It used to be that websites were simple html files that only needed care when you wanted to update content such as text or pictures. Those days are long gone. Today’s websites are complex, integrated collections of frameworks, themes, plugins, customized CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), JavaScript, PHP code and databases that all work together to […]
The Need for Speed
According to Google, “Fast and optimized pages lead to higher visitor engagement, retention, and conversions.” If your website is excruciatingly slow, not only will the search engines penalize you, but your visitors will click the back button on their browser faster than a Budweiser disappears at a NASCAR race. Unfortunately, among the many advantages of […]
Why Do WordPress Websites Need Regular Backups?
Although most every website hosting company recommends regular backups of your website files and database, most site owners rarely have recent backups to restore their site in an emergency. Many assume the hosting company makes backups, but they are mostly for their own disaster recovery, not yours. If your website is important to your business, […]
Best Places to Find Free Images Online
If you often use images you find online for blog posts or any other use for that matter, it’s essential to have a go-to list of websites where you can find images quickly and effectively. Just as important is that your list of websites are clear and concise about their legal restrictions. Below you will […]
Business Websites Done Right
As with all things, there is a right way to build business websites and a wrong way to build them. Just about every business has a website these days, so what makes one good and another bad? There are many variables that mean the difference between a good business website and a bad one based […]
