WEBMASTER ADVICE
Practical information for website owners and businesses.
Q. I used to follow a website that is no longer working. There was a lot of good information and now I think it’s completely lost. Is there a way I can recover someone else’s website? A. https://web.archive.org/ Paste the site address (URL) into the search box and it will show you a calendar with […]
You’ll want to tweak these for your business or brand, but ready-made site designs can jump start a new website. Search by layouts and features, such as number of columns, colors, or subjects. Download for free: https://wordpress.org/themes/ The files must be uploaded to your web hosting account. You’ll need WordPress installed. Most hosts now have […]
Q. I want to improve my web page for the search engines. I’ve read about keyword stuffing. Will I be ranked lower if I use the same words in the alt tags for all of the photos on the page? A. The alt tag is meant to help users who need screen readers to navigate […]
Google updated their ranking rules in October. There are lots of complaints from site owners who have suddenly lost traffic. Some comments I’ve read this past week: A month has passed without me realizing it; my daily 6,000 clicks have turned into 200, and there has still been no improvement. I have a website that […]
This is such a cool, little site. Maybe you’re new to making websites or managing images and don’t have a fancy graphics program. This simple tools site lets you compress or convert images. Try using the text tools if you want to count words in your articles, make a QR code, or encode a URL. […]
When you get annoyed with Big Software and Big Apps: I hate Netflix. It uses geo-blocking. I hate Twitter. Why was I suspended? I hate YouTube. Google ruined it with ads. I hate Adobe Illustrator. It costs too much. Why do I have to give my mobile # to ChatGPT? There are plenty of reasons–from […]