Jon Bottarini 
WordPress can be super quick if you have it configured correctly, but usually what happens is that it gets bogged down over time by inefficiencies – so I wrote this to help you find out what could be slowing your site down, and how to go about fixing it. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Little bit of a disclaimer: I have … Read more
Recently I ran into the issue where one of my WordPress websites was only allowing visitors to visit the homepage. Clicking on any other page inside the site resulted in a 404 Error hosted by BlueHost, my hosting provider, and the page would not load even after I reset my cache. If you run into … Read more
After reading the 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris, I decided that I was going to venture out into the world of virtual assistants and freelancers to see if they could make my life easier and do some of the tasks that take up a large portion of my time. I headed over to UpWork (formerly Elance … Read more
I made a few logos for woman owned small business about a year ago, so I’m deciding to share them here, for free, to use on your own website. All I ask is that you share this page with others before you download. No attribution is needed for non-commercial use, but I would appreciate it … Read more
Certificate Authorities must abide by government-mandated sanctions (commonly referred to as Foreign Sanctions Evaders List (OFAC) sanctions) against governments and regimes. In abiding to sanctions, TLS/SSL certificates cannot be issued to countries that are restricted. The following table provides a list of certificate providers, and the list of banned or embargoes countries which cannot be … Read more
There are a few different SSL certificates available out there to apply to your website(s) to increase security and ensure your users that you’re legit. The highest (best) SSL certificate currently available is the Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificate, commonly referred to by webmasters as the “Green Bar” cert. It looks like this and you’ll probably … Read more
I use Wordfence as the plugin of choice when it comes to security for some of my WordPress websites. The tools works great, but it does have the annoying feature of enabling email alerts every time someone logs into your website, which can really clog up your email after a while. They probably look something … Read more
There are many tools out there that can calculate the difficulty to rank different keywords. The problem is that most of the really good programs available on the market cost a good amount of money – so what if you just have a few keywords you want to research? Luckily, there are many tools that … Read more
The mantra for this week is: “Why fix something that isn’t broken?” but, alas, here we are and forced to deal with it or else none of your customers will be able to send messages through your contact form just based on the newest Contact Form 7 Version 4.4 update. Frustrating. I know.
I make a ton of websites and I often forget simple things that are important. I made this checklist so that when I make a new site, I’m sure to check each one of these to-do items off the list so I don’t forget anything vitally important next time. Hopefully it helps you too. I’ll … Read more