Websites & Business
Looking Back: My Business Journey Through Interviews
Every so often, I like to take a step back and see how far I’ve come. Recently, I stumbled across a blog post where I was interviewed back in 2009, and it sparked an idea: what if I gathered all the other interviews I’ve done over the years? Going through them turned out to be…
Read MoreSix Questions You Must Answer on Your Website to Attract Your Ideal Client
Have you ever shopped online for a course or a carpet cleaner and got frustrated when you couldn’t make a decision? All their sites may look professional, they all seem to offer the same thing, and maybe they even get comparable ratings and reviews. So how do you choose one over the other? There’s a…
Read MoreManaging a Small Association Website
When I launched a local networking group for virtual assistants in 2008, I didn’t expect I’d also become its tech department. But here we are nearly two decades later, and I’ve learned a lot about what not to do when managing a small association website. If you’re in charge of a small group or association,…
Read MoreOnline Courses Without the Tech Hassle: A Business Owner’s Journey
eLearning has been around for as long as we’ve been using the internet, but the recent pandemic led many small business owners to develop online courses as an alternative source of income and way to continue supporting clients when in-person meetings weren’t possible. As I said in Creating and selling online courses: what you need…
Read MoreWant to improve your business? Start by improving your life.
Work-life balance may be one of the biggest challenges you face as a solopreneur. With so many balls in the air, it’s easy to fall into the trap of working around the clock and neglecting other areas of your life. You may even convince yourself to give up your lunch break, day off, or even…
Read MoreIs it time to break up with your hosting service?
Using a web hosting service is a lot like being in a relationship. Things usually start out great. You might have bad days sometimes, but if the issues aren’t too serious, you can work them out, and if all goes well, you’ll be happy together for a very long time. But when the bad days…
Read MoreProtect Your Website – and Your Business – from Fines or Lawsuits
Today I want to talk about something vital yet often overlooked: Privacy Policies, Terms of Service, Cookie Policies, and consents. If that sounds like the least exciting part of running a website, you’re not wrong—but it’s incredibly important. Why You Need to Care About Website Policies 1. Your website is collecting (and sharing) personal information.…
Read MoreWhat’s with all the plugin updates?
Remember when you logged into your WordPress site to make a quick change and a bunch of plugin updates were available? You didn’t have time to deal with them, so you just did what you logged in for and went on your merry way. The next time you logged in there were even more. So…
Read MoreHow to Create a Captivating Blog Page
Blogging may not be for everyone, but you can’t dispute the benefits that a blog brings to your website and your business. Millions of blog posts have been published offering tips on writing compelling blog posts. I’ve written quite a few myself! But have you ever stopped to think about your actual blog page? That’s what…
Read MoreWordPress Backups: Protect your site with confidence
Of all the items on the WordPress Technical Audit Checklist I posted recently, a good backup system is by far the most important. Even if you miss a security update and something terrible happens, if you have an up-to-date backup, you’ll be able to restore it with minimal downtime and expense. To help you choose…
Read MoreHow Healthy is your WordPress site?
When I tell people that I work exclusively with WordPress, they’re sometimes surprised or even concerned. “Isn’t it very insecure?” they ask. “Not really,” I explain. Sure, nearly half of all websites are powered by WordPress, which makes it an attractive target for hackers. But just like anything valuable, good maintenance practices will provide protection…
Read MoreEverything is Connected:The Value of Networking & The Butterfly Effect
Connections can often seem random and coincidental, yet when we look closely, we see an intricate web of events and relationships shaping our lives. A perfect example of this is how a seemingly unrelated high school romance indirectly led me to design a new website for The Duet Club of Hamilton. Let me take you…
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