Yes, the web is filled with New Year’s resolutions pieces, but that’s because they can be both fun and important, depending on your viewpoint. Writing your own post about resolutions is valuable because the topic is widely-searched and while it may seem like there’s nothing new to say, you’d be surprised. One way to keep it new is if you make […]
How to Format Poems in WordPress
One of the tools of poetry is formatting text in special ways: indenting a line differently or spacing out words in new ways. However, being playful with text in the WordPress content editor and within the confines of plain HTML can be challenging. So poetry bloggers have had to get creative. Take a look at this poem by E. E. […]
Last Minute Holiday Season Website Checklist
Christmas is almost upon us and you’re ready to take a holiday season break. Time for a last-minute website check before that break: Are any special holiday hours, notices displaying correctly and, if possible, scheduled to automatically end? Does your site have a holiday greeting for visitors, customers, staff, and so on? Where practical, do you have something visual on […]
Take Your Website Codes on Vacation
Heads of state travel with security cases filled with vital state documents, files, and codes. You should approach your website and general online presence with the same care. When you go on vacation, make sure you have all vital information securely stored for easy retrieval should the need arise. I would recommend using a secure thumb […]
Use Down Time to See Your Site in a New Light
When you have a some time off – a week or more let’s say – take a bit of time near the end of the break to browse through every page of your website. The time frame and your state of mind are important here. You want to do this after a real break and the kind […]
Check Before Clicking a URL in an Email
A See How Support member forwarded an email to me the other day, asking if it’s a scam. Her boss uses the airline it purported to be from and had recently booked a trip. As we went through the email together, I showed her how mousing over links is the quickest way to spot a […]
How to Add Custom CSS to WordPress
Adding to or overriding the styling of your WordPress theme or a particular plugin, means writing some custom CSS (cascading stylesheet) rules. But how do you get these rules to apply to your site? Child Themes One way is through a child theme. In fact, customized styling is often the main reason for creating these special themes that are […]
The Year In Review Post
Not only is it the holiday season, it’s year-end, and the perfect time to write a piece reflecting on the last 12 months. Now, before you say that everyone writes articles about the events and trends of the past year, ask yourself why. Readers love round-ups. There can be a lot to be learned from looking back […]
Connect Your Google Search Console With Google Analytics
If you’re in Google Analytics looking for search queries visitors used to find your website, and you see this screen when you go to Acquisition -> Search Engine Optimization -> Queries, you need to connect Analytics to your Google Search Console (formerly known as Webmaster Tools): If you’re not seeing the button highlighted by the arrow […]
Email Your Mailing List Now If It’s Been More Than Three Months
Flooding your subscribers with mailings is not a good idea, but neither is emailing them too little. Aside from missed opportunities, there’s a tendency for people to forget what lists they’re on, and if they haven’t seen anything from you for a long time, they may think it’s spam and unsubscribe you. Worse still, they […]
The Christmas Holidays Post
Here are a few ideas for writing a post or two during the christmas holiday season: About the Season Post What does the Holiday Season mean to you? What traditions do you observe in your family? Have a great story from when you were a child or about your children? What season’s greeting would you […]
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