April 2018 - Page 2 of 2 - Precise Online Management

Pointing different domains or URLs to the same website

Apr 16, 2018

Having another URL or domain point to your website is a great way to get more exposure. In fact, we set up precise.host to do just that. That domain points to a landing page on precision-digital-llc.com with a long URL alias. Rather than try and market this long URL, it is easier to forward precise.host to this URL. This is especially great for advertising. Radio jingles, business cards and other media can be very beneficial in driving traffic to your landing page. The shorter the link, the easier to remember.

Google starts to push mobile-first indexing to more sites

Apr 13, 2018

I actually received my first email from Google notifying me of mobile-first indexing. The website is for a client of mine that I manage. Since I design all of my websites to be responsive, I’m not sure what sort of difference this might make. However, prioritizing content for mobile devices is a balancing act. Using CSS, content that appears on desktop can be shifted or omitted. Maybe you have a tagline that shows on your desktop website but want to push more important content further up the screen on mobile. With CSS, you can apply display:none; on that tagline.

Google officially rolls out ‘More results’ search button on mobile

Apr 12, 2018

I noticed this on my chrome for android browser several days ago. It makes a lot more sense now-a-days vs. the conventional next page button. Why? Because there is no need to render an entirely new page and load static assets along with the new results.

Dealing with crawl errors

Apr 11, 2018

Crawl errors can range from being a small issue to a major problem. In order to become aware of any issues on a website you manage it is crucial to set up Google Webmaster Tools. It’s a free tool that helps with not just these issues but also can detect malware to a certain degree. You’ll get email alerts notifying you of any issues that have been detected. You may have double and triple-checked your website pages, but errors can occur at any time. I’ll still get emails from Webmaster Tools (Search Console), mostly warning me of index coverage issues.

Google Confirms Chrome Usage Data Used to Measure Site Speed

Apr 10, 2018

It should be no mystery that optimized websites rank better than ones that perform poorly. It may not be a huge factor, but every positive ranking signal does add up. After each website I build, I test it through Google’s PageSpeed Insights (as well as other benchmarking websites). I’ve always assumed that it was Googlebot measuring the speed of a website. However, Googlebot doesn’t accurately represent the experience of an actual visitor. There is something to be said for balancing user experience and loading speed. Now that actual user data is used to gauge performance, developers don’t have to worry about catering to both Google and visitors.

30% of Websites are Powered by WordPress

Apr 9, 2018

With a significant new milestone and some great improvements to WordPress as a platform, this month has been an important one for the project. Read on to find out more about what happened during the month of March.

WordPress Now Powers 30% of the Internet

Over the last 15 years, the popularity and usage of WordPress has been steadily growing. That growth hit a significant milestone this month when W3Techs reported that WordPress now powers over 30% of sites on the web.

The percentage is deter..

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Pointing different domains or URLs to the same website

Google starts to push mobile-first indexing to more sites

Google officially rolls out ‘More results’ search button on mobile

Dealing with crawl errors

Google Confirms Chrome Usage Data Used to Measure Site Speed

30% of Websites are Powered by WordPress

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