Help! My Website Sucks

Beginning anything new can be daunting and when it comes to technology, people are often overwhelmed with options and decisions. WordPress provides a platform for your business website that grows and flexes with you. However, it too can be challenging to navigate. This episode gives you a clear plan to help you set up and start using WordPress for your website. It'll highlight each step with an ex...

Changing your website platform is not as difficult as you may think. And it's much more common in the small business world than we often expect. However, if you don't know how to do it properly, it may seem like you're trying to climb Mount Everest without oxygen. This episode is the oxygen to that epic mountain climb. It explores the reasons why people may decide to move their website to WordPres...

The term 'multisite' could be confusing. Perhaps it's one that has many uses like a Swiss Army knife. Perhaps it has lots of teeny tiny sites squashed into one website. Thankfully it's much more straight forward than either of these ridiculous suggestions. This episode explains what a multisite is and what the advantages are for having this set up with their WordPress websites. It'll also explore...

Getting your website seen by as many potential clients is the goal and the raison d'être of having a website. However, when you are at the mercy of search engine bots and have to make sure they are all kept happy, it makes getting seen much more challenging. This episode is all about how we can optimise our business website for those search engine bots and for the people that actually visit the we...

Building a website in WordPress can be tricky. So those clever web developers came up with a clever device for people to use to make designing much more intuitive. These are called page builders. This episode goes into detail about what they are and why they're useful as well as talking about why sometimes page builders are not a good idea for your WordPress website. Page builders truly showcase t...

We are all familiar with organising our time using diaries and calendars. We know it's nice to organise kitchen drawers with cutlery inserts. So when it comes to websites, we shouldn't be surprised that there is a smart way to organise your content. This episode looks at what a custom post type is and why they can help you create a much more organised WordPress website. It'll look at how to use cu...

One thing I hear over and over again when it come to websites is that people really struggle with understanding what on earth us web designers are talking about! We babble on about user roles, the media library, posts, pages, links, urls, seo, categories, tags and many more thing. If you don't work with WordPress every day, it could leave you feeling confused and bemused. This episode looks at the...

You want your website to allow people to sign up to your monthly newsletter. You want your website to show a calendar of upcoming events. You want it to do the leg work for you when you can't be there to pick up the phone. Enter plugins. These turn your website from words on a page to a living breathing entity that truly supports you and your business. This episode explains what a plugin is and wh...

There are so many decisions to make when setting up a new website and the first thing that people often think about is how it's going to look. They daydream about the colours, the look of the pages, where the logo is going to sit and how big the images are going to be. WordPress has your back for sorting all this out. They have themes. This episode will discuss what a theme is and what elements it...

People are fascinated about why things are the way they are and some even get DNA tests to find out who their ancestors were. Understanding the history of a person, place or concept is great for giving us perspective about where we stand in the present. The same is true for website platforms. This episode looks back at the birth of WordPress and explores the evolution of it to become the world's l...

Deciding what you want your potential customer to see first when they arrive on your business website can be tricky. Too much and you risk overwhelming them, too little information, you risk them not finding what they are looking for. Either way they are going to leave your website before you've had a chance to show what you and your business can do.  This episode gives you a breakdown of the most...

You are an expert of everything your business says and does but your potential customers are not. Therefore what you write on your website to help them understand what you do is extremely important. You cannot assume anything. And this is where frequently asked questions help support you to support them.  In this episode I talk about how FAQs, when used correctly on websites, can add value and pro...

We all like to be told we've done a good job. We all like to read the reviews when we are deciding whether to buy something. In fact we are all heavily influenced by what other people think and so leveraging testimonials for your business is a no-brainer.  This episode looks at the difference options you have for testimonials as well as the best areas to place them on your website for maximum effe...

 Showing off what you and your business does in the right way is sure to be a winner for your potential clients. If we've never bought from a company, we need reassurance that they know what they are doing and one way to provide this is to show them the work you've done for other people. By allowing your potential customers to see actual examples of your work, you are truly showing the world you h...

There are many things your website needs to do for your business but that doesn't mean you can do what you like. There are rules. The internet has rules. A website must adhere to these regulations and rules in order to be legally compliant. It will depend which country you are in and where your website visitors are but you will need to take a number of things into consideration when building your...

Being able to define what you can offer your potential customers and displaying it in a way they can understand is essential to the success of your website. Your services page should sing your praises loud and proud and get right to the nitty gritty of what you and your business can do,  This episode deals with 3 key sections your services page should have and then goes into some further suggestio...

For many the word 'blog' is old news and we all think we know what it is and when to use it. However, when we look at putting a blog on our business website, it needs to be with good reason and so more deeper exploration is needed. This episode looks at what we mean by a blog as well as offering reasons why a blog could be beneficial for your business website. It also looks at topics you could wri...

Every business has a different reason for building a website - it might be to sell flowers online, promote their conveyancing services or both. However, if your potential customers need to contact you about the service or product and you don't have a clear and easy way to do this, you may end up jeopardising your success. This episode is all about how to create a contact page that fits you and you...

Arriving on a new website can be quite daunting. Will it sell what I'm looking for? Where do I go to find that information? How does the menu work? All completely normal questions. So where do you usually look for help. The About page. Finding out who is behind the business name and understanding a bit more about what they are trying to achieve can really help.  This episode explores what informat...

Planning a business website at first glance looks simple. You need information about you and your business on your new website and you have a lovely web designer all signed up to help you. However, have you thought about how many pages you're going to have? Do you know what content you're going to need on those pages? What happens when someone visits your website? What journey do you want them to...

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Creating your own website can be a fun experience but it can eat up your time and sometimes involve too much tech that quite frankly you've got no idea about. The obvious thing is to get a professional to help and that would be a web designer. However that brings with it more questions. So to make sure you start off on the right foot, this episode is all about my 8 top tips for working with a web...

Struggling to decide what sort of website would suit your business? Here's a brief summary of how web design has evolved as well as the different types of websites out there. Also I offer recommendations based on my experiences as a web designer for which one you should probably choose. If you keep in mind that a website is functional and needs to do exactly what your ideal customers are expecting...

Do you want to know more about WordPress and why it keeps popping up when you start talking about websites? Join me in this episode where I talk about what WordPress is, why I love using WordPress as a web designer and why you should consider using it for your business website. There are just some things in life that I truly believe is a no brainer -building your website with WordPress is one of t...

Ever wondered how to make your emails link to your website? In this episode I'll talk through the steps you need to take if you want to send emails that use your website name. I'll also explore offer some recommendations of managed email hosting providers that can help you further. Make each and every email you send count. You mean business and your email address should reflect that! Hosted by Amy...