Creating your own local business website is never an easy task, especially when the guidelines change regularly. As always online, the only thing you can guarantee is change! In November, Google made an unprecedented move and published the Search Quality Rater Guidelines. Previously, we’d relied on an official 2013 condensed version or leaked copies of […]
Quality Rater Guide Leaked: What Businesses Need To Know
Creating a local business website that Google and your users love is not always a straight-forward task, especially if you are building your own! Even gorgeously designed websites can overlook the basics. Your website is just the start of the plethora of signals that Google looks at when deciding if your local website is worthy […]
Hostgator Problems and Downtime – See You Later Alligator!
WordPress 3.6 was released on Thursday 1st August and chomping at the bit, I put aside some time to upgrade my sites on Friday morning. Hostgator problems put a spanner in the works… On 2nd August, several Endurance International Group (EIG) owned hosting companies died a death with a total unexpected outage. That included popular […]
12 Days of Websites…
I saw this little ditty penned by Peter Dean over at Debayne Web Design. Yes, I sang along in my head and I know anyone who works online can relate to several of these – and more! So for your enjoyment and reprinted with permission, I bring you the 12 days of Websites… 12 Days […]
Register On Your Website? No Thanks! [Infographic]
Do you make people register on your website? Actually getting people to register on your website creates a bit of a challenge. Ask for too much information and response goes down. From accessing exclusive content, to shopping online to something simple like leaving a comment is perhaps one of the most frustrating things as a […]
Self-Hosted WordPress Website Setup Step-By-Step
If you are in business you need your own website. I believe a self-hosted WordPress website is the easiest way to get online and start building up your business online. I loved the infographic from CopyBlogger, until I got to step 5… I’ve republished it at the end of this blog post with a warning […]
Learn Basic SEO in 10 Minutes (Video)
I love that Google have started to produce videos over in their Webmaster Academy. This particular one is basic SEO in 10 minutes. Don’t be fooled by the “for startups” line, these SEO tips apply to all business websites. Basic SEO in 10 Minutes Basic SEO Takeaways 301 redirect (permanent redirect) www or non-www to […]