favicon – Cherished Solutions – Design, Illustration, Web Services, Art Licensing, Coaching, Art, Cards & Gifts https://www.cherishedsolutions.com Visual Solutions for the Young at Heart Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:33:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.cherishedsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cherishedsolutions-logo.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 favicon – Cherished Solutions – Design, Illustration, Web Services, Art Licensing, Coaching, Art, Cards & Gifts https://www.cherishedsolutions.com 32 32 65654252 30 Common WordPress Mistakes https://www.cherishedsolutions.com/marketing/30-common-wordpress-mistakes/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:59 +0000 https://www.cherishedsolutions.com/?p=1338 Continue reading 30 Common WordPress Mistakes]]>

30 Common Website/WordPress Mistakes by both Novices & Pro Authors

  1. word-press-success-storiesAllowing your content to be author-focused instead of reader-focused
  2. Using WordPress.com instead of self-hosted WordPress (.org)
  3. Using a generic or defective theme
  4. Not designing for mobile use
  5. Not optimizing pages and images for SEO
  6. Not properly integrating social media
  7. Not setting up the permalinks properly (A.K.A. ugly permalinks)
  8. Too many categories, not enough tags
  9. Letting it be too design heavy or too boring
  10. Overwhelming your visitors
    Too many navigation links
    Too much on the home page
    Too many pop-ups and moving graphics
    Too many ads
  11. Not using video to the best of your abilities
  12. Not making it easy for visitors to connect with you on social media
  13. Not making your book’s buy-now button easy to find
  14. Not offering an easy way for visitors to get on your list (appealing incentives?)
  15. Not using effective calls to action (where are you leading them?)
  16. Not taking full advantage of the scripts that are available such as
    Google XML Sitemaps
    Contact Form 7
    Akismet
    All in One SEO Pack
  17. Running too many unnecessary scripts
  18. Trying to run e-commerce plugins on WordPress
  19. Not posting on the blog often enough
  20. Not having a regular backup of your database & site files
  21. Not using Google Analytics
  22. Not using Webmaster tools to get your site indexed
  23. Ignoring Google Authorship Markup
  24. Not using a Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar)
  25. Not customizing the Favicon
  26. Not taking advantage tools like CDN and CACHE that help your site load faster
  27. Ignoring WordPress updates
  28. Going with a faulty hosting company just because it is cheaper
  29. Not taking steps to further “harden” your WordPress site (here are just a few)
    Not using proper security plugins
    Not changing the default username from “admin”
    Not changing the “wp_” prefix of your database table

30. Not talking to your website designer about all of this!

Contact Cherished Solutions today to discuss your website and WordPress needs.

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Have you ever wondered how you can add that little logo or icon, called a “favicon” to to your url. Do you want your website link to stand out among the crowd and serve as a tiny reminder of who you are? Here is an easy tool to get done! This is quick way to create a custom favicon by using your own art or creating it from scratch with favicon.cc.

How does it work ?

  • Choose a color
  • Click on the squares and paint your logo (or upload an image to start with)
  • Download when you are finished
  • Make sure the file is named “favicon.ico”
  • Put the favicon.ico file into your webserver directory (the same folder that has your index file)
  • Optionally publish it under the CC (Creative Commons) license

Now welcome this tiny and powerful member of your marketing team when you clear all of your cookies and refresh your screen.

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