How to Maintain Your WordPress Website
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How do I write meta descriptions for my WordPress site?
Meta descriptions. You’ve heard of them and heard you need them, but you’re not sure what they are, how to write them or where to put them. It turns out, it’s not super complicated, and you absolutely can have great meta descriptions for your website. Read on, friends.
Review of The Revenue Growth Habit
I recently read The Revenue Growth Habit: The Simple Art of Growing Your Business by 15% in 15 Minutes a Day. The book is broken down into four parts — the process, changing your mindset, 22 techniques for growth and executing the plan. Read my full breakdown.
Creating a thank you page in WordPress and redirecting your contact form
You have a way for website visitors to contact you, right? Perhaps a contact form? Excellent. Today I want to show you how to create a redirect so that when a visitor fills out the form, they’re automatically sent to a thank you page. (It sounds a bit complicated, but I promise, it’s not.)
My Thoughts on Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
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.
Updating plugins, themes and WordPress
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.
3 Ways to Share Passwords Securely
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.
How long does it take to build a website?
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.
How to Prepare Feedback on Your Development Site (with Checklist)
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.