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Core Web Vitals & Divi – Resource Guide
Skip to TipsCore Web Vitals Have Become... Vital!Of course to us "Divi Lovers", the theme is vital too.Having been a web designer since 2000, I have experienced more than one major shift in the way Google ranks websites. I am proud to say that I never participated...
The Recent Copyright Scam
I have been contacted by a couple of clients lately that have received emails warning them that they have copyrighted images on their website. Some have received an email directly, and others have received the message through the contact form on their website. ...
Don’t fall for this ageless scam
The Groovy 2000's I have been a web designer for a long time... A LOOONG time. It's fun to think back 20 years to the designs of the day. Black backgrounds, fluorescent text, and animated gifs fluttering or chugging all over a page. Honestly, sometimes I feel...
Website COVID Notices
If you DON'T have a notice, you really need one! Below you will find some suggestions: Update your website to communicate with future customers & clients. Make it clear that you are, or are not, open for business. Add clear messaging by adding web banners or...
Nein danke! (No Thanks)
Just one of the more than 1,000 worldwide (and counting, the total jumped to over 1,800 as I was writing this) one star reviews for the WordPress plugin called Gutenberg. Importantly, this plugin is no longer optional. It has become a core part of your website's...
Is your WordPress website secure?
With an explosive growth in the number of websites over the past two decades (from 2,410,067 in 1998 to 1,766,926,408 in 2017), coupled with an explosive growth in websites using the WordPress platform, website hacking, malware and viruses are on the rise too! ...
Backlinks Gonna Jack You Up!
Here We Go Again! It always pains enrages me when I meet a new client that has been taken by an underhanded search engine optimization company. And trust me, they are everywhere! They honestly don't care if they burn a website to the...
White space is not wasted space
When designing a website or piece of media I many times work with clients who view white space as something that needs to be filled. Often, open space motivates a client to think “what can I put there?” It is easy for a design to get bogged down with unessential...
How your behavior affects Google
In a recent interview with techcrunch.com, Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, explains that in order for Google to continue to improve it: ...needs to move “from words to meaning.” In other words, Google needs to understand queries better, and return results that best...
