Don’t Get SEO? Here’s an Explanation Even Your Grandma Will Understand!
Because the technology behind search engine algorithms is so complex and ever changing, I wanted to find a better way to explain the basic concepts to marketers and business owners in a way that is memorable and easy to understand. Introducing…the garden metaphor. This metaphor helps explain some of the major factors in search engine ranking. I like to joke that this should be easy enough for your grandmother to understand (although it’s certainly possible your grandmother works for Google!)
How to Remove the Suggested Videos at the End of a YouTube Video
Have you ever noticed when you embed a video from YouTube into your WordPress page or blog post, there are (sometimes strange) videos that show when you’re video is over? Most of the times you don’t want this to happen because you can’t control which videos are displayed. Here’s how you prevent those videos from showing […]
WordPress Plug-In Vulnerabilities: Gravity Forms
Some of you may have recently received emails from your website hosts (GoDaddy, Bluehost, Domain.com, FatCow, iPage, etc.) regarding a recent discovery of a security weakness in the popular plug-in Gravity Forms, which is used to create contact forms. iCandy uses Gravity Forms on many of our websites for contact forms and registration forms. In […]
Amazing Business Card Designs
Are you looking for some unique business cards that will make you stand out in the crowd? Here are some examples of awesome business card ideas and designs and links to where you can get them online. Get some inspiration for your own business cards! Wood Veneer Business Cards These amazing cards are available […]
WordPress Bootcamp in Madison @ 100 State
I recently joined 100 State, the co-working space in downtown Madison, and I am excited to be a part of all the community-oriented projects and entrepreneurial ventures there. In particular, I’m pleased to announce Grow Madison, a new venture formed by myself and a few other local website developers and marketing experts in Madison. Our […]
Attempting to Overcome a Crippling Fear of Public Speaking in 7 Steps
It’s February! And in our industry, that means the busy season! While we are busy building WordPress websites for folks and doing exciting design projects, we’ve also got a lot of other big plans for 2015 in the works. One of my personal goals for the year is to overcome my fear of public speaking. […]
The Nuts and Bolts of Content Planning for Your Website
The more planning you put into a website development ahead of time, the more successful your development will be. The more well planned your site is, the more accurate quotes you are going to get from the developers. In addition, you will ensure that you won’t have any surprises with your bill in the form […]
10 Things To Do After Your Website Launch
Your website has been successfully launched, and all that hard work has paid off! Cheers! You deserve a stiff drink. Now that your site is up and running, it is tempting to check that off your to-do list and promptly ignore it for the next 5 years. I’m sorry to be the one to have […]