Whether you have already launched a fully functional website or are on your way to building one, it extremely important to keep a check on your website’s security. The benefits of a secure site apart from the obvious is that it works to improve your site’s traffic, builds a loyal audience and solidifies your brand’s space online. Make sure your site has these 3 add-on services installed for success. 1. An SSL Certificate You’ve probably heard about SSL certificates if you run a blog or a website. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, which is a technology that creates a secure link between a ..read more

Anyone serious about a freelance career should make setting up a freelance portfolio one of the first things you do. When you freelance, your services are what you’re selling. You can assure people you’re good at what you do, but they really need to be able to see it for themselves. A solid, well-designed freelance portfolio accomplishes a few important objectives: It shows you have experience. On a very basic level, it simply shows this is something you do. Your prospects will know right off the bat that you’ve been hired, delivered the work promised, and that the client determined that it w ..read more

If you’re building a website for the first time, it’s hard to know what you really need. You’ve got all these different categories and plan levels to choose between, and if you’re not well versed in this stuff it can get a bit overwhelming. For those navigating the web hosting question for the first time, our guide can help provide some clarification in the midst of confusion to help you toward the right choice. Questions to Ask When Choosing a Web Hosting Plan When starting your search, you need to understand your own needs and priorities. While it is important to seek opinions from peers an ..read more

You can’t skimp on having a good website. People today expect websites to be intuitive and look clean and professional. 75% of web users have said they judge a company’s credibility based on the design of their website. If your website looks sloppily thrown together or like it was made in the ‘90s, you’ll quickly lose the trust of your visitors. In an ideal world, you could hire the best, most experienced professional out there to design your website so it both looks great and perfectly meets the needs of your visitors. In this world, you probably have budget limitations to consider. A few yea ..read more

Your Etsy shop has really started to take off. People like what you’re selling and you’ve even seen a number of repeat customers come back for more. For a lot of Etsy sellers, it’s precisely this moment – when things on Etsy are going great – when your best move is actually to leave the website altogether. It’s time to make your business your own. Etsy gave you an easy way to start and a low-risk means of seeing that your business idea works. That’s what Etsy’s great for – you can start making money without making much of an upfront investment. If your business idea is successful though, you d ..read more