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The Three Things Your Website Needs To Be Successful
Inevitably people build a website and think "that's it, it's all done." Then they sit back and wait for the sales or website visitors to roll in. And, inevitably their website and business fail. Why? Because, it just doesn't work like this. Websites are not a "build...
eNom Phishing Emails Currently Being Circulated
Over the past few weeks, both myself and some of my clients have been receiving phishing emails regarding our domains. "Phishing" is an email that targets you in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to your confidential information. The perpetrator mass sends emails...
Can Presidential Candidates Even Keep Their Own Websites Secure?
Is our current crop of Presidential candidates even capable of keeping their own websites safe from attacks? It appears, maybe not so much! So, if they can't keep a website safe, well... Seriously though, this is not a political article, but rather an interesting take...
7 Website Design Mistakes That Are Killing Your SEO and Conversions
Did you know that you might inadvertently be killing your own SEO and conversion rates on your website by some simple design and website management mistakes? Good web design and elements can boost sales and help with optimization. And, there are other web design...
What Sizes Should You Use For Images on Social Media 2018?
Are you posting images and graphics on social media to advertise your brand, company or organization? Many people are these days. And chances are they are creating one image and sharing it across multiple platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn...
New XML-PRC Brute Force Attack Plagues WordPress Sites
In case you haven't heard, a newer form of a brute force attack has surfaced, targeting WordPress sites across the globe, in the past few weeks. This isn't the first time a major uptick in this type of attack has occurred, and it won't be the last. This attack...
Does Your Website Suffer From “Thin Content” and Why It Might Be Hurting Your SEO
Google relies on automated algorithms to evaluate websites and improve search quality. Google's algorithms attempt to understand the user's behaviour and Google measures this behaviour to try to determine how "satisfied" the searcher is after landing on a page found...
10 Design and Redesign Mistakes That Will Hurt Your Website
Google makes it perfectly clear that when it comes to SEO they want more "user friendly" content and a better overall website user experience. So, over the past several years they have updated their algorithms to test for these things when ranking websites in their...
Local Search Just Got a Bit More Difficult to Rank With Google In
Several weeks ago Google shook up local search when people began to notice that the usual 7-packs of listings that showed up in search results for local businesses were suddenly replaced with 3-packs. This means instead of searchers seeing seven top local listings,...
There Are Many Different Types of SEO Experts…Which Do You Need?
I am often asked by clients and potential clients about SEO (search engine optimization). Many people assume SEO is SEO and don't realize that SEO encompasses a wide variety of types of work and processes and there are several different types of SEO experts. Some may...
WordPress Security and Maintenance Release with 4.3.1
Yesterday, WordPress released version 4.3.1 of it's software. This is a security release for all previous versions and I strongly recommend that you update your sites immediately. If you are one of our monthly maintenance plans, no worries, we will take care of it for...
Why A YP or Hibu Website Is A Bad Idea For Your Businesses
The following is an opinion, backed by online research. Many businesses have considered (or are using) services such as Hibu or YP (Yellow Pages) to build their websites. I get that sometimes, for those unfamiliar with online marketing, knowing where to host and build...
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