Livewire SEO
The most common question we receive following a website launch is, “How can I increase traffic to my website without spending a fortune or buying ads?” Every website we develop for a customer includes what we refer to
An Accessibility Mindset
How often do you receive this response when inquiring about making a website more accessible? We wish we could devote more resources to it, but at the moment we just don’t know enough to get started. The value
Local Search Listing Management on Google
Building a strong customer base in your local community has always been one of the most significant components in the success of a business. With over 50% of Google searches completed on mobile devices, it’s more important than
2 Great Marketing Funnel Tools
Using Outbase for Target Market Research With Outbase’s multitude of capabilities, you can gain a deeper knowledge of your sales performance and identify areas for improvement. Outbase is a prospecting platform that streamlines the top funnel challenges experienced
B2B Social Marketing
Social media marketing is usually not as important for business-to-business (B2B) businesses because most of their customers find them through word-of-mouth or a lot of online searching. Many B2Bs are also in ‘dry’ or serious businesses that don’t
How Important Is Site Speed?
It is difficult to overstate the significance of a website’s page load time. Users expect websites to load quickly and efficiently in today’s fast-paced digital environment. A slow-loading website can result in frustration and a negative user experience,
Using Red In Website Design
A key component of website design is color, and many designers choose the color red in particular. Red is a passionate, vivid color that may elicit strong feelings and emotions, making it a fantastic choice for designing a
Some Homepage Best Practices
Building an effective website begins with a well-designed home page. Because it’s the first thing people see, the homepage must make a nice impression while also pointing the user in the right direction. If you want your homepage
PHP Is Still King
Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) is a popular server-side scripting language for building websites. Around 70% of all websites online today use PHP, a computer language that was created in 1994 by Rasmus Lerdorf. Since it is available for everyone
Google Local
In today’s digital world, it is essential for businesses to have an online presence. Google Maps is one of the most significant tools for local companies, since it helps potential customers locate and learn about your business. Having
Using Meta Tags In Images
Because search engines mainly rely on the text linked with an image to comprehend its content, using meta tags on images is crucial for SEO. Search engines may more precisely index photos when they are properly tagged, which
ADA Compliance
ADA compliance refers to the compliance of websites with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal law in the United States that requires businesses and organizations to make their goods and services accessible to people with disabilities. In
Why is a short domain name better than a long one?
There are several reasons why a short domain name is generally considered better than a long one: Easier to remember: Short domain names are easier to remember than long ones, which makes it easier for people to find
How important is color in web design?
Color is an extremely important aspect of web design. It can have a significant impact on the user’s perception of a website, its brand identity, and the overall user experience. Here are some reasons why color is important
What does AI say about SEO
Let’s find out! Use relevant keywords: Start by researching and identifying the keywords and phrases that your target audience is likely to use when searching for information related to your business. Incorporate these keywords into your website’s content,
Code School: Woo Shipping Per Product Count Script
Here’s a little snippet that has been useful for woocommerce development. This regulates shipping charges from a simple fee based system to a fee per quantity output. We modified this to allow for a couple of different shipping
A New Website Appears On The Horizon
It is the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida.
Don’t Think Page Load Times Matter? Think Again.
A recent study by Google really hit home for online retailers or anyone looking to make a sale/conversion online. As Forbes points out: “53% of mobile site visitors will leave a page that takes longer than three seconds
Adding a Fee in Woocommerce
This piggybacks off of a solution I found elsewhere. We modified it to add a single fee for products based on the taxonomy. It comes in handy to categories products and then apply this rule to that category.
TOP 3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT
Whether you are a Freelancer or a small business owner, you know the importance of an accurate project management, here are 3 of the best project management tools that can help you achieve your goals. 1.- Teamwork Projects
Content Marketing Mistakes That Derail Your SEO
Don’t fall into the trap of content which won’t rank on search engines to go along with your sites top-flight graphics. All the effort and money poured into your website is for nothing if you don’t rank on
How Your Company Can Benefit from SEO Analysis.
