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      • Small BusinessIn today’s day and age, every small business needs to be online. It not only allows people to buy products and services from you without going into your physical storefront, it also helps you get found online and grow your customer base. But, like anything, your website needs to be built and run correctly. It can be a lot, no doubt. These posts will help you learn what you need to know so that you can create your new website with confidence, and keep it running so it helps your business.
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    What is Digital Marketing?

    October 8, 2020

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    Digital Marketing, Small Business, Website Planning

    Digital marketing is a key aspect of helping your business grow online. But what is Digital Marketing anyway? Why does it matter? And what can you do about it?

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    Best WooCommerce themes for ecommerce websites

    October 11, 2019

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    Ecommerce, Small Business, Web Design, Website Planning

    WooCommerce is the most used WordPress plugin for ecommerce websites. But sometimes it can be tricky to get your theme set up to integrate it nicely with the design. So here are some top WooCommerce themes you might want to try out.

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    A look at Easy Digital Downloads

    September 22, 2020

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    Ecommerce, Small Business, Website Planning, WordPress

    Are you trying to sell digital products for your online store? Then you might want to look at Easy Digital Downloads. Let’s take a look at what it is and how it might be able to help your business.

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    My favorite ecommerce StudioPress themes for small businesses

    August 12, 2019

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    Ecommerce, Small Business, WordPress

    If you’re looking to start an ecommerce website for your business, but aren’t ready for a completely custom theme, StudioPress offers great themes that you can customize. Here are a few of my favorites.

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    Making sure your ecommerce website is accessible

    September 10, 2020

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    Accessibility, Ecommerce, Small Business, User Experience

    If your online store isn’t accessible (or if you don’t know if it is), you’re doing a disservice to your customers. Your website should be usable by everyone know matter what technology they use.

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    What you need for a successful ecommerce website

    September 8, 2020

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    Ecommerce, Small Business, Website Planning

    So you want to create an online store. And that’s great! But first there are a few things you need to know about beforehand so that you can create the perfect ecommerce website.

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    Top payment gateways to use for your small business website in 2020

    May 3, 2019

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    Ecommerce, Small Business

    There’s one crucial step about selling products online that you might not think about when developing your online store: payment gateways. So here are some of the top gateways for you to use.

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    How to start a website on a budget

    August 21, 2020

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    Digital Marketing, Ecommerce, Small Business, Web Design, Website Planning

    Creating a new website can cost a lot of money. For a custom website, you’re looking at a starting point of at least $2,000. But there are ways you can trim that cost. So let’s find out a way we can build a new website for half that price.

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    The best themes from the WordPress theme directory

    September 1, 2020

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    Small Business, Web Design, Website Planning, WordPress

    One of the best parts of WordPress is the official theme directory full of free themes. But there are currently over 7,000 themes in the directory. So to help you get started finding the right one, here are four of my favorite themes in the directory.

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    My favorite StudioPress themes

    January 28, 2019

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    Small Business, Web Design, WordPress

    So you want to use a prebuilt WordPress theme for your website. Great! Now where do you start? Well, here are some options I recommend from StudioPress.

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    Why you should avoid free website builders

    August 18, 2020

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    Digital Marketing, Small Business, Web Design, Website Planning

    A lot of people are looking for free website builders. But if you’re serious about a new site and growing your business online, you really should try to avoid them.

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