Welcome again to Office Hours, where you can pick our brains on topics ranging from web development, SEO, social media, and more!
This week we received a fantastic question from Todd:
“I’ve got a consulting business and I want to be able to accept payments online. What are my options?”
So join us for this week’s installment of Office Hours, where Mike explains the different options for an ecommerce website.
How To Get A Business Logo On A Budget
Welcome again to Office Hours, where you can pick our brains on topics ranging from web development, SEO, social media, and more!
This week we received a fantastic question from Sue:
“For my project I chose a theme from Elegant Themes called Magnificent. I love the way the theme looks, but it’s asking me for a logo to upload, but I don’t have one. What am I supposed to do?”
So join us for this week’s installment of Office Hours, where Mike explains the options for businesses without logos.
4 Tips To Improve WordPress Security In Less Than 1 Hour
WordPress is a fantastic web development tool for small business owners. But even with its big list of possibilities and small price tag, there are a few quirks you need to know about.
WordPress is open source software. The code is easily accessible, so anyone can modify it for improvements. Other popular open source programs include Mozilla Firefox, Android operating system, and Blender 3D rendering software.
As with all things awesome, there’s that tiny percent of people who want to leverage it for the greater evil and other lowdown dirty purposes. Since WordPress code is on an open source platform everyone is granted access to its code, even hackers. With the code in hand, they’re then able to find vulnerable areas in its security and exploit them.
But don’t let hackers scare you from using such an incredible business tool. Here’s a list of 4 easy things you can do TODAY to improve your WordPress security.
WAIT! Don’t Install That Free Theme Just Yet
Freebies are awesome! I mean who doesn’t “accidentally” find themself shoveling up samples at Costco on a Saturday morning?
Even though free quiche should always be taken advantage of, free isn’t always good. Such as in the case of free egg salad sandwiches on a hot July day.
Same thing goes for business tools. Free resources like Facebook or WordPress are great, but you may want to reconsider building a site with a free theme.
I don’t want to freak you out and say a free theme will make your website burst into flames. But there are some things you must know before taking the plunge.
Do I Need To Run EVERY WordPress Update?
Welcome again to Office Hours, where you can pick our brains on topics ranging from web development, SEO, social media, and more!
This week we received a fantastic question from Darla:
“WordPress comes out with updates fairly frequently. Do I really need to update my WordPress installation every time, or can I skip a few and do it periodically?”
So join us for this week’s installment of Office Hours, where Mike puts to rest this age-old question with 3 easy tips.
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