Did you know? You can have ConvertKit automatically email your newletter list every time you make a blog post from your WordPress site. And it's super simple to set up in your WordPress dashboard. Read on to find out how. Having a newsletter and keeping up with...
Marketing & SEO
Sharing on Facebook
Like you, I spend a fair amount of time on Facebook, in groups I'm part of, on my personal timeline and on my own pages. And this one thing is a pet peeve of mine. I see so many people share the link to their website in a comment and what is shown just doesn't look...
Thinking HTTPS? Things you should know before making a change
Google is always announcing new things and this week was no exception when they announced that HTTPS encrypted sites would be given a slight preference over non HTTPS sites in the rankings. Here’s the official word from Google Webmaster Central. Here’s what they said:...
A List of Favorite Plugins for WordPress
Marketing & SEO, Themes & Plugins
Here is a list of must have plugins. Every site will have different needs for functionality, this list will get you started. Yes, there may be free plugins that do some of the same things, these are the ones I use on my own sites and client’s sites - they are...
Setting Up WordPress: 5 Things to do Right Away
Installing WordPress is step one, and we’re not going to cover that here. Your hosting control panel usually offers a way of installing WordPress with one click. You can also go the manual route and there’s a tutorial here:...
Your Website Isn’t Created in a Vaccuum
This is something I’ve come across a time or two (or three) in my time in this business. And every time I encounter it – it makes me want to scream. I filed this under Marketing & SEO because, guess what? You can’t Market or SEO without content – it’s all related…...
Tools to Test Your Page Speed (Site Speed) Online
Marketing & SEO, Tutorials & How To
Here are several online services that will help you test your site speed. Want to know how fast your page loads, they'll tell you that and a lot more. These services all offer a free version, some offer paid options for monitoring and ongoing reporting. Pingdom...
The Importance of Page Load Times / Site Speed
Site speed (also called page load speed) is a measure of how quickly your site’s page or a URL on your site loads in a visitors browser. Each URL generates a number of requests to your web server, asking for the files, media and information that make up that...