Category: Blog

How to Brand your Small Business

Branding is the visual message that represents (or doesn’t represent) your business. What does your brand say?

Getting the Most out of WordPress via WordPress Plugins

If you’ve used WordPress at all, most likely you’ve had some experience with WordPress’s wealth of plugins. Learn about how to choose the best plugins.

What’s coming up this summer?

I, Kristylee, am super stoked to announce that I will be attending WWDC, Apple’s Developer Conference in San Francisco.

Major WordPress Security Vulnerabilities Found: You MUST Update

2 days ago, WordPress released what they called a “critical security release” for all previous versions. This new release patches a vulnerability that was found in the commenting of WordPress which would allow a potential hacker access to your site. This comes on the heels of several other vulnerabilities found in a whole list of

Simple Steps to Avoid WordPress Being Hacked

If you’re reading any tech news, you know that WordPress has been subject to a number of hacks and security issues in the last few weeks. Being in the limelight as one of the most popular CMS’s available puts it into the target scope for hackers. Hacking happens, that is true. But most of the

Are you the 80%?

Google’s newest algorithm change and what that means for you. Did you know that 80% of small business websites are not optimized for the mobile device? This is the first time I have ever written about a Google algorithim change. This is because I believe this one is of particular importance. If you’ve read anything

SEO 101: 4 Things You Must Know

As of the writing of this post, Google reports that there are 644 million active websites on the internet. That’s a whole lot of websites! That begs the question, how do you make your website stand out? Well, that’s a question keeping many a marketer up at night! But we can start here: Search Engine

How to login to Google Analytics

If you have a completed site with Tandem Design Lab, then you will have a Google Analytics account. Perhaps you received an email with the subject line “You have been granted access to a Google Analytics account”. This is notifying you that you have received access to an existing Google Analytics account. If you are

Do you own your website?

I wager that most of you have never questioned whether or not you own your website. But do you? You’d be surprised to learn that a large portion of you might not own your own website. You might not if you fit one of the following criteria: You use one of the website builders such

Custom Design vrs. Pre-made Template?

I’ve been getting this question a lot lately, so I thought it might be time to address it. What is the difference between a custom designed website and a pre-made template website? Which is right for you? First let’s start with some definitions. Pre-made Template Websites Pre-made templates designs cut costs by using a pre-made,

What is a keyword and why should you care?

Keywords are the building blocks of any digital marketing plan. If you are considering starting or have started a online marketing plan, you are sure to have heard the word tossed around. So why are keywords important for you? Let’s break it down. What is a keyword? A keyword is a word or phrase that

EVENT: Fuel Efficient SEO at Elevate Cospace

Come learn about some practical things you could do to your website for FREE to improve your website’s ranking in search engines! Kristy Lee will be speaking this upcoming Thursday at Elevate Cospace, 5-6:30.