If you have been used to using the Classic Editor with your WordPress website, you might be infuriated by the new Block Editor that comes as standard with all installations from WordPress 5.0 onwards.
It is a very simple process to restore the Classic Editor. (more…)
Website Accessibility is really just what it says on the tin!
An accessible website can be used by all visitors even if they have a disability.
Today, more than every before, it is important to choose a strong password for the login to your website admin panel.
This of course is the case for every online login you have, but your website admin panel needs special consideration as it is likely to be a magnet for hacking attempts.
If your website has a separate template for displaying on mobiles and does not respond to various screen sizes, then now is the time to consider a revamp to ensure it is responsive.
With a plethora of self-build websites available now, it is tempting to think that your business has no need to pay for a professional website design.
But the credibility of your company and the effectiveness of your website to promote it, depends on an understanding of design principles… get these wrong and your new website will do more harm than good. (more…)
Having a professionally designed website which shows your company brand in its best light is a great idea… but it is not enough to put it live and expect that you will get a flood of visitors.
Getting sufficient visitors to your website takes some effort. If you have a physical shop, you wouldn’t create an eye-catching window display and then leave it unchanged for months. You wouldn’t send out one mailshot and expect that to bring visitors to your shop for the rest of the year. You wouldn’t take one advert in a local paper and expect that to promote your business for ever. In the same way, you need to ensure you refresh the content on your site and actively encourage visitors.
WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems for business websites. But it is vital that you maintain it regularly. Make these 8 tasks part of your new year resolutions!
In the same way a physical shop needs dusting, cleaning, and an attractive window display creating regularly, so an online website needs updating and maintaining in order to attract potential clients.
A layperson may imagine that setting up a website involves a one-off expense and then it can be left drawing in new customers for ever. Not only will taking this attitude result in your business eventually looking out of date and unattractive, but if you do not maintain the software that runs the site, then you will leave it open to internet threats from hackers.
Have you googled your own business name recently? If so, in the search results, do your business details come up prominently in the right-hand column with all your details? If not, you haven’t set up a Google Business page. Having this listing helps to give your company credibility and can also help with your search engine ranking . Read on for help setting up a Google Business listing.
Facebook is the biggest social network worldwide with around 2.41 billion monthly active users by the second quarter of 2019. In order utilise Facebook successfully for your business, there are a few things that you should do.
When your company comes up in a search in Google Maps, your Google “My Business” information is displayed. You will see information on your company that you have set up including address, phone number, any photos and a link to your website. You will also notice that any reviews a customers has left for you on Google are highlighted here.