Tips and Tricks

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...
desktop, laptop, & cell phone displaying the homepage of Claunch Law

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...
Watch our Video

Adding Video to your Website

Often when creating a new website, I'm asked about the ability to include video in a website. I'm happy to say that this is actually really easy, much easier than...
Appointment Scheduling with Calendly

Set Up Online Appointment Scheduling with Calendly

Tell me if this sounds familiar. Someone contacts you from your website and you want to talk to them on the phone. So you send an email and ask if...
Website Engagement

Tips for Engaging your Audience

I harp a lot on writing content. Content is king. Content is what brings people back. But it needs to be quality content. It needs to be useful to your...
web design services

Prioritize Website Function over Website Design

When we hear from potential new clients, one of the first things they often want to tell us is all the ideas they have for how they want their new...
Heat Map

Learn how users are using your website with heat maps

Learning about how people use web pages is one of my favorite hobbies. I love digging into analytics to try to figure out what is working and what is not...
Perfect is the Enemy of Done

Website Content: Perfect is the enemy of done

Believe it not, the biggest delays we experience when completing a website results from website owners struggling with content. Everyone wants to showcase their business, their products, their services in...
Website Goals

Setting Measurable Goals for your Website

Is your website successful? Yes? No? How do you know? Have you considered that question at all? When we start talking to a potential client about their new website, I...
Custom Post Types

Custom Post Types Explained

Every been wondering about Custom Post Types? (Sometimes called CPTs.) What is it? When do I use it? I have some answers for you. So what exactly is a CPT?...
Copywriting

Words Matter

What you put on your website is as important as how it looks. So when it's time to write copy, there are a few things you should consider. What do you...
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Title and size images for better SEO

Images can help your site rank better, but it's essential to save your images with file names search engines can discern so that search engines can categorize them. Let's say...
wp4th

Fourth of July WordPress Deals

Apparently, the 4th of July is a great time to get deals on WordPress hosting, themes and plugins, so here's a quick list of places to check out for some...
Therese Testimonial Screenshot

Does your website need testimonials?

Believe it or not, there's some debate on this. I saw someone on Twitter wondering if she should put testimonials on her site, and someone else told her absolutely not,...