(9499,4,'2016-01-05 17:28:45','2016-01-05 22:28:45','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Blogging-Problems.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging Problems\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9501\" />When you’re struggling with your blog, you may think continuing to run it is becoming a waste of time. The good news is that most bloggers share the same problems and yours is probably very common. One common frustration that bloggers struggle with is growing their social media followers or struggling to get people to find their blog online.\r\n\r\nSometimes it can be just a simple design problem and the blog is ready for a facelift. When you feel you’ve reached a dead end with your blog and you just need a solution to make it great again, look at these four major problems with solutions to see if you’re struggling with the same common problem as many other bloggers and try these solutions to give your blog the kick start it needs for the New Year.\r\n\r\n<h2>Setting this year’s goals</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Blog-Solutions.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Solutions\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9500\" />The best way to gage where you stand with your blog is to look at your average monthly viewership. A new blog is probably going to have less than 20 viewers while a blog in good shape will have at least 1,000 monthly views. When you hit the 3,000-5,000 mark, you’ll find opportunities with advertisers and sponsored posts.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to start setting this year’s goals for what you can realistic do. If you’re in the “new blog” stage, shoot for your first 1000 page views and make a plan to start using tools for measuring your statistics. Google Analytics or Open Site Explorer are great places to check for your rankings while HootSuite or SumAll are the places to go for insight on your social media stats.\r\n\r\n<h2>A design issue</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you just hate your blog’s design, it might be time to improve on the appearance and functionality. Your visitors may not connect with your blog because of the design so having someone in your target audience review your site for concerns is a great place to start. If you know someone with graphic skills or have visitors you could survey for their feedback, you may find out what changes need to happen easiest this way.\r\n\r\nIt may be as simple as reorganizing your menus, planning a calendar for when you will send certain things out to your audience, and finding a way to pin news stories in an eye-catching, easy-to-find spot. Add text widgets and choose a great theme for a low price from WordPress that relates to your business.\r\n\r\n<h2>Social media is stagnant</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Social-Media.png\" alt=\"Social Media\" width=\"216\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9502\" />If you are struggling to get off the ground with social media, it may be time to engage with your audience. Consider hosting a giveaway that features a gift related to your industry and you may see an increase in shares, likes, and traffic. Spend more time in studying posts by analyzing the conversation to build relationships. Treat the platform as relationships more so than pushing your product or service.\r\n\r\n<h2>How do I know if people can find me?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou’ll want to take a look at your visibility to know for sure if people can find you online. You can improve visibility by finding yourself through preferred keywords on Google. Check if you have public interaction set up on Facebook and Google+. Try to go viral by writing about a controversial topic. Then, consider in-person networking by signing up for groups in your area where your target audience would be.\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve started tracking through Google Analytics, engaged on social media, checked your visibility, and worked on an enhanced design. Follow these solutions and your blog should be rocking in the New Year. 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The good news is that most bloggers share the same problems and yours is probably very common. One common frustration that bloggers struggle with is growing their social media followers or struggling to get people to find their blog online.\r\n\r\nSometimes it can be just a simple design problem and the blog is ready for a facelift. When you feel you’ve reached a dead end with your blog and you just need a solution to make it great again, look at these four major problems with solutions to see if you’re struggling with the same common problem as many other bloggers and try these solutions to give your blog the kick start it needs for the New Year.\r\n\r\n<h2>Setting this year’s goals</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Blog-Solutions.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Solutions\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9500\" />The best way to gage where you stand with your blog is to look at your average monthly viewership. A new blog is probably going to have less than 20 viewers while a blog in good shape will have at least 1,000 monthly views. When you hit the 3,000-5,000 mark, you’ll find opportunities with advertisers and sponsored posts.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to start setting this year’s goals for what you can realistic do. If you’re in the “new blog” stage, shoot for your first 1000 page views and make a plan to start using tools for measuring your statistics. Google Analytics or Open Site Explorer are great places to check for your rankings while HootSuite or SumAll are the places to go for insight on your social media stats.