Handy Free Online Tools for the WordPress Website Hobbyist

WordPress Website Hobby

One of the many wonderful things about WordPress is that its barriers to entry are very low.  Anyone willing to roll up their sleeves and spend a bit of time viewing YouTube tutorials can build up a site themselves using the many available WordPress themes and plugins and create and manage their own content.  While we certainly recommend working with a professional team whenever adding new features/plugins to a site (especially when needing to modify code), and we recognize that not everyone has the time or disposition to take on the work themselves, we also know there are those who like a “hands on approach” to their website, and for those we present you with a list of useful tools and resources to help along the way.

SEO Maintenance: Quick and Easy Updates to Improve Your Google Rankings – Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Seo Maintenance

Many business owners think Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a one-and-done thing. You do the work to optimize your site, and then Google does the rest. Now that sounds like a pretty sweet deal, but the problem is it’s not true.  If you are interested in improving your SEO for your WordPress, Magento, or other website, read on!

New Year’s Resolutions for Your WordPress Website

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With the new year comes the opportunity for a renewed and better you.  So too is the opportunity for a new and better WordPress website.  Use the following as a checklist for the new year (or anytime) to ensure your website is in tip-top shape.

Maximize SEO with a WordPress Website Redesign: Essential Tips and Strategies – Website Redesign

How to Redesign a Website Without Losing SEO

Web design is a constantly changing field. What looks sleek and modern today can appear dated in a few years time. When you notice that your website is starting to look a little old-fashioned, it’s only natural to start planning a redesign.

WordPress maintenance – the devil is in the details

By now everybody knows that their WordPress website needs maintenance. Like almost everything associated with tech, websites and their components are constantly changing, being modified and upgraded to fit the latest trends and technological advances. Having regular WordPress maintenance on your site is important for all the obvious reasons: core updates, plugin updates, error log … Read more

How to Choose a Web Developer? Part 3 – Watermelon Web Works

In our first blog post about choosing a web developer, we highlighted the importance of communication and experience. In our last blog post about choosing a web developer, we covered the importance of working with a company that has high technical proficiency and business acumen. In this blog post we will look at what differentiates … Read more

Enhance Magento & WordPress with CDN for Faster Load Times

If you are a Magento or WordPress website owner you have undoubtedly heard about CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) as an essential ingredient in your site’s load speed and overall performance. However, you probably were too focused on creating content and running your web business to pay much attention to what may seem to be yet … Read more

WordPress maintenance – how to keep your WordPress website up to date

Keeping your WordPress website up to date is important for the security of your system, the compatibility of your software, and accessibility of your visitors. The benefits of an up to date website are numerous. A modern website with up to date software is less likely to experience hacking or spam. Older software is at … Read more