Google Maps is a Web-based service that provides detailed information about geographical regions and sites around the world. The Google Maps Platform is a set of APIs and SDKs that allows developers to embed Google Maps into mobile apps and web pages, or to retrieve data from Google Maps. For integrating a Google Map on […]
Google My Business is a free tool that helps small businesses create and manage their Google listings, which appear when customers find businesses on Google search and maps. Google My Business (GMB) helps you become more visible to people searching for your products or services. GMB allows your business to appear in maps and local […]
Give Webstix Access to Your Google Search Console Account If you're having Webstix do SEO work on your website, we'll need to get added as a user to your Google Search Console account (formerly known as Google Webmaster Tools). To give us this access, please follow what Google Webmaster Central says here: How do I […]
Why Page Redirects are Kind of a Big Deal We do a fair number of projects for new websites under new domain names but most projects we do now are redesigns or upgrades of existing websites. With new websites, you don't have to worry about what page URLs (addresses) used to be and if they're […]
Project Scope As we work on a website project, some changes can happen. This is actually pretty typical. As the pieces come together, new ideas come up - either from us or from our clients. Maybe as the wire frames or design is worked on, a good idea comes us. That's great. We love it […]
If your new website is going to use a slide show on the home page, then there are a number of things you should know. First, there's really not a limit on how many slides you can have but you do not want to overload it. These images are larger (file size larger) than most […]
Google Analytics Access For us to adequately give you advice about your website and monitor its success, we need access to your Google Analytics account. All you'll be doing is adding us as a user - we won't own the account (and we always set up new account under our clients' names). If you want […]
Ok, What are You Talking About? Do you mind if we get a little technical for a minute? As you're aware, website technology is always evolving. Things change and usually for the better. The goal with website development today is for websites to load quickly and work anywhere. As this happens, old standards and ways […]
How to Send Your Content to Us It's best to start working on your content (copy/text and images) as soon as you can. Getting content from our clients is the top reason for a delay with a project. We understand that not everyone is good at writing and that's why content takes a while. Incidentally, […]
Get Us Your Logo Files Webstix needs your company logo for your website project or maintenance work. Here is some information about your logo, how we'll use it and how to get the files to us. Your Logo A logo is the most important brand identity that you have to help people remember your product […]
