Starting a blog can be exciting! You get a fancy new addition to your site, and an audience for all the things you want to say. It won’t be long, however, until you realize that starting a blog may be a lot more fun than maintaining a blog. Particularly a successful one. There’s no sugar-coating it, […]
How-To: Use Google Search Console To Maintain Site Health
Posted: December 17, 2019Google Search Console (GSC) – previously called Google Webmaster Tools – is the platform you’re looking for to provide metrics on how your website is performing. […]
12 Ways to Test Your Site on a Regular Basis
Posted: December 12, 2019Have you ever received an email or a call from a customer, complaining because some feature on your site doesn’t work the way it should? Perhaps you roll your eyes to yourself at first, sure that the customer just isn’t following directions properly. But then you try it and your heart sinks a little. “Oh no. How long has this been broken?”. This is the perfect illustration of why you should be testing your website on a regular basis. […]
How-To: Test Your Site Speed
Posted: December 10, 2019If you’ve been finding that your bounce rates are high, and your conversions are low, your site speed may be the culprit. There are, however, some simple and free ways to test that theory. […]
Turn Holiday Shoppers into Repeat Customers
Posted: December 5, 2019The focus of the holiday season for retailers is customer acquisition. Getting those holiday numbers in during the biggest spending season of the year. But do you put any thought into what happens after the holidays? Specifically, customer retention! […]
Miva Tutorial: How & Why To Use Content Sections
Posted: December 3, 2019If you’ve had your site done by Glendale Designs, then you’ll be making use of Miva’s ReadyTheme Content Sections. If you aren’t using them, then you absolutely should. We’re going to give you a brief overview of exactly what content sections are, and why you should be using them. […]