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Straightforward advice on design, SEO, WordPress, and everything that helps your business do better online.

How a good-looking website is actually hurting this business.

Watch as I evaluate a real-world website, demonstrating how its visually appealing design is actually detrimental to the business's success.

Value of a website design

The Value of a Website

I speak to a lot of small business owners. It's very common to see a small business have a very limited online presence. If they do have a website, it's completely outdated and looks like state-of-the-art 1990.

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Web Design Tip: Live Chat

Streamline customer interactions on your website with live chat. Our latest blog post shares crucial design tips for adding this powerful tool.

Web Design Tip: Keep Blog Current

Web Design Tip: Keep Your Blog Current

Have a blog/news/articles on your website? Be sure to keep it current or remove it.

Google Web Design Tip - Google Your Business

Web Design Tip: Google Your Business

Make sure to Google your business every so often. Go through at least the first five pages of results. You never know what you may find.

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(Video) Web Design Tips for Antique Stores

In this video, I review two antique store's websites and offer improvements ideas.

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(Video) Web Design Tips for Dog Breeding Websites

In this video, I review two dog breeding websites, providing detailed insights on enhancements to boost user experience and engagement.

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Do I Need to Respond to Online Reviews?

Think of online reviews as another marketing channel. A place where people can learn more about your business. Respond or not respond?

Why Would Someone Hack My Website

Why Would Someone Hack My Website?

Most hacks/malware aren't done to major websites. Of course, hackers love to do that, but it takes more work and most of the time be discovered quickly.

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How YouTube Can Help Your Business

In this post, we explain how YouTube can help your businesses with very little to no investment in money.

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PHP 7.3? What Does That Mean For Your Website?

If you’re running anything from PHP 7 and below, these versions are no longer being supported. That’s a big deal and something many web development companies are ignoring.

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I Have a Local Service Business, What Sort of Online Presence Do I Need?

Whether you're a dentist, doctor, or plumber, you're servicing a local area and your web presence is important. Discover the best practices for your services businesses online presence now!

How to Check if My Website is Always Online

How to Check if My Website is Always Online?

You would think your website is online every second of the day, but that’s not the case. Most hosting companies claim that they have a 99.99% uptime guarantee, but have you verified that on your own?

How to tell if your website has been hacked

How To Tell If My Website Has Been Hacked?

Most of the time, you don’t know until it’s too late. If you’re not familiar with website security, it can be difficult to know if your website has been hacked or not.

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How to Get More Leads from Your Website?

Do you have a website that's not doing anything for your business? We cover the top things you can do to convert your websites visitors into customers!

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Web Design Case Study: Home Water Plant (Video)

In the video, I discuss the various decisions we made that turned into the Home Water Plant website you see today.

Why you need google reviews for your business

Why You Need Google Reviews for Your Business

Find out why Google Reviews are impacting your business today, including tips on how to get more Google Reviews and how to avoid negative reviews.

Wordpress website backups

WordPress Website Backups

Tell me you're at least backing up your WordPress website. You've spent a lot of money and time on your website and you need to have your website backed up at least weekly, preferably, daily.

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Why isn’t my new website at the top of the search results?

You’ve just launched your new website. Congratulations! I'm sure the first thing you'll do is search for your business on Google. But it’s nowhere to be found. Where is it? Let's find out.

Is your wordpress website secure

Is My WordPress Website Secure?

Do hackers see an open sign on your website welcoming them in? Is your website safe for your visitors? Find out how to secure your WordPress website.

Get on first base

Get on First Base

We often get calls from prospective customers who have big dreams. They are starting out and want a website the size of Facebook.

How long does it take to build a website?

On average, it takes about 4-8 weeks for a complete custom website build. There are many variables that can change the answer to this question.

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Can I Use Images from Google on My Website?

When you're viewing images on Google, that's not a treasure trove of free images. These are images owned by others. Google obtains these images from other websites and shows them to you.

Why you need a professional to manage your website

(Video) Great Example of Why You Need a Professional Managing Your Website

In this video, I uncover why a website is slow. Why you need to have a professional manage your website. Not your brothers cousin.

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