Building Mobile Friendly Websites for Small Business
Please review our Facebook Hacked or Impersonated tutorial before you panic over fake Facebook duplicate friend requests. Know the Difference Were You Hacked or Impersonated? If “hacked” they would have access including your password and changed it, then be posting on your wall. You’d be locked out. If someone created a new account and “impersonated” … Read more
Besides 20 years in web design, other experience includes graphic art expertise like turning an ordinary photo into a portrait. The before and after views in this photo collage include (top and bottom left) original photographs, and then edits for more professional portraits (top and bottom right). The photographs of the dog shown were excellent … Read more
This WordPress video plugin tutorial explores a solution to embed responsive YouTube videos that adapt and resize properly on mobile devices. Here’s a responsive video example that took less than 60 seconds from plugin download to published post. [responsive_youtube Q0nDQOrBx4A] A positive user experience requires that site visitors see videos displayed the width of their … Read more
Learn why encrypted search entries show less information in website stats tracking since Google made major algorithm changes in September 2013. It happened quietly when implemented last September, and was announced publicly last October. In summary, encrypted search gives Google users better privacy and security doing searches while logged into a Google account. Our standard … Read more
With 15 years experience, and rare reports of “my website is down” from clients, the fact a site does not display is usually a local issue. If your site is online but slow to load pages, it’s more likely an issue from the hosting service provider. Otherwise, this tutorial may help. The best way to … Read more
Google is the top authority on search engine optimization strategy and recently opened their free Webmaster Academy for SEO best practices. Unlike our “Top Secret” graphic illustration here, Google openly shares advice for webmasters to improve their position in search results. In brief, ranking well with Google means providing a positive user experience for your … Read more
Use this fast tutorial solution to resolve being stuck in WordPress maintenance mode while doing updates in the admin backend. Solutions: Option 1: Select the browser BACK button to return to the admin updates page. Select the update button again, and wait until the system completes the update. Failed? See #2. Option 2: Connect to … Read more
This tutorial for hyperlinked website phone numbers provides the code for mobile device visitors to call you from your website. Site owners who do not have a mobile friendly web design should still consider this important advice that saves mobile users the hassle of writing down your number or flipping between screens just to call … Read more
Our advice is to update your WordPress installation whenever new revisions appear on your dashboard under the left tab for Updates. These could include the core WordPress files such as the latest WordPress v3.6 new release, plus plugins or themes. Visual clues that WordPress needs updating are shown in our illustration, and include a black … Read more