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WordPress Themes

Sep06

For our clients looking for quality WordPress themes, below is a list of themes that we like to work with: Read More

 
 

To Market or Not To Market: The Double-Edged Sword of Self-Promotion

Aug12

Have you ever felt strange about marketing your services for fear of people thinking you weren’t successful enough or good enough at what you do? I was reading a transcript of marketer Dan Kennedy’s Coaching and Consulting Business Boot Camp this past week at the beach and I came across a section about the fine line between the need for marketing and not wanting to look like you NEED business. Read More

 
 

Do I Have A WordPress Website?

Aug02

After my last post regarding backing up your WordPress website, I got a lot of emails asking, “How do I know if I have a WordPress website?” They were not sure if their website was built on a WordPress platform. Which is understandable. Many WordPress sites we build are custom and therefore look nothing like a typical WordPress site. Read More

 
 

Yes, It Is Important That You Upgrade Your WordPress

Jul20

We’ve been using WordPress as a content management system (CMS) for a couple of years now. It is a great tool for us as well as for our customers and offers a way for them to save money. Instead of calling us every time they need to make a change to their site, we give them access to their website and take control without knowing HTML.

But, I have to admit. It has a small drawback for our users; the frequent updates. Granted, many are due to security holes that are getting fixed, so it is VERY important that each of us upgrade their WordPress website to the latest version. But it can be a pain when you feel like you just updated and then BAM! another fix. But it’s for your best interest. Read More

 
 

Why Not to Put Your Mission Statement on Your Website

Jun21

I know, you love your mission statement. You worked hard on it. You studied it. Your team had several meetings with several revisions just getting it right. You made it mean something to you and your employees. It is beautiful.

Your Mission Statement Should Not Be on Your Website

But that is why you should not put your mission statement on your website. It means something to you and your team and not your customers. Honestly, when was the last time you read another company’s mission statement and said to yourself, “Yes, that is the company for me! They must really understand my needs. They must really understand customer service.” Okay, well, unless you are a banker looking to give a loan, but in most cases your customers do not  care. Read More