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Mobile Surpasses Desktop Traffic
Mobile can no longer be an after thought. It is now, and has been for some time, the primary source of website traffic. Mobile First Indexing Long past, are the days of building a website for desktop and then assuming the mobile experience was acceptable. With Mobile...
What Is Local Search
What is local search? It's essentially still "search" but more localized. Search based on your location as a user. And it's insanely cool. Scary cool actually. What Is Local Search? I was on vacation recently in D.C. visiting the museums, monuments and more. And I...
What Is A Good Website
As a website designer, as you may imagine, I am often asked, what is a good website. My response is simple. One that resonates with your users. A site that is articulate and fast, while providing the resources people need. Shift Your Paradigm. Please! By shifting your...
Are AdWords Expensive And Do They Work?
So you're asking about AdWords? Or the advertising program, by Google, that allows you to promote your business for specific search terms. And you're wondering if they're expensive. Well it depends. What Exactly Are AdWords You may not be aware of the term, but you've...
Does Your Website Generate Sales
A simple question to ask, does your website generate sales? After all, isn't that why you have a digital presence in the first place? To generate leads. Drive sales. Convert traffic into "cash in the til." Does Your Website Generate Sales Think of a time you were...
How Important Is SEO
So just how important is SEO? Fair question even if I'm asking it of myself. The simple answer? Very important. That is if you want to grow your business. Regardless of what you do, what you sell and how you sell it. We are a society that researches. Everything. The...
Stop The Plugin Madness
The good news about WordPress is the insane number of free plugins. And the bad news? The insane number of free plugins. Yes, the old double edge sword concept. Seems in life, that everything gets taken to an extreme. And today, that extreme is with plugins. More and...
Backend Versus Frontend
When it comes to the "web" or "websites" people often think of one thing. Of a place you go online, make a few clicks and spend some money. Or in the case of the owner, sell some product. But there is so much more. Rather than limit your vision of a website to the...