Tagged: web design

Our New Look: Why Our Next Design Will Be Running on The Genesis Framework

Sometime this week we will unveil our brand new design, and it’s a big improvement. As a tech blogger, I’m naturally inclined to put a thought into any technological decision I make, and this design was no exception. Despite the thousands of free themes out there, I chose to shell out a good amount to run on the Genesis Framework, and here’s why. The...

The New WordPress Update Is Here: Update ASAP 12/11/2012

This is a reminder to everyone with a WordPress site out there that you need to update…like now. WordPress 3.5 is out, and it’s really important to update yours as soon as possible. Why? Read on. I’ve seen a ridiculous amount of WordPress sites that were hacked because they simply didn’t have the latest version of WordPress, and there were holes which hackers got...

Mashable Incorporates Micro-sharing- Are we losing the patience to read a tweet?

With 1 billion people on Facebook, and hundreds of millions more on other social networks, sharing has become the most important focus for futuristic web design, and the new technology, called “microcontent” utilized in the new Mashable.com design released today is one awesome major example of what that focus has produced. Here’s an example of microcontent in use. Say you’re reading a list of...

Do 404 and 410 Errors Hurt your Site and SEO

OH NO! PAGE NOT FOUND! THE WORLD IS ENDING. Nope. Somebody just clicked on/typed a bad link. And it ended up on Google. So is Google going to punish you for it? Is google furious that your content disappeared? Nope. Google’s perspective is that it happens to everyone. They officially state that 404s are completely OK. Why is it OK? As the web grows, old...

How To Speed Up Your WordPress Site in Five Easy Steps

How important is speed to your website? Google found that increasing load time by one half of a second decreased traffic by 20%. Needless to Say, it’s important. So how do you do it? How do you turn your “Homer Simpson” of a site into a “Michael Phelps”.  What you need to do if you want to speed it up is figure out what...