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If you’re thinking about starting a website, then you’ve likely wondered which content management system will best fit your needs. Fortunately, the top three open-source platforms–WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal—are all maintained and supported by thousands of great developers, and are continuously being improved upon to leverage new technologies, SEO, and social media concepts, and add-on features. You really can’t go wrong with any of the platforms in terms of pure performance. CMS Comparison Guide Instead of inundating you with technical jargon and minutia, I’ve developed a wonderful graphic to demonstrate the pros and cons of the different CMS platforms. The following […]

To find more great plugins, check out Torque’s free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins. Download it here.  Customer support is essential for healthy business growth; it bolsters referrals, attracts new customers, and keeps current customers happy. Support comes in all shapes and sizes—phone, email, ticket platforms, and Twitter, just to name a few. One of the more popular forms of customer support is live chat. Live chat solves problems in real time, in a efficient and cost-effective manner. Efficiency is increased in that representatives can manage multiple chats simultaneously. In addition, these conversations can be saved and later used for support […]

Almost any online marketer will agree that email is one of the most effective marketing channels. Neil Patel, one of the world’s highest regarded online marketers, said “Out of all the channels I tested as a marketer, email continually outperforms most of them.” And Corey Dilley, the Marketing Manager at Unbounce, said, “Unbounce’s email list is the biggest asset we have for driving new acquisitions.” There is no doubt in the marketing world that building an email list is critical to your business’s success, but how do you actually go about collecting email addresses on your website? Below, I’ve listed 5 […]