One of the biggest holes in a client’s SEO (pre livewire SEO, that is) is almost always the site structure. So many SEO companies focus on content and backlinks that quality code is often overlooked. There are many cases where we have come into the tail end of another company’s SEO efforts and changed only… Continue reading Maintaining Correct Site Structure
Maintaining The Correct Keyword Density
Keyword density, by definition, is the number of times, expressed in a percentage, that a particular keyphrase or keyword appears in a body of text. So if your keyword appears 4 times and the number of words on the page is 200 then your keyword density is 2%. 4 / 200 = 0.02, or 2%.… Continue reading Maintaining The Correct Keyword Density
Extend Your iPhone or iPad Battery Life
A common problem in todays world – batteries haven’t really kept up with the rest of the tech world and are absolutely the weak link in virtually any modern day tech pack. Things have gotten better over the years. My smartphone lasts about 18 hours depending on usage now, when a few years ago it… Continue reading Extend Your iPhone or iPad Battery Life
Another Mouse Burned
This makes my 7th mouse in less than 18 months. incessant clicking has it’s consequences … and costs …..
Review: Total Cache WordPress Plugin ★★★★
An easy plugin for WordPress that does all your caching for you automatically. What is caching? A cache essentially takes a screenshot of your page and keeps it in local memory. When that page is called (by a user visiting it) then it is called up from the cache and not the server. This reduces… Continue reading Review: Total Cache WordPress Plugin ★★★★
Are You Using Linkedin Like You Should?
Probably not. Linkedin is a valuable resource for any professional, but particularly freelancers and business owners. There is a lot to love about the social media construct, and a lot to hate; but no matter what side of the coin you fall on it is no secret that you need to be on, and using, Linkedin.… Continue reading Are You Using Linkedin Like You Should?
Getting Accurate Shipping Rates
If you own an ecommerce store and provide real time shipping rates you have likely encountered a long list of issues with returning accurate rates. If you have not, Bravo good sir or madam! You are the exception. Having real-time shipping rates on your online store is a must these days. People have to know… Continue reading Getting Accurate Shipping Rates
Authority + Trust + Relevance = Rankings
Here you go – the magic formula for ranking on Google. Yes, Yahoo and Bing still matter … even though the third most searched term on Bing is “Google” – people trying to get back to Google, but they’re still relevant. It’s just easier to focus on Google as they lead the algorithm predator/prey dynamic.… Continue reading Authority + Trust + Relevance = Rankings
Netgear Routers Are Terrible
Why did we purchase this product for our office? What a mistake. Range on this router is about 4 feet before the signal drops off significantly. Speeds are sketchy and we experienced significant slowdown periods throughout the day. Connections lost – impromptu port disabling, you name it. If there is ever a “rise of the machines”… Continue reading Netgear Routers Are Terrible
Better Than Notepad: Notepad ++
We love this little program. It’s a replacement for Notepad called Notepad++. It’s like notepad on steroids. Lots of new, useful functions – essentially, everything Microsoft neglected to put into their product,; open source, once again, has provided a better alternative. Easy find/replace functions, even in files so no need to know exactly where the… Continue reading Better Than Notepad: Notepad ++
Conversion Optimization
So many people have a myopic outlook on SEO and SEM. They tend to focus on optimization as strawberry field, where you can just pick a little fruit from here or there and fill up your basket. Not so fast. It’s not just about having a full basket, it’s about the quality of those berries.… Continue reading Conversion Optimization
Moving Your Website To A New Host
Sometimes it’s easy, most of the time it is not. What a headache! If you’ve moved hosts and domains several times you’re probably an old hand at it; if not, you’re in trouble. You’ll probably need the assistance of someone that has some experience in this area. Choosing a Hosting Provider This is important folks.… Continue reading Moving Your Website To A New Host
Javascript called by PHP
Interesting little snippet. What is going on here? Livewire gives you the low down. if($num_rowvs == 0){ echo ‘<script>// <![CDATA[ alert(“This is an alert message. I’m alerting you that you are totally awesome!”); // ]]></script>’; } First, we’re creating a simple if statement in PHP. Not entirely necessary, but prbobably the most common setup.… Continue reading Javascript called by PHP
Check out the new page on Data Feed Help
Product and data feeds are confusing. Dropshipping is a pain to set up correctly. How do you host this? Where do you put the feeds. Livewire takes your headache away …. Data Feed Help
Review: Google Chrome – StayFocusd ★★★★★
We. Love. This. Chrome extension. Warning: It’s brutal. Stayfocusd is essentially a task manager, not as in manage what task is next, but keeps you focused on your tasks at hand. It blocks websites that waste your time and keep you distracted through a time limit feature. You set the limit – give yourself 10… Continue reading Review: Google Chrome – StayFocusd ★★★★★
Is PPC Advertising Worth It?
The answer is: it depends. In our experience it really comes down to your industry, your ad’s effectiveness and … dum de dum dum … money. First, your industry should be visible online in the first place. Holly’s Bakery is probably going to do fine on Google ads or Facebook but John’s Elder Entertainment Center… Continue reading Is PPC Advertising Worth It?
