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Why Is My Website Slow? Why Does It Matter?

Yes, speed matters. Search engines use a multitude of factors to determine how to rank search engine results, and one of those factors is website speed. The speed at which someone can view the content on your site factors into...

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How to Start Your Website Redesign Project

Table of Contents Taking on a redesign of your website can be overwhelming What do you want your website to do for you? Start With Website Functionality, Not Design Common Features You Might Want/Consider Benchmark Your Competition Analyze Your Current...

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Wix, Weebly, SquareSpace or WordPress

I really like the look of my website, but people have a really hard time finding it. Yup, sounds familiar. Let me guess: Your current site is built (or is being built) by your sister’s friend’s cousin You got burned...

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Google Places, Google+ and Authorship

You know you need to be on Google’s extended networks. You know you want people who search you to find you via Google. So, what’s most important? Well, we recommend you make sure you are pinned correctly on Google Places...

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