by Melody Sharp | Sep 2, 2018 | Clients, Latest News, Of Note
Unfortunately, most small, reliable hosting companies are getting swallowed up by the big guys. These boutique companies start out with great service and tiny monthly fees. Then, they get bought out, enter into greedy price wars, and things start to fall apart. And...
by Melody Sharp | Jun 18, 2017 | Education, Latest News, Search Engine Optimization, WordPress Tips
Google has been working to make things easier for people who want to verify a local business on Google but that doesn't mean it isn't time consuming and frustrating! Add to that, when trying to help a client set up their local business, Google sets up all kinds of...
by Melody Sharp | May 14, 2017 | Latest News, Musings
Grousing with a colleague recently, as web developers often do, about all the "you'll have a website up and running in a few minutes" ads on TV (not really true, frankly). Those "hosted" solutions can be the right choice for, say, a photographer who just wants to...
by Melody Sharp | Jan 16, 2012 | Education, Latest News
Since I specialize in affordable sites, many times clients just want "to get something up there" rather than taking the time and extra resources to do things right. They get overwhelmed (and who wouldn't?) if they have never had an online presence. As we develop...
by Melody Sharp | Jan 16, 2012 | Education, Latest News
When you add something new (a "post") to your WordPress website, you want to get the most bang for your buck by including titles, tags and categories, so your content can be organized and found out there in www-land. Basic SEO is built right into WordPress. But, in...
by Melody Sharp | Nov 22, 2011 | Latest News
We live in one of the most beautiful (and expensive) places on earth. In our case, we actually have a creek in the backyard on Polo Drive. "Polo" Drive? Yes, no polo ponies lately but the area was named thus because Sugar King Spreckels used the property for his...
