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Pointing different domains or URLs to the same website

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.

April 16, 2018 News

Google starts to push mobile-first indexing to more sites

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.

April 13, 2018 News

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

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.

April 12, 2018 News

Dealing with crawl errors

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.

April 11, 2018 News

Google Confirms Chrome Usage Data Used to Measure Site Speed

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.

April 10, 2018 News

30% of Websites are Powered by WordPress

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.

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April 9, 2018 News

Choosing a Website Design Company

Over the last several decades there have been anywhere between 400,000 to 600,000 new businesses formed each year. Most new business owners are rightfully concerned about providing their service or product to customers. Marketing and advertising may not be high on their radar, but it should be. Unless your business is in a niche market, it will be difficult to get any exposure without a concerted effort towards advertising. In today’s age, if your business doesn’t have a website, you’ll be at a huge disadvantage. There are many free and cheap solutions for having a website built. However, as the […]

March 17, 2018 Tips

My Favorite Security Plugin

When WordPress administrators are searching for a security plugin, usually Wordfence Security comes out on top. And for good reason. With over 2 million active installations across the community, it is by far the most popular security plugin. Does that mean it is the best? I think that is a matter of opinion. There is certainly no shortage of features. The support is great and regular plugin updates occur frequently. Still, I prefer a less popular but widely used plugin – All In One WP Security & Firewall. I briefly went over one of my favorite features of the plugin […]

March 1, 2018 Reviews, Security

Online Marketing & Website Design

We think you’ll be pretty impressed with our website design and SEO package features. We’ve worked hard to incorporate the latest trends in website and SEO optimization from Google. Optimizations like adhering to guidelines set forth by PageSpeed Insights and treating mobile devices like they matter instead of just an afterthought. Building a website can be tricky, but online marketing is an even more daunting task. Especially if your business has never had any online presence before. Our basic website packages offer things that should be the new standard such as a free SSL certificate and a responsive design. What […]

January 26, 2018 News

My Struggle With Gzip

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays! After months of periodic troubleshooting, I finally solved my gzip compression mystery. The strange part is that it worked fine on all my websites for the root domain/homepage. However, any other page besides the homepage would result in no compression. It was a painstakingly tedious process of elimination. Usually, I can find an answer to a technical problem by scouring Google. And while I did come across a few other folks who described the same issue I was having, there were no solutions. Before I dive into my own solution, I’ll explain what GZIP […]

January 8, 2018 Tips