When we’re not too busy working on our clients’ projects we like to create articles, and tutorials about things we come across in the industry and to answer questions that we’re frequently asked by our clients.
I often get asked how long a website should last. There is, of course, no definite answer to this question, but it can depend on several different factors. I usually tell people to think of it as a computer. How often do you need to replace your laptop? If you’re someone who counts on the […]
Every business needs a web site these days. One of the really nice things about having a website is that if done well, even a very small business can appear very professional. It isn’t that a business owner wants to misrepresent the size of his or her firm, but he or she wants to project […]
Critical Elements For Your Website Homepage If you own a business, then you probably have a website. Some businesses have little use for anything other than basic contact information on their site, but most want the website to be something more than just a basic brochure; the website exists to help further your business goals. […]
One of the questions that I get asked most frequently is, “How much does a website cost?” At that point, I envy someone like a butcher, who when asked how much a steak costs, could tell you that you charge X amount per pound for a NY Strip steak, and Y for a Ribeye, and […]
Perhaps you know a thing or two about SEO, but then again, maybe you don’t. Backlinks are one of the key factors that go into determining where your website ranks on any particular search run on search engines like Google or Bing. It is, therefore, important that we can get an understanding on the number […]
It's pretty common to have to move a website from one site to another. Modern websites are not as easy as zipping a folder and copying it to a new server... not usually.
With the launch of our new training website at www.missionbell.training, our goal is to provide WordPress training courses for those who want to get into building or maintaining websites with WordPress. This next course will focus on building sites with the Divi website builder, and it will be released in late June 2020.
We're preparing to make a new course available to our clients in the coming weeks. An Introduction To Gravity Forms will take a look at Gravity Forms, which is the most popular form builder for WordPress on the market today. You may wonder why you need to worry about a form builder but for most small businesses, the data collected by forms is an efficient way to gather feedback, contact information, and bring qualified leads to your business.
5 Reasons Why your business Needs eCommerce…Like Now. It’s a crazy time in history right now. Businesses all over have been completely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and smart business owners are rapidly repositioning themselves to make the best of a bad situation. eCommerce is not new, but what was seen as an optional sales […]
We Need to Livestream. How Does That Work? We were all suddenly faced with an unusual set of circumstances: No one would have thought even a couple of weeks ago that we would need to be social distancing the way we have had to in the last week or two. I have a bit of […]
One request that I have received many times in the last week is how to add a notification to a website, with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this quick video I show you how to add a notification bar to any WordPress website.
The world is under siege and the Zombie Apocalypse has begun… Just kidding. We are all being encouraged to work from home for the next while to help slow the spread of COVID-19, and I’ve had a number of people asking me to help them find solutions for meetings. I’ve been making some recommendations that […]