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You've decided to create your own blog and may have even chosen a domain name, and now you might be wondering how to design a blog that's great-looking, modern, and accessible? In this post, I summarize BizBudding's process of designing and developing hundreds of blogs along with our WordPress theme, Mai Theme.
Congrats, you started your own blog with a remarkable domain name! Now comes the hard part, the writing! Your first post may seem especially difficult because the pressure is on to make a glowing first impression. Don’t worry though, after reading this step-by-step guide, you should have a good idea of how to write your …
For me, choosing a domain name has become the most exciting part of starting a project. It defines a project and gives it life. But before you begin registering a name and creating your site, there are a few tips and best practices you should follow to choose the best domain name for your blog …
Today, people seldom refer to books and other offline sources for the information they require for their research. The public mostly turns to Google, Bing or other online sites for their research materials. Thanks to professional writing services today for easily being able to create content that is relevant and educational. Several surveys suggest that the impression …
SEO is tricky but it is also a relevant marketing practice. Do you know that landing page SEO is trickier than any other marketing tool? With landing pages, you convert the readers into customers. But, how you do that plays an important part.Most landing pages are not designed according to SEO needs. They are designed …
Starting a new WordPress blog is easy but sustaining it in a competitive web world is difficult. There are so many WordPress powered websites on the internet, how is your website or blog different? If you use the right plugins, features, and widgets, then you’ll be able to optimize your blog. Not only plugins, but …
A Note on the WordPress Visual Editor vs. Text Editor Before we get into our guide on content writing for websites, we want to make an important distinction regarding editing website content in WordPress. There are two ways you can view/edit your content—either through the “Visual” tab or the “Text” tab. While you may have …
URL redirects have become an essential thing for every website today. You may need to redirect your webpage or a blog post to a new URL for important reasons. These steps can’t be avoided as you don’t want to provide your visitors blank pages, 404 error pages, etc. If you have been redirecting URLs for a …
Organic visitors. Every online marketer wants them—in huge numbers. But only a few lucky ones get what they want. Why so? Research shows that top five listings on search engine result pages get more than 67% of total clicks. In other words, organic visitors don’t enjoy scrolling down the browser’s sidebar. They like to focus …
The web has grown tremendously in the past couple of years. Its growth is substantial. However, the growth is not surprising at all because the device to go online is becoming cheaper and accessible. Yes, mobiles phones are changing the web. At the time of writing, almost more than half of the web traffic is …
You can use video to demo products, talk about services & promote events. Here are 9 reasons why using video marketing is a great idea.
You’ve taken the time to grow your business. You’ve invested in your website and developed marketing campaigns. But for some reason, you still aren’t getting the website traffic you had hoped for, and it can be hard work figuring out where to begin to start moving in the right direction. In this post, we’ll share …
Recently, a member of the Genesis WP Facebook group posted a question about using shortcodes to insert widget areas inside blog posts, and the pros and cons of doing so. We’ve also had a few customers ask us about this too. This functionality can be useful when trying to display widget areas inside the content …
First impressions are everything, and an email subject line can strongly influence whether or not your subscribers open your email. In this post, we share some insights to help you create the best email subject lines possible, so keep reading. Essential Elements of Great Email Subject Lines You spend a lot of time and resources crafting …
Blogging is a great way to share your thoughts and ideas. It’s fun, exciting, and doesn’t require you to be an expert writer or an editor. Blogging requires you to take the time to create new content, think about keywords, and pay attention to Google and search engine optimization. Don’t expect to start a blog …
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Saying something like, “Thank you for downloading our PDF! Did you know we also have a weekly email list full of high-converting ideas to grow your online presence?”, is a great way to continue the sales process. Why does that work? We like to engage with people we trust and feel comfortable with. One of …
Engage Your Audience The way your leads interact with you has changed.
What is a Landing Page? You’ve probably heard of landing pages before if you working on lead generation or increasing traffic to your website. But exactly what is a landing page, why you should have one (or even several), and how does a landing page work? Many business owners think that the homepage is the …
Email marketing is an important aspect of growing your business. However, most people’s inboxes are so stuffed every day that the delete button seems to get more of a workout than any other key on the computer. The trick to making sure your email isn’t a victim of the dreaded delete button is to make …
This post reviews how affiliate marketing works and how to get started, including a rundown of some of the bigger affiliate programs and their benefits, and tips for making affiliate marketing worth your time.
