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Welcome to Campfire, here we talk about what’s happening in the world of WordPress websites and digital strategy in a clear, simple language that will make sense to busy business people such as yourselves.
Today I’m giving an early taste for the structure of the upcoming WordPress Program we will be putting on. Some of you may already know about this as I did previously ask for input when I was running market research….
A few years ago it was common to see website addresses like: http://www.glassmountains.co.uk ….whereas the more modern version is: https://www.glassmountains.co.uk You’ll be forgiven for not noticing the difference right away, it’s all down to the HTTP / HTTPS bit at…
I saw a comment online the other day and it was something like ‘hey, do I need a website? Or is a ‘landing page’ better?“. Now I can kind of understand why the person asked this question, as the very…
The purpose of this post is to, over a series of articles, revisit what Search Engine Optimisation means, and what practical implications it has for website owners. Note: the main audience for this blog and our Facebook Group etc are…
Yesterday (Friday the 29th of May, 2020) we had our scheduled go-live session in the Glass Mountains WordPress Q&A Facebook Group. Video below >> Note: if the video seems a little low res, it’s just because it seems that Google/YouTube…
WordPress has a lot going for it if you are looking to build a new website. In this article, I’ll dig into the top key reasons why many businesses choose WordPress for their website – and I’ll also highlight some…
In this article, I discuss what Custom Post Types are, and how they can help. The aim is to inspire you to use them to improve your WordPress website. WordPress, like any subject, comes with lots of fancy phrases which…
If your website is experiencing lots of comment spam, then there is an easy solution. But first, let’s understand the problem a little more. What is comment spam? In general, you are looking for people to comment on your blog…
Will redesigning my website harm my SEO? That’s a valid question – after all, we don’t want to go to the time & trouble of redesigning a website if it ends up harming our Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). Or do…
On the weekend I quickly penned an article on “How to optimise your WordPress images for SEO“, I like to keep our blog ticking over so when an idea comes to my head, I quickly get it out there (even…
How to optimise your WordPress images for SEO. In this article we look at ‘filenames’, ‘captions’, and ‘alt’ text. Read on >> If you’re going to the trouble of putting new content onto your website or blog, then we may…
Setting up a new Facebook Group? You need to decide whether you want the privacy to be “private” or “public“. This short article helps you decide >> It used to be the case that you could change the privacy setting…