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Tips about websites, hosting, WordPress, design, and more.Is It Time for an Upgrade?
Most of us started off using the Doteasy Basic (or even the Unlimited) Hosting plan for our website. These plans are affordable and beginner-friendly, and for many of us, they can be the perfect fit. Then, a handful of us get lucky and things go really well – more...
Link Building for Ecommerce
As the eCommerce industry grows, competition to get sales and exposure increases. That’s where link building comes in. Link building is an effective way to gain more exposure and traffic for your website, but it is also one of the most challenging aspects of SEO. Here...
Videos Are Not Just For Ecommerce
We all know that marketing videos are extremely effective in boosting eCommerce sales. Many major online retailers, such as Gap, use product videos to improve conversion and improve customer shopping experience. But, there is more to videos than just product videos or...
GDPR – what you need to know about this new data protection law
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25 and many website owners were scrambling to get their website GDPR-compliant before the deadline. But it’s not too late if you haven’t started. What is GDPR? GDPR is a data protection law...
Is Your Website Voice-Search Friendly?
“The destiny of Google’s search engine is to be come that Star Trek computer, and that’s what we are building” - This is what Amit Singhal, head of Google’s search rankings team, said about the future of Google’s search technology at SXSW Interactive in 2013. For many...
Overlooked Social Networking Sites for Your Business
“The destiny of Google’s search engine is to be come that Star Trek computer, and that’s what we are building” - This is what Amit Singhal, head of Google’s search rankings team, said about the future of Google’s search technology at SXSW Interactive in 2013. For many...
How 5 Minutes a Day can Improve Your Website’s SEO
Most people are familiar with the big names in social networking – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. But what many of us don’t realize is that there are many other social networking sites that can be used to promote your business website and drive traffic and sales....
Effective July 2018, Google will flag your HTTP website as Not Secure
Once you have your initial SEO plan in place, there are several small tasks that you can perform on a regular basis. In just a few minutes a day, these simple daily tasks may just bring you bigger results over the long term than an extensive monthly SEO routine....
2018, a year of brand and user experience
For years now, Google has been pushing webmasters to make the change to HTTPS. In July 2018, Google will be kicking it up a notch: ALL HTTP websites will soon be marked as “not secure,” starting with Chrome 68. We have already seen the changes that Google has made to...
2017 Year in Review
Every year new trends emerge within the web design industry and in 2018, the focus will be on designing simple but powerful websites that are well optimized for mobile devices and heavily focused on brand and user experience. Playful brand-themed illustrations Subtle...
SSL: Free, Shared and Private – what’s best for you
We hope you had a great holiday and a sparkling New Year’s Eve. We would like to thank everyone for helping us have such an amazing 2017. Here’s our look back through the year – with resources you can bookmark to use time and again. Our commitment to WordPress...
Confessions of a WordPress Pro – 5 Platform Pitfalls to Steer Clear of When Managing Your Business Site
For years, Google has been actively encouraging website owners to implement SSL certificates. Google has now kicked it up a notch by moving from a reward system to a punitive one. Previously, websites using SSL get an SEO boost, but now any HTTP websites with any kind...