This is the next article in my series 5 Tasks For A Website That Works For You. Here’s Task 1, a website that is optimized for visitors and Mr. Google.
It’s work, like cleaning the cat box. Maybe with a little imagination added.
For my local, and mostly small-business clientele, the term Web Developer can be off-putting.
And I believe I know why.
The most economical way to have a presentation-style or ecommerce website is to use WordPress website software. The base software is license-free, and updated on a regular basis to be secure & to improve function.
There are many ways to sell a product on the web. If you have a book, it’s hard to beat Amazon. Nearly everyone has an Amazon account, and depending on a user’s settings, the purchase can happen almost before the customer decides. 😉 […]
Some folks might have an outdated concept of what a website is. They may see a website as something that is built and finished, with a rigid design, and text content that is difficult to edit or add to after the site is ‘done’. I call these kinds of websites “flower pots.” […]
The best feature of WordPress is that it has a private Dashboard area where the site owner can login to add & edit Posts & Pages.
“Building a website seems more complicated than I thought it would be.”
There was a time when creating a website was something that only someone who understood html could do. A web page was made in a program like Dreamweaver and uploaded to a web server via FTP. A page was designed to look well on the screen the average viewer would be using.
Website owners now want to be able to make changes and add new content to their websites themselves. Website visitors want new & engaging content on the sites they visit. […]
tomstier.com is now completely converted over to the WordPress platform. For many years this site was powered by another content management system (CMS). […]