CoSchedule – a promising new tool for social media scheduling
Each week, CoSchedule will give you the internet's most actionable content marketing tips for writers, bloggers, and social media marketers. They are offering a free trial of CoSchedule, a social media editorial calendar built exclusively for WordPress. It will help...
Video for your website
Today I sat in on a webinar "How to Successfully Implement Video In Your Content Strategy" presented by Hana Abaza & Kristen Craft of Uberflip and Wistia. What was impressive to me was how easy it is make a budget video for presenting on your website. You don't...
Four important design elements in web design
Imagery is important for web site design, whether it is made with html, WordPress or another software program. We already know that content starts with text or copy. It’s true…text is important. You need to convey what the site is about with words. But without...
Backup before waking up to your website in French!
"A colleague just called and told me her website had been hacked. It was now all in French and only the home page was visible. She has no back up and warned me to find out if I have one. Do I? I just took some screen shots of the pages – but does BlueHost – or do...
Why bounce rate is the best Google Analytics metric
A few months back I talked about how to know when to update your website. The general rule is to update after three years. A lot can change in that time, and you may not be aware of what you can do to keep up. Two important ways are: 1. Running a Responsive theme and...
5 Reasons ManageWP is my best tool for website maintenance
The best piece of software I've invested in lately is ManageWP. It provides web developers a convenient tool to check on their websites in one dashboard, make updates, scan for malware, (including the new formidable Shellshock) and back up and migrate websites from...
Perugi Design accomplishes the task for less cost
Perugi Design recently published a new website for a client in Gloucester. The owner runs a specialized niche recruitment agency that has been in the staffing consulting business since 1989. They match companies and top talent in the User Experience, Technical Writing...
Why headlines are the most important part of a post
A lot of information comes across my desk (or laptop) concerning search engine optimization, blog post writing and web development. This particular statistic really resonated with me. I think it is an invaluable technique easily implemented when we write. Content...
How to know when your website needs to change
The internet has infiltrated our lives in a way that we never could have predicted ten years ago. It's hard to believe that there was a time when we had to find a land line or a phone booth to make a call or use a fax to send informaiton. But, here we are in 2014....
Clean layout for clear messaging
We are inspired by different things, especially in our area of expertise. Good photography, graphics, and typography motivate me to create better websites. More importantly, is what you experience. Someone viewing a website, for instance, may not realize they are...