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Choosing a WordPress Theme

I find my eyes glazing over and realize many hours have passed. I am not sure if I’ve made any progress at all. This accurately describes my early experience of shopping for a premium WordPress theme for a client. There are an incredible amount of choices out there, ThemeForest alone...
CindyBouchard
October 5, 2015
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Google is King

It’s true – when it comes to search engines, Google is king. This isn’t a popular thing to say here in Seattle and as much as my Microsoft friends like to debate how great Bing is, it just doesn’t get the play Google does. Now that we’ve established that, let’s...
CindyBouchard
July 6, 2015
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Beware of Fake Bluehost Email

Do you have Bluehost as your website host? Have you gotten an email lately that says that your account contains more than xxxx directories and if you don’t click on the link provided your account will be shut down? Bluehost hosts my personal website and many of my clients, and I...
CindyBouchard
June 13, 2015
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Time for a New Design?

It’s amazing how fast new technology trends change how we live and influence our decision making. Most modern businesses recognize the need for a website and the importance of search engine optimization. What they often don’t understand is the way most users evaluate their website. I found this interesting blog...
CindyBouchard
March 10, 2015
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WordPress Maintenance Program

Flip Flop Freelance WordPress Website Maintenance Program Our program includes: Weekly back-ups of your website. Regular backups ensure that a site can be restored quickly in case of a security breach within the hosting server or other technical malfunction. Core updates. Regular updates to WordPress core coding, plugin coding and...
CindyBouchard
April 30, 2014
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WordPress Security Tips

WordPress Security Tips If you’ve ever forgotten to save your work or have suddenly “lost” it by clicking away from it, etc. you know what a royal pain it can be to recreate it. Now imagine that happening to your whole website. Poof, gone. It’s enough to make most people...
CindyBouchard
January 4, 2014
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What is a Mobile Responsive Theme?

Many of my clients ask about whether the theme they chose is mobile responsive or mobile friendly. But what does that really mean? First, it’s important to know that if the theme they chose is not “mobile friendly” it does not mean that it can’t be easily viewed on all...
CindyBouchard
July 31, 2013