\r\n\r\n<h2>A design issue</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you just hate your blog’s design, it might be time to improve on the appearance and functionality. Your visitors may not connect with your blog because of the design so having someone in your target audience review your site for concerns is a great place to start. If you know someone with graphic skills or have visitors you could survey for their feedback, you may find out what changes need to happen easiest this way.\r\n\r\nIt may be as simple as reorganizing your menus, planning a calendar for when you will send certain things out to your audience, and finding a way to pin news stories in an eye-catching, easy-to-find spot. Add text widgets and choose a great theme for a low price from WordPress that relates to your business.\r\n\r\n<h2>Social media is stagnant</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Social-Media.png\" alt=\"Social Media\" width=\"216\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9502\" />If you are struggling to get off the ground with social media, it may be time to engage with your audience. Consider hosting a giveaway that features a gift related to your industry and you may see an increase in shares, likes, and traffic. Spend more time in studying posts by analyzing the conversation to build relationships. Treat the platform as relationships more so than pushing your product or service.\r\n\r\n<h2>How do I know if people can find me?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou’ll want to take a look at your visibility to know for sure if people can find you online. You can improve visibility by finding yourself through preferred keywords on Google. Check if you have public interaction set up on Facebook and Google+. Try to go viral by writing about a controversial topic. Then, consider in-person networking by signing up for groups in your area where your target audience would be.\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve started tracking through Google Analytics, engaged on social media, checked your visibility, and worked on an enhanced design. Follow these solutions and your blog should be rocking in the New Year. 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You may have a modest online presence right now, but it’s time to enhance the quality and join the competition. \r\n\r\nConsumers will find someone else to keep up with that offers a better experience if you don’t keep up and get in the same. A solid, quality digital presence is vital to your business and requires you to take a look at your design, the quality of your images, how relevant you are, and if you’ve made yourself available on mobile devices. Here is a look at how to improve these areas. \r\n\r\n<h2>The design</h2>\r\n\r\nPerhaps your design could use some improvement. If it doesn’t look very professional or it’s simple lacking, you may want to put the effort in this category. Get a great new theme with plugins that will enhance the design and functionality of your site. it will help you look more legitimate and meet the high expectations of consumers. \r\n\r\n<h2>Your images are low res</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/High-Res-Images.jpg\" alt=\"High Res Images\" width=\"360\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9506\" />Sometimes people want to use several low resolution photos to make sure their blog is fast loading. In some cases, it’s better to offer fewer photos and make them a higher quality. Make sure they relate to the importance of the design, your business, and are necessary. Use photos you’ve taken or choose a few great stock photos and keep it simple. \r\n\r\n<h2>Are you relevant?</h2>\r\n\r\nSome websites simply aren’t relevant or current. Make sure you are keeping content fresh and using current references or trends. Expired promotions should be removed and date-sensitive content needs to stay current. \r\n\r\n<h2>Mobile-friendliness</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mobile-Friendly.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Friendly\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9507\" />If you have everything else looking great but you forgot to update your design to be responsive to your mobile users, this may be where your problem is. It’s become a necessity to be mobile-friendly, so be sure to set up your site to respond to mobile devices. 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Having a solid digital presence is really important to businesses and bloggers because it’s what allows you to drive traffic to your site, get people sharing your content on social media, and allow you to be profitable online. You may have a modest online presence right now, but it’s time to enhance the quality and join the competition. \r\n\r\nConsumers will find someone else to keep up with that offers a better experience if you don’t keep up and get in the same. A solid, quality digital presence is vital to your business and requires you to take a look at your design, the quality of your images, how relevant you are, and if you’ve made yourself available on mobile devices. Here is a look at how to improve these areas. \r\n\r\n<h2>The design</h2>\r\n\r\nPerhaps your design could use some improvement. If it doesn’t look very professional or it’s simple lacking, you may want to put the effort in this category. Get a great new theme with plugins that will enhance the design and functionality of your site. it will help you look more legitimate and meet the high expectations of consumers. \r\n\r\n<h2>Your images are low res</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/High-Res-Images.jpg\" alt=\"High Res Images\" width=\"360\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9506\" />Sometimes people want to use several low resolution photos to make sure their blog is fast loading. In some cases, it’s better to offer fewer photos and make them a higher quality. Make sure they relate to the importance of the design, your business, and are necessary. Use photos you’ve taken or choose a few great stock photos and keep it simple. \r\n\r\n<h2>Are you relevant?