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What Makes a Website Mobile Friendly?
A mobile friendly website is easy to read, fast to load and simple to use on a small screen. Responsive design is only part of the picture. Read article
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What Your Hosting Needs Before You Add Ecommerce
Adding ecommerce means your hosting needs to support security, speed, uptime, backups, payments and room for growth. Read article
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How to Improve Your Google PageSpeed Insights Score
PageSpeed Insights can highlight why a page feels slow. Better images, caching, hosting and cleaner front-end code can all help improve performance. Read article
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How Email Travels Across the Internet
Email feels instant, but several systems work together behind the scenes. Here is a plain English look at what happens after you press send. Read article
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Simple Video Marketing Ideas for Small Businesses
Video marketing does not need a studio or huge budget. Small businesses can use simple, useful videos to build trust and answer customer questions. Read article
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What Is Softaculous and When Should You Use It?
Softaculous is an application installer often found in hosting control panels. It can make setup quicker, but installed software still needs proper care. Read article
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Why Self-Hosted WordPress Is Worth Considering
Self-hosted WordPress gives you more control over domains, design, plugins, SEO and growth than a limited hosted publishing platform. Read article
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How Digital PR Can Help You Attract New Clients
Digital PR can help your business earn visibility, links and trust by getting useful stories, expertise and content in front of the right audience. Read article
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Why Ecommerce Websites Need HTTPS and Strong Security
HTTPS is essential for ecommerce, but it is only one part of building a store customers can trust with their data and payments. Read article
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Can You Use an Existing Domain With New Hosting?
You can usually keep your existing domain name when moving to new hosting. The key is understanding nameservers, DNS and timing. Read article
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