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Six must-have WordPress plugins

By Tim Priebe | February 1, 2017

WordPress is fantastic! Except when it’s missing some functionality you wish it had. Over the past few years, we’ve developed a list of plugins we install on almost every single website we launch. They do an awesome job of filling in those gaps in functionality. There are actually twelve plugins we install, so we’ll take a look at six of them now and six of them next week.

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Make your website more search-engine friendly

By Tim Priebe | January 24, 2017

Want to boost your SEO, but you’re not sure how? There are a lot of factors that go into your ranking in search engine results.

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Synchronizing your times

By Leann Priebe | August 23, 2016

If you schedule things across more than one platform, it’s important to make sure that your time zones are accurate.
They need to all be the same across the board, and you need to make sure the time zone reflects where you are.
It sounds elementary, but it’s important to check! If you have a blog post scheduled to publish at 10 AM, and a social media update linking to that blog goes out at 8 AM that day, that link won’t work for two hours. Which could be pretty awkward.

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Skittish about WordPress?

By Leann Priebe | February 9, 2016

Some people have no problem with new technology. But if you’re anything like me, you may have been a bit apprehensive about learning a new system to update your website. Gosh, I didn’t like WordPress at first, but only because I didn’t know what I was doing.

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WordPress website management tips

By Tim Priebe | June 23, 2015

Websites are easier to run on your own than they ever have been before, with content management systems like WordPress. However, with that ease of use, it’s also easy to neglect the basic maintenance. And what you don’t know about managing your website can hurt you! Here are six tips for managing your WordPress website on an ongoing basis.

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Protect your WordPress websites from terrorists

By Tim Priebe | April 9, 2015

At first glance, the title of this blog entry may seem sensationalist. However, on April 7, 2015, the FBI issued a press release revealing that a group claiming to be ISIL / ISIS sympathizers were targeting WordPress websites. You can read all the details in the official PSA, but suffice it to say, this is a massive WordPress hacking event. Typically, the issue is…

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How to make your website social

By Tim Priebe | March 10, 2015

If you’re like many others, your website was created several years ago. And now you may have a presence on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, and others. So how can you integrate your social efforts into your website?

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10 signs you need a new website

By Holly Kosec | August 26, 2014

So you have a website for your organization, and you like it pretty well. You’re online, and it seems to get the job done. But how do you know whether or not your website could benefit from a facelift? Is it worth the time, effort, and investment to travel down that road?

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How To Be A Lazy Online Marketer

By Tim Priebe | September 24, 2013

If you’re anything like me, you may be subject to the occasional bouts of laziness. The only problem is that to market online effectively requires consistency. Whether it’s blogging, social media, or your email newsletter, you’ve got to demonstrate consistency to get people to know, like, and trust you. How can you do that and still be lazy?

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Do You Qualify for a Free WordPress Upgrade?

By Holly Kosec | August 6, 2013

It’s that time again! Every month this year since January we have been celebrating our 10th anniversary in business, and this month we have something awesome for all of our current and past clients.

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