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 as “Basic SEO”; this simply means that we will fill each of your pages with on-page search terms that people are using to reach your company or organization.

However there are even more things we can do to help you outperform your competition: Livewire SEO. If you aren’t completing everything on the list below, you risk losing ground to your rivals in search results, which could directly affect sales.

  • Our Core SEO Solutions:
    Update software, plugins, and themes, and perform regular site optimization checks as part of your website maintenance plan.
  • Regular Site Backups: Get daily or monthly full site backups for peace of mind.
  • Consistent virus checks for site security. Search engines give more weight to secure websites.
  • Determine which keyword phrases will provide you the best options in search results using keyword research and targeting.
  • On-Page SEO: Evaluate current meta and on-page content for search engine optimization
  • Track the chosen keywords over time to gauge the effectiveness of your site with a keyword tracker.
  • Monthly SEO Performance Reports: Keep track of site traffic and the position of your website in search results.
  • Google Site Tools: Configuring and tying together (where required) Google accounts for Google Search Console,
  • Google My Business (formerly called Google Business), Google Analytics, etc.

 

Our SEO services give your website the boost it needs to rank high on search engines for top level keywords. Plans start at $350/mo.

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 they browse through your product variation choices. Each time they

Preloading Images with Jquery

There are times when preloading images is an important step in keeping your site/page/program running smoothly. This is especially true in the era of mobile. Here’s a cute little snippet that does just that. function preload(yourarrayOfImages) { $(yourarrayOfImages).each(function(){ $(‘<img/>’)[0].src = this; }); } preload([ ‘img/image1.jpg’, ‘img/image2.jpg’, ‘img/image3.jpg’ ]);

You get 15 seconds! Web Design Trends for 2016

Mobile is in and users are becoming increasingly impatient. In 2014, 55% of users spent less than 15 seconds on a webpage according to data by Tony Haile of Chartbeat.  This means you only have 15 seconds to capture a users attention and convert a visitor to a customer.

The Low Down on Net Neutrality

What they heck is it? Most people don’t know it past the slogan .. and that’s what it is, a slogan. Net neutrality does not mean ‘left alone”, there’s nothing laissez faire about it. It does mean oversight, more oversight of the Internet than currently exists. The advocating

Another Mouse Burned

This makes my 7th mouse in less than 18 months. incessant clicking has it’s consequences … and costs …..

No Business is too Small for Mobile

No matter how small your business is, you need to be on mobile. There are more mobile users these days than traditional desktop/laptop users, so the benefit is apparent. If your website is not mobile ready, you are at a distinct disadvantage. First, the user will probably have