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How To Enhance User Experience With Your Website Design?

by Nick Throlson | Jan 2, 2020 | Business, Web Design

How to enhance user experience in your website design: navigation, speed, mobile layout, and small details that keep visitors around.

The Best Ways To Monetize Your Blog

by Nick Throlson | Dec 30, 2019 | Off Topic

Pixabay - CC0 Licence Once you have got off the ground with your blog, where do you go next? Because there are so many different strategies out there to take on board not just with regards to the art of blogging, but also driving traffic, the question soon comes, “how...

How to Best Optimize Images for Your WordPress Site

by Nick Throlson | Dec 27, 2019 | WordPress

How to optimize images for WordPress: compression, correct sizing, WebP, lazy loading, and alt text that helps SEO.

Five Tips For Identifying The Signs Of Malware

by Nick Throlson | Dec 27, 2019 | Website Security

We all know how difficult it can be to keep our computers safe from attack. There are so many ways that we prevent attacks from hackers; firewalls and passwords are just two of them! A virus on your computer can be devastating, and it’s not just the annoyance of...

Internet Security And Why It Is Essential

by Nick Throlson | Dec 22, 2019 | Business, Website Security

Internet security essentials for business owners: the common threats to know and the practical steps that keep your data, site, and customers safe.

5 E-Commerce Business Ideas to Make Money in 2020

by Nick Throlson | Dec 19, 2019 | E-commerce

Are you planning to venture into the eCommerce niche? There are several players in this segment, and each one has an idea that seems to be working for them. For the outsider, the market seems to be saturated, and you don’t know how to differentiate the plan for...

Can You Realistically Make Money From Home?

by Nick Throlson | Dec 16, 2019 | Off Topic

Image - CC0 Licence Many of us dream of making money from home. You’ve heard of get rich quick schemes, I’m sure. We’ve all had emails from people telling us that we can earn a small fortune from the comfort of our own sofa. Usually, as part of some kind of dodgy...