Why Akismet is Essential for a WordPress Site

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So, you have your first WordPress site… you log into your dashboard and begin installing and configuring the backend with some great plugins and you notice the “Akismet” plugin which automatically comes with WordPress.  But you ignore it, thinking it has no real relevance.   A few days later, you have a few blog posts up [...]

What Goes Into Building a WordPress Site

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When it comes to your WordPress site, it is important that you if you decide to work with a designer that you understand how they will view your site. You need to know what they will be looking for and what components they feels are most important and why. Understanding these guidelines will help you [...]

Having a WordPress Site is Great for SEO

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Using WordPress for your website can be extremely effective when it comes to search engine optimization. The main reason why this is true is because the WordPress platform itself is extremely SEO friendly in terms of how search engine spiders crawl a WordPress website. The WordPress platform offers a built in structure that guarantees online [...]

The Importance of Backing up Your WordPress Website

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There is no doubt about it – you NEED to backup your WordPress site on a regular basis! It goes beyond just saving your page content or blog entries.  A good backup includes all of your WordPress core programming files that are on your web host server and also the data files which are located [...]

Recent Project – {A Cowboy’s Wife} WordPress Customization

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I have been following Lori (@aCowboysWife) on Twitter for quite sometime.  She is a fellow blogger and also a Walmart Mom.  I often tweet about the different projects I am working on and this often draws in new clients, which is fabulous.  Lori reached out to me to create a button ad for one of [...]

Choosing the Right WordPress Theme

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With millions of WordPress themes available, it can be challenging to find the one that is perfect for your site building needs. No matter how many themes you look at, it is important to know that there are a few key elements and characteristics of effective WordPress themes to look for in your research. From [...]

Elements of an Eye Catching Custom Optin Box

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One of the biggest business marketing strategies of this day and age is LIST BUILDING.  Many websites are blogs are utilizing the email marketing sites such as Aweber, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, and more.  Many of these even offer free services which is huge for those of you just starting to think about building your list. [...]