Rebecca Haden
Who Should Have Access to Your Website?
One of the decisions you need to make when you launch your new website is this: who should have access to your website? That is, who should be able to get into the admin area and make changes?
Pick Your Plugins
WordPress.org lists 59,576 plugins. There are more that aren’t listed there, but we can use that number to develop a useful estimate of the number of plugins available: a whole lot. How do you know which ones to use at your WordPress site? Some people have a list of plugins they routinely use, and in…
Are Your Pages Indexed?
Many people believe that Google, when they search for something, rushes around the internet looking for stuff. “Google,” they ask, “what is the most effective anti-aging supplement?” and then Google goes to find the answer. That’s not exactly how it works. Google actually visits new pages that appear online in its free time between queries,…
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People with Your Website
Once upon a time, I needed to rent a tuxedo for my teenaged son, who was a music student. I’ll end the suspense right now by saying that I succeeded. Not only were we able to rent the suit, along with the needed shoes (for some reason they’re not allowed to perform in sneaks) and…
New Year’s Resolutions and Marketing
Plenty of conversations this week have centered on good plans for the new year, if not on resolutions. This is the year Braden is going to eat healthy and Maya is going to get to the gym four times a week and Devon is finally going to quit smoking. Yes, more than 90% of all…
The Work in Progress Website
You need a website. You have a business or an organization that is doing things and needs to communicate with people, so a website is a must. You should get your domain as soon as possible, because a .com or .org is still the most valuable, and they’re going fast. The value of your domain…