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What Is A Responsive Website? Some years ago there was a wide differentiation between a desktop and a mobile. Earlier, we would have a computer and a mobile phone. Accordingly, for a website there would be two versions. One would be the desktop version and the other would be a simpler version for the mobile. But now, after the major boom in the use of tablets, and smartphones, along with tons of new technologies that provides easy access to internet, we have been forced to design websites that are compatible for more monitor resolutions and devices than ever before. With responsive web design technology we can design websites that are flexible, and fits well enough into all of these devices rather than trying to create and maintain individual websites for each device. Apart from the different screen resolutions, each website may be opened in different web browsers for each device….    read more 

When we speak of design we must always remember that it is a phenomenon that works much like the turning of a wheel. Nothing that is being done is new, it is just a reinterpretation of something that has been done before. We are influenced by the past or the past’s vision of the future. Rarely do we really design something that is altogether new. Thus we are always surprised and yet never shocked to find the seeds of our design ideas being discovered in some long forgotten milieu. Flat design is the hot design idea of the season and its popularity is based on a number of factors. The list would be quite long since different people have different reasons for this preference and it would be an encumbrance indeed to suffer you to reads every one of them. Let’s look at the top five reasons why Flat design…    read more 

You may have already heard WordPress speed is important for SEO. Google has continued to emphasize page speed in their algorithm. If you’re not optimizing your website for better WordPress speed, you’re probably losing organic traffic from search engines. Besides SEO, WordPress speed has an impact on driving sales and revenue to your table. Take a look at a few stats that illustrate the point. Conversion rates will be reduced by 7% if a site is delayed for a second. 40% abandon a website that takes more than 3 seconds to load. 79% of web shoppers would never return to a website to if they found any trouble with the website performance. In this post, I’ll explain various tricks to boost the page speed of your WordPress website. 1. Testing With Other Tools First things first. If you’re looking to optimize your WordPress site for boosting page speed, you’ll need…    read more 

The lead generation form is one of the most important elements of your list building campaign. If you’re looking to convert more visitors into leads, one of the first things you need to do is to attract eyeballs to your lead generation form, and therefore entice them to get onto your list. However, many marketers often use the default lead generation forms they generate from their email marketing tools like AWeber or MailChimp. The problem is that default forms are unattractive, and they may not easily grab the attention of your potential leads. Plus, the customizability of such forms is limited if you’re designing them from your email marketing tool. Of course, if you’re focused on conversion, you’ll need to create an eye-catching design for your lead generation forms independent of your email marketing tool. Now, your lead generation forms must possess certain components to attract eyeballs and entice your…    read more 

It is quite surprising that many website owners go along with the wrong assumption that security is not a big concern for a website that doesn’t attract huge traffic on a daily basis. The reality is that security has nothing to do with the amount of traffic. Did you know that hackers also attack websites just for fun? Yes, while some hackers inject malicious code to steal personal data and spread their political agenda around the web, some others do it just for fun. WordPress websites are favorite targets for hackers, because it is the most popular CMS out there. The harsh reality is that only a fraction of websites follow security standards. In this post, I’ll explain the security checklist you need to take a look at in order to ensure WordPress security. 1. Choose A Secure WordPress Hosting When it comes to securing your WordPress website, one of…    read more 

If you’ve been following the latest SEO trends rigorously, you may know that Google Accelerated Mobile Project (AMP) is quickly gaining traction amongst website owners. Google Accelerated Mobile Project is an open source initiative by Google that is geared towards speeding up the mobile browsing experience to a great extent on the open web. You might be aware of various page speed boosting tactics already, but AMP stands out from the rest. AMP is an effort to step toward a faster mobile rendering experience. Unlike other page speed tactics that focus on optimizing your current responsive page to boost speed, AMP serves your web page using a separate lightweight and stripped down template specifically built for boosting speed. With AMP, the files are stripped down only for the sake of boosting page speed. This is due to the fact that no JavaScripts are allowed. CSS files are streamlined, and images…    read more