Tag: wordpress

  • Why to Self-Host Your WordPress Website

    If you are new to WordPress, there are quite a few ways to host your own WordPress website. WordPress.com Pay your designer to put it on their server Buy your own hosting system and give your designer access Host it with a WordPress hosting service (WP Engine, Page.ly, etc.) First, WordPress.com is either absolutely free…

  • Measure and Increase Pinterest Traffic to Your Business

    Pinterest is a major source of traffic to websites and it is important that you measure the traffic to your website. While Google Analytics can give you that data, if you want to look just at Pinterest traffic, there are a few great tools. Measure Your Pinterest Traffic: In your browser, type in http://pinterest.com/source/yourdomain.com (replacing…

  • Local SEO Contact Page –  WordPress Plugin

    Local SEO Contact Page – WordPress Plugin

    Helping others discover your business easily in search engines is vital to attracting new customers.  With the Local SEO Contact Page plugin, you can easily include the necessary information for customers as well as helping search engines rank your business higher in results. Not only is listing your business address and hours of operation practical,…

  • WordPress Thumbnail Plugin: Default Thumbnail Plus

    WordPress Thumbnail Plugin: Default Thumbnail Plus

    I searched for quite some time to find the best way to set a default thumbnail in WordPress.  Default Thumbnail Plus makes it possible for me to easily set a thumbnail per category on my WordPress site.  I no longer need to fight those pesky little thumbnails to make them clear enough for others to…