I recently finished reading Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman. (Reading the book and writing this post were two tasks on my 12 Week Year for Q1 2021.) Traction came recommended to me by several colleagues whose recommendations I value highly, so I wanted to check it out for myself.
If you have a WordPress site, you need a plan for updates (both content updates and software updates, but the latter is the topic of today’s post). Keeping your WordPress site updated is really important from a security perspective — older versions of plugins, themes and WordPress can be vulnerable to attacks. You’ll also find that if you skip too many updates, it will be more difficult to catch up without breaking something. It’s not all dim and grim though — new versions often mean new features — especially those that you might want to take advantage of.
At some point, you may have to share your login credentials (username and password) with your web designer or developer. Here I’ll talk about a few different ways to securely share your accounts with them.
One question I’m asked frequently is, “How long does it take to build a website?” To which I respond, “Well, it depends.” Read more about what it depends on and see what a typical website project looks like.
If this is your first time working with a developer, you may not know how to best provide feedback to them after they show you the development site. Here are some quick and easy steps to gather and provide your feedback.
It’s 2021 and we all know social media is the place to be. But how do you find the time to post often and consistently? With tools.
2020 started off well enough, right? I wrote my 2019 year in review, created some goals and tasks and got to work. But sometimes life goes off the rails.
Many entrepreneurs and small businesses use an email marketing platform to send monthly or quarterly newsletter-style updates, but did you know you can use email automation in other ways?
I’ve talked with several small business owners recently, and found out many are sending mass emails directly from their own email accounts. There are a TON of reasons why this isn’t a good idea.
All too often I see contact forms that are just an afterthought. A carefully crafted form will help nurture your potential client and save you time. Here I’ll walk you through seven ways to improve your contact form today.
