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Do You Really Need to Incorporate “Landing Pages” Into Your Website?
In a simple answer, yes. Landing pages are an essential part of an overall marketing strategy. Your main website should only be a small part of your marketing strategy. A smart inbound marketer understands that once you have done all the hard work to get visitors to a...
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What Makes a Website Good?
Websites, arguably, are one of the most essential marketing methods for businesses these days. It's more critical than ever before to have a website that conveys professionalism and engages your target audience. Your organization's website should give your visitors...
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How to Create an Authoritative Web Presence for Your IT Biz
Thinking about starting your own IT company? You of all people should know that computers are king in today’s world, and that includes the business world. If you want to stay abreast of your competition, you need an authoritative web presence to inform potential...
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What Makes a Website Good?
Websites, arguably, are one of the most essential marketing methods for businesses these days. It's more critical than ever before to have a website that conveys professionalism and engages your target audience. Your organization's website should give your visitors...
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4 Tips for Building and Protecting Your Brand
When it comes to building a successful business, your brand matters a lot. Without a clear, distinct brand identity, it's hard to get customers to even remember your business, let alone choose you over the competition. Many businesses fail simply because their...
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Why “I’m Not Sure What I Want, But I Will Know It When I See It” Doesn’t Work In Graphic & Web Design
The phrase "I don't know what I want, but I will know it when I see it" has been said to me more times in the past two weeks than I can count. I have been known to hear that phrase, from time to time over the years, mostly from indecisive clients who don't know what...
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WordPress Auto-Update Introduces a Bug That Breaks All Future Auto-Updates
WordPress 4.9.3 was released earlier this week and many sites auto-updated, just as they normally do. But in a sad turn of events, the release of 4.9.3 included a bug which broke the WordPress auto-update feature for future versions, unless manual action is taken on...
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Is Blogging Good For Your Business?
I'm sure you have heard it before — if not from me, then from some other web professional. "You need to be blogging." Yes, I say it all the time to clients. Some heed the advice, and it does pay off for them over time, but others just feel like it's a waste of time....
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Why Backups Are An Important Part of Your Website Security Process
Do you have backups of your website? Do you have a provider that keeps regular backups? Incidentally, this is not something I would leave to just your host's discretion to do. I have heard countless stories from people who assumed their website host had backups of...
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Apps Your Company Should Be Utilizing for Better Efficiency
If you are looking to improve your efficiency as a company, you need to understand what the right tools are for your industry. It is vital you spend some time researching different online programs, apps, and other tools. This way, you can get the best results in terms...
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Do You Really Need to Incorporate “Landing Pages” Into Your Website?
In a simple answer, yes. Landing pages are an essential part of an overall marketing strategy. Your main website should only be a small part of your marketing strategy. A smart inbound marketer understands that once you have done all the hard work to get visitors to a...
read more
What Makes a Website Good?
Websites, arguably, are one of the most essential marketing methods for businesses these days. It's more critical than ever before to have a website that conveys professionalism and engages your target audience. Your organization's website should give your visitors...
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Apps Your Company Should Be Utilizing for Better Efficiency
If you are looking to improve your efficiency as a company, you need to understand what the right tools are for your industry. It is vital you spend some time researching different online programs, apps, and other tools. This way, you can get the best results in terms...
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Do You Really Need to Incorporate “Landing Pages” Into Your Website?
In a simple answer, yes. Landing pages are an essential part of an overall marketing strategy. Your main website should only be a small part of your marketing strategy. A smart inbound marketer understands that once you have done all the hard work to get visitors to a...
read more
Is Blogging Good For Your Business?
I'm sure you have heard it before — if not from me, then from some other web professional. "You need to be blogging." Yes, I say it all the time to clients. Some heed the advice, and it does pay off for them over time, but others just feel like it's a waste of time....
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WordPress Auto-Update Introduces a Bug That Breaks All Future Auto-Updates
WordPress 4.9.3 was released earlier this week and many sites auto-updated, just as they normally do. But in a sad turn of events, the release of 4.9.3 included a bug which broke the WordPress auto-update feature for future versions, unless manual action is taken on...
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Your Online Cyber Security Survival Guide
From time to time I like to share with my readers and clients items that I run across that they might find interesting. As many who have worked with me know, I love the WordFence security plugin for WordPress. I recently ran across the "Cyber Security Survival Guide"...
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What 2017 May Bring for Digital Marketers
As 2016 has come to an end, and we are now one month into 2017, I'm sure everyone is wondering that what’s going to happen next in the world of the internet and digital marketing. The only thing constant in the world of online marketing is change, it seems. In 2016,...
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Why Backups Are An Important Part of Your Website Security Process
Do you have backups of your website? Do you have a provider that keeps regular backups? Incidentally, this is not something I would leave to just your host's discretion to do. I have heard countless stories from people who assumed their website host had backups of...
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Protecting Your Website With WordFence
If I built your WordPress website for you, chances are you have WordFence security software installed on it. WordFence has never let me down and does an amazing job securing your website from potential threats such as malware and hacking. At the time of this post, it...
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How To Get A Website Online
As a website designer and developer, I often deal with clients who have never had a website before and don't understand the different aspects that go into getting it live on the internet. You can't just have a website designed for you and magically expect it to show...
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WordPress Auto-Update Introduces a Bug That Breaks All Future Auto-Updates
WordPress 4.9.3 was released earlier this week and many sites auto-updated, just as they normally do. But in a sad turn of events, the release of 4.9.3 included a bug which broke the WordPress auto-update feature for future versions, unless manual action is taken on...
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Protecting Yourself From Intellectual Property Rights and Domain Name Scams
Today I became the intended "victim" of a domain name/intellectual property scam that is going around. Although "scam" is probably not the right word for it, because it's not technically illegal, it's just sleazy and opportunistic. These companies prey on fear and...
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Why Backups Are An Important Part of Your Website Security Process
Do you have backups of your website? Do you have a provider that keeps regular backups? Incidentally, this is not something I would leave to just your host's discretion to do. I have heard countless stories from people who assumed their website host had backups of...
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