Website Ownership, Social Media Marketing
  • 08/31 - Weekly Links Roundup – Best Pinterest Images, Recycle Old Content, Analytics, Google My Business
  • 08/24 - Using Free Stock Images in Your Business Blog
  • 08/17 - Weekly Links Roundup – Email Signatures, Asking for Referrals, Project Launches, Images in Posts
  • 08/10 - Weekly Links Roundup – Social Media Auto Posting, SEO Glossary, SEO Challenges, Color
  • 08/03 - Weekly Links Roundup – Online Sales Tax, When to Post on Instagram, Growing Your Email List
  • 07/20 - Weekly Links Roundup – Thanking Customers, Old Content, Too Many Choices, Trello
  • 07/13 - Weekly Links Roundup – Slow WordPress Dashboard, Facebook Marketing, SEO Problems, Trust
  • 07/02 - Weekly Links Roundup – Non-profit Newsletters, Testimonials, Improving Conversions, Calls-to-action Best Practices
  • 06/22 - Weekly Links Roundup – Optimize Images, Seasonal Marketing, Dark Patterns, SEO Tools
  • 06/01 - Weekly Links Roundup – Testimonials, Product Reviews, GDPR, Analytics Alternatives
  • 05/18 - Weekly Links Roundup – Captcha Alternatives, WordPress, Submit Buttons, Blogging
  • 05/04 - Weekly Links Roundup – Signup Forms, Contact Forms, Google Tag Manager, KPIs
  • 04/20 - Weekly Links Roundup – Ecommerce, GDPR, Instagram, Blogging, Facebook PYMK
  • 04/06 - Weekly Links Roundup – Blogging, Keywords for Blogs, Asking for Google Reviews, Link Text
  • 03/30 - Weekly Links Roundup – Facebook, GDPR, Email Open Rates, WordPress Launches
  • 03/23 - Weekly Links Roundup – WordPress Performance, Marketing Plan, Text on Images, Email Lists
  • 03/09 - Weekly Links Roundup – WordPress, Monetization, SEO Wins, Design Trends
  • 03/02 - Weekly Links Roundup – About Us Pages, Real Estate Content, FAQ Problems
  • 02/23 - Weekly Links Roundup – Outbound Links, Page Quality, Google Reviews, Email Etiquette
  • 02/09 - Weekly Links Roundup – Engagement, One-page Sites, WooCommerce, Trust
  • 01/12 - Weekly Links Roundup – CRO, Hosting Matters, Online Security
2017
  • 12/29 - Weekly Links Roundup – Creating Trust, Hosting Multiple Sites, Instagram, SSL
  • 12/01 - Weekly Links Roundup – Video Backgrounds, Sliders, Visual Hierarchy, Online Security Scanners
  • 11/26 - Please Stand Up for a Fair and Open Internet
  • 11/24 - Weekly Links Roundup – Holiday Marketing, Local SEO, Blogging, Security
  • 11/22 - How Red Kite Works
  • 11/17 - Weekly Links Roundup – Mobile Design, Plugins, Web Fonts, HTTPS
  • 11/03 - Weekly Links Roundup – Security, Let’s Encrypt, Competitor Analysis, Selling
  • 10/27 - Weekly Links Roundup – Website Problems, Nofollow, Android vs iPhone, Local Competition
  • 10/20 - Weekly Links Roundup – WWW, Tracking Redirects, SEO for Non-profits, Social Media, Typography
  • 10/06 - Weekly Links Roundup – Landing Pages, Support Sites, Increasing Sales, Membership Sites
  • 09/29 - Weekly Links Roundup – Nonprofit SEO, Content Formatting, Twitter, Color Psych
  • 09/26 - Why I Rarely Visit Barnes & Noble Anymore
  • 09/22 - When Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Your Long-time Host? Eight Signs a Change May be Due
  • 09/15 - Weekly Links Roundup – Social Media, Responsive Websites, Website Maintenance
  • 09/08 - Weekly Links Roundup – UX, Google and Trust, Scene Generators
  • 09/07 - Don’t Give Up on Your Old Laptop Just Yet
  • 08/21 - Chrome Cracks Down Harder on Insecure Websites in October 2017
  • 08/11 - Weekly Links Roundup – Bounce Rate, CDN, Color Gradients, Polls
  • 08/04 - Announcing Our New Business Blogging Service
  • 07/28 - Will Switching to HTTPS Hurt My SEO?
