Google – 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=6.4.3 https://i0.wp.com/www.cherishedsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cherishedsolutions-logo.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Google – 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.

]]> 1338 Gmail Keyboard shortcuts https://www.cherishedsolutions.com/software/gmail-keyboard-shortcuts/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:10:54 +0000 http://solutionstocherish.com/blog/?p=498
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Keyboard shortcuts help you save time by allowing you to never take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse. Check out these handy shortcuts for those of you who use gmail:

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ctx=gmail&answer=6594

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]]> 801 Import RSS Fees onto Your Site https://www.cherishedsolutions.com/uncategorized/import-rss-fees-onto-your-site-the-goods-the-bads-the-ugly/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:10:07 +0000 http://solutionstocherish.com/blog/?p=121 Continue reading Import RSS Fees onto Your Site]]> As seen on Daily Opt

Bloggers, Developers, SEM’s,

I wanted to inform you of a new RSS feed tool that Google has launched to help website owners and developers import RSS feeds on their websites. This tools is fun and easy to use and the best part is that Google “once again” makes development easy for the common user to import dynamic content immediately within a web page.

This custom RSS feeder will import content from other blogs of interest straight into your site. The feed is derived from XML data then generated through Javascript. All you need to do is install a simple line of javascript code to make the gadget work. You can also customize this RSS feed to match your site by text color, padding, link design, and borders of your choice and colors.

Well, this is certainly exciting, but there is a downside to using this tool. For all SEM’s and SEO experts when you import this tool into your site your ability for Google to crawl new content, links, and data is non-existent. The feeds are generated by a javascript code that is not converted to HTML code once the page loads. Therefore, the Gadget for SEO purposes and link building is strickly irrelevant.

All in all if you do want to import your favorite blog entries onto your site easily then I would suggest using this tool. Most of all for the fun of it…”

Here is the link to the Google Gadget – Custom RSS Tool

]]> 762 Google Keyword Data https://www.cherishedsolutions.com/software/google-keyword-data/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:10:38 +0000 http://solutionstocherish.com/blog/?p=489 Continue reading Google Keyword Data]]> GOOGLE Keyword Tool

Use the Keyword Tool to get new keyword ideas. Select an option below to enter a few descriptive words or phrases, or type in your website’s URL. Keyword Tool Tips

Important note: We cannot guarantee that these keywords will improve your campaign performance. We reserve the right to disapprove any keywords you add. You are responsible for the keywords you select and for ensuring that your use of the keywords does not violate any applicable laws.
Want more keyword ideas? Try the Search-based Keyword Tool, a new tool that will generate ideas matched to your website.

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

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