Where my articles grow up before they go public

Category Your Website

Uploading a WordPress Page Template Without FTP

Need to create a new page template (or other) file in your WordPress theme and don’t have FTP access? Here is a simple little procedure that will create the file for you. Once that is done, you need only copy… Continue Reading →

FAQ: Updating Your WordPress Blog or Website

Note: Although this article talks about WordPress, most of the concepts are applicable to any Content Management System (CMS). Why Install Updates to WordPress? Keeping all of the components of your website up to date is generally a good idea because… Continue Reading →

SEO: Search Engine and Using Keywords

Search engines work like a democracy. Each link to your website is a vote in popularity. Another great way to get links to your website is to give people the option of LIKEing your pages and/or blog posts to their… Continue Reading →

When would you use an Email Account vs. a Forwarder?

If you had someone working for you, you would want them to access their email from an email account. That way, if they decided to quit, you could simply re-allocate the email account with all the emails to their replacement…. Continue Reading →

Useful YouTube Tips

Before you create a YouTube Account… Choosing a User Name: Before you create a YouTube channel, try going to http://www.youtube.com/username and http://www.youtube.com/user/username (replace username with your desired account name to see if it is already in use. If you see… Continue Reading →

Creating Content for Your Website

The following guideline should be used for adding content to your website. This will not only ensure that your content is of higher quality, it will also help drive traffic to your site: [  ] Produce a draft – Introduce… Continue Reading →

Maintaining Your WordPress Website

For the most part, your new WordPress site operates maintenance free. However we do have a few suggestions: Backups after a change to the site: Anytime you make a change to your website, use the XCloner plugin to make a… Continue Reading →

Essential WordPress Plugins

There are thousands of WordPress plugins out there. What follows is a list of plugins with which I have personally had good experiences: Broken Links — Broken Link Checker automatically checks and reports broken links. To Do List — Cleaverness… Continue Reading →

Search only a specific website using Google

Did You Know? You can tell Google to only search a specific web site by entering your search text in the following format: your keywords to find[a space]site:www.thesitename.tld Bonus Google Tip #1 Want to see which pages on your website have been… Continue Reading →

Memorable Website Addresses

Did you know? You can actually use UPPERCASE letters in the address of your website. For example, www.MichaelMilette.com. Not only does it make your website address easier to read on business cards, stationnary, invoices and even websites, it will make… Continue Reading →

Broadcasting on YouTube.com

Here is some information to help you get started in your broadcasting career. Note that this method is probably the least expensive way of getting started. Once you have figured out the basics down on how it all works, you… Continue Reading →

Challenged by Technology Part 2 – Virtual Assistants

Is technology preventing you from taking advantage of the tools that will help your business? In this article, I will be introducing you to Virtual Assitants, also known as VA’s. Some of the things entrepreneurs and small businesses would like… Continue Reading →

Why track statistics on your website?

Website tracking systems can’t track personal information like names, email addresses, who you are or even where you live (ok, maybe the city you live in). They do track things like which web browsers are used to access your website,… Continue Reading →

Excluding Yourself From Your Website

Do you use some kind of analytics program like Google Analytics to track how many people are visiting your website or blog and which pages are of most interest to them? If so, you may be artificially inflating your own… Continue Reading →

Creating, Managing and Promoting Your Web Site

Many people don’t realize that just creating a web site won’t bring people to it or make people aware or use it. Here is a list of tools to help you get a web site up and running as well… Continue Reading →

Essential WordPress Plugins for Small Business Websites

(in progress) I’ve had a fair amount of experience putting together Startup Business websites using WordPress. Today I would like to share with you some of the more useful plugins I have come across which you may find useful in… Continue Reading →

Corporate Style Headshots, Are They Really Worth the Investment?

What follows is just my opinion and is based on personal observation. Every small and medium size business website should include a photo of the business owner and primary contacts. Including a professional photo of yourself on your business website… Continue Reading →

Getting Started with PayPal

FYI: The PayPal Merchant product you will be using is called “Website Payment Standard”. If you see information about different PayPal products on their website, know that this is the one that is related to you. Once you have created… Continue Reading →

Social Media and Mobile Web Marketing

Did you know? The World is Going Mobile… Tablets and Smart Phones are #1 and #2 fastest growing consumer electronic products Sales of web-enabled mobile devices far exceed desktop and laptop computers Smartphones shipments outpaced personal computers including tablets, laptops,… Continue Reading →

Next Step Marketing Strategy

You have your company email address and website. Your have also completed your 360 degrees exercise. Keep the momentum going with the following steps: Put links on other websites that point to your website, especially those that rank highly with… Continue Reading →

Evaluate Your Website and Getting New Customers in the Process!

You finally have your website just the way you want it. But if you built it, will they come and buy? Sometimes we don’t realize what is good or bad about our website. At this point it is time to… Continue Reading →

Secrets to Creating a Basic Business Website

How do you create a website for a small business? In one word, WordPress. See Setting Up a WordPress Website for more details. How should I choose the look of my website? Develop a corporate brand by being consistent. Make… Continue Reading →

Make PDF files compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0)

While enhancing accessibility and usability are the goals of WCAG 2.0, the overall benefits to website owners in making PDF files that meet the WCAG 2.0 web standards include: To eliminate the cost and effort of creating both PDF and… Continue Reading →

Blogging in the Future: When the well runs dry

Does your well of blogging material go dry from time to time? Change how you see the world and the world will provide you with more material than you can blog about in a lifetime. Learn about two great features most blogging tools have that you may have escaped your eagle eye, and keen mind… or that you simply have not yet taken advantage of.

Introduction to Social Media Networking with Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

<<NOTE: This article has been archived as it Melissa’s website no longer exists. >> I love sharing information, especially when I think it will help others. Think of me as a junk filter. I only share the best of what… Continue Reading →

« Older posts Newer posts »

Copyright © 2024 TNG Consulting Inc.

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