We created Garden Shop of Homewood’s website several years ago, when WordPress was still thought of as a blogging platform. All they needed was a 5 page brochure-ware site to send folks for contact information, store times, and a little background on the shop. Pam Clark, the owner of Garden Shop of Homewood, recently decided to make a few updates to her site and asked what she could do to improve her search rankings. The first...
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We are proud to announce the launch of finishingtouchesbyjan.com, the new website for Jan Roberts’ finishing business. The site is WordPress-based (of course) with a custom theme developed in-house by DIS. The focus of the site is Jan’s finishing work, which includes faux finishes, surface designs, murals, trompe l’oeil, and restoration work. Congratulations to Jan on the new site! We’re proud to work with her...
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As you may or may not have heard, this past week saw a significant number of hacking attempts on WordPress-based websites. That’s the bad news. The good news is: 1) A quick check of our client sites showed that no one has been hacked; and 2) A simple, five-minute fix can decrease the chances of a hacker gaining access to your site. In this instance, hackers are attempting to enter sites by going to the login section of the site,...
Read MoreIf your schooling was completed before the mid-1980s, and you were not one of the rocket-science bound, humanoid-super-nerd types, computers were something that occurred only in science fiction movies, along with spaceships and aliens. There now exists a clear line of demarcation: A) a large group of folks that had smallpox vaccinations and didn’t go to school with computers; and B) those that sport no little round scar and did....
Read MoreYou’re launching a new business and it’s time to begin developing a website. Or maybe you’re a seasoned establishment that has decided to jump on the bandwagon by adding a web presence to your marketing efforts. Whatever the case, if you are new to this aspect of business, there are a few things you can do to help your developer make this a successful endeavor for you. To begin with, your nephew may be a whiz kid,...
Read More“Plugins can extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine,” states wordpress.org, and it’s true. The right plugin will have your WordPress site jumping through hoops of fire and make your site administrator’s life considerably easier. Of course, the wrong plugin — or a poorly-coded one, in any case — can bring your site to a screeching halt and cause premature hair loss and hypertension...
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