Newsletters are so 20th century. You don’t have a newsletter for your business? If not, it is probably because you don’t have the time or the content to publish one. Do you need one? Maybe not. But… Business owners and association managers who have an opt-in email platform know the positive impact that building email lists, and sending […]
You are peacefully drinking your morning coffee as you eagerly open your favorite browser to view your recent sales, new members, and… your website is gone! No, the internet has not crashed, but your website has. Your mind races, flirting with full-on panic. Then you remember
You are less than 1 in a billion. Feeling small yet? The bright side is that visitors still reach your site everyday, and by adding an XML sitemap to your website files, Google and other search engines can index those unlinked pages just a bit easier. Why use a sitemap? A treasure map to all your […]
We all know you must absolutely have HTTPS (a secure connection) on your website if you are connecting to a payment gateway or handling sensitive customer information. However, with Google now using HTTPS sites as a ranking signal, you now have another reason to secure your site…an improved Google search ranking! A few days ago Google let […]
Your site sends emails for a variety of purposes. Maybe more than you know? Password reminders, form autoresponders, user notifications, member management functions and (hopefully you are doing this… hint, hint) periodic newsletters. However, almost all hosts by default use your own WordPress site and local mail servers to send these out. But, there […]
