Any website built on a CMS (content management system) like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, or Magento (among others) do have dashboards where you can login and add, edit, or delete content yourself. You'll see what kind of resembles a document editor like if you're using Microsoft Word (some websites use a block-based system of editing). With […]
Our clients need to provide most of the images for a website but stock photography can be used. Hiring a photographer and doing a photo shoot is highly recommended. You should never search for images online and then use them on your website unless you've purchased rights to use those image or the images are […]
Website content development is typically done by a Web Copywriter. This type of copywriter specializes in content specifically for websites, focusing on content that can be digested quickly and is keyword-focused. When businesses choose to write their own copy, it usually results in copy that's too inwardly focused instead of being focused on the website […]
Google has recently sent out an email to their Google Analytics users stating that the Remarketing with Google Analytics will soon be enhanced to take advantage of new cross-device functionality available in AdWords and DoubleClick. Here is the Google update on Remarketing with Google Analytics 2017 “Important update to Remarketing with Google Analytics” Starting May […]
Your Webstix Service Agreement should specify how many pages we've estimated your website will need. We often include a number of pages in our basic CMS package and then charge an amount per page for additional pages. As the website is designed and copy is worked on, it's common for more pages to be added. […]
One very good and basic computer skill to have is learning how to copy and paste things. This saves you typing and you're ensured that when you copy things like passwords, you're putting them in correctly. With computers, things are typically right or wrong. There's no "almost right" or "almost wrong" so using copy and […]
The Website Design Process at Webstix As we go through creating wire frames (which just show layout, no design) and then designs from those wire frames, you'll hear us talk about the home page and inside pages. To clear up any confusion, we thought we'd explain what each of these terms mean and what the […]
Video Shoot Notes Some notes about the video shoot: Please be on time and ready to go when you are scheduled. If you are going to be late, please call. Stay relaxed. Don't stress out about being on camera. Take a few, deep breaths beforehand and just have fun with it. Remember to just be […]
Webstix Hosting - Using SFTP/FTPS Starting in July 2015, our server just uses SFTP and not regular FTP. This change will make passwords more secure since they're sent using SSL encryption instead of in the clear. This article will explain using SFTP with our server. We're actually using FTPS, which is FTP over SSL for […]
What Do You Mean by "URL?" URL stands for "Uniform Resource Locator" and here is the definition from Wikipedia: A uniform resource locator, abbreviated URL, also known as web address, is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource. In most web browsers, the URL of a web page is displayed on […]
