If you have a website, you should be aware of the area known as the “fold.” This is the dividing line between what visitors can see right away, and what they must scroll down to find. Believe it or not, this is an issue of great importance and many experts have debated over what to place above the fold.
The Origin of the Fold
The concept of the fold predates the...
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janice on Dec 11, 2012 in
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How can you increase the Alexa ranking of your blog? There are many ways to do this. In this article, we’ll be looking at what Alexa ranking means and some simple tips you can apply to get a higher Alexa rank.
A quick note about Alexa ranking numbers: people usually speak of a “higher” Alexa ranking as better, but in reality the lower the number, the better....
If you want to set up an e-commerce site where you can sell your products, WordPress makes it quite easy to do this. There are many themes and plugins that are made for this purpose, and you can customize your site to suit your particular type of business. So let’s look at some of the tools and steps involved in setting up a WordPress blog with e-commerce...
So you’ve taken the plunge and started your first WordPress blog. You’ve made a wise choice, as you now have some powerful tools at your disposal for communicating with the world. Whether you’re starting an online business, want to blog about your favorite hobby or just want an efficient way to tell your friends and family what you’re up to, WordPress...
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janice on Nov 4, 2012 in
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If you are a beginner when it comes to creating a website, you would undoubtedly been overwhelmed by the thousands of articles about how you need to SEO your website. And the last thing you need is for me to “tell” you to do it.
Well, if you are expecting me to pat you on the back and say that SEO is overrated… then I’m sorry to disappoint you. But what...
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janice on Oct 27, 2012 in
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If you have a WordPress site, you should be aware of how important it is to keep it secure. More and more people are choosing WordPress as the platform they use to create their blogs. This is a good thing, as it means more themes, plugins and other features will be released by developers. Yet it also makes WordPress sites very tempting for hackers, spammers and other...
Posted by
janice on Oct 24, 2012 in
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WordPress |
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Images attract readers to stay longer and to browse more pages. But the downside of having images is that it can take forever to load. OK, maybe not forever in the real sense but it sure does feel like so for your readers when your website takes more than 5 seconds to load. And this is where it is going to hurt you… from your visitors’ poor surfing experiences to...
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