Over the past several years Google has been working hard to migrate all of their properties to work over SSL (Secure Socket Layer). In 2014 Google announced that adding an SSL certificate to your website would give you a minor ranking boost. This is because Google takes security very seriously and wants to make the… Continue Reading Convert to HTTPS: Why You Need to Move Now
Get a website audit and get peace of mind. Whether it’s slow load times, plugin conflicts, or security concerns, fighting these issues can take time and cost you sales. So what can you do? Get a website audit. Before you switch your WordPress theme, jump to another hosting company, or give up altogether, contact us… Continue Reading Website Audit
As we saw in the previous installment of this series, there are a lot of very good reasons to have a fast Web site. When it comes down to it, a fast Web page makes for a better user experience and that leads to many desirable things like more traffic, higher conversion rates, and more… Continue Reading A Fast Web Page, Everyone Wants One But How Fast is Fast?
Do you know how to detect and stop referrer spam on your website? Do you even know what referrer spam is? Whatever you call it ~ referrer spam, referral spam, crawler spam, Google Analytics spam, or ghost spam ~ it is fake and it is a nuisance! It is time-consuming to deal with, consumes bandwidth,… Continue Reading How to Detect and Stop Referrer Spam
Staying on top of your digital world is a lot of hard work and it might be tempting to ignore social media and your platforms for awhile. Maybe you just don’t have time to keep your website updated and keep putting it off until another day. But do you know why you can’t afford to… Continue Reading Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore Your Social Media Platforms
This post is the third installment in our SSL series. This case study discusses the tasks that we needed to do when moving from HTTP to HTTPS and what needed to be done after the SSL migration. While this post is written primarily for WordPress users, the instructions and concepts will be helpful to non-WordPress… Continue Reading Moving from HTTP to HTTPS: SSL Migration Case Study
Are you planning a website for your new business? Did you know that you don’t have to be technical-minded or web-savvy to get exactly what you want? Planning a website can be exciting and daunting at the same time. So it’s critical that you take some time upfront to understand the decisions and choices you… Continue Reading Planning a Website: A Simple Guide to Get You Started
So you’ve finally decided to start a blog and are looking for blogging tips and advice. That’s great! But you may be wondering where to begin. This post will help you get started by sharing blogging tips for new bloggers. We’ll cover: How Blogging Benefits You How to Set Up a Content Calendar (and why… Continue Reading Blogging Tips: Nuts and Bolts Guide to Business Blogging
In Part One of our Gravity Forms series, you learned how to install Gravity Forms and activate the license. In Part Two you learned how to use the shortcode to add a form to your WordPress post or page. You also learned how to style Gravity Forms. In this final installment of our Gravity Forms… Continue Reading Gravity Forms Tips and Tricks