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iDevAffiliate Setup & Recurly Integration
CREEK STEWART trusts his instincts for survival and trusts Moore Tech Solutions for his affiliate programming.
Creek is the founder of Willow Haven Outdoor Survival & Preparedness Training Facility in central Indiana.
![Website Trends &Amp; Advice 6 How does your website rank?](webp/how-does-your-website-rank.webp)
How Does Your Website Rank?
Keywords, Keyword Phrases, Long Tail, Short Tail, Search Result Rankings, Results…….aaargh! WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO RIDICULOUSLY COMPLICATED?
Ok, now that that is out of my system, the title of today’s post is a subject that is important to most organizations that have a website. The question to be answered is “How does my site rank in search engine search results for keywords or keyword phrases that are relevant to my business?
![Website Trends &Amp; Advice 7 Reasons for your website to be mobile friendly](webp/reasons-for-your-website-to-be-mobile-friendly.webp)
Reasons for Your Website to be Mobile Friendly
We have discussed on this blog the change in viewing habits to mobile devices and the need for your website to be mobile friendly. More than 50% of website visits are being initiated from mobile devices so it is very important that your site respond to the device viewing the site by presenting the site in a visually appealing fashion.
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Cool! Joomla Icomoon Fonts
At Moore Tech Solutions, we love our icons. We use them all the time because they are easy to manipulate with css, they are screen reader friendly for the vision impaired, and they work well with responsive design. Joomla comes with a core set of icons from IcoMoon, but locating a directory for the icon library that Joomla! uses is a difficult thing to find.
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Your Site Should be Secure (use https)
You have likely heard of encryption or been cautioned to look for “https” in your browser bar when going to a website, particularly if you are going to make an online purchase. What does this mean and how does it help secure my transaction?
![Website Trends &Amp; Advice 10 Site speed is a google ranking factor](webp/site-speed-is-a-google-ranking-factor.webp)
Site Speed is a Google Ranking Factor
Have you ever been to a website, whether looking up weather, news, or searching for a particular answer to a question and experienced a slow response? Of course you have. What was your response? Perhaps, if the information was important you hung around, waiting for the site to load so that you could get your answer. But if you needed a quick answer to something which was important to you, you likely went to another site that could give you what you were looking for.
![Website Trends &Amp; Advice 11 Real estate website options explained](webp/real-estate-website-options-explained.webp)
Real Estate Website Options Explained
You have a Real Estate company and you want to put your listings into the MLS and have it display on your website. You don’t want to enter it into the MLS and then have to enter in the same information (images, fields, address, everything) in again on your site.
Your MLS is using a piece of Real Estate software developed to make it easy for you to add in your listings and then have those listings display within the MLS, on any site that displays that MLS, until they are removed or sold.
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Responsive Design – What is it and Why is it Important?
What is Responsive Design?
Responsive web design means that a website has been developed to provide an optimal viewing experience across a broad range of devices including desktop computer monitors, popular tablets or pads, and popular mobile devices. With a responsive website design you don’t have to worry about having different websites for different devices. Responsive sites provide a consistent user experience across devices.
![Website Trends &Amp; Advice 13 Not monitoring your website traffic – big mistake!](webp/not-monitoring-your-website-traffic-%e2%80%93-big-mistake.webp)
Not Monitoring your Website Traffic – Big Mistake!
Most business people are quite comfortable calculating the return on investment on a new product, a new real estate development, or perhaps a new piece of equipment in their plant. Are you measuring the return on investment in your website?
A necessary first step toward getting a hand on how valuable your website is to your organization is to check your site traffic.
![Website Trends &Amp; Advice 14 How to stay essential in a socially distant world](webp/how-to-stay-essential-in-a-socially-distant-world-1024x675.webp)
How to Stay Essential in a Socially Distant World
If the Coronavirus has taught us anything it is that “essential” has staying power. Amidst the challenges of trying to preserve one’s health, trying to be socially responsible, and trying to not seem too casual or too dramatic, we also have to deal with the question...
![Website Trends &Amp; Advice 15 Why is my google map broken?](webp/why-is-my-google-map-broken.webp)
Why Is My Google Map Broken?
Google is now charging for using its mapping services, but it gives you a credit to pay for most or all of the quota. If you have a standard website with average traffic then it will probably not use enough resources to actually get billed. However, Google wants your...
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How to Add a Link to Your Instagram Story
Adding links to your Instagram story can have a huge impact on your conversion rate – that is, it will help significantly to turn your views into actual money! You can add to your story, post new photos, and even go live, but if your audience has nowhere to go, how...
![Website Trends &Amp; Advice 17 Web design in birmingham al – 15 years and counting](webp/web-design-in-birmingham-al-%e2%80%93-15-years-and-counting.webp)
Web Design in Birmingham AL – 15 Years and Counting
Can you believe that Moore Tech Solutions has been serving our clients for over 15 years? Where does the time go? After designing and building hundreds of websites for clients, not only in Birmingham Alabama, but throughout the United States, we have been honored to help our website clients expand out across the web.
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GDPR & ePrivacy for U.S. Based Websites
So, you are sitting in your office trying to get caught up on your never-ending pile of work and all of a sudden you get an official looking email from Google letting you know about their new GDPR policies. The first thing you think to yourself is, “What is GDPR and how does it affect me?”. Well, that is a mighty good question, one that many American companies are going to be asking of themselves over the next few weeks as we get closer to May 25th, the official deadline for GDPR compliance. Read on so that we can help you to navigate the murky waters of the GDPR, what it means to you, and who is affected by it.
What is the GDPR?
In an effort to help citizens of the EU, new data privacy and protection regulations are going to be enforced through the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The goal of the GDPR is to strengthen and unify data protection for citizens of the EU, whether they visit a EU based website or a website based abroad.
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What to Expect from Moore Tech Solutions
Have you ever experienced the irritation of your car pulling to the left or right as you drove down the highway? The wheels were likely not “aligned” which means they were not set up correctly to propel your vehicle efficiently. While you probably ultimately reached your destination there was certainly excess wear and tear on your tires and vehicle.
What does the dog waiting to be taken for a walk have to do with expectations?
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