Web Design for Southern Oregon Small Business
If you already have a website, you may have been contacted by your hosting provider to encourage you to upgrade your account to use HTTPS everywhere. What is HTTPS? You may have noticed when looking at webpages, some sites display a padlock symbol in the address bar and some don’t. That padlock … Read more
Whether you are considering a new site, want to improve your existing site, or are ready for a redesign, careful planning at the start of your project will help ensure that your site performs the purpose you intend. A good plan will also help keep your design costs to a minimum. … Read more »
Problem: Your website form – is sending email but the email is not showing up in your inbox. Conditions Your web site is hosted on GoDaddy. You are using GoDaddy workspace email, not email set up through cpanel. You have verified that your form is sending email by test-sending to an email … Read more
Some of my clients ask me to put a giant photo slideshow on the homepage of their websites. Most of the time, I try to talk them out of it. As a rule, I do not recommend it. The use of oversized images displayed prominently on the homepage, sometimes called “hero images”, … Read more
If you have a Web site, you will, more likely sooner than later, be contacted by someone who will promise “GUARANTEED First Page Placement On The Search Engines“. Don’t you believe it! Before you take up their offer, save yourself some time & potential money and read the following. If you ask … Read more
WordPress is not “Build it and Forget it”. Your new WordPress site will need some basic maintenance over time to keep it secure, running optimally and up-to-date. This is a step that is often overlooked but is vitally important if you want your site to run well. Regular WordPress maintenance includes: Regular backups … Read more
Everyone who owns a Web site has one thing in common — the desire to see their site on the first page (or at least the first 3 pages) for their in every major search engine. No one can guarantee this result and you should be skeptical of anyone who does. See … Read more
Choosing a Web designer to build your Web site can be daunting. Like hiring an auto mechanic, you want to find one who knows his stuff, can understand what you want, has reasonable rates and won’t disappear on you. Where to Start? Before you start looking, you should have good idea of … Read more
Writing for the Web is different than other kinds of writing.
Studies show Internet readers read differently — they scan and skim rather than read text word for word. They click away if they do not find what they are looking for easily and quickly.
This tip covers 2 aspects of developing the text for your Web pages:
You may have heard about WordPress; it’s a way to get an easy-to-use website that you can manage yourself. It’s easy to make new pages or change content in the simple, built-in, online editor. No more waiting – and paying – for your webmaster to make changes. You can do it yourself!
This and many more features are what make WordPress a good choice for many small business websites.
In a word, Trust.
Your customers need assurance that you are reliable, professional, and honest. You need to convince them that your products and services have good value and their personal information is safe and won’t be abused.
You’ve got a great product. You’ ve done the research and found there’s a demand. You are ready to set up your first ecommerce site.