It’s not uncommon for new WordPress users to get tricked into the bells and whistles of plugins that allow for drag and drop website development. There are so many plugins out there that its difficult to keep up. I’m going to highlight why it’s not a great idea to invest your energy developing with them…. [Read More]
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The Duplicator Site Scan Result Page With Warnings
Front Page Website Layout That Works
Effective front page website design follows the function of understanding visitors and making them to act. There are truths that are understood about your audience. There’s a percentage of visitors who have little or no knowledge or your business. That percentage is dependent upon your brand authority online. Your site is competing for the attention of your visitors. Site… [Read More]
What Hosting Companies are Best?
The 800 Pound Gorillas of Hosting I’m sure you have surfed around on the net and found the big players in the web hosting industry. Let me take a guess, do these companies sound familiar? 1&1 GoDaddy Endurance International Group (HostGator, BlueHost, here’s the entire list) Before you make your decision on who you are… [Read More]
Check WordPress For Cryptophp
Greg Gurev at MySherpa sent me an email about a backdoor program that has been proliferating on Drupal, Joomla and WordPress CMS systems this month. MySherpa is a very popular managed IT firm in Wilmington Delaware and Greg is very aware of what’s up with the industry. Needless to say when I get a virus… [Read More]
Fixing Missing Rankie Keywords In The Dashboard
So your looking to fix the missing Rankie keywords in the dashboard, eh? You only see five rows, right? You’re probably thinking there’s a conflict with the WordPress 4.0 release. WRONG! The plugin is working fine. The list scrolls! Go back and give it a shot. Here’s what’s really interesting. This post is just over 120 words…. [Read More]
Hide From Search Engines With TrackMeNot
Everybody is watching you. I’m not talking about friends, family, and neighbors. I’m talking about fortune 500 corporations. If you use any network you’re being tracked. I’m talking phone, internet, credit card, bank….. EVERYTHING. It’s really getting ridiculous these days. If you agree with this statement, read on. If you don’t believe or don’t care,… [Read More]
Understanding Domain Name Pitfalls
Domain Name Pitfall #1 – Ownership The next sentence I write for you will be the most important info on this page. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LET A THIRD PARTY REGISTER YOUR DOMAIN FOR YOU. Your domain name may not seem valuable now but as time passes it could be worth thousands or more. … [Read More]
Blogging Tips and Resources For Improved Google Rank
Below is a no-nonsense list of crucial tips and resources to help you drive traffic to your site. I also am including information on how to manipulate the content for improved rank at Google. Blog Topic Resources Google Trends – Use Top Charts and consider receiving emails with “Subscriptions” Topsy.com – this is a blog / twitter topic… [Read More]