Let me come right out and say it – I am guilty of what I am about to write about! So make sure you do as I say, and not what I did. Just like an abandoned home pictured here, visitors to your website may feel that you have let your site dwindle away and […]
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Gravatar: Why You NEED To Have One!
[Note: this post has been updated – the content is too good and important to simply delete!] Even if you do not know what a gravatar is, you need one! Every round of the Ultimate Blog Challenge, folks always ask about how they can have a picture of themselves appear when they leave a blog […]
WordPress Customization Checklist
Once you’ve installed WordPress, the work to get your website created is just beginning. There are many tweaks, modifications, and settings to take care of. Each step along the way helps ensure your site is unique, easy for your audience to navigate, appealing, and of course, effective and profitable. Although the list may seem like […]
Make WordPress Load Faster
Ever wonder about how long it takes your website to load? There are a few things (that you can manage) that effect the amount of time it takes for your webpage to be fully visible (i.e., the load time)! The load time of a site is one of the most important factors affecting how […]
SEO: A Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization
Setting your website up for success all begins at home, and before you work to develop off-site marketing campaigns, you need to first focus on optimizing every part of your website so that you are able to generate organic traffic from the major search engines. Organic traffic is the crème de la crème of traffic, […]