Ever wonder how a company can manage a website that has thousands of highly customized landing pages? Do they employ an army of web developers that launch into action when something like a phone number, coupon, or service feature is changed? I mean, if the site has THOUSANDS of pages, then, it’s likely many, if […]
Month: June 2021
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What is a Digital Advocate?
A digital advocate is someone who contacts your digital service providers on your behalf to solve existing problems or adjust subscription/product purchases. A digital advocate might cancel duplicate products, negotiate lower product rates or request refunds / credits when a company has over-charged or charged you for duplicate/unused products. WHEN do you need a digital […]
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Adding a caching plugin to your WordPress site is a waste of time
Adding a caching plugin can only do so much for a slow website. If you have a painfully slow WordPress website, you need to stop adding new plugins and dig into the cause of the slowness. The 9 Most Common Issues that Cause a WordPress Website to Load Poorly: 1. Bloated WordPress Theme Most WordPress […]
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Some Sure-Fire Ways to Boost Your Business Online
The economic slowdown and physical lockdown of the pandemic showed businesses just how important a digital revenue stream is. Even as states are now fully open and the economy is bouncing back, it’s essential for the survival of your business that you adopt digital methods of doing business. Here are a few ideas: E-Commerce. If […]
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WordPress Plugins & Duplicate Functionality Analysis: A Case Study
An in-depth functionality assessment leads to major site load savings. Forensic Case Study: Advanced Cardio & Primary Care LLC Website I began working with Advance Cardio & Primary Care LLC (ACPC) when they approached me to clean the malware from their website. After cleaning their site, I was tasked with improving their Search Engine Optimization […]
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How to Score a 99% on GT Metrix
Here’s a basic outline of how I achieve a gtmetrix.com website assessment of 99% on the WordPress websites I build. 1.Write your own WordPress theme and keep it slim Only include features you need – this usually involves the latest version of bootstrap and the essential WordPress theme files. If you need something to start […]
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Over Hours, Under Paid: Lessons from A Freelance WordPress Developer
I recently had a client that hired me for a very simple website project. They needed 2 websites combined into one, with a fresh new look. Initially it seemed like the biggest issue would be content organization and content compiling as there was a lot of duplicate information between the 2 websites. Content organization and […]
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How to Protect your Website Against Ransomware
You may have heard of the recent ransomware attacks on JBS, a meat packing company or the Colonial Pipeline oil company: You might be wondering if ransomware can take your website down. It sure can. But it’s more likely to take down your computer rather than a website. Should the server your website is hosted […]