  • 07/21 - Weekly Links Roundup – Blogging for Business, Mompreneurs, Favicons, Design
  • 07/07 - Choosing the Right Social Media Platform for Your Business
  • 06/30 - Weekly Links Roundup – Site Structure, CRMs, Membership Sites
  • 06/23 - Weekly Links Roundup – Two WordPresses, Free Ebooks, Why WordPress, Website Redesigns
  • 06/09 - Weekly Links Roundup – WordPress 4.8, Holler Box, Getting Subscribers
  • 05/02 - Moving From HTTP to HTTPS: Part 2 of 2
  • 04/21 - Weekly Links Roundup – Trustmarks, Instagram, Content Auditing, Email
  • 04/07 - Moving From HTTP to HTTPS: Part 1 of 2
  • 03/31 - Weekly Links Roundup – Branding, Ecommerce, Blacklisting, SEO Meta Descriptions
  • 03/24 - Weekly Links Roundup – Standing Desk Mats, WordPress vs. SquareSpace, Better Contact Pages
  • 03/10 - Weekly Links Roundup – SEO, Performance, Branding
  • 02/24 - Weekly Links Roundup – Site Traffic, HTTPS, WordPress Plugins
  • 02/10 - Friday Link Wrapup – Self Hosting Video, Blogging Ideas, SEO for 2017
  • 02/02 - Friday Link Wrapup – Better Blogging, Keyword Research, Social Media Trends
  • 01/20 - Special for February 2017 – Speed Up Your Slow WordPress Site
  • 01/20 - Friday Link Wrapup – Hosting and Performance, SEO, Email Marketing
  • 01/06 - 5 Ways to Smarten Up Your Website for 2017
2016
  • 12/30 - Friday Link Wrapup – Facebook Image Sizes, Digital Marketing, UX
  • 12/23 - Friday Link Wrapup – SEO, Facebook Business Pages, Site Structure
  • 12/09 - Friday Link Wrapup – Should I Do an Email Newsletter?
  • 12/02 - Friday Link Wrapup – HTTPS, Color in Web Design, Branding
  • 11/25 - Friday Link Wrapup – Mobile Friendly Sales, SEO Basics, Online Payments, Getting People to Sign Up
  • 11/04 - Friday Link Wrapup – Value of Professional Design, Original Content, Customer Testimonials
  • 10/28 - Friday Link Wrapup – Mobile yet Unfriendly, Security Threats, Marketing Stats
  • 10/14 - Friday Link Wrapup – Font Size, Popups, Twitter, Trello
  • 09/09 - Friday Link Wrapup – Resigns and SEO, Calls to Action, Email Templates
  • 08/19 - Friday Link Wrapup – Blogging, Email Marketing, Millenials, SEO Tips
  • 08/05 - Friday Link Wrapup – Psychology, HTTPS, Redirects, Creepy vs. Cool
  • 07/29 - Friday Link Wrapup – Website Planning, Social Media, About Us Pages, Homepages
  • 07/15 - Friday Link Wrapup – Promotions, Millennial Shoppers, Analytics Spam
  • 07/01 - Friday Link Wrapup – Keywords in Domains, Hosting Moves, Online Mistakes
  • 06/24 - Friday Link Wrapup – Mobile Friendly Websites, Single-tasking, Pomodoro
  • 06/17 - Friday Link Wrapup – Email, Social Links, Facebook Marketing, Trust
  • 06/10 - Friday Link Wrapup – Social Media Trends, Push Notifications, Typography Tips, Missed Opportunities
  • 06/03 - Friday Link Wrapup – Logo Design, Email Lists, Mobile SEO
  • 05/27 - Friday Link Wrapup – Site Migration Problems, Landing Pages
  • 05/20 - Friday Link Wrapup – Hiring a VA, Optimizing Pages, Marketing Fails
  • 05/12 - Friday Link Wrapup – Start Here page, media kits, SEO, task manager apps
  • 05/06 - Friday Link Wrapup – Google Search Console, SSL, Email, To-do Lists
  • 05/05 - Quick Poll: Smartphone Users’ Behavior on Sites That Aren’t Mobile-Friendly
  • 04/29 - Friday Link Wrapup – Blogging, Landing Pages, Caching
  • 04/13 - Learn the Analytics Basics
  • 03/17 - Optimizing Images in WordPress
  • 03/04 - Friday Link Wrapup – Ideal Customers, Missions, Conversions
  • 03/02 - Nearly Half of All U.S. Small Businesses Don’t Have Websites
  • 02/07 - Things to Consider When Doing a Website Redesign
2015
  • 12/11 - Friday Link Wrapup – Hiring a VA, Membership Site SEO, Website Redesign
  • 11/20 - Friday Link Wrapup – Email Marketing, Productivity and Facebook
  • 11/13 - Friday Link Wrapup – Cyber Monday, Instagram and Popups
  • 08/28 - Friday Link Wrapup – Free Photos, Storytelling, Reputation and Virtual Assistants
  • 08/07 - Friday Link Wrapup – Email, LinkedIn, Membership Sites and Typography
  • 07/31 - Friday Link Wrapup – Conversions, Social Media, SEO
  • 07/30 - A Few Surprising Facts About Modern Online Shoppers
  • 07/17 - Friday Link Wrapup – Google Analytics, Mind Mapping, Getting More Clients
  • 06/19 - Friday Link Wrapup – SEO Tactics, Landing Pages and Readability
  • 06/12 - Friday Link Wrapup – Copyright, Instagram, Content
  • 05/15 - Friday Link Wrapup – Email Marketing, Ecommerce, Content for Boring Industries
  • 05/09 - Why I Switched to UpdraftPlus
  • 04/24 - Friday Link Wrapup – Spying on Competitors, Site Design Best Practices
  • 04/17 - Friday Link Wrapup – Business Blogging, Facebook, Fonts and SEO
  • 04/10 - Friday Link Wrapup
  • 04/08 - I'm Not a Vendor.
