Category: Website Basics

Articles found in this category will help you understand the basics of getting a website made for your business.

We try to make it as easy as possible to understand all the steps required to getting your site off the ground. These posts are inspired by our own customers who had similar questions during the website creation process.

Interview With Web Designer Kim Earp: Common Questions Small Business Owners Have About Websites – With Answers!

Why do small business owners and professionals need a website? For example, why not get by with a Facebook page?

We live in a digital age where a website serves as your digital storefront. More and more business are being discovered online it is important to make sure your business is professionally represented online. Continue reading Interview With Web Designer Kim Earp: Common Questions Small Business Owners Have About Websites – With Answers!

Is Your WordPress Website Broken?

WordPress is a great balance of freedom and control — not as restrictive as some ‘build a beautiful website’ platforms, it still doesn’t require coding skill or IT chops. And whether you’re hiring a developer or doing it yourself, you can get a good-looking, functional website that brings in actual customers without breaking the bank or tearing out all your hair.

Until it quits working. Continue reading Is Your WordPress Website Broken?

The Ultimate Website Design Test: Is It Faster To Find Something On Your Site If You Google It?

Have you ever been on a website and couldn’t find basic information? About page? Contact info? Email address? A specific product or service? In fact, a website where navigating through it almost felt like brain surgery? Continue reading The Ultimate Website Design Test: Is It Faster To Find Something On Your Site If You Google It?

Who the Heck Did I Buy My Domain Name From?

Sometimes, you’ll buy a domain name and you’ll totally forget what company you bought it from. Or you’ll purchase it in some roundabout way through another service that just happens to package a domain name with their offer. For whatever reason, busy business owners do lose access to domain names they’ve bought.

This is a fairly common problem and it happened to a client of ours. We’re going to talk about how to solve this problem and other ways to work around it. Continue reading Who the Heck Did I Buy My Domain Name From?