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Now Supporting PHP Server Updates

Posted on March 12, 2021 | Updated October 16, 2021 by Tracey Rickard

Now Supporting PHP Server Updates That whole title probably sounds completely double dutch and I don’t mean to blind you with geek speak. PHP versions will come to mean something when you’ve had a WordPress site for a while –..

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Positive Feedback that I Saw By Accident!

Posted on September 4, 2018 | Updated October 16, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
Your Central Hub

I have just found your site after receiving my Guardian News email. What a fantastic amazing website!!

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5 tips for optimising your images for the search engines

Posted on December 28, 2017 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard

If you’ve ever been driving down the road and decided to take the longer, scenic route instead of the shorter and more obvious way home, you will be able to appreciate the magic of online images. Images are very much..

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Are you remembering to test your landing pages?

Posted on December 12, 2017 | Updated March 30, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
Testing website landing pages

A landing page is a web page which serves as the entry point for a website or a particular section of a website. A website conversion means that your visitor has done what you wanted them to do. They might..

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Google Analytics for Beginners

Posted on September 24, 2017 | Updated March 3, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
Google Analytics

Course Overview This is the Google analytics course created by Google themselves.  I recommend this for anyone starting out with Google Analytics. The course shows new users how to create an account, implement tracking code, and set up data filters…

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SSL Website Security, You Need a Green Padlock

Posted on September 11, 2017 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard

Starting October 2017, Chrome (version 62) will show a “NOT SECURE” warning when users enter text in a form on an HTTP page, you need an HTTPS secure page. What this means is that any pages with a contact form, newsletter..

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Great page load speed relies on good hosting

Posted on June 15, 2016 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard

There are many things that we should all be doing today as WordPress developers to ensure that pages load quickly to please our visitors and of course good old Google SEO. Optimise images, basically make their file sizes as small..

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Consumer Protection Measures That Affect Online Selling

Posted on October 15, 2015 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard

If you are selling online with an e-commerce website, you need to be aware of the law. The Consumer Rights Act came into force on 1 October 2015. The law is now clearer and easier to understand, meaning that consumers..

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eCommerce Websites and The Consumer Rights Directive

Posted on July 16, 2015 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard

The Consumer Rights Directive is an EU law that came into effect on 13 June 2014. The law applies to anyone selling goods, services, or digital products online via an e-commerce website and offline. Setting up an e-commerce website to..

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SEO in a Nutshell

Posted on April 30, 2015 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
SEO in a nutshell

SEO in a nutshell is a brief overview of SEO for beginners. A simple definition of search engine optimisation: it is a technical and creative process to improve the visibility of a website in search engines, with the aim of..

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Mobile friendly sites will rank higher on Google

Posted on February 28, 2015 | Updated March 30, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
Woman with smartphone

2015 saw mobile overtaking desktop as the number one device for accessing the web and a report published by Reuters states that 75% of Internet use in 2017 will be from mobile devices. Mobile users have different needs, there is..

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What Google Says About Responsive Web Design & Why I do It

Posted on January 16, 2014 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
Is your WordPress site 2018 Ready

We all love data and we spend time monitoring our Google analytics and website statistics.  Anyone doing this will notice the increase in mobile traffic.  Many key sites get a large percentage of page views via tablets and smartphones.  We..

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Website Design Testing

Posted on September 4, 2013 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard

Responsive web design needs loads of testing and the web developer needs to know what they are doing.  When you consider the number of screen sizes that there are to deal with and the number of different web browsers, you..

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The web is everywhere, it’s a Multi Screen World

Posted on March 23, 2013 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard

We are taking it with us wherever we go.  The web used to be on our desktop behind our computer monitor but not any longer, it has been set free and placed on just about every conceivable screen size. We..

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Responsive web design the way forward

Posted on January 6, 2013 | Updated March 30, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
thenewsmarket website design and WordPress development

The rapid spread of mobile devices has turned the world of web design upside down. Users no longer view web content only on traditional desktop systems, but are increasingly using smartphones, tablets, and other devices with a wide range of..

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