</h2>\r\n\r\nSome websites simply aren’t relevant or current. Make sure you are keeping content fresh and using current references or trends. 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Most of your users will look at your site on their phones and tablets compared to laptops and desktops. \r\n\r\nLastly, be sure to Google yourself to see where you should up in search engine rankings, watch your online reviews, and be more social by engaging on social media. \r\n','How can you Make your Digital Presence Better?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9504-revision-v1','','','2016-01-02 17:35:41','2016-01-02 22:35:41','',9504,'https://itxdesign.com/9504-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9509,4,'2016-01-06 17:36:47','2016-01-06 22:36:47','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Using-Infographics.jpg\" alt=\"Using Infographics\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9512\" />Have you considered using infographics on your website? You may be surprised to learn it’s a great way to increase your site traffic. Plus, it will make your site or blog look even better. Visitors will find your infographics interesting, productive, and informational, making them want to come back for more. This is because the internet has become a visual platform and an infographic is the perfect way to take your content and put it into an easy-to-understand image. \r\n\r\nEngagement increases with images making it a really important addition to any blog or website, whether that be through better photos or adding infographics. The search for infographics has increased massively in the last couple of years too. here is a look at why this is such an important marketing strategy for your website or blog. \r\n\r\n<h2>It attracts new visitors and retains current ones</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Infographics.jpg\" alt=\"Infographics\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9511\" />Using infographics is the perfect way to draw new visitors. A single infographic can reach 15 million users. Simply find a topic that people want to know about that still ties into your industry and then watch how you gain visitors through web searches and social media. You’ll keep visitors around longer and coming back for more because infographics are the perfect way to grab attention and keep a reader from clicking away. Just make sure it’s not going to take long to load or you’ll end up losing visitors. \r\n\r\n<h2>It gives you authority on the topic</h2>\r\n\r\nSince people tend to be visual learners, your infographic may make you appear to be an authority on the topic you are discussing. People can take in and understand a visual scene quickly so when your infographic offers a graph or chart, solid statistics, and well-responded resources at the bottom, you’ll appear to know what you’re talking about, making you a trust source over time. \r\n\r\n<h2>It makes it easier to reach people through social media </h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Infographic-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic Marketing\" width=\"83\" height=\"235\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9510\" />It’s the perfect way to reach out on social media because you can show the infographic on your status updates and people will click to read more on the story. Plus, having it easy to share will mean your fans will want to share it with their friends and you’ll start to gain brand recognition. \r\n\r\nInfographics are such an important to show you are knowledgeable in the industry while attracting visitors to your site and social media pages. 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You may be surprised to learn it’s a great way to increase your site traffic. Plus, it will make your site or blog look even better. Visitors will find your infographics interesting, productive, and informational, making them want to come back for more. This is because the internet has become a visual platform and an infographic is the perfect way to take your content and put it into an easy-to-understand image. \r\n\r\nEngagement increases with images making it a really important addition to any blog or website, whether that be through better photos or adding infographics. 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If you believe that you are supposed to write only about what you know, only about your passions, and to tell your own story, you’d be surprised to find out that’s not true. While it’s good to do these things somewhat, it’s important to be more educational than passionate, to discover topics that are foreign to you, and to keep your story concise. Here is a look at some more “must do” myths about blogging and the truth behind what you should be doing. \r\n\r\n<h2>Profanity is considered edgy</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Profanity.jpg\" alt=\"Profanity\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9517\" />While profanity might make you seem edgy, you are bound to lose readers. People can feel offended or simply annoyed by profanity. Brands won’t work with you if they feel their customers will be offended, especially in the child or family field. 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Comments aren’t the way to build conversation and people recognize a gimmick when they see a blog ending in a question. \r\n\r\n<h2>It must be a certain length</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Blogging-Length.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging Length\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9515\" />Another myth is that it should be a certain length and follow a certain SEO pattern. In reality, SEO word count is always changing. 