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Increase Your Brand Visibility, Issue 1

June 26, 2017

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Get Awesome Images on Your Website

Get Awesome Images on Your Website An important aspect of a professional WordPress website is great digital images. Images provide visual interest, add increased functionality, and help to communicate the message of the brand. In this article you will learn how to select the right images, how to optimize images, and how to correctly resize images to get professional image results on a website. There are several things to consider when adding images to a website. These include selecting images that are appropriate for the subject matter of the website; optimizing images to prevent large files that cause slow website load times; and using the correct image sizes and proportions to prevent distorted images. We will cover each of these topics in greater detail below. Selecting the Right Images and Logo SELECTING IMAGES It’s very important to use the right images throughout the website. This is accomplished by making sure that: The images convey the message of the brand; are related...

7 Steps to Quickly Build Your Website

My last article titled, Install WordPress in 5 Smart Steps outlined how to install the WordPress application and how to select a WordPress theme that is appropriate for your type of website. Now that you’ve completed these steps, let’s prepare to build your website. 1.The first step in building a website requires you to install some plugins. But, before we install them I’ll give you a brief definition of plugins. WordPress plugins are pieces of software containing functions written in the PHP programming language that adds features and functionality to the WordPress application. While there are loads of awesome plugins to choose from, I suggest starting with the following list of free basic plugins that should be installed on a WordPress website. Black Studio TinyMCE Widget – A visual editor that adds functionality to the Page Builder. Contact Form 7 – A simple contact form. Livemesh SiteOrgin Widgets – A collection of widgets for the website. Pag...

Install Google Analytics on the WordPress Dashboard

Install Google Analytics on the WordPress Dashboard In my last article titled, “ Google FeedBurner in WordPress Made Easy,” we set up a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed on the website using Google FeedBurner. In this article we will install Google Analytics on the WordPress Dashboard using a plugin called ExactMetrics (formerly Google Analytics - GADWP). Google Analytics is a free website monitoring service that enables monitoring website traffic. This monitoring service enables tracking website visitors; monitoring the traffic of individual pages; seeing what devices visitor use to visit the website; and so much more. A Google Analytics account must be created in order to use the plugin. However, after setting up the account in Google Analytics, it is suggested that newcomers to monitoring websites first become familiar with monitoring the website using the ExactMetrics (formerly Google Analytics - GADWP) plugin. The plugin allows for monitoring the website traffic directly ...

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