Category Archives: Planning

Why You Should Use Professional Web Hosting for Your Author Website

Posted on 29 March 2013 by Joel D Canfield

Authors, artists of all kinds, are always looking to save a buck. I understand the feeling; I’ve been there myself far to often. Your author or artist website is a place where I’d hate to see you skimp. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Special Report: Tips for Your Business Blog

Posted on 28 February 2013 by Sue L Canfield

You may feel overwhelmed with the idea of blogging and are unsure where to begin. To help you get started, Sue has created a Special Report, Tips for Your Business Blog: How to Get Started, What to Write, How to … Continue reading →

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WordPress Tutorial Video Transcription: Updating WordPress (back up your database and theme folder first!)

Posted on 3 January 2013 by Sue L Canfield

We are working on transcribing all the audio from our video tutorials. Following is the transcription for the Updating WordPress video tutorial. If you’ve been using WordPress for any length of time, you’ve seen the message “WordPress 3.5 (or other … Continue reading →

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Website Planning Questionnaire: How Has It Helped?

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Joel D Canfield

I hope you find these 18 posts about designing your website helpful. I’d love your comments. Which item had the biggest effect on how you think about your website? Which one applied least to your situation?

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What comments or suggestions do visitors make about your current website?

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Joel D Canfield

Insight from your prospects and clients about what they like and don’t like should play a role in your website design decisions. This means you have to know what they’re thinking.

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What do you dislike about your current website?

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Joel D Canfield

If we’re designing a website to replace your current site, knowing which elements bother you most gives us even more insight into your needs and thinking than the elements you still like.

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What do you like about your current website?

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Joel D Canfield

If you already have a website which you’d like updated, or rebuilt from the ground up, it’s helpful, obviously, to know what you still like about it. Colors, layout, wording, images, tools: any element we’ve discussed so far which still … Continue reading →

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What tools does your website need?

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Joel D Canfield

This is the place where we get to dream big. Because WordPress has add-ons called plugins for almost any kind of application, think about everything you wish you or a visitor could do at your website. There’s probably a plugin … Continue reading →

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Who will update the website content to keep it fresh and current?

Posted on 6 February 2012 by Joel D Canfield

Another question that’s more about prompting thinking than about the answer itself. Especially in a small business where everyone wears many hats, it’s easy for everybody to think somebody will do it and in the end nobody does.

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How often will you add or update website content?

Posted on 6 February 2012 by Joel D Canfield

This is more to prompt thinking than to define the answer itself. You’re gonna have to update stuff, or your content will get stale in a month.

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