What we've learned along the way

Picking a good domain name is one of the first steps of getting your website found on the Internet. Here are some tips to help you pick the right one. Don’t pay too much at the beginning You can buy domain names from a registrar for less than $20. I currently recommend buying from Namecheap…

You only need 3 things to build a website.. Domain Hosting Experience Domains Domains can cost anywhere from $0.99 to millions. The cost depends on what the domain ends with ( .COM, .ORG, etc.. ) and who you’re buying it from. Most of the time you can get a new domain for less than $20/yr.…

[WORK IN PROGRESS] Pages are made out of rows stacked on top of each other. Rows are made of columns stacked beside each other. Columns are made of modules on top of each other. You can move modules, columns and rows. You can edit the settings for modules, columns and rows. You can duplicate modules,…

Your website is really just a bunch of files in a folder on a server somewhere in the world. That server has a special number assigned to it called an IP address. When you want someone to see your website when they type in a domain name, there’s something you have to create first to…

Who are you making this website for? What are you trying to help them with? What’s the ONE action you want them to take before they leave? What benefits do they get for taking this action? What results have others experienced after they took action? What questions do they need answered before taking action? Do…

Shopify is one of the quickest and easiest ways to create an online store. I spend most of my time working with WordPress, but occasionally I get to work on a Shopify site. Here’s some lessons I’ve learned along the way.. Try using their Lite plan first ($9/mo) Before you spend a lot of time…

One of the biggest reasons I like to use WordPress for my web projects is because I feel like it gives me the freedom to do whatever I want. I’ve tried using other website builders, but they always seem to fall short. Don’t get me wrong, they can get the job done. But when you’ve…

WordPress is a powerful tool for building websites. But with great power comes a greater chance of attracting trouble. If your site admin accounts have weak passwords and you don’t keep your WordPress files updated then you’re just counting the days before a hacker gets in and makes a colossal mess of your site. And…

People don’t care about your pretty website. They care about solving their problems. When they land on one of your website pages they are looking for answers. If they can’t find the answer they will hit the back button. Decide the one action they should take on each page of your site and use words,…

It can be a challenge to build your first site with WordPress when you’re used to building sites with a drag-and-drop tool like Wix or Squarespace. For the longest time WordPress just gave you a white box with a toolbar on top to create your pages. It kinda felt like using Microsoft Word or Google…

Backups. We all know it’s good to have one, but if you don’t make it a habit to create one often then it won’t be there when you need it. I have two plugins that I use to create backups. UpdraftPlus The free one is called UpdraftPlus. I like to set this one up to…

A lot of times your website will look funny or not work the way you expected because it’s loading something from cache. Cache is just copies of webpages you’ve loaded on your device and they are kept there for a short time so that if you ever go back to that page it will make…