Over the years I’ve tried a number of optimization plugins trying to both get fast (2s or less) load times and good Google PageSpeed scores. Here’s my breakdown of the Autoptimize plugin vs the Hummingbird plugin.
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Summer 2018 Website Changes
The summer of 2018 is shaping up to have a lot of changes that impact website owners. In short order they are: European Union’s new GDPR privacy policy which affects everyone worldwide Chrome’s July release which will flag any site not using an SSL as “not secure” Google’s July rollout of speed as an increased ranking factor Google’s mobile-first indexing and preference for mobile-friendly pages
How to setup G Suite
If you haven’t setup 3rd party email before, it can be a bit intimidating setting up G Suite the first time. I’m going to walk you through the info you need to gather in advance and then the setup process.
How to build your privacy policy and stop breaking the law
Here’s something most people don’t know: if you don’t have a privacy policy then you’re probably breaking the law and violating the terms of service of your analytics provider (like Google).
Case Study: White label development for boutique investment house’s investor portal
A boutique investment house needed an easy way to get documents to and from their clients. They also needed this investor portal to be both easy for investors to use and easy for portal admins who didn’t have a lot of tech-savvy.
Case Study: What one Agency discovered when they got their sites managed
Recently, we onboarded a new Agency into a maintenance plan for their client sites. The agency thought they had things under control and were quite surprised when they discovered the truth.
New GDPR law and what it means for website owners
The European Union has a new privacy law, the GDPR, which goes into effect in May 2018, and unlike previous laws, these are extra-territorial. That means the new privacy law applies to countries outside of the EU. We’ve put together a breakdown of what it means for you as a website owner.
How to Post an Announcement to Your Website in Under 5 Minutes
Lots of business websites need to post a quick announcement. Maybe you’re closing for a holiday, maybe a major storm is causing problems, or maybe you’ve got a limited time special to announce. Whatever the reason, we get a lot of requests to add a simple announcement to websites. So here’s a simple and fast way to add an announcement to your WordPress website.
5 Ways to Tell if Your Domain is Ready for the Holidays
Did you know that most website owners have never actually checked a blacklist for their domain? And many people only find out that they have a problem when a helpful customer points it out to them. Wouldn’t you rather find out before your customers tell you? Here are 5 steps to check your domain and website for health.
How to Securely Send Logins, Passwords & Files
We all know that we shouldn’t just send our logins, passwords and sensitive or large files in regular email. But while we know we shouldn’t, most people don’t know how to send these types of things safely & securely.