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Can you integrate Mailchimp with WordPress?

By Tim Priebe | January 25, 2023

Are you a business owner or marketer who loves the convenience of WordPress, but isn’t sure how to integrate it with Mailchimp? You’re in luck! Let’s break down three simple options that will help you get your Mailchimp account connected to your WordPress website.

How much does it cost to maintain a WordPress website?

By Tim Priebe | January 4, 2023

Having a website is an essential part of having an online presence, and WordPress is one of the most popular web development platforms available. It’s certainly our favorite, as we’ve been using it for over a decade.

Why WordPress is better than Wix

By Malisa Rawlings | November 9, 2022

Let me start by painting a picture. A tech-savvy coding specialist is inspired to create a new website. She hits a magic combination of keys that brings up a bunch of code that looks like the matrix. In thirty minutes flat, she has created a beautiful functioning website.

Wait, that isn’t you? Great, because it isn’t me, either.

Are WordPress plugins safe?

By Leann Priebe | July 27, 2022

I may be biased since we’ve used it for over a decade, but I think WordPress is a fantastic platform. Millions of people use it to power their websites! And one of the great things about WordPress is the massive library of plugins available for free. But with tons of free options comes legitimate safety concerns.

Should I use posts or pages in WordPress?

By Leann Priebe | April 13, 2022

If you’re new to WordPress, you may be wondering what the difference is between pages and posts. After all, they both seem to be ways of publishing content on your website, right?

Technical SEO plugins for WordPress

By Tim Priebe | March 23, 2022

There are a lot of different SEO plugins available for WordPress. If you’re not a technical SEO expert or WordPress professional, it can be challenging to decide which ones are the best for your website. No need to fret! Let’s take a look at my current favorite WordPress plugins that can help with SEO, specifically with technical SEO.

Auto-post from WordPress to Instagram

By Tim Priebe | February 23, 2022

Is your business or nonprofit utilizing Instagram for marketing? Do you regularly blog using WordPress? Are you looking for a way to post your WordPress blog posts to your Instagram account automatically? Fortunately, there are several options to do just that!

12 awesome things you can do with Gravity Forms

By Chloé Gee | January 5, 2022

You can get really creative when creating websites. If you ever need to include a contact form, survey, employment application, review form, or something else along those lines, we recommend using Gravity Forms.

How do I fix a slow website?

By Tim Priebe | July 14, 2021

Your website’s speed is important for two main reasons. First, people will leave if they think it’s too slow. Second, Google will penalize your website in the search engine results if they think it’s too slow.

Why we use a WordPress page builder

By Chloé Gee | June 2, 2021

When you think of website design, what comes to mind? Coding? Complexity? That may have been true back in 2003 when our agency first opened its doors, but it’s not the case any longer. We at T&S are big fans of WordPress in general, and for many reasons. It’s a very versatile platform, and one of the tools we use through WordPress is a page builder plugin to create clients’ websites. Our team can still dip into the code when needed, it’s just not needed nearly as much now as it used to be. Beaver Builder is our page builder of choice, so let’s look at what it offers and why we like it.