I just finished attending a conference yesterday and there were several new business owners in the audience. Frequently the question came up in the chat box was how to get their website started. Most experienced owners, of course, promptly responded you need a WordPress site. WordPress is actually software (not a website in itself.) It … Read more
During the Q&A portion of a webinar I presented recently, the question came up "how often should I update my website?" I’m assuming they mean to redesign their site, not updating individual pages with edits and blog posts. There isn’t a hard and fast rule on this but here is what I consider when initially … Read more
Recently, one of my clients asked me to set up a commercial template they purchased. What immediately grabbed my attention with the template was the font size – it was non-standard. In fact, it was two sizes below what is recommended by usability experts for websites and W3C – the web standards organization. Make Your … Read more
The average person today sees so many websites daily they are unconsciously aware of what looks modern and what does not. We live in an age of sophisticated Internet users who can tell when a website looks old. When a website looks old, site visitors lose confidence in your products or services and worse looks … Read more
Updated July 25, 2013 WordPress 3.6 looks to have some nifty user friendly options that overall will make using WordPress easier. Some highly convenient updates to make your blogging easier include: Improved handling of video and audio embeds, upload and WP puts in the player for users to see your video/audio. Scarp the code embeds … Read more
I’ve come to the conclusion there are now three topics you can’t discuss with people: religion, politics, and webhosts. Yes, webhosts! What is essentially a business service people are loyal to their webhost provider, vehemently so! I’m guilty; I’ve done the same thing. You can be with a webhost provider and never have any problems … Read more