Define the purpose of the site and your target audience Your design, navigation, and content should be driven by a purpose that aligns with your audience and their goals. What’s the purpose of your website? Is it to gain publicity for your business? To sell your inventory? To rally support behind a cause? It’s important […]
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Responsive Themes
It’s been a while since I was asked about Responsive Themes but a question came in recently. The question was about ‘mobile-friendly’ but the answer is about ‘responsive’. And it’s an important question with the answer not just about mobile phones. “I’m trying to work out what makes a theme ‘mobile friendly’. It’s not something […]
Contact Forms
The reason we have Contact forms on a website is to cut down the flow of spam into our email program. Of late it’s a toss-up as to which gets the most spam, your email, or your contact forms. Let’s go over those Contact forms again. Content in Contact Forms Someone writes into your Contact […]
HTTPS
What you need to know HTTP and HTTPS : What is it? HTTP stands for ‘hypertext transfer protocol’. It’s a protocol (the official procedure / system of rules) which allows communication between different systems. It’s used for transferring data from a web server to a browser to view web pages. You and I have been […]
Get Google Alerts
You can get email notifications any time that Google finds new results on a topic you’re interested in. For example, you could get updates about a product you like, keep up with news stories on particular topics or find out when people post content about you on the web, (this is called a Vanity Search). […]
How to Use Social Media and Stay Sane
Social Media lets you expand your potential audience with surprising speed, but all of the popular platforms can drain your precious time. Aim to market yourself succintly and set clear boundaries on your time. Market yourself with Social Media Social media is a sharing platform Smart people on social sites look smart because they share […]