Posts by Ann Marie
Beware of Scams and Spam as a Website Owner
After managing several websites over the years, you find patterns from scammers. Often, my clients ask me to verify the legitimacy of something they’ve received, and many times, it’s a scam I’ve seen with other site owners. It’s crucial to be vigilant about emails or mail concerning your site. If something feels off, it probably…
Read MoreThe Silver Lining of Negative Reviews for Your Business
Building a loyal customer base that can recommend a business to others is challenging. Many brands put a lot of effort into it. It takes time to develop trust and encourage customers to return in the future. The hope is that these customers will also leave a positive review about their experience, which will be…
Read MoreBe the Master of Your Own Domain: Tips for Searching and Owning Domain Names
As an initial step in launching a business, I always ask my clients, “Have you selected a domain name?” This is a crucial starting point, as aligning your business name with your primary domain name is a vital marketing strategy. Consistency here avoids customer confusion and ensures they can effortlessly locate your website. Consider this…
Read MoreWhy Good Hosting is so Important for a Successful Website
Since starting my web design business in 2001, I have experienced my share of web hosting companies: Bluehost, Dreamhost, GoDaddy, inMotion, A2 Hosting and many more. The first company that hosted my websites is long gone and I cannot even remember the name. About 10 years ago, I moved my clients’ sites to HostGator which had…
Read MoreMoving subscribers away from Feedburner and into Mailchimp
Click here if you would rather download and print this guide (however, there will be links to videos in the guide) If you are a Feedburner user you probably have heard the news that Google is placing Feedburner into “maintenance mode” starting sometime July 2021. What the heck does “maintenance mode” mean? You may have…
Read MoreThe Importance of Favicons in Mobile Search Results
This article was first seen here on Seo Hacker It’s not a secret that most of the users that search on Google are using their mobile devices which is why Google has been constantly improving their mobile search experience. When compared to how it looked before, mobile search experience has experienced notable changes – some for…
Read MoreDIY Website SEO Tricks (that you might not have heard of)
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a really BIG topic and there is so much to learn and understand about optimizing a site for better rankings. On top of that, the search engine algorithms are constantly changing (Google changes their algorithm more than 500 times a year) and these changes are rarely shared with the public. …
Read MoreWhy, What & How to Protect your WordPress Website
It has been about 5 years now that I have been designing websites almost exclusively in WordPress and after awhile it was bound to happen. Malware. Hacking. Bad Code Injected. Site Down! The first time I panicked…well every time I panic but now I panic less. Now I know where to go for help! Now…
Read MoreImportance of Google Reviews for Businesses
It is no secret that Google is the search engine king. If your site is #1 in the organic listings you will no doubt attract more calls, more customers and more revenue. Google, however, doesn’t make it easy to reach that coveted spot, but there are steps that can be taken to help your business creep up those search result pages. As a business owner you can work on several aspects of your online presence to reach improved search results. If you are a local business (either storefront, home based or service) one of the best ways to move higher in search rankings is to encourage reviews on your company’s Google plus page.
Read MorePART 3: Setting up the MailChimp Subscribe form on your Website
This is Part 3 of a 3 part blog series: How to Move from Feedburner to Mailchimp: Full Guide
The final part and perhaps the most important is adding the blog signup form to your site. This is pretty easy but you must consider more than just adding the form. Think about what the subscription email will look like when asked to confirm. You can and should brand those emails. Here is how to complete that whole process in Mailchimp: