Google My Business Google has changed the length of posts published via Google My Business to 1,500 characters. Previously, the length of Google My Business posts was based on words, not characters. Google used to require a minimum of 100 words per post, up to a maximum of 300 words. Now there is apparently no…
Comparing Shared Hosting & Cloud Hosting So, you want to host your new WordPress site and you want to know what is the best alternative for your project? In this article I’m going to do my best to clarify the main differences between shared vs cloud hosting and to explain in detail why you may…
Optimize WooCommerce and Improve Site Performance The e-commerce market has significantly grown in the last few years and it continues to grow with no signs of slowing down any time soon. The main reason e-commerce has gained such popularity is that it’s more convenient for consumers to shop online these days. However, simply running an…
Images Can Boost Rankings Using lightweight images strategically is important for mobile websites. Yet astonishingly, WordPress sites are using 4.8% more images by kilobytes in 2018 than in 2017. Here are seven ways to improve your SEO by reducing image size and using those images in a meaningful way that may help your search rankings.…
You Can Use Pop-ups Without Harming SEO Let’s get one thing out of the way. Pop-ups can be very annoying to readers, but they’re a favorite with webmasters. They’re great for conversions and so there’s really no wishing away pop-ups. The real challenge lies in displaying pop-ups in a way that’s most effective for conversions,…
Drop Wix For WordPress: Here is why Httparchive published the First Contentful Paint scores of top content management systems. It showed Wix dead last behind every CMS in the analysis for the fastest scores. Yet Wix pulled ahead of WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal in other areas. The data reveals actionable trends. What is First Contentful…
Introducing Google’s New Responsive Display Ads Google is introducing a new ad type called ‘responsive display ads’ (RDA), which will become the new default ad type for the Google Display Network. Responsive display ads allow advertisers to upload up to 15 images, 5 headlines, 5 descriptions, and 5 logos. Google will then utilize machine learning to test…
WooCommerce Marketing Techniques to Increase Sales The excitement of launching an online store is unbeatable. Once you open the metaphorical doors of your store to the world, you find yourself waiting for the first sale. And when that happens, you can’t help but be over the moon. Soon enough, eagerness creeps in. You want to…
Google Introduces New Search Engine for Finding Datasets Google has launched a new type of search engine designed specifically around helping people find data. Simply called “Dataset Search,” the tool provides easier access to millions of datasets across thousands of data repositories on the web. Anyone can use Dataset Search, which is still in beta, but…
Social Media Marketing Basics Social media marketing is a proven way to get more visitors to your website. This in turn helps you generate more leads, sales, and business from your WordPress site – something we all want from our online presence right? So what are the Social Media Marketing Basics? Whether your website is new…