When thinking about and assembling a Sitemap, one of the key considerations is that of hierarchy – which pages should be child pages, and why? What is a Child Page? A child page is a page that “lives” in hierarchy underneath another page (the parent). In the example below, both “Our Team” and “Company History” […]
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Why We Love Paying for WordPress Plugins
Everybody loves free! You get what you want and you don’t have to give up anything for it! But is it the best “value”- even at $0.00? Is anything ever really free? Can we really get something we want without trading something for it? TL;DR Why we love paying for plugins You can trust they will be updated […]
PSA: Please Protect Your Domain Name!
Your domain name is a CRITICAL and hard-to-replace component of your web presence. Take steps to make sure you don’t lose it! It seems like a great time for a Public Service Announcement. We’ve recently helped several clients work through some really messy situations where they almost lost their domain names. It is no fun I […]
RUTHLESS EFFICIENCY: The Secret Magic of Clipboard History
This begins a new series we’re doing on “Ruthless Efficiency”. Short tips to redeem time from mundane, repeatable, inefficient tasks. The result: more joyful work, less stress, more time for creativity. To start, let’s take a look at something already built into your computer, the clipboard. Your computer’s clipboard can be so much more than […]
Hosting and Maintenance for Enterprise WordPress Sites
We previously looked at what it means to extend WordPress via plugins and custom coding for enterprise websites. However, this is only a small part of the “battle” when it comes to working with enterprise websites. The 5 Key Aspects of Enterprise WordPress Hosting & Maintenance Enterprise websites are never “set it and forget it” properties. They […]
Finding and Using Images for Your Blog Posts
It might seem simple, search Google, find an image, and then use it… However, for the best results and avoiding legal trouble, there is a better way… Why use images in blog posts? I don’t need to work hard to sell you on this. A text-only blog post is pretty dull and uninspiring. Adding an image […]
[SEO STRATEGY] Interlinking Your WordPress Content and Gaining Rankings
Rankings are the holy grail and goal of SEO. A great (overlooked) tactic is interlinking between your own content. We’ll show you a technique to make your SEO interlinking more effective. The What and Why of Interlinking When you link to a page, Google not only sees that as an indication of trust it gives […]
Our Guide to Getting the Most from a Website Launch
Launching a new website can feel like earning a degree or having a baby. It is a big deal and you beam with pride and people are generally happy and encouraging. A website launch can be a great marketing opportunity, here’s how to NOT let it go to waste. Here are our best website launch […]
What Does “WordPress for Enterprise” Really Mean? – Extending WordPress
We previously addressed the fact that there isn’t exactly a WordPress Enterprise edition. However, you will regularly see people talking about “WordPress for Enterprise”. What does this mean? How does this differ from “WordPress for bloggers”? In this post, we’ll look at how you would approach extending WordPress for an enterprise site. A Different Approach to […]