Ask Websy Wednesday : Check email with Gmail
Dear Websy, I have a nice email address through my hosting provider, but I hate their webmail. Can I check my email in Gmail? Yes! There are two ways to do this – one is to change the MX records through your host, but how you do that differs from one host to another, so ...
Ask Websy : Credit Cards and Invoicing for Freelancers
Dear Websy, I am a freelancer and have always just sent my customers Paypal invoices, but lately everyone wants to pay with a credit card. I also have trouble keeping track of who owes me what. Dear Freelancer, Thanks for writing to Ask Websy! I am going to tackle the second part of the questions ...
NEW! Ask Websy Wednesday!
In any average week, I probably answer – approximately – 80 million billion questions. So why not post some here where they can help everyone? Use the form below or in my handy dandy sidebar (over there >>>>) to ask your questions – completely anonymously! – and I will try to answer as many questions ...
SE-NO Part 4: Now what?
In Part 1, I told you why “Being #1 in Google” doesn’t mean anything, and explain why. In Part 2, I told you why you need to focus on attracting people instead of driving traffic. In Part 3, I discuss how having a blog can be great for SEO. Or not. I highly recommend reading ...
SE-NO Part 3: Blogging for SEO
In Part 1, I told you why “Being #1 in Google” doesn’t mean anything, and explain why. In Part 2, I told you why you need to focus on attracting people instead of driving traffic. A large part of what was discussed in the above posts was about having relevant content on your site, and a blog CAN ...
SE-NO Part 2: Being #1 for Customers
In “Part 1: Being #1 in Google“, I explained a little bit about how fruitless it is to try to be “#1 in Google.” Your real goal is being #1 for your customers. (I will use the term “customer” below, but this might actually be clients, patients, readers, or something else depending on your situation.) ...
SE-NO Part 1: Being #1 in Google
Say this with me 3 times: Your customers are more important than Google. Your customers are more important than Google. Your customers are more important than Google. (Replace “customers” with “clients,” “readers,” “patients,” or whatever is most applicable to you.) You now know 80% of what you need to know about SEO. What the heck ...
Who Doesn’t Love a Makeover?
As I explained in my blog post “How Often Should You Redo Your Web Site?“, there really is a shelf-life on websites – just like clothing styles, web designs can start to look dated after a number of years, but there are lots of other reasons to start fresh. Maybe your business has changed, maybe ...
Collaborative Projects
For most of my projects, I both design and build the site, but I also work with several designers who create beautiful designs and need someone to bring those designs to life! I don’t add these sites to my portfolio because I don’t want to misrepresent them as my own design work, but they definitely ...
SPECIAL! SPECIAL! SPECIAL!
If you follow me at all, you know that I don’t usually do special offers. But I have decided for just this once to offer a little special, limited-time pricing as an early holiday treat! 15% off New Sites or Site Makeovers! Don’t have a web site but sure wish you did? Have a web ...
