The coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses to think differently. For those with the option of working remotely, it has created a whole new set of challenges. Fortunately, your website can help. One of the great benefits of a website is its ability to remain stable during a crisis. It helps your business open even though
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Why is WordPress the Internet’s Most Popular Software?
According to W3Techs, WordPress is the most popular content management system on the internet. It is the back end for a whopping 61 percent of websites that employ any kind of content management system. And it is responsible for the management of 34 percent of all websites. It began as a blogging platform. It was
Read moreFour Critical Components to Consider for Your WordPress Website
Virtually anywhere you visit online, chances are you’ll see a WordPress website. By some measures, more than 40 percent of websites built with WordPress, the popular content management software built originally as a blogging platform. At Site Mender, we make liberal use of the platform for many of our customers. As with any content management
Read moreWhy You Need to Stop Using Internet Explorer Right Now
In 2015, Microsoft discontinued updates for its once-popular web browser Internet Explorer. For years, IE was the standard, not necessarily because it was the best (it wasn’t) or because it was the safest (wasn’t that either), but because it came bundled with the most popular operating system on the planet, Windows. Today, fewer than three
Read moreFour Rules for Using Video on Your Website
Video has become an enormously popular way to convey messages about your business and create interesting visual displays on your website. For many years, slow connection speeds made website video nearly impossible to use. Now, with high speed connections available even on mobile devices, website video usage has exploded in popularity. From commercial content and
Read moreWebsite Banner Best Practices: How To Choose The Right Image for Your Message
Businesses often employ a website banner on the front page of their business websites. Some of these are massive, browser-spanning, screen-filling images (or even videos) with text on them. The huge website banner, often referred to as a hero image, can be an effective tool for driving home a marketing messages if done correctly. But
Read moreHurricane Harvey and Our Disaster Preparedness
As all of you know who live along the Gulf Coast, hurricane season is unpredictable, in some cases, dramatically so. If you’ve been following the news, Hurricane Harvey (currently a category 3 major storm) is scheduled to make landfall near Corpus Christi this evening or early Saturday morning. While this initially will only impact the
Read more5 Common Website Design Questions Asked When Building a Website
For nearly 20 years, we have been creating beautiful website design, providing web development and website maintenance services for customers. A lot has changed but many of the website design questions remain the same. Sure, everyone wants to know how much it will cost and how long it will take. But, when it comes to
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