Websites: What You Need to Know
Websites: The Basics Websites are as necessary to your business as a phone number, whether you’re brick and mortar or exclusively online. WordPress is the best solution for a small business website, as it allows you to retain control over your site and make...
How to Create a WordPress Post: Video
This video shows you step by step how to create a WordPress post. In the course of my WordPress web design work, I spend a lot of time doing orientation and WordPress training for my clients. I always want to leave them feeling confident about owning their website —...
The Top 10 WordPress Questions My Clients Ask
I work with WordPress a lot. I design and build websites for clients and coach them on how to edit and add content to their sites. As I work with users of many different levels of experience, I take note of their WordPress questions, as it’s hard for me to...
Writing Tool: Expresso
Writing for the internet requires the ability to make a point quickly. Readers are busy and stressed, there is far too much noise online, and few of us have the time or inclination to read long blocks of text. [Tweet “The best online writing is tight, with no...
How to Choose a WordPress Theme: 12 Tips
Finding the right WordPress theme can be an exhausting process. Here are 12 tips to help you make a wise theme decision.
Why You Must Not Fall for the Facebook Hoax
Another day, another Facebook hoax. Or so it seems. It struck again yesterday. As of September 26th , 2015 at 01:16 a.m. Eastern standard time, I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, etc. … At the same...
Feedly: Find and Share Great Content
An effective social media presence is wholly dependent on content. For most of us, it’s a mix of original and shared content. The articles you share should be well written and helpful to others. But how do you find shareable, quality content? Enter Feedly. All...Copywriting for Your Website — Remember the Words
How’s your website? When you think about the answer to that question, you’re probably thinking about the look, the design, and the colors. But what about the words? The best-designed website is a waste of time and money if your copy doesn’t tell the...
Your Website is Great, But Where in the World Are You?
Last week I had occasion to search a fairly large number of websites for vital information. All I needed was a street address. Not only were the street addresses not easy to find on many of the sites, they were buried two or three pages deep and, on a couple of sites,...