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How to Get and Customize Your Sidebar in WordPress
Are you thinking about adding a sidebar to your WordPress blog? That’s great news. When people come to your website for the first time, often they find you through a blog post or search which means they don’t initally land on your homepage. Instead, they land on a blog post. By using a sidebar, you…
Read MoreHow to Create Hidden Pages in WordPress (and why you should)
As kids, we all played the game of hide and seek. Remember? Somebody is “IT.” They count to 100 while everybody else scrambles to get the BEST hiding place and avoid being the next “IT.” Soon enough, IT is on the hunt to find all of their buddies. That’s a super fun game, until you…
Read MoreHow to update your Copyright Notice on your WordPress Website’s Footer
Since the new year, I’ve had clients ask me about the copyright date on their sites, and I’ve seen several Facebook posts and blog posts all about “updating the copyright date” on your website’s footer. So, I got a little curious. Why should I update the copyright date? How important is it to do so?…
Read MoreDecorate your Website for Christmas in Five Minutes!
[Updated Dec. 2018] ‘Tis the season for decorating. Houses are filled with Christmas trees, small baby Jesus figurines, candles burning on menorahs, Santas, and angels. But what about your website? Does it reflect the joy and fun of this season? Did you decorate it? Thankfully, there are developers on WordPress who love the Christmas season…
Read MoreGuten…what? WordPress’s new editor
Change is in the air in the WordPress world, which is why I chose the new WordPress editor for November’s Take Action Tutorial. But…it looks like the release date of WordPress 5.0 and the new Gutenberg editor has been delayed a bit, so you’ve got some more time to learn it. If you haven’t heard,…
Read MoreHow to Install Google Analytics on WordPress
Google Analytics is one of those things that can feel a little overwhelming, like one more thing, but it’s great to have on your website. You’ll get TONS of super helpful data that you can use to direct your marketing efforts. This post will walk you through installing Google Analytics on your WordPress website. However,…
Read MoreMy process & tools for blogging consistently
I’ve been blogging for years. I started on a personal blog in 2012, launched a blog for teen writers that I ran from 2013-2016, and now I write on Entwine Web Design and occasionally my writer blog over at amyisamanbooks.com. It took me a while to learn to write a blog post and figure out…
Read More9 Easy, No-Code Tips to Secure Your WordPress Website
Nobody would ever want to hack your website, right? You own a small business. You do GREAT things online and in the world. Your mission is to serve others. So, why would someone ever want to get into your site? It’s actually an easy answer…for the money. If this makes no sense to you, read this…
Read MoreHow to Check for and Fix Broken Links on Your Website
Have you ever visited a website, clicked on a link to go to something that sounds great and gotten this… 404 PAGE NOT FOUND The page you were looking for doesn’t exist or another error occurred. Go back. Or this (which is what you’d see on Entwine Web Design if you found a broken…
Read MoreWebsite Resources and Tools for Your Online Biz
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with all of the website and online business options to choose from? If you’re in business, then most likely you’ve got a website, and because online business is BIG business in this internet driven world and economy, there are SO MANY options for every single aspect of your business. Whether…
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