How to Troubleshoot WordPress Issues

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OK, so you have a WordPress site and decide to add a couple new plugins, or move some content around or even update to the latest version of WordPress… and all of a sudden you find that your site is not working and showing errors.  HELP! Well the first thing you should do, rather than [...]

What to Include in Your WordPress Website Sidebar

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The sidebar is the narrow vertical column on a website.   It is usually placed on the right or left-hand side of a web page, though in some cases, a site will feature two sidebars, one on each side of the main content. Many of my clients ask me what they should include in their website [...]

Benefits of using Google Analytics for your Small Business Website

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Tracking the stats for your website will give you the information you need to know what is useful for your visitors and what’s not useful. Once you find out what’s useful you’ll know what changes need to be made to your site so you’ll be able to help your visitors with every aspect of your [...]

What is a Gravatar and Why Do I Need It?

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It’s very important to brand your business so others know that it is YOU when you comment on another website or blog or you reply when someone comments on YOUR website or blog.  There are several ways to brand your business and to protect yourself online – one of those ways is to use Gravatar.   [...]

Gravity Forms Plugin – #1 Choice for WordPress Contact Forms & Questionnaires

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I started out using the Contact Form 7 plugin on my sites and my client sites.  It is great for simple forms, but you really need to know html code in order to set up a more in depth form or questionnaire.  It wound up becoming annoying. A client of mine told me about Gravity [...]

My WordPress Site Has Been Hacked – Now What?

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So, you have created a wordpress site, paid a good amount of money for a designer to make the site look “pretty”.  You have added lots of page content and spent hours writing blog posts and articles.  All in all, you have put a lot of time and effort into the site and a hacker [...]

The Difference Between WordPress.org and WordPress.com

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WordPress is now one of the most widely used Content Management Systems for blogging. However there is often confusion between the two types of WordPress platforms and which one is best for a bloggers goals. This is why it is important for you, the small business owner to understand the difference BEFORE you start blogging. [...]

Protect Your WordPress Site Against the TimThumb Vulnerability

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I have recently been alerted about yet another way for hackers to get into a WordPress website and cause havoc, so I wanted to take the opportunity and let you know about it and how to protect your WordPress site from being vulnerable.  This involves the popular image resizing script called TimThumb. TimThumb is an [...]

Tips on Choosing the Best Hosting Company for your WordPress Website

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The decision you have to make when it comes to choosing a hosting company for your WordPress website, is important. You want to choose a host that is there when you need them and gives you everything you need for your website building and maintenance purposes. Your business needs a reliable, and easy to use, [...]