Did you know that Google measures how long people spend on your website? Did you know this has a big impact on your Google ranking? In fact, one of the main dashboard measurements on Google Analytics is your Bounce Rate. This is how many people (as a percentage) click your link in Google and either don’t wait for the page…
The mission of a business is to make money, right? What else do I need? Oh, having a greater mission then money will actually make my business better! Hello, my merry band of misfits! This week’s blog – What’s your business mission? How is it different from business vision? So, I thought my business was about making money, right? Turns…
This week’s web design blog – What are WordPress Plugins? WordPress plugins add functionality to your website. You might have heard this before, but what does this mean? It means it adds a function of some sort to your website, like a contact form, Google Analytics hook up or anything that “does” something. As its WordPress these things can be…
Vision? I don’t have the time to think about the vision of my business, I’m too busy doing business! I just need to get through the next month. Hello, my merry band of misfits! This week’s blog – Do you have a vision for your business? This was very much my mindset. I build websites and get paid for it,…
My Adventure – Matt Elwell’s Open with a Close Event So, last week I went on another adventure! I went to Matt Elwell’s Sales Accelerator one day course. I saw Matt Elwell speak at the Expert Empires event I went to in London back in September. As we all do, I was a bit reluctant to hear a salesman speak…
“Who are you to give Business Networking advise?” “Why would anyone listen to you?” I always have the little gremlins that want to keep you in your place, keep you inside your box, something bad might happen if you put yourself out there. Truth is, I’ve been networking for over a decade and get all my work from it, so…
Business Beginnings! Where should I start? The market stall selling stuff I loved but nobody wanted to buy! Or the computer building businesses where I managed to melt a motherboard!? Hello, my merry band of misfits, My business beginnings, like many, wasn’t smooth sailing to the business I have now. It took me a little while to find web design.…
Hello and welcome to this weeks blog – What’s better WordPress or a Drag and Drop Website Builder? I mainly work with WordPress; this is an open-source platform. This means that volunteers work on the code, and it will 100% editable at every level so people like me can change the code when necessary. There is no cost to downloading…
“What makes a good website?” I get asked this question A LOT. Of course, there are the measurable basics like page speed and performance but: My answer is always, “It depends on what you want the website to do.” I find a lot of my clients never really think about what they want their website to do, they only know…
More and more people are asking me if they NEED an SSL certificate? Problem: They don’t generate a lot of sales or leads from their website. It seems almost pointless having a website, and now there is another cost – an SSL Certificate? Firstly, I would ask, how often do you add a new blog or news item to your…