How To Migrate Your Website Without Hurting Your SEO
As your business website grows and ages, it might have to undergo the migration process eventually. Unfortunately, most companies don’t prepare for migrations properly and lose not only traffic but search ranking position as well. This graph from Moz shows an example of a business that poorly migrated their website from HTTP to HTTPS. The result was a six month recovery period to get back to the average traffic they had prior to the migration. Obviously, you want to avoid this kind of recovery time at all costs. If website migration is...
Make Your WordPress Site More SEO Friendly with These Top 3 Plugins
WordPress is a popular publishing platform used by millions of people. Not just for bloggers anymore, this tool is being used by many including small and medium-sized businesses, ecommerce companies, and even large corporations to expand their online presence. Its ease of use and affordability compared to other content management systems is what makes it so popular. It also has very good SEO value especially with the right WordPress plugins that are easily available. Some of you are probably already aware of the thousands of plugins out there while some who...
How to Build a Website Using WordPress in Ten Steps
Setting up your WordPress website can seem like a daunting task if you’ve never done anything like it before. Fortunately, one of the best things about WordPress is that it’s so user-friendly and intuitive. Just about anyone can do it! While the technical part of setting up a WordPress website isn’t complicated, knowing what to put on your website and how to make it work for you can be. However, before we get to the steps, let’s clarify what a WordPress website is, why to choose it, and what to consider before...
5 Reasons to Use CloudFlare
Fast web hosting: Let’s face it, all website owners want it - no, need it. That’s why we at HostPapa do everything we can to ensure our clients enjoy a high level of website performance, day in and day out. Which brings us to CloudFlare. CloudFlare has taken the website hosting world by storm – thousands upon thousands have activated this service and reaped its benefits. CloudFlare promises to “supercharge your website” at no cost! Which sounds great, but… what exactly does it mean? Here’s 5 simple reasons that CloudFlare is so...
What is domain privacy and do I really need it?
What is domain privacy and do I really need it? Did you know the contact details attached to your web hosting domain are publicly available thanks to the WHOIS listings? This is why HostPapa and other web hosting providers offer domain privacy for a small surcharge. Now, you might ask yourself, do I really need it? The simple answer is no. As a website owner, you do not need to purchase domain privacy. However, the service offers a number of important benefits, including reducing spam and unwanted solicitations. We think any website...
WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal
WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal A choice of content management systems (or CMS) are included with every HostPapa web hosting account. Choosing the best content management system for your website – even deciding if you need one – is another decision you, as a web designer/developer, have to make. And one we’re happy to help out with! What is a content management system? A CMS is a web-based application that helps you create, edit, and store website content in a simple and easy-to-manage way. A CMS lets you can build and maintain your...