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How to Block Unwanted Visitors? Use .htaccess for IP Blocking on Your Website

Ever felt the need to restrict access to your website from certain visitors? Maybe you’ve been targeted by spammers or bots, or perhaps you want to limit access for security reasons. In such cases, IP blocking with your website’s .htaccess … Continue reading

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How to Keep Bounce Rate in Check? Tips for a Successful Website

Bounce rate, the percentage of visitors who leave your website after viewing only one page, is a crucial metric for website success. A high bounce rate can indicate that your content isn’t engaging or relevant to your target audience. Here … Continue reading

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Do WordPress plugins sometimes leave stuff on your website after uninstalling the plugin?

Yes, WordPress plugins can sometimes leave leftover data on your website after uninstalling them. It is another drawback to using WordPress plugins, besides security issues. (And it’s not just WordPress, but also other open source platforms like Magento, Drupal, and … Continue reading

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Maintain SEO Power During Your Website Migration & Rebuild: A Smooth Builder Switch

“What is the process of migrating your website, doing a rebuild using the same domain with a different builder? Are there any potential issues that I need to be aware of?” Summary: Revamping your website? Don’t lose SEO juice! This … Continue reading

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Do domain URL variants or structures matter in SEO?

Yes, domain URL variants and structures do impact SEO – search engine optimization – in several ways. Here’s a breakdown of key factors to consider: 1. URL Structure and Readability: The UltimateWB website builder takes care of choosing the best … Continue reading

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How to Set Up Browser Caching for Your Website

Browser caching is one technique to speed up your website by storing static files in a visitor’s web browser. This enables returning visitors to load your site faster, as their browsers can retrieve cached content without making multiple server requests. … Continue reading

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Should you get SSL for your website? Top 5 Reasons to go HTTPS, and Top 5 Drawbacks

Top 5 reasons to purchase SSL for your website, in David Letterman style, without the jokes lol: 5) Increased Google Ranking Earlier we wrote about how adding SSL may give you a bump up in your Google search engine ranking, … Continue reading

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Why use “WWW” for your website?

You have 2 options for the url display of your website – with the “www” in the beginning, or without the “www”, otherwise known as a “naked domain”.  That terminology itself might persuade you to lean towards the “www” version for your website, and … Continue reading

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How to switch your web hosting/website builder AND Keep Your SEO/Ranking/Traffic

All the hard work into creating your website, building links to your webpages and celebrating your first page ranking on Google…you don’t want to lose all that after switching your web hosting and/or website builder.  So how to keep your … Continue reading

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Wix website builder does not offer clean & pretty urls

Update June 2016: Wix now offers clean & pretty urls to its customers on the main pages, but not all pages like product pages, as noted on their website. If you choose Wix as your website builder, you will not … Continue reading

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