You know that it is essential to your business that it has a high ranking with search engines such as Google and Bing, but how do you achieve it? SEO analysis is the device, you need to know
Five Frequent SEO Mistakes and How to Fix Them.
Five Frequent SEO Mistakes and How to Fix Them. A few simple missteps can derail all the hours of toil, not to mention money, put into your SEO efforts. Here are five common SEO mistakes and how to
Best Seagate Barracuda Internal Hard Drive 4TB SATA
An Internal Hard Drive With Endless Storage and Impressive Speed. If you require vast data storage while not sacrificing speed, look no further than the Seagate’s Barracuda Internal Hard Drive Model ST4000DM004! With 4 terabytes of reliable storage
Not All Backlinks Are Created Equal
Improving SEO Results with Link Building. Still trying to get higher SERP (Search Engine Results Page) placement? After months of trying is your company no higher on Google or Bing than before you concentrated on SEO keywords? The
The Greatest Watch In The History Of Mankind
Well, this has little … really nothing … to do with website design or SEO but we would like to take a moment to recognize the greatest wood watch in the entire world. This thing is decked out.
HotOpponents Hack
We have seen this one a few times coming from WordPress but we have also seen it in Google Analytics code or simply in a header.php file. HotOpponents is a simple redirect script but really digs down and
Updating WordPress Database After Website Move
Boy life sure would be easy if WordPress used relative URL’s throughout the menu and post content but that simply isn’t going to happen, they’ve made that clear. Changing the URL in the admin Settings would then be
Google Removing Anonymous Reviews
So it appears, as far as Search Engine Journal is reporting, that Google is removing anonymous reviews. And, honestly, why wouldn’t they? If you’re going to write a review you should have the guts to state your first
Woocommerce Products Per Page
Interestingly Woocommerce does not seem to have a default setting for ‘products per page’. Unsurprisingly, there’s a simple workaround. Add to your functions.php Replace “28” with whatever number you want. add_filter( ‘loop_shop_per_page’, create_function( ‘$cols’, ‘return 28;’ ), 20
Using Google URL Shortener
It really could not be easier. Google’s URL shortener is certainly the best one out there. https://goo.gl/ Our latest rollout, InfoGopher, uses this extensively. Our unique texting app needs short URLs in order to remain inside text character
WordPress Email Issues
Every now and again we run into issues with WordPress where the email functionality has stopped working. This is usually the result of corrupted core files and/or plugin conflicts. Easy enough to fix: disable plugins or upload a
Choosing The Right Domain
Finding the right domain can be a arduous process. That is, unless of course you are lucky enough to find your business name in the exact form you desire. More often than not, obtaining a great domain takes
Answerhub versus WordPress
Recently we worked on a project with intent to use AnswerHub as the primary vehicle for user interaction. After spending some time in AnswerHub’s admin we discovered that they don’t provide anything that you cannot accomplish with easy
A Quick Way To Kill Your Facebook Marketing
Facebook is a powerful tool. With millions upon millions of reachable users it is the social media powerhouse. Sharing content is incredibly easy and businesses can so easily engage potential customers that many businesses are putting it to
CSS Animation, The New Flash?
I’ve used it, so I am not immune to the pull of CSS animation, but what are we doing here folks? Used sparingly, CSS animation is at best a small way to augment conversions (button wiggle), but at
Product Variations – WordPress Plugins
So this is a nice little plugin – an add-on to Woocommerce called Smart Variation Images. The extension allows you to set different images to each product variation. This is handy to display different style types to the user as
TradePMR has a new website
A really great client – TradePMR – just launched their new super awesome, totally spectacular, mobile responsive website! We worked with their staff for the last 8 weeks to put together an entirely new online experience for their
JSON and PHP
Here at Livewire, Gainesville Web Design headquarters, we have had a couple of projects recently that allowed us to work with JSON and PHP. Initially it may seem a bit strange for PHP experts to want to embed
