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I love PayPal as much as the next guy. I’ve had an account so long, I don’t even know when I got it. Pretty sure the account was originally set up in my maiden name, and I have been married for 15 years. So it’s old. And I like paying with PayPal. It’s convenient. Security…
For a lot of sites, one of the main goals is to get contacts. For example, my own site, my goal is to have people contact me about my services. I want people to fill out my forms. That’s the sole point of having them. But what do you do if people aren’t filling them out?…
Have a blog, but don’t have anyone signed up? There are ways to fix that! First, understand that you won’t get 1000 new subscribers overnight, and that you will actually have to put some work into this process to see results. Just because you have a blog does not mean people will start following you.…
Your Facebook page cover image is a small billboard for promoting your business or yourself. This small marketing tool is the first thing people view when they land on your page, so it pays to invest a little effort into making the small space work to your benefit. It’s easy is you know the right proportions – your cover…
One of the first things a reader does when they land on a blog is click on the About Me page. So you’ll really need to turn on the charm and sell yourself, but it isn’t always easy. If you want readers to stick around, it will pay to spend some quality time with yourself…
Wacom Intuos Pro Tablet I was hesitant to purchase a Wacom tablet because the one I had years ago just didn’t work very well – actually it pretty much sucked. After hours and hours of research, I decided to give Wacom a second chance because this table had fabulous reviews. The reviews were right, and, as a professional…
Over the years, we’ve set up a lot of WordPress sites. A lot. I wish I’d started keeping track, because what’s in our portfolio is pretty far off the number of WordPress sites we’ve created. I would say that the majority of these sites do not have blogs on them, but for those that do,…
Do you use MailChimp for newsletters? I do! Why? Because it’s great. It’s easy to set up, easy to use, and best of all, it’s FREE! (Up to a certain point – I haven’t yet had to pay but I know others who have.) It’s got great built in reports so you know who is…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder It isn’t always easy to design for multiple clients, especially when they have tastes that aren’t always parallel to your own. I strive to give my clients the perfect website for their business, even if it isn’t something that I personally consider attractive. Beauty is in the eye of…
As I mentioned in a couple of posts last week, and for anyone who visited our site or any of our clients sites during this time, you may have known we had something of an outage. But more and more details are emerging about what really happened. Our web hosting company (our OLD web hosting company)…
If you read yesterday’s blog post, you know we had a bit of a hosting catastrophe this week. An honest mistake went awry, followed by what I believe were not honest mistakes, basically making this website, along with more than 100 of my clients’ sites, show up as spam sites. It was not a banner…
Do you keep all your eggs in one basket when it comes to your online needs? Email, web hosting, domain names all in one stop? A lot of people do. Why? Because it’s easy. Hey look, I can login here and get everything I need! Not so fast. You might think it’s a good idea…
Every small business has something to offer which is unique to their brand. Branding builds trust because it creates consistency. Businesses that are solely based online have often don’t take the time to properly brand their products and style. If your small business has a weak brand, or perhaps you don’t even have a brand, try experimenting with…
I’m proud to say this month Sumy Designs turns nine. Less than 50% of small business make it past the age of four, so nine is a good indication we are doing things right. There are many components to our success, so I thought I’d list a few of the reasons Sumy Designs is amazing. We…
Awhile back, I wrote a blog post about how Google would be notifying site owners who use webmaster tools if their site wasn’t mobile-friendly. This has been happening, I’ve seen a number of these. (Full disclosure, when we started building websites, smart phones didn’t exist so doing responsive sites was not on our radar. So…
Write to inspire Good blog posts should trigger the sharing of ideas. And, if your small business has a blog, then you have a great marketing tool because you know more about your business than anyone else. Write posts about your business that will inspire clients to keep reading. Focus on your target audience Try and write about…