Google SEO ranking factors are known to change from time to time, and it’s not always easy to know what is factored and how. Yet that being said, as of 2019 the known factors that will influence your website ranking follow, ordered by their importance. This information was curated from highly credible sources, and includes…
A question I am often asked from people seeking a career in web design is how did you get started and what does one need to know to create websites? The first thing to understand is that there is a big difference between a web designer and a web developer. A web designer will code…
When you need to upgrade your WordPress theme you’ll receive a notice that reads “The following themes have new versions available“. In most cases you’ll be able to do a version upgrade from WordPress by selecting “update theme”. Unfortunately this is not always the case, for which you will receive a notice about an error…
I recently received an email question from a WordPress user (David), asking what is needed to rank well in the search engines. David had created his own site using one of the free WordPress themes available using GoDaddy’s WordPress hosting. The important thing to understand is that the search optimization needs of the business/organization should…
Following are my top 10 website considerations that are often overlooked by inexperienced designers. If you are unclear if you have any of the following in place, feel free to contact me and I’ll let you know without cost. 1. Properly Sized Graphics First and foremost, your site needs to have properly sized graphics. I…
Of all the SEO techniques employed to get a good ranking, first and foremost is the need of ample text. When the words on the page are related to a search query your site is likely to reach the first page of a search listing. Of course one of the important considerations of any website…
An important question of every person who has a website is — should I update it? When evaluating an existing website I always look at a few primary factors to assess whether a site needs to be redeveloped, or at least edited. Mobility Firstly, a website needs to provide for the many mobile phone and…
I recently visited GoDaddy for one of my clients and found that they have made it quite challenging to link your GoDaddy domain to a web host separate from their services. As a web developer I am familiar with their marketing efforts so with a bit of searching I did find what was needed, yet…
I would imagine that most of you have a general understanding of the fundamentals of SEO by now, so this post is intended as a working example of how to get a new website to rank well, and what will affect that ranking. If you are yet unfamiliar with the basics then I suggest you…
For a business website most people will want an email address that is domain specific. So instead of using something like mybusiness@gmail.com, instead have an email such as contact@mybusiness.com. In the past this was commonly provided for by using the hosting accounts email server and then either routing the email to one’s Outlook mail application…