Tips and Tricks

Mailchimp

How to integrate MailChimp into your WordPress site

There's no "one" or "right" way to integrate MailChimp into your website, so I'm going to give you a lot of options. Some simpler than others. So let's start with...
Zoom WordPress Integration

How to set up a Zoom to WordPress Integration

Now that we're all settling into our new normal, it has become evident that much of our work can be done via video conferencing, and one of the most popular...
online portfolio example

Create an online portfolio that amazes your customers

It doesn't matter what service you offer, if your website is a place where you try to sell your services, then you need an online portfolio. What is an online...
YouTube

How to Embed YouTube Video in WordPress

I was searching through old blog posts the other day, looking for out-of-date posts and happened upon one where I describe how to embed YouTube video in WordPress. This post...
Online Shopping

Tips for maximizing your WooCommerce site

Having an e-commerce site is hard. You have to compete with a lot of other sites selling similar products. You have to compete for price, for the best shipping deals,...
Terrible Pop Up

Pop-Ups: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Truth

Let me clear about something at the start of this post. Everyone hates pop-ups. Everyone. Hates. Pop-ups. This is a fact that website owners need to know. That may be...
Google Search Console

What can Google Search Console do for you?

Most people are familiar with Google Analytics, but maybe not as familiar with Google Search Console. What is Google Search Console? Previously known as "webmaster tools," it's a control center...
View from the gondola in Telluride, Colorado

How to Name Your Website Images

If you manage a website, there will likely come a time when you want to add images to said website. And that's great! New content and new imagery creates new...
Google Map

Tips from a Website Designer: Small Details Matter

Almost anyone can find a DIY website program and get a website online with probably not that much effort. And it may not even look too bad, to be honest....
comment spam

Comment Spam

Everyone hates spam. You can get email spam, form spam, analytics spam, robocall spam and comment spam. That's a lot of types of spam and I'm sure that's not even...
Error Page

Creating a great error page

It's inevitable that at some point, someone is going to hit an error page on your site. Even if you never changed it, never delete a page, or never change...
Link Building

How to find & fix broken links

What is a broken link? A broken link is a link to a page on your website or a blog post that doesn't exist. This happens sometimes when a blog...
changing permalinks

How to customize your permalinks in WordPress

As I'm learning my way around Gutenberg, I'm finding myself with new questions that I'm determined to find an answer to. One of those questions right off the bat was...
Schedule your blog posts

Scheduling WordPress posts to publish at a different time

If you're new to blogging, you may not be aware of this but did you know you can publish blog posts for future dates and times? Just because the button...
Add a PDF to your post or page in Gutenberg

Adding PDFs (and other docs) to posts and pages using Gutenberg

Using the Gutenberg editor is A LOT different than using the classic WordPress editor. And there are many things you are probably familiar with in the old editor that you...
Google Analytics

Google Analytics Tips

Each month, I send out reports to clients showcasing the support work we've done on their site as well as a general overview of what's going on in their Google...
feedback

Creating a Survey on your website using Gravity Forms

Have you ever wanted to create a survey on your website? There are lots of ways to do it, but today I'm going to cover how to do it using...
Law Firm Websites

6 Essential Things Every Attorney’s Website Needs

We do quite a few law firm websites around here, and not just because I'm married to one. We've done websites for attorneys from New York to California, and there are...
Page Speed

Stop searching for that page speed Holy Grail

You'll never find it. I've written about page speed a few times before. It's important that you have a well performing site and that your site loads quickly for your...
Tips for better photos

Tips for Adding Images to your Pages and Posts

Every good website page or post needs to have an image. But not all images are treated equally and I'd like to share some tips on how to be sure...
Online Reviews

How to make your reviews credible

Not too long ago, I was searching for a vacation rental on VRBO.com and reached out to ask a few questions about one of the options. One of my concerns...