Do I need to convert video for the web?
The answer is yes. As the Internet continues to become more mobile friendly, and browsers change requirements; self-hosted video on your website must accommodate these ever changing standards.
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5 Cost Effective Ways To Market Your Local Business
It almost sounds like a paradox, doesn’t it ? “Cost-effective” and “Marketing” ? But this is not necessarily the case. Especially not in 2016. With the advancement of technology and “social media” now being practically synonymous with the “internet”, it is certainly now possible to market your business for a little as a couple hundred…
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8 Reasons Your Business Should Be on Social Media in 2016
1.79 billion people in the world have a social media profile. That is almost 2 out of 7 people on the entire earth. In the US, 73% of adults have a social media profile and that is up from 24% just 7 years ago. To top it all off, 7% of respondents reported purchasing goods…
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You Don’t Need to Pay for WordPress Maintenance IF…
Revisiting one of my blog posts from three years ago, I had talked about how some companies in San Diego charge a monthly WordPress maintenance fee and it really isn’t worth it if you take care of your site yourself. For the most part I hold true to that post, you don’t need to pay for…
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Stop Being a Victim!
How to Overcome Being Victimized by a Web Services Company & Come Out Better for it… “The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” ~Rafiki You are approached by a company who has gotten word you’ve purchased a domain name or maybe they’ve found…
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Small Business Startup: 3 Reasons to Start With Your Website
Starting a Small Business in San Diego? If you’re on the verge of opening a small business in San Diego, or you already own one; there is one important question you must first answer before taking another step. Do you have a website? It may seem shocking, in this day and age of Internet driven business, but…
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Creating Search Engine Optimized Content & Posts
Optimize Your WordPress Blog Posts I love helping fellow entrepreneurs in their quest to present their cultivated content to their Internet audience. Some blog posts are amazingly written and have depth to share with readers. Often, the best practices to make sure you are creating search engine optimized content for your audiences and Google are frequently overlooked. I hope…
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Why Fresh SEO Content Is Vital For Your Website
Content Creation is The #1 SEO Tool As the owner of a website, the effort to attract your target audience and exist in their world isn’t over when your professional website is created and published. In order to gain a loyal following of customers and create a successful business, you must continuously create new, high-quality…
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Nectar of the Nerds: 6 reasons we love coffee
It’s 8:30 am and I’m just sitting down at my computer after putting in a long night of working on deadlines. Shaking off the fatigue of the morning is strengthened by the aroma of my pot of coffee brewing. Then, when that first sip of gourmet coffee hits my lips, I’m just about ready to begin the…
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Why You Should Update Your WordPress Website
Backup first then update WordPress For goodness sake… As I encounter more and more of my client’s sites getting hacked, I feel the urgency to write an article about why you should be updating the WordPress platform as all updates are released. Actually this goes for plugins as well. The onslaught of ill-willed hackers disrupting…
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