Every new blogger I speak to asks me the same question… “How do I get traffic to my website?” Blogging is an art, it takes time and dedication to grow a dedicated fan base that not only reads your blog, but lets others know about your website as well. A successful blog grows like a great redwood tree. It starts off as a simple seed, small and insignificant, as you nurture it and take care of … Continue reading
Recently I have got a lot of questions on fonts on websites! Many people think that they can just pick any font that is on their computer for their website, the problem with this is, if you were able to do this, what happens when your visitors don’t have that font on their computer? Then what happens? When you tell a website to use a specific font, the visitors browser will search the fonts locally … Continue reading
Summer and I are excited to anounce that we are expecting our first child! Everything I do each day centers around my wife and future family. I work hard each day to help my customers, but in the long run it’s to give my family the life they deserve! I am just lucky enough to enjoy how I do it! We have not found out the sex yet but I have decided that ALL donations … Continue reading
I have had a lot of questions on what to use when you want a photo gallery on your WordPress website. There are many different plugins you can use but my favorite is the plugin called “Gallery” Click Here For Plugin I have chosen this for most of my projects because its simple to use and set up. After you have installed the plugin here are the following steps to use and set it up and use … Continue reading
When creating a e-commerce website there are a few things I have found are vital to a successful website. Overlooking these in creating your website will result in low sales and high bounce rate (people leaving your website)… I was working with a client one time that told me they were happy with how many orders they were getting, that a high percent of people that come to the site would order. After looking at … Continue reading
Installing a Zen Cart template can be very simple if you understand the right way to do it. Each template should be built in its own template files that you can add to your website without having to override current templates to make it simple to switch back and forth from multiple templates. Some templates will require a change to some of the core files for certain features to work. You should overlook all the … Continue reading
I wanted to take some time to answer a question that many people have asked me recently. Adding buttons that change when you hover on them or when you press them. There are few ways of creating buttons, images are one of the older ways, you have a image that acts as the look of the button. Downside to this is first, its a set size, and you have to create a different image for … Continue reading
Are you moving your website to a new host? WordPress makes this simple. There are 2 main steps Backup your old site Restore the backup to your new site Backup your old site Log into your old WordPress admin On the admin toolbar on the left side hover over Tools and click “Export“ Choose the content you want to back up and click the button labeled ”Download Export File” (pay close attention where this is downloaded to) Restore the backup to … Continue reading
A lot of people have questions when it comes to Search Engine Optimization. There seem to be a lot of tactics out there and many companies that promise a lot. Sometimes it seems too good to be true… It probably is! The fact is the search engines do not like the control of being on the front page being in the users hands. While they do not mind rewarding websites that put a little extra … Continue reading
I found many people starting out get a lot of information on how to start a website and are not quite sure what to do with it. I wanted to give kind of an outline of some things I do with every site that I work with. Hopefully this information can help you in your journey of building a successful website. There are 3 things I do in each site I work with: Website Development … Continue reading
While there is a lot to do when getting a website up and running, there are a few things over the years of helping clients become successful online that I want to let everyone know about. Build a Strong Website There are many different options to build your site. You can do it yourself from scratch, you can use a drag and drop website builder, you can use a content management system or you can pay someone … Continue reading
There are a lot of options out there for slide shows on your website. Sometimes it can be confusing or hard to know which ones are the best out there. There are a select few that I prefer and others I have used dozen of times when building websites. I just wanted to share my top slider slide show scripts out there! 1. Flex Slider Flex slider is not only one of the easiest sliders … Continue reading
