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If you’ve ever wondered why some dental practices seem to attract patients effortlessly while others struggle to fill their chairs, the answer often lies in their SEO strategy. In today’s digital landscape, ranking high in Google isn’t just an advantage—it’s a necessity. Imagine this: A mom is searching for an emergency dentist for her child late at night. She’s not …
The Google Search Console currently says that “Indexing requests are currently suspended” when you submit your new or revised content to be indexed. The graphic that you may see looks like this:
I’ve received this question from several customers: After installing the Google Tag Manager code on my website, do I still need the Google Analytics code or can I remove it? The quick answer is this: Once you have installed the Google Tag Manager code AND added Google Analytics to Google Tag Manager, you can remove the Google Analytics code. Read …
If you are a user of the WordPress X Theme, it can be a little bit complicated to setup Google Tag Manager if you have never done it. But fear not, I shall make it very easy. The reason that it can be complicated to setup Google Tag Manager with the WordPress X theme is because the Google Tag Manager …
In this post, I am going to show you how to temporarily and permanently reset your MySQL server from strict mode back to forgiving mode using WHM so that your old, legacy code will work once again. What happened? What is MySQL strict mode and why are your “Updates” and “Inserts” no longer working?
The process of adding your domain to the Google Search Console has been updated. You now have the choice to add your entire domain property or certain URL-prefix properties. I like this new approach that Google has taken. In this post, I’ll explain why it’s better and which solution you should you choose: domain property or URL-Prefix.
In this article, we’re going to show you how to remove the www prefix from your WordPress domain. And, just as importantly, we’ll talk about why you may want to do this and what the ramifications may be. For instance, will you lose all of your current traffic?
Want to get more clicks on your website? Of course you do…and so does everyone else! Getting clicks on your website, therefore, is like winning a tightly contested competition. Your blog is up against a million other sites, all baying for the attention of the readers. Since it is impossible to read each website and the content it has to offer, …
In this quick how-to post, I’m going to show you how to like a Facebook page as your business page in two easy steps. One of the main components of our social media software for small business is social media promotion. A key part of this strategy is to promote your Facebook page, which is done in part by reaching …
You may have noticed that the “Fetch As Google” tool is gone in the new Google Search Console. In this post, I’ll tell (and show) you how to use the Fetch As Google tool in the new Google Search Console so that you can quickly index your content in Google.
Do you need to know how to easily upload photos to Instagram from your laptop or computer? If so, this post is for you. As an online marketing consultant, I am often called upon to manage the Instagram accounts of my clients. This role requires me to upload photos to their Instagram business accounts. However, I am not the photo-taker …
When it comes to website optimization, the chances are that your website is NOT optimized at all or only partially optimized. How do I know this? Hundreds of people visit our free domain evaluation tool every year and none of them complete the evaluation without finding things that they need to optimize on their website.
Question: What is the best permalink structure for WordPress? My company has setup their WordPress permalink structure using a year/date structure and I don’t think that’s the ideal solution. What do you think? Mary ~ Bethesda, Maryland Mary, this is a great question and one that, ideally, is given proper consideration before companies setup their website. However, as you are …
Google Analytics often seems too difficult, but it doesn’t have to be if you know exactly where to click. In this post, I am going to take you on a Google Analytics walk-through to show you how to easily track user behavior [Call-To-Actions and Click-Through-Rates] to determine how to improve your website. Most small businesses never do this. They simply …
Question: I have been reading so much about how my website should be mobile-friendly. But, as a small business owner, I have little time to attend to my website. How can I quickly tell if my homepage and my entire site show up well on everyone’s mobile phone? It looks good on mine 🙂 Thanks, Barbara, Dallas, Texas