  • 04/03 - Friday Link Wrapup
  • 03/30 - Adding Simple User Reviews to Your WordPress Website
  • 03/28 - Small Businesses Adapt.
  • 03/27 - Friday Link Wrapup
  • 03/23 - Google Begins Using Mobile-friendliness as a Ranking Factor on April 21. Is Your Site Ready?
  • 03/22 - Just Finished a WooCommerce Course…
  • 03/20 - Friday Link Wrapup
  • 03/13 - Friday Link Wrapup
  • 03/12 - New WordPress Hosting Plan Available
  • 03/07 - SEO Myths: Keyword Stuffing
  • 02/22 - Make WordPress Content Images Look Great
  • 02/05 - How to Get Rid of semalt.com in Your Analytics Reports
2014
  • 11/10 - Reducing Blog Spam – 3 Human-friendly Alternatives to the Dreaded Captcha
  • 10/15 - Responsive Website, or Separate Mobile Website?
  • 09/17 - Websites don't 'attract new business' all by themselves. Really.
  • 06/05 - Red Kite turns 9!
  • 05/18 - Announcing our new service: WP Minder
  • 02/05 - 3 WordPress Plugins That Simplify Content Formatting
  • 01/01 - A Simple, Current and FREE WordPress Guide
2013
  • 10/12 - SEO – Getting the Right Perspective
  • 09/19 - Operate as if You'll be in Business Tomorrow
  • 07/30 - The Importance of Cross-browser Checks
  • 07/17 - Business Website Design – One Size Does Not Fit All
  • 07/10 - Five Tips for Maximizing Your New Home Page
  • 06/23 - Should Google Penalize Your Site for Using Stock Photos?
  • 06/22 - How Often Should I Post to my Business Blog?
  • 03/06 - WordPress Plugin of the Week: Image Widget
  • 01/09 - Who should write your website's content?
2012
  • 11/04 - Two New Website Launches: PRS Septic Services and Ace Chem-Dry
  • 10/16 - Quick Custom Google Map for Business Service Area
  • 09/22 - Two new website launches
  • 09/02 - Affordable Content Management – Saves You Time and Money
  • 06/22 - Freelancers for Hire
  • 06/10 - Your own website on your terms – why it's important for businesses
  • 05/29 - Don't frustrate your customers into leaving before they pay you
  • 05/19 - New service – Managed WordPress Hosting
  • 04/17 - WordPress consulting
  • 04/17 - Two new WordPress sites launched
  • 03/27 - When a client goes above and beyond
  • 03/03 - Why a proprietary CMS is rarely a good investment for small and medium businesses
  • 03/01 - CSU Environmental Learning Center
  • 03/01 - Green Drake Photo
  • 02/10 - Hello world!
  • 02/08 - Staying focused on the reasons you blog for your business
  • 02/04 - Getting more out of Google Analytics
  • 01/09 - New Site Launch: Fort Collins Baseball Club
2011
  • 12/28 - Two Low-cost Ways to Accept Credit Cards On Your Website
  • 12/27 - Before Your Website Gets a Makeover…
  • 11/05 - New Site Launch: Endress Analytics
  • 10/29 - Slow is bad.
  • 10/29 - New Site Launch: Envisagent
  • 09/28 - New Site Launch: Dog’s Best Life
  • 08/04 - When your website underperforms
  • 07/29 - Content management systems – what are they?
  • 07/10 - New website consulting services
  • 06/27 - Guest post: How to Write Content for Your Own Website – Part 2
  • 06/17 - Guest post: How to Write Content for Your Own Website – Part 1
  • 06/16 - New Site Launch: Atlas Roofing
  • 06/11 - How to share files quickly and easily
  • 06/02 - Find out about broken links on your site automatically
  • 05/20 - Akismet – it's a bargain!
  • 05/20 - WordPress training for your editorial staff
  • 05/07 - Hosting upgrades!
  • 04/20 - New site launch: Rich Davis Insurance
  • 04/05 - WordPress update
  • 04/03 - The value of testimonials
  • 04/03 - New site launch: Fall River Engineering
  • 03/10 - Testing email templates
  • 03/10 - Google Analytics Basics
  • 03/03 - New site launch: Breckenridge Adventure Tours
  • 02/27 - New site launch: Animal Medical Center
  • 02/16 - Grammar tools for WordPress
  • 02/16 - Keeping your credibility while blogging
  • 02/11 - Analyzing your own website – easily!
  • 02/09 - Give Your Website a Typography Makeover
  • 02/08 - WordPress security update 3.0.5
  • 02/07 - Show off your work!
  • 01/31 - New website launch: Team Fort Collins
  • 01/29 - The benefits of hiring a designer/developer
  • 01/23 - New website launch!
  • 01/22 - Custom Twitter Themes
2010
  • 12/23 - Outlook and your email newsletter

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