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Moving to WPEngine is now Easier
Last month WPEngine announced a new tool/plugin to make moving to WPEngine even easier. A few months ago I moved this domain to GoDaddy Managed Hosting. No complaints there. Just for me WPEngine works better for all the sites I have there at this time. When I decided to move this domain back today I…
Read MoreClassic Blog Home Page or some other Layout
I was having coffee with a friend last week and we were discussing changing the layout of her homepage. She currently is using a blog layout and is considering a change to what I call a Magazine layout. What is a Blog Layout? A “blog” layout is what I have. When you land of my home…
Read MoreWhat is a Hamburger Menu? What do you Order?
Are you hungry? Do you want a hamburger? More and more people are coming to your website from their mobile device. Have you thought about your mobile menu? Your mobile view is becoming really important. When visitors to your site use their mobile device you should have a mobile responsive site. I found this article…
Read MoreDon’t forget your email subscribers
If you are planning on moving from a WordPress.com hosted site to a self hosted WordPress site, you to remember to move your subscribers over. What Subscribers? When you have a site/blog at WordPress.com readers has the ability to subscribe by email per-post and to you all your posts. These subscribers are found in the JetPack…
Read MoreWhat is that Crap Traffic in Google Analytics?
I’ve been seeing some weird traffic coming in from spammy sites. I haven’t paid much attention to it until a client asked me about the same spam traffic they were also receiving. I started to dig. This type of traffic is called “Referrer Spam”. This is traffic from bots (automated programs) that impersonate (fake it) a…
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