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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.…

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…

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…

Are You Sending The Right Marketing Message?

By Jennifer Sakowski | July 9, 2019

Marketing strategies are only effective if they are sending the right message. You know what your business does and you want to center your marketing around what customers are buying. But are you sending the right message about your brand? Or are you driving your customers away by sending the…

A Great Marketing Strategy = More Traffic

By Jennifer Sakowski | July 3, 2019

Having a marketing strategy is good, but you need more than good. You need a great marketing strategy. Because a great marketing strategy means you get more traffic to your business. We all know more traffic means more money. So what makes a great strategy? Knowing who to target To…

Give Your Business The Right Logo

By Jennifer Sakowski | June 19, 2019

Okay so either you are starting a new business or you are relaunching one. What is the first thing you need? Correct, a logo. Before you start building/rebranding your business, you need to create a company logo. This will set your brand and will determine how your web design will…

Broken Link Checker

By Jennifer Sakowski | May 1, 2019

You’re only human and it’s only technology…but sometimes broken links on your website happen. We know you have a lot going on and keeping up with broken links just isn’t on your radar. But they are more important than you think. So the quick and easy fix is a plugin…

Understanding Key Performance Indicators

By Jennifer Sakowski | July 17, 2018

  Most people feel that once the website is built and is live then all they need to is maybe throw some advertising to it and that’s it. Unfortunately it’s not that easy. Once your site is up and you have traffic going to it you need to monitor your…

How to Change Your Website Admin Email Address

By Jennifer Sakowski | April 18, 2018

There are times when you need to change your website’s admin email address.  Maybe you are changing who is in charge or maybe you are just getting too many emails.  Whatever the reason you need to change it but are unsure how. You have come to the right place, and…

How to Turn Social Sharing Counts On and Off in Monarch

By Jennifer Sakowski | March 7, 2018

You know that whether you have a personal or business blog, its success largely depends on how many people actually read it. As a result, you make sure you promote it on your social media channels. But are there other ways to grow your blog’s audience? Absolutely! One easy way…