WordPress

One of the things I try to impress upon our clients and prospective clients is the importance of having a blog on their website. But a blog means little if no one is reading it; ideally, you want to have an audience which is engaged with your blog and shares your ideas across the internet. Developing that audience was the theme for the Alabama Bloggers meetup on Friday, Feb. 15, at Cantina in Pepper Place. More than 30 current and...

To quote The Clash, “This is a public service announcement!” The Birmingham WordPress meetups will resume on Monday, February 4, at 7pm, upstairs at Pale Eddie’s on 2nd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham. This session’s topic is What’s New In WordPress 3.5 and What’s On the Way. You can learn more and register for the meetup here. Hope to see you...

From the time I first started using WordPress, I’ve touted its SEO-friendly qualities. I wrote a few posts this month focusing on some tips, tricks, and best practices to improve the search engine rankings of your WordPress site. But then I got to thinking: What is it that makes WordPress so SEO-friendly? And second, what does “SEO friendly” mean, anyway? I’ll handle the second question first. In short, an SEO-friendly...

All Deluxe All the Time is is a pet project of ours. The site deals with mindful living, and offers tips on cooking, health, and other ways to make the most out of life. All Deluxe All The Time was what I like to call a “one day” project; that is to say, “one day” we would be able to get around to it. The idea for the site rolled around in our heads for a couple of years before we took any action on it; other...

It is a rule in the web world — you want your website listed on the first page of any search engine site. The reason is simple: The first listed result from an internet search gets about a third of all clicks resulting from that search. After the top 10 results, the percentages of clicks are miniscule. If your site comes up on page two — much less page 37 — chances are you won’t be seen. There is both an art...

In a recent meeting with a prospective client to discuss her company’s website redesign, I was asked, “Do you think our site needs a blog?” It is a question I’ve received from several associates during the past few months, and my answer, as always, was an unqualified “YES.” In fact, I believe a blog is an essential piece of a successful and effective online presence. I am surprised at how many...