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A Quick SEO Tune-up
When you build a new website or engage with a new client, it’s always good to start with the basics for SEO.
Complete WordPress Launch Checklist
Launching a modern WordPress website involves more than simply pointing your DNS to the new server. Have you accounted for all the important tasks that are required to get it right?
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Why I Prefer WPEngine for WordPress Hosting
When I started building websites in WordPress almost exclusively about 10 years ago I began trying out a variety of hosts, including some of the bigger names in the WordPress hosting industry. Many of them use custom dashboards that link to customized cPanel...
How to Copy or Migrate a WordPress Website
The common reasons to move WordPress sites include launching a new site or moving an existing site to a new host. As a web designer and developer, you probably have your favorite hosting platforms. I have mine. You use this platform to help support the maintenance...
Easiest Way to Set Up 301 Redirects in WordPress
There are many ways to boost your productivity and help your clients achieve results at the same time. Learning how to use 301 redirects is an important part of your toolbox and simpler than you think. By employing 301 redirects you can manage links to frequently-used...
Why Web Developers Should Always Use Structured Data and Schema
In our quest to make better performing websites we often have to peer under the user Interface and look at the machine interface. This time we're tinkering with Schema, aka Structured Data. What is Schema and Structured Data and Why Should I Care? Structured data is a...
A Quick SEO Tune-up on a Small Business Website
Sometimes as a web developer I get to redo a smaller client website. The project often is only a few pages and some base content with photos, a small amount of copy, and maybe a short video. These sites often are only used a simple presence for the business. Their...
Quick Ways to Speed up a WordPress Site
All of the things that make WordPress a great choice for web design also can work against it for speed. While you are able to make beautiful websites on WordPress more quickly than ever, you should be mindful that all those plug-ins and fancy effects you use work...
The Complete WordPress Website Launch Checklist
Launching a website is a process I used to discount, as it seemed like a push-button event. Push the button, launch the site, get paid. In reality, a modern WordPress website launch is a process that often starts days before the launch. I always account for the launch...
Getting Access to an Old Google Analytics Account
When I engaged with a new web design client, one of the first things I do is review their Google Analytics of their current site to look for trends and patterns that will help in building the new site. However, this often can be a problem. If you're lucky, the client...
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Why I Prefer WPEngine for WordPress Hosting
When I started building websites in WordPress almost exclusively about 10 years ago I began trying out a variety of hosts, including some of the bigger names in the WordPress hosting industry. Many of them use custom dashboards that link to customized cPanel...
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I’ve started compiling a list of the companies I use to help me work and manage my business as home.