Force Facebook and Twitter to take another look at your page

Have you ever posted a link to your website on Facebook or Twitter, seen a typo or something else you’d really like to change, made the changes to your page and posted again . . . and Facebook/Twitter is STILL showing the old info? Frustrating, right? This happens because to save time, Facebook and Twitter… Read more »

Save 15% on a Summer Reboot!

Contact us by June 15th, 2017, and provide the offer code SUMMER17. We’ll help you evaluate your needs moving forward, give you a quote, AND include a sweet 15% discount.

How to add a video to a WordPress post or page

A question that comes up a lot is “How do I upload a video to my website?” As I explain in the video below, the best thing you can do is upload it to YouTube or Vimeo instead, and then embed it on your site! Plugin mentioned in video: Hide YouTube Related Videos How to Make… Read more »

How to Upload and Link to a PDF in WordPress

This is one of the top ten questions I get from clients! How do I link to a pdf? It’s really easy! You upload a pdf just like you would an image—by clicking on the Add Media button and dragging the pdf onto the screen. Once you have uploaded the file, you can give it… Read more »

Do you need SSL?

What is SSL? SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer, and is a security technology for encrypting information between a web server and a browser. You can tell if a site has SSL because it will have https:// before the domain name instead of plain http://. It will also have a green lock icon in the browser’s… Read more »

Calling all authors!

OFFER EXPIRED, but contact me anyway! I will see what magic I can make happen in your budget! It is no secret that I LOVE creating websites for authors. I love to read and I love the people who make that possible! I am currently booking projects for November and December, and I started to… Read more »

Hit Restart

When your computer gets sluggish, starts misbehaving, freezing up, unable to do all of the things you need it to do … you reboot. The same goes for life in general. Things get hectic, confusing, and chaotic, and sometimes you just have to stop. Take a deep breath. Reflect. Make a new plan and start fresh. In… Read more »

15 Days of 15% Off!

THIS OFFER HAS EXPIRED. If you did not schedule a makeover by September 30, 2015, you missed out. Bummer! Sometimes I just get the urge to run a little special, so here we go! VERY Limited Time Offer: 15 days of 15% off new site builds and site makeovers! Simply click here to fill out my form… Read more »

Google Now Gives Preference to Mobile-Friendly Sites

Maybe you’ve seen it on the news; maybe you’ve received an email from Google; or maybe this is the first you’ve heard of it! As of April 21, 2015, Google is now giving search rank preference ON SMARTPHONES to sites it considers “mobile-friendly.” What does this mean? It means that if you are searching on a… Read more »

Update your Plugins – VERY IMPORTANT!

There have been some recent and VERY IMPORTANT security updates to some popular Wordpress plugins – including: Jetpack WordPress SEO Google Analytics by Yoast All In one SEO Gravity Forms Multiple Plugins from Easy Digital Downloads UpdraftPlus WP-E-Commerce WPTouch Download Monitor Related Posts for WordPress My Calendar P3 Profiler Give Multiple iThemes products including Builder and Exchange Broken-Link-Checker… Read more »

WordPress.com vs WordPress.org

When I tell prospective clients that I build all sites with WordPress, a fair number of them go to WordPress.com to research, which is smart! Research is good. Except . . . WordPress.com is not what I use. There are two different flavors of WordPress — they are both similar, created by the same people, and the… Read more »

Why I LOVE WP Engine

First, a little disclaimer, to keep my conscience clear. There are some links to WP Engine below, and they are affiliate links – meaning if you click on one and you end up buying hosting, I get a little bit of cash for referring you. But please don’t let that deter you – if you… Read more »