Lately, I’ve consulted on a few projects which I’ve had to compare using an off-the-shelf script versus a custom solution. As a programmer myself, I typically build everything myself (because I can, and because I’m a control freak). However, I’m learning that there are some off-the-shelf solutions that do the job, and save both time and money.
Adding a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to host your static files can really speed things up, and it’s super easy!
I’m using MaxCDN – they’re offering 1TB for FREE (usually $39.95, or save 25% and pay only $29.96 with this MaxCDN coupon).
Wil Reynolds held a session at Affiliate Summit East 2012 discussing Google’s recent changes (Panda, Penguin), how to diagnose the problem areas, and how to do real good. His session started with reflecting on the Keynote he gave last year.
Justin Rondeau, karaoke king and Chief Editor & Evangelist with WhichTestWon, presented on Day 1 of Affiliate Summit East 2012 with Top Testing Tips to Optimize Your Site.
This was a session all about A/B testing, guiding the audience with what to test, followed by many examples.
If you share links to your website via Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Google+) you need to be ready for mobile visitors.
First thing in the morning, as I wait for my first cup of coffee to hit my bloodstream, I’m on my phone. First, I go through email and answer anything urgent. Then, over to Facebook and catch up on what happened while I slept. And finally, I’ll open TweetDeck and go through my Twitter feed.
When I see a story I want to read, and click through, many times the linked site doesn’t have a mobile version of their site. When this happens, I end up going back and favoriting the tweet to read later. But making your site mobile-friendly isn’t difficult. In fact, if you use WordPress, you can have it done in less than 5 minutes.