Insights, Help, Tips & Resources
Help and advice on web design, WordPress, SEO, marketing and social media.
How to add an image to your WordPress page
This post will show you how to add an image from your computer to your WordPress page or post.
3 Family Friendly Christmas Quiz Downloads
Here are some of our very own and highly sought after, Xmas dinner and work’s lunch Christmas Quiz downloads.
How to create new WordPress web pages
Adding WordPress pages to your website is a basic skill. It’s easy too. Learn how to do it here.
WordPress Care Plans – Save time, save money, save your sanity!
Our WordPress Care Plans will save you time, money and stress, giving you more time to help your customers and run your business.
How To Add Custom Links To Your WordPress Menu
There are many reasons to add custom links to your WordPress menu. The most obvious are linking out to social media profiles or other websites.
How to make WordPress links using hyperlinks
In this article we will show you how to add and edit text hyperlinks in the WordPress Editor. It’s quick and really very easy.
How To Paste Microsoft Word Text Into WordPress Correctly
This article will show you how to copy and paste text from Microsoft Word to WordPress, avoiding any ugly styling issues.
How to edit WordPress text and using text shortcuts
Editing text in WordPress is super simple but do you know about all the time saving keyboard shortcuts? Read this and learn.
Add WordPress blog posts to your WordPress website in under 60 seconds
Adding WordPress blog posts in under 60 seconds isn’t the main aim of this blog post, what we are trying to show you is how quick and easy it is to create and publish a new blog post from start to finish.
How To Style WordPress text as paragraphs and headings.
In this blog post we show you how to style WordPress content as paragraphs and headings because not only does it look good but it will positively affect your SEO rankings too.
How To Use The WordPress Visual Editor
The WordPress Visual Editor is the default content editor and formatting area that you use when editing posts and pages in WordPress. In this post, we show you what it can do.
What is the WordPress Toolbar and how do you use it?
The Toolbar connects the front end (your ‘live’ site) to the back end (your site admin area) of your website and enables you to perform specific functions from either end.
Understanding your WordPress Dashboard
After logging into your WordPress website admin area, the first admin screen you will see is the WordPress Dashboard screen, also known as the admin home page.
5 social media content ideas you should be using right now
Are you creating different types of social media content for your customers, fans and followers? If not, read this to find out why you should.
Social media strategy advice for small businesses
Choosing, learning and integrating social media into your business can be very daunting. In this post we show you how to do it.
7 Ways Your B&B Can Attract More Customers
By the end of this article, and providing you implement some of the suggestions, we promise you a better website and a more successful business because of it.
Services we use & recommend
We use the software and services below in our own and most of our client websites. We recommend them because we use and believe in what they can do to improve the experience you provide your website’s visitors and even your rankings in search engines such as Google. For your information, the links are affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. There is no extra cost to you and we only recommend products and services we use and have had good results with.
‘Green’ Website Hosting
Why we use it…
Kualo is a website hosting company that uses 100% renewable energy. Data centres consume huge amounts of energy so Kualo’s 100% green energy policy ensures a cleaner and greener future for us all. Using renewable energy is also good for business as customers love buying from ‘green’ suppliers.
Faster Websites
Why we use it…
WP Rocket makes your WordPress website faster. This means your website will load quicker on your visitor’s computer, smartphone or tablet. Visitors read and buy more from fast websites. Google likes fast websites too, so WP Rocket can also help improve your search engine rankings!
Website Security
Why we use it…
iThemes Security Pro is a comprehensive and easy-to-use security plugin which helps keep your WordPress website secure and the bad guys out. ‘Hacked’ websites are bad for business, bad for visitor experience and can negatively affect your Google rankings if flagged. iTSP helps you stay secure.
Project Communication
Why we use it…
ProjectHuddle helps web designers, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and other creatives, get targeted feedback from clients on projects they are working on together. It’s easy for clients to use and an efficient way for you to manage their changes and corrections. Our clients love it and it’s more affordable for us, which is a bonus!
Simple CMS – No Database!
Why we use it…
Sitecake CMS is very easy to implement into a static HTML or PHP websites and even easier for website admins (your clients) to use. WordPress is overkill for most small businesses websites and has many hidden costs. However, when a client wants to edit their site a simple CMS is essential, and this is when we use Sitecake. Try a demo here.
Best WordPress Page Builder
Why we use it…
Elementor is the best and easiest to use WordPress page builder on the market today and we know because we’ve used almost all the others! We use it for almost all our own and our client websites. We cannot recommend it highly enough, as it gives you so much flexibility and makes creating and updating a website very quick and easy.