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If you believe that you are supposed to write only about what you know, only about your passions, and to tell your own story, you’d be surprised to find out that’s not true. While it’s good to do these things somewhat, it’s important to be more educational than passionate, to discover topics that are foreign to you, and to keep your story concise. Here is a look at some more “must do” myths about blogging and the truth behind what you should be doing. \r\n\r\n<h2>Profanity is considered edgy</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Profanity.jpg\" alt=\"Profanity\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9517\" />While profanity might make you seem edgy, you are bound to lose readers. People can feel offended or simply annoyed by profanity. Brands won’t work with you if they feel their customers will be offended, especially in the child or family field. Instead, use profanity in context such as discussing a TV show that uses it.  Make sure you’re only using it sparingly and consider finding tactics to be edgy without using the profanity. \r\n\r\n<h2>You can only write what you know</h2>\r\n\r\nYou can actually use your blog to stretch your skills and learn about new topics. Write about topics foreign to you and you’ll end up learning something yourself. The goal is to write about topics that are needed whether they are interesting and comfortable or not. You should weave some passion into your work but every blog should not be directed as a call-to-action or full of strong emotion. Balance these with useful content and the occasional passionate piece. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ending it in a question</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you believed that you have to end your blog post with a question in order to gain comments, you don’t have to do this. Nowadays, people take the conversation to social media to gain traffic to the blog. Comments aren’t the way to build conversation and people recognize a gimmick when they see a blog ending in a question. \r\n\r\n<h2>It must be a certain length</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Blogging-Length.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging Length\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9515\" />Another myth is that it should be a certain length and follow a certain SEO pattern. In reality, SEO word count is always changing. Make your posts as long as they need to be to make the point and make every word count, leaving out boring details and still being descriptive. \r\n\r\nThese are a few of the biggest myths people think you must do in order to have a successful blog that are simply untrue. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','What are the Biggest \"Must Do\" Myths about Blogging?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9514-revision-v1','','','2016-01-02 17:43:21','2016-01-02 22:43:21','',9514,'https://itxdesign.com/9514-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9519,4,'2016-01-07 17:55:27','2016-01-07 22:55:27','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-Background.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Background\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9523\" />With WordPress themes advancing into the world of multiple background support, you may be on the hunt for the perfect background image. There are many different choices out there, but you must find a high quality image to fit with your specific needs. Here\'s a look at some of the easiest ways to find your background images.\r\n\r\n<h2>Image Sizes and Licenses</h2>\r\n\r\nEvery image on the internet is protected by copyright laws, even if they are not mentioned. Always assume the image has a copyright. However, there are places you can find free images you can use without any type of legal issue.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Find-an-Image.png\" alt=\"Find an Image\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9521\" />The background image will cover the entire screen, in most cases. This means you need to get an image large enough to do this without losing the quality. The best size will be 1920x1080 or larger. 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It\'s important to make sure you read the terms and conditions of the site as some will require you provide credit with some images, while others will watermark premium images.\r\n\r\nOf course, if you want access to a larger amount of images and potentially better background images, you can pay for a premium image. Some sites allow for subscriptions, while others sell credit packages. 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Always assume the image has a copyright. However, there are places you can find free images you can use without any type of legal issue.\r\n\r\nThe background image will cover the entire screen, in most cases. This means you need to get an image large enough to do this without losing the quality. The best size will be 1920x1080 or larger. The larger the image, the better the quality will remain on any size screen. \r\n\r\nIf the theme you are using for WordPress recommends an image size, use the site they recommend.\r\n\r\n<h2>Free Places to Get Background Images</h2>\r\n\r\nThere are several great free places to find images for your background. Whether you want a natural setting or a simple color with stripes, you can find the right image. Use one of the following websites and you will be able to find plenty of free images to choose from:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.freeimages.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">FreeImages</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.stockphotosforfree.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">StockPhotosForFree</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://publicdomainarchive.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Public Domain Archive</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://unsplash.