There are a lot of user-friendly options out there for getting your small business online. Different options are best suited to different needs. This is why WordPress might fit the bill for your business's online presence: 1. Your website needs to manage content (pages). WordPress excels as a content management system. Originally it was a 'blogging' software, which means that it has always had a strong relationship with the database that holds the content. If you need to manage content on your website, with WordPress you don't need an expensive developer to: mange your … [Read more...]
Drumroll please! Our New Control Panel!!
April 20, 2012
In a one-hour tutorial, the most common feedback I get is, "I'm overwhelmed... let me think about this." It is a LOT to soak in. And I've spent weeks if not months, thinking about how to sort through the tutorials available and make them digestible. Instead of trying to teach all the stuff you might need to know, how about I just do it for you? And you focus on what you do best: your business. In order for you to fully appreciate the huge difference, here's the before pic: TA DA: THIS is the new control panel: Here is a quick walk-through of the new steamlined … [Read more...]
Start a Website with a Domain Name & Web Hosting
April 16, 2012
This is part 2 of the Start a Website series, where we're going to go through piece-by-piece how to start your first website. The first two items you'll need are Web Hosting and Domain Names. This article will help you select a provider for your web hosting - called a host; and for a domain name - called a registrar. Start a Website with the Right Web Host Look for a host that supports WordPress hosting. Ask if PHP and MySQL are the most recent stable versions. You're looking for a simple "yes" here. Ask if you'll have your own SSH access? Again - look for a 'yes'. This is … [Read more...]
Interview with WanderLust and Lipstick Founder, Beth Whitman
April 13, 2012
1. I'd love to know how you moved from website to book and then travel guide and now world-travelling speaker! Was it intentional? Do you have advice for others who want to follow that path? I initially wanted to write a book to establish myself as the expert in the women's travel market. I knew I had to launch a blog at the same time as the marketing arm but the site kinda grew out of control and I had to keep adding elements to it! The site first launched in late 2006 and the first book in early 2007. From there I started speaking and then started leading tours in 2008 (I now have 9 … [Read more...]
How to Start a Website – Introduction
April 11, 2012
There is simply so much information out there - how do you narrow down the pieces needed to start a website? I give you - the Start a Website series. The Intro How to Select a Web Host and Domain Name Can you Do It Yourself or Hire a Designer? - plus how to hire the right contractors Selecting Software the Big Bang Way A Nerd Glossary- that you can use as a reference when the jargon starts to make you cross-eyed. Top 10 tips for Attracting an Audience Recommended Tools to Measure Your Website Success I like things that are quick to read and succinct. So by skimming … [Read more...]
Two Special Winners in the Top 25 Travel Blogs on Babble!
April 5, 2012
We're so proud of our friends and clients who have landed themselves in the top 25 Travel Bloggers on Babble! Spot #1 for Tips & Tricks & #4 for Overall Blog: Autistic Globetrotting, the baby of Margalit #3 for Family Adventure: Mara's Mother of All Trips Well done! And congratulations. Its nice when all your hard work pays off with a little recognition! Have you been featured in any top lists? Let us know - we'd love to feature you too! … [Read more...]
How to use Pinterest as a Mood Board
March 8, 2012
A tool that interior decorators have been using for years, but not too many website developers use, are "mood boards". Mood boards typically include a color scheme, lighting elements, textures, vivid imagery and any inspirational pieces. These can be quite an undertaking, and if you've been involved in a website design can take hours and hours of searching through photos until your eyes glaze over in a blur of color. What if you could get any idea out of your head and into the hands of your website creator? Our Shiny Knight of Mood Boards, is Pinterest. Pinterest is simply … [Read more...]
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