How To

Incorporating Video Blocks into Your WordPress Post or Page

By Raney Day Design | October 21, 2020

There are tons of reasons why you’ll want to incorporate videos on your website. In addition to breaking up long blocks of text to engage other senses, consumers report videos are helpful in making purchasing decisions, and 46% of people who view a video take some sort of action afterward.…

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Create a Bulleted or Numbered List in WordPress

By Raney Day Design | October 14, 2020

Lists are helpful for reinforcing key points beneath a paragraph or at the end of an article, highlight features or benefits, and steps in a process. Incorporating lists where content can be arrayed with bullets or numbers also helps the ‘scannability’ (and therefore, readability) of your post. Remember that site…

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Adding a Cover Image Block to a WordPress Page or Post

Adding a Cover Image Block to a WordPress Page or Post

By Raney Day Design | October 7, 2020

The cover image is the first thing visitors see when they land on your webpage or post, so use them to make a great first impression! Why Change the Default Cover Image? You’ve probably heard this before, but your site visitors are going to give you 10 seconds or less to decide…

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What is the Importance of Website Security and How to Ensure It?

The Importance of Website Security and How to Ensure It

By Raney Day Design | September 30, 2020

Everyone has heard about the importance of online security, but we suspect most people don’t know the extent to which security vulnerabilities can wreak havoc for you and your website.

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Adding Headings to Pages and Posts in the WordPress Editor

By Raney Day Design | September 16, 2020

Heading blocks are placed between sections of text on a page or a post for a variety of reasons. For one, no one likes to look at, much less read, a big ‘wall’ of text. Without headings to break up the text, it looks hard to follow – and dare…

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Adding Blocks in the WordPress Editor

Adding Blocks in the WordPress Editor

By Raney Day Design | August 19, 2020

This edition of WordPress Wednesday takes a closer look at how to add blocks to a WordPress page or post. It turns out, WordPress is super flexible and makes it oh-so simple to add any type of block you need to make your content look amazing! What Are Blocks? Thanks…

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Block Editor Overview

By Raney Day Design | August 12, 2020

With a WordPress site, it’s so simple to add content to your site, and anyone can learn to do it! We want to walk you through the basics of adding pages and posts to your site and arraying your content in a pleasing way.  The editor in WordPress is easy…

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Embedding Videos into a Blog Post

WordPress Wednesday Tip: Embedding Videos into a Blog Post

By Raney Day Design | May 12, 2020

You know that using video as part of your social media strategy has been the rage for a few years now. And guess what! Its popularity – and therefore its importance to marketing strategy – has only continued to grow. In fact, it’s beginning to dominate the social media space.…

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When to Update Your WordPress Plugins

When to Update Your WordPress Plugins (and When to NOT)

By Raney Day Design | May 6, 2020

WordPress is by far the world’s most popular content management system (CMS), powering 36% of the internet. Among the reasons WordPress is considered to be the platform for website creation is its flexibility. Its core software allows users to publish content in a robust way, and the variety of available…

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Accelerate Your Business Online

How to Accelerate Your Business Online

By Jennifer Sakowski | July 16, 2019

When you start your business you need a solid online presence. This means different things for different people, but it really all boils down to essential elements. You need a good website, knowledge about reviews and how to get them, understand directories,  and knowing how people find you. Let’s go…

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