Content may be king, but a slow website could mean no one is sticking around to see it. No eyeballs mean no one is reading your lovely prose which results in no customers. Website builders and SEO folks toss around terms like “website speed” or “page speed”. If you are a website visitor, it is … Read more
What the Heck is a Favicon? Glad you asked! It’s that cute little pic you see in browsers in the URL bar (for Safari) or tab (for Chrome and Firefox etc.) on your computer. But these days a favicon is also used by your iPhone, Android device, tablet or, gasp, internet fridge. Now with so … Read more
As a web designer, I take care of several websites for my clients. Usually, they give me access to their Google Analytics, so I can set up some tracking scripts. I occasionally check to see if there are any issue indicators requiring attention. Who’s Winning? It’s interesting to see firsthand the pattern between those with … Read more
Is Your Logo Pulling Its Weight? Two weeks ago, I shared tips to determine whether your website needed some updates or a total redo. If you’re redoing your site, look closely at your logo first. Do You Need a New Logo? When you first started your business, you may have designed your own logo or … Read more
Things to Consider Some of you are thinking if it’s time to redo your website, or if there are aspects that need updating? These tips will help you determine whether to tweak things a bit or to redesign your website completely. The Tweaks What is your copyright date – is it 2015? We’ll wait while … Read more
Yes, I admit it, I’m a Firefly fan – if you didn’t know where the quote "shiny!" came from… there you go. Speaking of shiny… lately there have been some new plugins surfacing that can help you be more productive with your blog. For those of you maintaining a blog – automation and enhancements will … Read more