I’m giving away the farm! Until Friday September 2nd or until 4 spots for this offer are gone, whichever comes first. You get: Website built – up to 10 pages, basic ecommerce (if needed), integration of email marketing system, etc. One full year of my premium maintenance plan – includes bi-weekly updates of plugins, themes, …
A few days ago, I mentioned that in 2022 I would be implementing a paid consult model and that once I got the updates made on my website, I’d be changing the introductory price. . . Well, I got the updates made over the weekend and will be offering the intro price until Sunday January …
After trying what seems like thousands of tools to keep track of client projects, assets and files, contracts and documents, quotes and invoices, and things like support tickets and what-not, I decided to create a client portal on my WordPress website. Over the course of a few weeks, I tried out a dozen or more …
One of the key features of WordPress blogs is the ability to file posts in different categories of your choosing. This enables your readers an easy navigation system of finding other articles (blog posts) on your website that might interest them and it is helpful for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) as well. When you first …
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“How do I add new pages without people seeing them until they’re ready? I don’t want the site in maintenance mode because I don’t want to miss out sales.” This question has been asked a lot lately in various web design and WordPress groups I belong to so I thought I’d share a couple of …
Most people just upload images to their WordPress website without a second thought. But did you know that large image files will slow down your site? Sometimes these large files can even slow down your site a lot. Whether they’re images you took yourself with your phone or camera or created in Photoshop or another …
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We’re going to talk about two different things when it comes to comments: allowing comments on your site and dealing with comment spam. Comments are a great way for your readers to interact with you and each other, and is a great way to create community on your site. But how do you manage comments? …
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One of my websites is being bombarded this morning by hackers trying to get in. They keep failing and we’re at 226 lockouts so far. (240 by time I finished writing the Facebook post and currently at 268!!) THIS is why you MUST have a security plugin installed and configured properly on your site AND …
Best practices: why you must use a security plugin on your WordPress website Read More »
First, let’s answer the question – what IS an alt tag (or “alternative text”)? An “alt tag, also known as “alt attribute” and “alt description,” is an HTML attribute applied to image tags to provide a text alternative for search engines.” Why should you use alt tags? One use for alt tags is for accessibility – they allow screen readers which …
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Your web design/WordPress tip for today: Always back your site up regularly! These days, a lot of hosting companies offer site backups but if yours doesn’t or you want more control of exactly what gets backed up and when, there are several options on the market. Here are the options I recommend most often: Updraft …
Your website requires backing up regularly – here’s how to do it Read More »