What can social media do for my website? Having a strong social media presence is a key part of your overall marketing strategy. If you are a small business, still trying to build brand awareness and gain traction, then it is even more important. Sharing great content on a regular basis across multiple channels helps extend …
In this post, we'll review SEO best practices for your website—everything from focus keywords, SEO titles, meta descriptions, alt text, categories, headings, internal linking, external linking, and avoiding/fixing broken links—so you can make sure you are keeping Google, and most importantly, your users, happy.
Nearly every potential customer uses the web to search for things they want, from restaurants to doctors to plumbing products, and everything in between. You MUST have an online presence to reach potential buyers, including a website and a variety of social media accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram—whatever will help you find …
1. Make Your Products Accessible A physical store has a closing time each night. Your website doesn’t. An online site can be visited any time of the day or night. Studies have proven the ease and convenience of online shopping. If you have enough information about your products and services on your site and have …
Today I’m showing you how to Add A Free Countdown to Email and Blog Posts. I did some digging for y’all, and found several options, but they all cost money. So I kept digging, because who wants to pay monthly for a countdown clock? That’s not on my list of necessary business expenses. My inability …
Add Fresh Content to Your Website to Keep Visitors Coming Back If people come to your site and see the same things over and over—no new blog posts, outdated content, and no indication that you’re even there for support—eventually they will stop visiting. How can you avoid this happening to you? Follow these five suggestions …
I originally wrote this post in 2017 after we finished merging websites for a customer. Since then, we’ve worked on quite a few customer projects focused on combining websites. Short of creating a formal case study, I decided to update this post with three real-world examples for you to review. I’ll also update this post …
While I’m a huge fan of the WordPress theme customizer, one of the drawbacks is that themes often dump the CSS as an inline style in the <head> section of a theme with the wp_add_inline_style() function. The problem with inline styles is that they cannot be cached so they must be downloaded every time a page is loaded. Most themes add …
Always wondered how to make your header logo bigger? Have a gorgeous logo, and want it to shine? This one’s for you, friend! I’ll show you how to make that pretty logo stand out, and it’s super simple. Obligatory Disclaimer: Please save a copy of your css file prior to making any changes. I’ll be …
Here’s a simple way to make sure your thumbnails display exactly how you’d like them to. If you’ve ever asked yourself the following question, you’re about to be super happy. How do I adjust the position WordPress crops my images? Adjust WordPress Image Crop Position Say you want your image to be cropped from the top …
Why I Switched from Planners to Google Calendar I’m that friend who has to tell you about the cool new whatever I discovered. Everyone has one. We’re the ones sending texts like “Ahhh you have to try Google Calendar, I had no idea how easy and convenient it was! Seriously. Do it. Now.” We are …
There’s that word again, Hustle. For some it’s a word that evokes a feeling of motivation (time to get that extra money!), for others it’s an annoying reminder that they still have so much left on their to-do list. For me, it’s a little of both, if I’m being honest. This is why I’m writing …
Perhaps one of the most disenchanting aspects of running a business, whether it be product sales, blogging, or anything else, is dealing with the pirating of your ideas. I feel more than qualified to speak on this topic as I was the first Pre-made Feminine WordPress Theme designer in what is now a completely saturated …
This is a tiny something that drives me absolutely bonkers. I cannot handle the way a search box renders on most mobile devices, and in Safari. More specifically: The Rounded Search Input Border in Safari and Mobile Devices. I *know*, you know what I’m talking about. Those perfect little input forms look magnificent on your …
Since the launch of Genesis 2.0, full width headers are no longer supported in most themes via an uploader, this is because responsive design is important and the uploader feature did not keep your image responsive. This tutorial will walk you through adding a full width header to your Genesis theme. note: When making changes …
With the Genesis Framework you have an option in your Theme Settings to display a full post, or blog excerpts. You can find this setting under Genesis>Theme Settings. On your Genesis Theme Settings Page, scroll down until you see the “Content Archives” area. Check the “Include the Featured Image” box and then select the image …
READ FIRST: Proceed with caution if you are not comfortable customizing your theme. As with all modifications of your website, it’s so important you keep a backup copy of your functions file, and that you have SFTP/FTP access to your site in the event you accidentally crash your site. This tutorial is only compatible with sites currently …
