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Google My Business. What is it? 15 Jan '21

Author: Joe Bailey

Having a great site is only half of the story to having a great online web presence. You need to work on your SEO too so that people can find your site. Google My Business is part of that puzzle. Google My Business is the modern Yellow Pages. It allows users to search for a …

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Why you should backup your WordPress site? 15 Jan '21

Author: Joe Bailey

Backups are important for anything digital, be it your computer, phone, emails, or website. If that service or device goes down for some reason then without a solid backup you may have lost years worth of data. Imagine storing all of your precious family photos on your home PC with no backup, then one day …

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Why should you worry about site security? 7 Dec '20

Author: Joe Bailey

Website security is becoming increasingly important in the tech age. Cyber threats are all around us and even happen to the biggest of companies and countries. We don’t expect you to become a cybersecurity expert just to have a web presence though. We take care of looking after your website, ensuring no bad actors gain …

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Why you don’t need a native app 6 Nov '20

Author: Joe Bailey

Native apps are cool, but they come with a lot of caveats. You need a specialist developer for each platform you want your app on, as they use proprietary coding languages. A rigorous process is required to get listed in the App Store and/or Play Store You are at the mercy of the App Store …

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How we sped up our WordPress sites by over 16x 5 Oct '20

Author: Joe Bailey

Walmart saw up to a 2% increase in conversions for every 1 second of improvement in load time. Every 100ms improvement also resulted in up to a 1% increase in revenue. Source – WPOStats If you’re still not convinced that page load speed is important check out this article. Although our sites were fast, we …

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How to set a good password 17 Sep '20

Author: Joe Bailey

Let’s face it. Passwords are not your favourite thing about using the web. They can be hard to create, hard to remember, and, worst of all, hacked. Let’s find out how to set a good password. When you are prompted to make a password you may have noticed some sites asking for you to enter …

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Which type of site is right for me; WordPress or Jamstack? 17 Aug '20

Author: Joe Bailey

A bit confused about Jamstack and WordPress? Let us explain what both technologies are and the merits of each.

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DNS over HTTPS 6 Jul '20

Author: Joe Bailey

DNS stands for Domain Name System. Think of it as an address book for the internet. Each website has a unique set of numbers called an IP address. Google’s is 172.217.169.78. This long string of numbers can be hard for humans to remember and understand hence we type https://google.com instead. DNS is the system that …