Why you Shouldn’t use Facebook as Your Website

Facebook is not your website

Something I’ve noticed more and more in the course of my normal week is that business owners are using Facebook in place of their websites. I’m not sure the reason behind this. I don’t know if it’s a case where the business owner thinks it’s too expensive, too hard, or too expensive. I’ll share a…

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9 Website Conversion Tips Revealed

9 website conversion tips

Do you ever wonder how well your website is converting visitors into paying customers? It’s a crucial aspect of running a successful online business, yet it’s often overlooked. In a recent blog post I wrote over at Marketing University, I dive deep into the topic of website conversion and share 9 Top Tips for Website…

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Change Shortage

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You’re probably curious how a change shortage can affect your website but in this article I share what difference a little change can make.

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Where It All Started

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Where did it start? Recently I was messaging with some friends on Facebook about how we started online. I thought back about my first website that I had, which was an AOL homepages site that eventually I transferred over to my own domain. That was over two decades ago now. Wow! That led to talking…

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9 Tips To Work On During Business Down Times

9 Tips To Work On During Business Down Times

Many businesses are a little slower right now, so what better time to work on business improvements. Focus on things that will help you as business picks up. Lead generation, traffic ideas, and overdue maintenance. Visit your own website and opt-in. Did you get the results you want? Don’t have an opt-in? create one! Create…

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How To Improve Page Speed

learn how to improve page speed

One thing that I’ve discovered from being online for over twenty years is that you have to stay in the game. You cannot become complacent with your website. Technology changes and so should your website. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of those “things” you need to keep up to date with. While some of…

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Not Accounting For Browser Differences

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I’m back with another edition of my podcast show. In this episode we talk about why you want to check your website in various web browsers, how to handle too much email and I answer a listeners question. And as I had hoped from last week the podcast show is now listed in iTunes which…

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What’s in a Word?

confused reader

I’m not sure if this is a rant or just sharing a frustration I see from time to time. I do have a fascination with words, like definitions, origins, and how funny the English language can be. Growing up in a single parent home with my brothers and sisters you learned to appreciation what you…

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Web Images Too Big?

In my recent book “50 Biggest Website Mistakes” that I’ve just launched with Bret Ridgway, we talk about problems with website images one of them being website images being the wrong size and taking forever to load. If you’ve run into that issue you’ll appreciate this video. If you’d like to find out more about…

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