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Email marketing experts go on and on about how you need to grow your email list. But sometimes, you really can have too much of a good thing. In fact, it's a good idea to go through your email list periodically and either delete inactive subscribers or ask them if they really want your emails. Why … Read more about Clean up your email list

Let's face it. We've all seen those websites that technically work great, but they look like they were designed by an IT professional, not a designer. Of course, I'm not saying all IT people are bad designers. But when you're great at the technical side of things, you're usually not good at visual … Read more about Why designers need developers

Ever left a comment on a WordPress website and wondered where that little profile picture came from? Or logged into your own website and wished you could change the picture at the top right? Or maybe your website's WordPress theme even has a picture on every blog article you write, but it's a … Read more about How to change your WordPress profile picture

Your domain name can say a lot about your organization. While you can pick anything that hasn't already been taken, should you? How do you pick the right domain name for your organization? Domain name anatomy Before we get started, it's important to know something about the anatomy of a domain … Read more about How to pick a winning domain name

You may have heard that your website needs to be more secure. So if you change it from http to https, does that really make it more secure? Is that something you need to do? And what's all the talk about that helping your Google ranking? The bare minimum First, let's talk about the bare minimum as … Read more about Do you need to change your website to https?

Okay, I'm a little biased toward MailChimp. I definitely have my own reasons I picked MailChimp for my email newsletter, but how can you tell if it's right for you? Well, I don't know for sure that it is right for you! But here are a few reasons I like it. Free to start out In my humble opinion, … Read more about Three reasons MailChimp may be right for you

A lot of smaller businesses and nonprofits don't think they can afford to have a website. And while I may be biased, I don't think they can afford to not have a website! But hiring a professional to build your website doesn't make sense in all situations. And maybe you've already used WordPress on … Read more about When to hire someone to build your website

Ever clicked on a link on a website and got the dreaded "Page not found" or "Object not found" error message? Those are called 404 error messages, and they can be frustrating! Not only do they cause frustration, but if there are too many of them on a particular website, Google will start to penalize … Read more about Working with broken links in WordPress