Plugins are small pieces of code that smart people have written to help ordinary people like us do great things with our websites. 🙂 Plugins for WordPress are usually free, and they will give you the ability to make your website rock, without having to understand all the coding and computer language behind websites. Here […]
Keeping Your WordPress Site Secure
One of the things that is scary about having a WordPress site is that since so many people use WordPress, hackers tend to target it. On the other hand, one of the best things about having a WordPress site is that so many people have a vested interest in keeping it secure. This past week, […]
Is It Possible to Brand Yourself?
Many of our clients here at e9designs are small organizations — entrepreneurs, bloggers, churches, ministries, and other non-profit organizations. They start realizing their need for a website, so they come to us for help. They view their website as a sort of online business card or brochure. But they feel overwhelmed by the task of […]
How to Write a Winning Email Newsletter
When your email is so good that customers click to open it, rather than deleting it or even unsubscribing, you know you’ve got a winning email newsletter! The question is, “How do you manage such a success?” 1. Write about what interests your customers. To me, this is the most important consideration. Your readers are […]
Ways to Market Your Blog Posts
Many website owners have the false idea, “If we build it, they will come.” We work so hard on our websites that we can’t understand why visitors don’t share our excitement. We forget that people are busy. We need to authentically share with them, meeting their needs, if we want them to visit again and […]