So your website is all set up to generate you tons of leads… Rad! Unfortunately, your contact form submissions are getting stuck in your spam folder (not rad). I use Gravity Forms on all my sites, but this issue can arise from any form plugin because WordPress uses PHP to send mail. The best solution …
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I’ve built and managed tons of websites and marketing campaigns for small/medium businesses. Over the years, I’ve amassed a whole whack of tools and resources to help get the job done. I’m always sharing these tools with clients, friends, and colleagues so I decided to put together a list of the ones I like the best and …
Advertising with Google Adwords can be a mixed bag for small business owners. There’s tremendous potential for getting your products and services in front of targeted buyers, especially at a local level, but the options are overwhelming and it can be tricky to understand exactly what you’re getting for your money. Google is quite content …
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Just noticed this change to the Google Analytics interface on Whitespark’s account. Those are all the things that I know. Update: So far it’s annoying to switch properties/views, and I don’t like it.
The Best Hosting for WordPress Hosting websites can be a pretty harrowing experience, especially when it’s for clients. Pretty much every site I’m involved with is built on WordPress, which means a constantly updating core, themes, and a handful of plugins from various third-party developers. WordPress is wonderful in many ways, but the anxiety about …
4 Reasons I use Managed WordPress Hosting over Shared Hosting Read More »
SO! After much deliberation (and a few silly email threads) I’ve decided to join the illustrious ranks of Whitespark’s LocalSpark team. They actually want me to join too, or else this would be awkward… As you may know, I’ve been hacking it on my own for the past couple years, helping some pretty awesome clients …
SEO is not an isolated component of your marketing strategy. I believe it can affect, and be affected by, every aspect of your business. Because of this, I think everyone in an organization should have a fundamental understanding of SEO. There’s a heck of a lot more to SEO than I’m about to put forth …
The SEO Equation: The Basics of Search Engine Optimization that Everyone Should Know Read More »
It’s been an unusual transition to say the least, but as of yesterday I’m formally moving on from the agency that gave me a start in this industry that I now call my industry. Yep. I have an industry. A place where I’m considered pretty clever sometimes, and have a lot of fun working in. A place …
Dear friends, family, clients, colleagues, and whom it may concern: Many of you haven’t seen or heard from me in a while. That’s because I’ve been completely out of commission for about a month and half, and actually spent the last week in the hospital. I wanted to spill what’s been going on. Partially to …
There are probably a variety of applications for this little hack, but I primarily use it when experimenting with banner images and whatnot on a client site. I fully intend to buy an image before I use it, but it would be great if my client and I could see what it will look like …