If you haven't yet made the change to go to SSL for every page of your website, Google's letting you know that you're running out of time: Google Sets Deadline for HTTPS and Warns Publishers to Upgrade Soon (searchenginejournal.com) Google has announced a deadline of July 2018 as the date for when Chrome will begin […]
We're getting more and more people asking how Webstix can help them with SEO (search engine optimization), so I thought I'd outline our process and explain it a bit more. Step #1: Baseline and Website Evaluation We, most likely, haven't worked on your website so we need to see where you're website is at. The […]
Is Easy Website Design the Right Choice for Your Business? Creating a website today is easier than it used to be, that's for sure. There are a lot of great tools which make the website design process faster and simpler than when we started creating websites back in 2001. Another thing that has changed during […]
A faster website has lots of benefits but the main benefit is that a fast loading website provides a better user experience. Who really likes sitting and waiting for a web page to load? Nobody, really. Honestly, to get a website to load more quickly can take a bit of work but there is one […]
How to Improve Your Company Website Maybe your website has been up a while and it used to get traffic but you're just not seeing the same traffic or you want to improve on the traffic you're already getting. Here are some ways to improve a website and some useful website improvement ideas to consider. […]
How About a Website Redesign? Is it Time? When we talk to clients - either after a website launch or sometimes new clients, they wonder how often they need to do a website redesign. In general, every 3-4 years is typically when most companies choose to redesign their website but there are other factors to […]
That headline sounds like the start of a joke, right? Well, this is close. Here's how the joke goes... You know you need a website copywriter for your website when you're using this text on your website: "For all your [INSERT YOUR INDUSTRY HERE] needs!" This phrase is WAY overused, kind of lazy and usually […]
We've consulted with many clients over the years and we're surprised about one thing in particular. Some prospects come in and they say they've talked to a few other website designers in the area but we are the first company that has even mentioned doing website maintenance and what the cost is of owning a […]
Last year (2016), we rolled out some updates that needed to be done, which included making sure your website was voice search compatible. This was due to more people using voice search like Siri, Google Voice, Alexa, Cortana and others. This year, there are a bunch of updates that should be done to make sure […]
To All Webstix Clients: Force SSL on All Pages of Your Website and Make the Switch to PHP 7 This is something you need to do this year - as soon as possible if you can. It's something Google wants. It's something we're doing with all new websites that we launch. Here's why... PHP 7 […]
