The Ultimate Guide to Responsive Website Design: Build Your Website with Usability in Mind
I get excited seeing the great websites created by our HostPapa customers. If you just registered your domain with us – welcome! I’ve got a few tips as you start to build your website. The Ideal Page Load Time Is… In 1993, researcher and expert on user experience Jakob Nielson talked in “Need for Speed” about three important limits to response times, which are still relevant more than 20 years later: Instantaneous response: It takes 0.1 second for a user to feel the system is reacting to something he or she...
Best Mobile Web Apps for Small Business Owners
I’m like a kid in the candy store when I look at small business apps for my smartphone. I want to try everything! Every app promises to make my life easier, my company run smoother and my customers happier. Some have lived up to the hype, while others have left me scratching my head. Here are a few of my favorites and their best features for small businesses. Google Apps Google Apps from HostPapa are amazing from an office and business needs prospective. It’s a one-stop-shop and part of the reason this...
Responsive Design: 7 Design Mistakes that Can Cost You Leads
You want your website design to generate leads – not send new visitors clicking to find information elsewhere. The best website design is a reflection of the quality of your company’s products and services. Your website needs to do more than look good; it needs to be clear and intuitive for users. Here are the Top 7 mistakes I see when newbies design websites for lead generation. Where Is Your ‘About Us’ Page? Data analytics company Chartbeat says the majority (55%) of visitors spend less than 15 seconds on your page. Forget the 30-second...
What do your brand colours say about your business?
There’s a reason why brands choose the colours they do, because it really does come down to look. A lot of research goes into the psychology of colours, and sometimes there’s a distinct advantage to using one colour instead of another. In our infographic, we’ll show you how specific colours are perceived and how you can choose the best colour to suit your business. Choosing your brand colours is one of the most important decisions you’ll have when it comes to branding your business. What colours do you think will work...
How To Migrate Your Website Without Hurting Your SEO
As your business website grows and ages, it might have to undergo the migration process eventually. Unfortunately, most companies don’t prepare for migrations properly and lose not only traffic but search ranking position as well. This graph from Moz shows an example of a business that poorly migrated their website from HTTP to HTTPS. The result was a six month recovery period to get back to the average traffic they had prior to the migration. Obviously, you want to avoid this kind of recovery time at all costs. If website migration is...
Make Your WordPress Site More SEO Friendly with These Top 3 Plugins
WordPress is a popular publishing platform used by millions of people. Not just for bloggers anymore, this tool is being used by many including small and medium-sized businesses, ecommerce companies, and even large corporations to expand their online presence. Its ease of use and affordability compared to other content management systems is what makes it so popular. It also has very good SEO value especially with the right WordPress plugins that are easily available. Some of you are probably already aware of the thousands of plugins out there while some who...