Bounce rate demystified

What is bounce rate? We’ve covered this question on our blog before, but when I came across this great infographic from Kissmetrics, I couldn’t resist sharing it with our readers. Take a look at the graphic below to learn more … Continue reading

7 lessons learned from 7 years of using WordPress

I came across a great article recently which shares lessons learned from using WordPress for 7 years. The list includes some great basics–like making it easy for your readers to subscribe to your content–as well as some you may not … Continue reading

3 ways to adjust the WordPress admin screen for smaller monitors

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If you use a smaller monitor to edit your WordPress website, or if you like to reduce the browser window size to fit more on your screen, you may have had this issue when editing a WordPress page or post: … Continue reading

Free Whitepaper: The Small Business Guide to Effective Web Marketing (2nd Edition)

Free Whitepaper: The Small Business Gude to Effective Web Marketing

This FREE whitepaper is your road map to understanding the big picture of web marketing so you can make sure your business isn’t left behind as technology moves forward. This guide was created for busy entrepreneurs and business owners who … Continue reading

Managing comments on your blog with Disqus

Sample of comments handled by Disqus

If you use WordPress for your website and accept comments on your news items or blog posts, you’re going to want to pay attention to this one! Disqus is a discussion tool for managing comments on the web. Two huge … Continue reading

Thank you, WordPress

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Thank You WordPress graphic designed by Brian Gardner. Nearly three years ago, Vision Design Group began designing customer websites using the open source WordPress platform. WordPress allows us to deliver a better product to our customers–more secure, more advanced and … Continue reading

Their, they’re, there―some tips on good grammar!

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If you want to keep your website from being seen as silly, and you’re getting fewer return visits then you want, just remember that sometimes it’s less important what you say than how you say it! Make sure that your … Continue reading

Facebook launches Timeline for business pages

Facebook page with Timeline

Just yesterday Facebook launched Timeline for business pages. Check out Vision Design Groups page now, compared to the way it looked before! With Timeline: Before Timeline: Timeline gives page admins more control over the content of their page, and puts … Continue reading

Common SEO myths and how they can cost you

Have you been contacted by a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) firm lately telling you how bad your SEO is? They promise first page Google rankings for all the important keywords and phrases for your business! Most likely you have; we … Continue reading

A great resource for using Pinterest to appeal to a new audience

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I wanted to follow up on Jill’s blog post about Pinterest last week because I came across a great resource shortly after it was published. I’m an avid Pinterest user myself, and along with several other friends consider myself quite … Continue reading