Hosts & Speed Hosting makes a big difference to speed. However there are many many good hosts nowadays. If you stick with the ‘old popular ones’ like GoDaddy, HostGator, BlueHost, etc, they will all operate similarly – and will be slower. WPEngine, BigScoots, Flywheel and the managed WP hosts all operate similarly and you should […]
Our themes are mobile – what about image sizes?
The most common question we get is about image sizes. Your SEO expert will tell you that they need to only accentuate the text part of the post. And that the speed of the page is the most important thing about photos. Your hosting company, ad company and anyone else who maintains your site will […]
This is How Intention Impacts SEO
SEO is what most of us want to learn to do well. Entire websites have been built into full time jobs when one post ranks within spot 1-3 in search engines. But, as we’ve been saying for awhile – intent is the new SEO. (I really wanted to say Intent is the new black… but, not […]
Selecting a WordPress Host & Domain Name
Revised June 2019. This is part 2 of the Start a Website series, where we’re going to go through piece-by-piece how to start your first website. The first two items you’ll need are: Web Hosting and Domain Names This article will help you select a provider(called a host) for your web hosting; and provider for […]
A Super Simple SEO Makeover
SEO seems to frighten bloggers. It’s a mixed up world, with black and white “hats”. Why hats? Why colored hats? And what the heck does that have to do with SEO? By the way, SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It is, my friends, the art of getting to the top of google. Let me be […]
Recent SEO Myths Swirling Around Blogging Groups
Things are so confusing online especially about SEO and blogging. The first question I want to address is how do you know who to trust and the second thing I want to address are a few misleading quotes from a very popular newsletter (that most of you read). First, I think it’s important to discover […]
How to Delete and Redirect a WordPress Post
Most bloggers are creating a library of content to engage readers in their particular niche. Updating your content, changing dates, changing permalinks and redirecting posts are all very confusing to most of us. In this ~2 minute tutorial, I walk through how to delete and redirect a post without breaking any links. Other tutorials on […]
Small Business Week Discounts for you
Last week my partner and I were in Naramata, BC. It is wine country and the vines are just starting to grow, all the orchards are in bloom and the lake was still freezing cold. But it was a glorious few days away from home, kids and responsibilities. While we were there we ran into […]
Post Dates and SEO
Let’s talk about whether or not you should have dates on your posts. Including – should they be visible to readers or just for Google? Should the dates be today or the day it was published? Or modified? Or the date that the event takes place (if your post is about an event)? Publishing and […]