Raney Day Design
When someone visits your website, you want to make sure they have no problem finding what they’re looking for. And having a clear, easy-to-follow navigation menu is key. But what if you only have a one-page site? Is having a menu still necessary? Yes! But not the traditional menu that’s…
It’s been the called the cockroach of the internet. It’s officially middle age. It’s {still} the #1 way businesses communicate. And it gives the highest return on investment of all marketing channels available today. What is it? Email! When done well, email marketing has the potential to: • Generate…
Let’s face it. Sometimes life happens and you just weren’t able to get through your {ever growing} To Do List. And despite every intention, you didn’t publish today’s blog post. You’re pretty bummed because you know consistency is the key to growing {and keeping} your audience, improving your SEO score, and…
What’s {almost} better than being a small business owner? Having an entire week dedicated to it! In case you didn’t know, this week is National Small Business Week – A time devoted to celebrating your hard work, can-do spirit, and a never-say-die attitude! But despite all that’s great about managing…
In a crowded online world, getting your blog posts found on Google is crucial to your business success. Follow along with this week’s WordPress Wednesday Tip and start optimizing posts for search engines with Yoast today! Let’s get started. #WordPressWednesday Tip 19: Optimizing Posts for Search Engines with Yoast 1.…
I confess. Three years ago, SEO confused me to no end. I wasn’t terribly ‘techie’ at the time and just didn’t get it. Or so I thought . . . My, how things have changed! I’ve learned a lot since then. Turns out, SEO doesn’t stand for Something Extremely Ominous. I learned…
Have you noticed that the author’s name is published underneath the title of a post in WordPress? This is a great way to create an online presence for the author. But what if someone else wrote the post and you’re just publishing it for them? You’re named as the author…
Have you ever started following someone on Twitter only to regret it the next day? Maybe their tweets have overtaken your feed? Or their links direct you to spammy sites? Or they don’t practice social sharing etiquette and pass off someone else’s content as their own? From the popularity of…
Have you ever been scrolling through the front end of your site and noticed text appearing with strikethrough? You know that you didn’t add it, so what’s going on? If you have a broken link plugin installed on your site, this is telling visitors that the link is broken. But…
You work hard to provide valuable and useful information to your fans on Twitter. But there’s a fine line between being helpful and flat out annoying. And it’s a surprisingly easy line to cross. Here are 3 ways not to curate content for your Twitter followers. 3 Ways NOT to…