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 net neutrality want all data to be… Continue reading The Low Down on Net Neutrality
Fraternity Management Has a New Website
Fraternity management needed something up quickly and something that was affordable. Glad to know that they chose us as their Gainesville Web Design team. Additional to the website they requested a simple program that managed their payment modules. As experienced PHP developers, we were able to quickly put something together at no additional charge. Our… Continue reading Fraternity Management Has a New Website
Review: PHP Live Chat ★★★★
4 Stars for this chat system from GNTStudio. It’s quite useful and very easy to install. We’re actually planning to use it on our own website we like it so much. They lose one star because we had to modify a bit too much to get things to work like we wanted but they can’t… Continue reading Review: PHP Live Chat ★★★★
Don’t Get Smacked by Copyright Infringemnt
Developers do it all the time – they need an image for a website and head on over to Google images, put a keyword in and voila! Free pictures for everyone! Not so fast. Many of these images are protected under copyright law and if you get caught, it’s a hefty fine. We have heard… Continue reading Don’t Get Smacked by Copyright Infringemnt
SEO is No Big Secret
Really, SEO is not some big secret. Some companies try to pretend it is but you don’t have to be an expert to manage your own SEO. What do you think search engines like Google want? Well, they want what their users’ want. That’s how they get business, they want the most relevant content at… Continue reading SEO is No Big Secret
To Gimp or Not To Gimp
In the world of photo editing, adobe photoshop is king. They really do have an amazing product. It’s sleek, works great, and is very robust sporting dozens and dozens of functions and endless possibilities for the graphic artist. Photoshop is also very, very expensive. The entire Adobe creative suite is a major ripoff in our… Continue reading To Gimp or Not To Gimp
Review: WordPress Business Directory ★ ★ ★
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_button title=”Where it’s at” target=”_blank” color=”btn-inverse” icon=”wpb_arrow” size=”wpb_regularsize” href=”http://codecanyon.net/item/wp-business-directory/2203258″][vc_column_text] ★ ★ ★ Features V1.8 Premium Membership (Paypal) Location Based Search Internationalization CSV Import with auto map location finder[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] 3 Stars out of 5 This is a wordpress plugin We took off one point for poor style and another for some poor code. First,… Continue reading Review: WordPress Business Directory ★ ★ ★
Bed Bug Guru Has a New Website
New website up and running. This turned out to be a rush job so it is actually a work in progress. Their business is opening in a few days and they needed something up quickly that was still professional. Glad they called Livewire. We cooked up a great flexible design that allows us to get… Continue reading Bed Bug Guru Has a New Website
Firefox is dead to me
That happened a long time back. Now it seems that the once beloved browser is now in the same situation with the majority of its former users. I personally feel that the browser lost its roots in version 12, but it was showing signs of becoming yesterdays news long before that. The trouble wasn’t too… Continue reading Firefox is dead to me
What is Lorem Ipsum?
Lorem ipsum is simply Latin text. Gobbledygook, essentially. Well, not really; It does have its roots in latin text from just before the BC to BCE line, so that puts it around 2000 years old. Past that, it’s gibberish. Sometimes web developers need filler text to create web pages. Instead of just typing the word… Continue reading What is Lorem Ipsum?
OpenCart CCBill Payment Module ★★★★
4 Stars for this plugin. It worked, that part is true but we had to make some modifications and there were some syntax issues with the PHP. Overall though, a solid plugin for opencart and the ONLY one we found worth a darn for CCBill. We think our relationship with opencart might be over anyway,… Continue reading OpenCart CCBill Payment Module ★★★★
AJAX Store Locator ★★★★★
Just finished up a project using AJAX store locator from codecanyon. The client needed a lightweight solution to locate specialty stores all across the country. With some significant upgrades, we customized this script to suit their needs exactly. Customization took around six hours but was much more efficient and cost effective than building something with… Continue reading AJAX Store Locator ★★★★★
Garry Seay has a New Website
Garry is running for Sheriff in Union county Florida. We wish him the best of luck and he has a great new website to show off. His campaigners came to me after locating Livewire on Google. We met and discussed their needs. They needed something up and running quickly so we had to put the… Continue reading Garry Seay has a New Website
Florida Investigators Site is Live
Site is up and running. New responsive layout. Oh, so slick. They’re happy, we’re happy … everybody happy !
New Projects
We’re excited to have new projects coming in on a regular basis. On the menu for the next few weeks are some great opportunities to expand our portfolio and our reach. Lake Butler is electing a new Sheriff soon and we’ll be creating one of the candidate’s websites. That one will be fun as we’ve… Continue reading New Projects
TNA The Facial Pain Association has a new website
Glad to have them on board! The Facial Pain Association does some really great work on helping people with debilitating condition known as TNA. Facial pain is a serious condition and options are often limited for sufferers. Fortunately they do have the association there to assist them in any way they can. From support groups,… Continue reading TNA The Facial Pain Association has a new website
Haile’s Angels Pet Rescue has a New Website
Customized WP theme – a great choice for a great organization. Haile’s Angels continues to do some great work in our community focusing on our four legged friends. They take in a good number of pets each month and try to find them forever homes. As a no-kill shelter, some dogs and cats spend a… Continue reading Haile’s Angels Pet Rescue has a New Website
Offline linking
This is a profound point. A lot of linking takes place offline. Sounds weird but many great links sprout from the personal relationships you make as a business. Noteworthy links can be found at your local chamber of commerce just like any Hotfrog or elocal directory site. “This is definitely the most commonly overlooked SEO tactic of… Continue reading Offline linking
Why are most government websites so terrible?
The recent debacle with the Affordable Care Act has made headlines but those of us in the development world are just seeing more of the same old thing. Government websites stink! Why is that? I can assure you that their cost structure is very similar to the outrageous cost of healthcare.gov. We have seen bids… Continue reading Why are most government websites so terrible?