7 ways to prepare your online store for Christmas
Christmas is fast approaching, so now is the last opportunity you’ll have to prepare your online store for the massive pre-Christmas shopping season. Whatever industry you’re in, there’s almost certainly an opportunity to pick up some extra sales. In this blog post, we look at 7 things you can do…
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Are we underestimating the value of Bing advertising?
Google is the undisputed king of online search, so why should we invest time and money into advertising on an also-ran like Bing? In this post we look at some of the advantages of advertising on Microsoft’s ad platform, and show you how you can get started with Bing Ads…
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Google launches Site Kit to bring their website tools to WordPress
Google has released a new WordPress plugin that brings the best Google services for webmasters directly into the WordPress dashboard. Managing a successful website can be complicated. Publishers and business owners should have easy access to the insights and capabilities that drive audience and revenue growth. That’s why we’re excited…
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Imagify image compression for WordPress, reviewed
Imagify is an image compression service created by the folks behind the popular WP Rocket caching plugin for WordPress. Although it’s geared towards WordPress users (with the Imagify plugin), it can be used through the web interface or integrated with any content management system via their API. Plans & Pricing…
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Embed live chat into your website for free with Crisp
Crisp is a live chat platform that allows your customers to message you from any page of your website. It’s designed specifically for startups and small businesses, and is one of the few live chat services that offers a full-featured free tier.
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GeneratePress Review — A fantastic WordPress theme
I’ve built around 50 websites with WordPress over the last decade, using dozens of of different themes. GeneratePress is unequivocally the easiest to use WordPress theme I’ve encountered in the decade I’ve been using WordPress. Created by Canadian developer Tom Usborne, GeneratePress has been downloaded half a million times and…
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Add your call-to-action to any webpage with Snip.ly
Snip.ly is a link shortener that lets you add your own call-to-action to almost any website. It works by adding a small overlay to the bottom left corner of the page, on which you can place your logo, text, and a link. Snip.ly effectively allows you to use curated content…
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What is Google’s Sandbox and how does it affect SEO?
The Google Sandbox is an assumed feature of Google’s search algorithm that deflates the rank of new websites. Think of it as a filter that keeps new websites from appearing in search results until they’ve built some credibility. How long will my site stay sandboxed? Only Google knows for sure….
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