Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a balancing act. In order to rank well, you need to account for on-page factors such as titles and keywords, as well as off-page considerations like your server’s performance. Plus, you’ll need to keep an eye on your site’s backlinks, which play a key role in its visibility. Although it can be an intense process, a thorough backlink audit is an excellent way to improve your SEO and drive more traffic to your site. With the help of a few key tools, you can spruce up your backlink profile to ensure that it’s helping and […]
5 Common Problems You Can Avoid by Opting for Dedicated WordPress Hosting
It can be easy to focus on your website’s users and front-end design, while overlooking the importance of behind-the-scenes factors such as your web hosting. However, choosing your hosting provider and plan carefully can prevent many problems for your site down the line. Fortunately for WordPress users, there are several providers that offer dedicated WordPress hosting plans. This type of hosting can help you keep your site running fast at all times, maintain tight security, and even streamline the process of maintaining your site. In this post, we’ll explain the differences between the most popular types of WordPress web hosting. […]
Orbiting Your Clients, and Why It’s a Bad Idea (For Both Parties)
Sometimes, you’ll encounter clients who aren’t a good fit for you. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re ‘bad’ clients, just that the way they do business doesn’t align with your approach. In these cases, putting off the decision to make a clean break can only impact both of you negatively. When a developer doesn’t want to fire a client, but puts off doing work for them, that’s called ‘orbiting’. It’s not only unprofessional, but it’s a waste of time and energy you could be spending on other clients. Ending the relationship in a positive way, on the other hand, is a […]
How to Speed Test Your Website (Metrics, Tools, Optimization Tips)
As a site owner, it’s important that you learn how to speed test your website. Page loading speed influences many things, from user experience over conversions to SEO. That’s why we have already covered how to improve it in these posts: 14 Ways To Speed Up WordPress And Decrease Page Load Time 10 Easy Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Website [Case Study] However, the basis of putting any of these tips into action is that you have a proper understanding of the current state of your site. While there are many software solutions to test site speed out there […]
Client Onboarding: A Primer for Working on Hassle-Free Projects
All WordPress developers want their projects to run stress-free. While you can’t guarantee that throughout the entire project, you can manage things more smoothly by onboarding your clients carefully. This is a step that many developers skip over, mainly because it involves a lot of work and patience. However, onboarding is vital, especially for large projects where the final product is likely to be used by a lot of people. It helps everyone get on the same page about what the project will involve and what’s required to get it done. In this post, we’ll look at what client onboarding […]
How to Prepare Your WordPress Site for a Vacation (So You Can Relax)
Everyone needs a vacation every now and then, including owners of WordPress websites. However, what happens to your site while you are away? After all, the Internet never closes. If you’re feeling like you can’t take time off for fear of having your site or business collapse, be unafraid. WordPress offers plenty of tools to prepare it for your absence. Whether it’s the holiday season or you’re going to a tropical island, with some preparation your site will be able to spend time without you and be fine. In the following, we will cover how to keep your site running, […]
Solving the Five Most Frequent WordPress Issues
WordPress is by far one of the most popular content management systems due to its flexibility and simplicity of use. In fact, it now powers over 30 percent of the web. However, like any other platform, it can have its problems. Here are the five biggest issues users deal with and how to solve them. White Screen of Death The “White Screen of Death,” or WSOD, as you’ve probably guessed, is a reference to the infamous Blue Screen of Death occurring in Windows. Contrary to its Windows analog, which is just as irritating, the WSOD WordPress error results in a […]
5 Collaborative Design Solutions for Your Next Project
These days, it’s normal to have part of your team working from an office while the rest pitches in from home or a coworking space. The problem is that, for this modern arrangement to work, you need to make sure your entire team is always on the same page. That’s where collaborative design tools come in. With the right solutions, it can almost feel like your entire team is in the same office, no matter where everyone is really located. Even if you don’t have any remote workers, these types of services can also help you keep better track of […]
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