Really every business owner wants their website to rank higher. Higher rankings equals more traffic, which equals more sales and leads, right? Yes, in general, that is how it works but how do you get your website to rank higher? There’s SEO (search engine optimization), which has both on-site and off-site components. On-site SEO is…
If you’ve never had a website built for you, you might be wondering how much it costs to have a website built. I get this question a lot at my website design company. The short answer is, the price for a website depends on a few factors but to get it done right, it can…
Ha! I got one of these scam/fake notices today (“FINAL NOTICE – Your account is pending cancellation”) which looks like this: This is a scam – don’t fall for it. There is NO such thing as “search engine registration” so don’t fall for it. Go to Google and type in your domain name. If your…
I’ve seen a number of people talking about how clicking on PDF files no longer works with the Google Chrome web browser. I mainly use Firefox still but I do use Chrome a few times a day and I always have it open. This seems to be a known issue with Chrome. Here is what…
Learn what FTP is and how you use it to update the files on your website.
How Do I Update the Copyright Date on my Website Automatically? One way to tell if a website hasn’t been updated in a while is by looking at the copyright date at the bottom of the website. If it says something like 2008, then you kind of wonder if the website has been updated since…
If you have mod_pagespeed turned on for your server and need it turned off for a domain, here is what to do (for Apache). Just put “ModPagespeed Off” (no quotes, of course) in the .htaccess file. Better yet, use this: <IfModule pagespeed_module> ModPagespeed off </IfModule> Turn PageSpeed Off in a URL To do this in…
Here are a few tips I put together to help you know if you’re hiring a reputable website design company: 1. Do they just do website design or do they do print design and tons of other stuff? Today, there’s SO many little details that go in to making a good website, you should hire…
Owning a Website Comes With Responsibility With how websites are built today on systems like WordPress, Joomla, DotNetNuke, Drupal and others, you’re running actual software on your website. Don’t get me wrong – it’s great. This software makes managing a website and adding content really easy. Along with that kind of power comes great responsibility….
DNS stands for “Domain Name Service” (or “System”) and once I explain what it is, that’ll make sense. What DNS does is convert domain names into IP addresses. It’s just a lot easier to remember a domain name than an IP address like: 66.170.13.242. Computers need to know what IP address to go to and…
In my book and in my online courses, I explain that you should have Google Analytics and Google Search Console (formerly called “Google Webmaster Tools”) installed on your website. Here are some videos and links that explain how to do that. These tools provide valuable information about your website. You’ll learn how you’re getting traffic…
A Simple Way to Explain SEO I was just trying to explain SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to someone in a simple way and I came up with something pretty good… Think about if Google was a person and your website was your house. For a website to rank well, it needs: Good coding – little…
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