Posts by Tara Claeys
Counting Visits To Your Website
If you have a website, you may wonder how to count visits on your website to learn how many people are visiting your site. There are a few reasons why you would want to know this, and a couple of ways to learn about your website traffic. Why Check Your Website Traffic Stats? Curiosity Even…
Read MoreResponding To Website Hosting Problems
Even the best websites can experience issues, hosting problems and downtime. Software is not perfect, servers can break down, and bad guys can hit your site with malware or other malicious code. We recently shared some tips on fixing website issues here. Issues your website experiences can be the result of hosting problems. There are…
Read MoreQuick & Easy Tips For Using Google My Business and Google Maps for SEO
Google My Business (GMB) and Google Maps are powerful marketing and SEO tools. Having a Google My Business listing increase your chances of showing up in a Google search and in the top 3 featured businesses in a search (called the Google Local 3-pack). It can be confusing and a bit frustrating to set up…
Read MoreMake Sure Your School Website Design is Mobile Friendly
Does your school website design make it easy for users to navigate on their smart phone or tablet?In the last decade, the world of website design has changed dramatically, mainly due to increased use of the smartphone. In 2018, 52.2% of all website traffic originated from a smartphone. No longer do designers have a large,…
Read MoreThe robots.txt file, or what a bot can do on your website
As we mentioned in a previous blog post, each search engine on the web has its own robots, or bots, constantly crawling sites. These bots are not limited to Google and Bing and Yahoo. Any social media application (think Facebook or Pinterest) has its own crawling bots, as do aggregators such as msn or cnn.…
Read MoreI did a website refresh and now I get a 404 error. Help!
As wonderful as the design of your current website is, at some point you will want to do a website refresh. It is a good idea to periodically review your website and update the content and design. The information on your website should be up to date, including test and images. Website design, functionality and…
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