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DIY Website vs. Professional Web Design: What’s Best for Your Business?
Your website is often the first impression people get of your business. It’s your digital shopfront, your brochure and in many cases, your main sales tool. When starting out, many people look for the best website builder to create their site quickly and affordably. Builders like Wix, Shopify or Squarespace make it easy to publish…
How to fix a green screen on Flash videos
You are trying to watch a video on YouTube or elsewhere and all you can see is a green screen. You can hear the audio but the video won’t play and you just see green. The chances are that Adobe Flash Player is unable to render the video. This happens usually after you have updated
WordPress plugins to avoid
There are definitely some WordPress plugins to avoid! WordPress is a constantly evolving platform and has many plugins developed for use with it. Unfortunately, not all of these plugins evolve at the same rate as WordPress and can cause problems with your site because of this. Plugins are one of the biggest doorways for hackers
Are you talking to me? How to get your blog comment published!
One of the best ways to get some inbound links (and that much needed free traffic) to your blog is by commenting on another blog. Not just any old blog though! Find a blog that is relevant to your niche market and that would have a similar target to your own and make a comment. But wait, you made a comment and it hasn’t been published! The chances are the blog owner didn’t approve it (sucks to be you doesn’t it!) Your main focus whilst commenting on blogs is always to get the comment approved. Here are some useful tips that you need to follow to get the most benefit from blog commenting. Review the list and use the tips the next time you are out and about in cyberspace blog commenting!
Why doing it with a buddy is better than going it alone!
The life of a solo entrepreneur can be a lonely one at times – even more so if you work in the online world. We all have days where we feel like taking a sledge hammer to the keyboard…. (we do? don’t we? Surely I’m not the only one!) Frustration builds up! There are too many distractions! Result – a whole lot of Nothing gets done!
What is a pingback?
Pingback is a method for web/blog authors to request notification when somebody links to one of their posts. Typically, web publishing software such as WordPress will automatically inform the relevant parties on behalf of the user, allowing for the possibility of automatically creating links to referring documents.
Read the full article for an explanation.
How to set up Filezilla FTP with GoDaddy hosting
You may have your blog or website hosted with GoDaddy but their File Manager can be a little tricky to use. A much better method of uploading your files is to use Filezilla FTP Program.
The following short video shows you how to set up Filezilla with your GoDaddy hosting settings in order to transfer (ftp) your files.
How important is it to have a keyword rich domain rather than branded?
One of the main questions I am asked as a web designer is should I go with a keyword rich domain name or a branded one? Unfortunately there isn’t a simple answer to that. Both options have their own merits. Branded Domain Your brand is very important to you and is the cornerstone of everything
Do Small Businesses Still Need a Website in the Age of Social Media?
Social Media Alone Isn’t Enough: Your Business Needs A Website If you run a small business and rely solely on social media to connect with customers, you’re not alone. Many business owners start with platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok because they’re free, easy to use, and offer direct engagement with customers. But here’s the…
Demystifying AI: How Small Business Owners Can Embrace it for Web Content Success
7 Tips To Help You Write A Great Blog Post Title
Why Keywords Matter in SEO: What They Are and How to Use Them
Keywords are a hot topic in SEO, and one that is often misunderstood or misused by website owners trying to optimize their websites. In this post we’ll discuss what keywords are, why they matter so much for search engines like Google, and how you can use them effectively on your own website. What is a…
Web Design Trends Dominating 2021
How to Increase Your Search Engine Rankings: Basic SEO
Reader’s Choice Awards 2020
Maple Moon Web Design Inc is extremely proud to be a Diamond Winner in three categories in 2020. Maple Moon Web Design Inc. is a web design company in Port Perry with over 29 years of experience in the industry. We have been recognized by The Reader’s Choice Awards in 2020 as one of the…
The One Touch Method – The Ultimate Productivity Hack
The One Touch Method – simply put, if a task touches your desk then you are required to deal with that task by only ‘touching’ it once. Complete it before moving onto something else. That’s the one touch method!
Why your website needs to be secured with HTTPS (SSL) & what to do about it!
[If you’d rather listen to the podcast version – you can do so here >>] When Google talks – we listen! We have to. No one wants the wrath of Google falling on their website. Last year, Google started to officially warn website owners with sites that didn’t display the green padlock, non HTTPS, that…
6 Skills Every Woman Should Learn (And Use)
As women strive (and struggle) to break the glass ceiling in many areas of work and life we need to recognise that we have issues! Funnily enough, I have a 50-50 split between male and female clients but the vast majority of fellow web developers are men. I’m not new to working in a male…
Blogging, Tech Tips, WordPress
Get an avatar and stand out from the crowd!
Do you read the comments on people’s blogs? Have you noticed how many anonymous posters there are out there? Does your eye get drawn to certain comments more than others? I think you know what I mean – you read the ones with a face rather than the ones that are faceless! They stand out – that’s why!
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