Category: Web Development
Google Site Kit Review – Improve Your WordPress Site Hassle-free
If you own a WordPress site (and why else would you be here), chances are good that it is connected to at least one Google product. To check on your traffic and SEO efforts, this might be Google Search Console,...
5 Causes of a Slow WordPress Site (And How to Fix Them)
Your site’s speed plays a major role in its performance, and therefore its success. WordPress sites with slow loading and response times are not only frustrating; they can also hurt your business. The trick lies in identifying the reason your...
Updating Old Content: The Secret SEO Weapon You Are Not Using
Do you ever ask yourself what to do with old blog posts? It often seems like most people solely focus on creating new stuff, however, updating old content and refreshing existing pages is another great strategy to improve the SEO...
News from Firefox on Mobile, Private Network and Desktop
As the year comes to a close, we look back at what we’ve accomplished. As recently noted in the press, this year may be the mark of our privacy-renaissance. We’ve built additional privacy protections in the browser which included blocking...
6 Professional Development Resources for WordPress
No matter what job you have, there is always room for improvement. This is particularly true for WordPress professionals. Web development and design are constantly-changing fields, and the second you learn one method of doing things, another technique is introduced....
How to Create a Custom WordPress Website with Gutenberg Block
It has now been a year since WordPress released its new Gutenberg Editor and it has now matured enough to become a very handy way to design and build your websites. Gutenberg has now overcome its teething issues and is...
6 Things to know about Keyword research for website and social media and what you need to know
I uncover how keywords are identified by search engines and 6 things you should know about using keywords on your digital platforms. To register for the Social Media Playbook course here: https://cariawatt.com/smp-waitlist or to find out more visit my website:...
Freelancer vs. Agency Developer: Which Path Is Best for You?
As a web developer, your skills are in high demand in today’s job market. More companies are making e-commerce and mobile marketing a priority, and it’s creating an abundance of work opportunities. However, the more career options you have, the...
How to Install Google Analytics on a WordPress Site
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that allows users to monitor their WordPress website traffic and gain valuable business insights. First launched in 2005, the software has since become the most popular analytics tool online businesses depend upon. In fact,...
6 Eye-Opening SEO Case Studies and What Made Them Succesful [2019]
SEO case studies are a great way to learn more about how to do search engine optimization. Instead of studying the theory and applying it to your own site in the hopes of achieving results, you can instead see what...
How We Grew Blog Traffic by 650% in Two Years — Organically
Posted by Moz Keyword Explorer and Keyword Planner) and social research (Buzzsumo). This process gave us direction on which messaging resonated with different audiences and how we would distribute our content. Sometimes we wrote posts to answer search queries. Other...
Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidence
If you told me 5 years ago that I would one day lead a 20-person Publications team or have a personal blog that’s read by hundreds of thousands, I would’ve laughed in surprise. Yet somehow, I’ve found myself in that...
WooCommerce Maintenance: How to Care For Your E-Commerce Site
WooCommerce is now one of the most popular e-commerce solutions with 41% of all online stores built on the platform. With WooCommerce, a business or individual can start with a few products and grow over time into an online store...
Slow Site? How to Speed Up your WordPress Website
WordPress is the most used content management system online and has the largest number of plugins, themes, widgets and all types of technologies available to integrate with it. The more products and content that gets added to a WordPress site,...