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unsplash</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://picjumbo.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">PicJumbo</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.morguefile.com/archive\" rel=\"nofollow\">MorgueFile</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.shutterstock.com/index-in.mhtml\" rel=\"nofollow\">ShutterStock</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://pixabay.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">PixaBay</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">DreamsTime</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nAny of these websites will provide a free image you can use for your background. 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Either way, you will be able to get the right background image for your site for a low price if one of the free images won\'t work for you.\r\n','What\'s the Easiest Way to Find Great Background Images for Your WordPress Website?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9519-revision-v1','','','2016-01-02 17:56:30','2016-01-02 22:56:30','',9519,'https://itxdesign.com/9519-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9521,4,'2016-01-02 17:58:14','2016-01-02 22:58:14','','Find an Image','','inherit','open','closed','','find-an-image','','','2016-01-02 17:58:20','2016-01-02 22:58:20','',9519,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Find-an-Image.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9522,4,'2016-01-02 17:58:15','2016-01-02 22:58:15','','Pixabay Background Images','','inherit','open','closed','','pixabaybackgroundimages','','','2016-01-02 17:58:52','2016-01-02 22:58:52','',9519,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/PixabayBackgroundImages.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9523,4,'2016-01-02 17:58:16','2016-01-02 22:58:16','','WordPress Background','','inherit','open','closed','','wordpress-background','','','2016-01-02 17:58:35','2016-01-02 22:58:35','',9519,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-Background.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9524,4,'2016-01-02 17:58:56','2016-01-02 22:58:56','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-Background.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Background\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9523\" />With WordPress themes advancing into the world of multiple background support, you may be on the hunt for the perfect background image. There are many different choices out there, but you must find a high quality image to fit with your specific needs. Here\'s a look at some of the easiest ways to find your background images.\r\n\r\n<h2>Image Sizes and Licenses</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Find-an-Image.png\" alt=\"Find an Image\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9521\" />Every image on the internet is protected by copyright laws, even if they are not mentioned. Always assume the image has a copyright. However, there are places you can find free images you can use without any type of legal issue.\r\n\r\nThe background image will cover the entire screen, in most cases. This means you need to get an image large enough to do this without losing the quality. The best size will be 1920x1080 or larger. The larger the image, the better the quality will remain on any size screen. \r\n\r\nIf the theme you are using for WordPress recommends an image size, use the site they recommend.\r\n\r\n<h2>Free Places to Get Background Images</h2>\r\n\r\nThere are several great free places to find images for your background. Whether you want a natural setting or a simple color with stripes, you can find the right image. Use one of the following websites and you will be able to find plenty of free images to choose from:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.freeimages.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">FreeImages</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.stockphotosforfree.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">StockPhotosForFree</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://publicdomainarchive.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Public Domain Archive</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://unsplash.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unsplash</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://picjumbo.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">PicJumbo</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.morguefile.com/archive\" rel=\"nofollow\">MorgueFile</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.shutterstock.com/index-in.mhtml\" rel=\"nofollow\">ShutterStock</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://pixabay.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">PixaBay</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">DreamsTime</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/PixabayBackgroundImages.png\" alt=\"Pixabay Background Images\" width=\"736\" height=\"573\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9522\" />\r\n\r\nAny of these websites will provide a free image you can use for your background. It\'s important to make sure you read the terms and conditions of the site as some will require you provide credit with some images, while others will watermark premium images.\r\n\r\nOf course, if you want access to a larger amount of images and potentially better background images, you can pay for a premium image. Some sites allow for subscriptions, while others sell credit packages. Either way, you will be able to get the right background image for your site for a low price if one of the free images won\'t work for you.','What\'s the Easiest Way to Find Great Background Images for Your WordPress Website?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9519-revision-v1','','','2016-01-02 17:58:56','2016-01-02 22:58:56','',9519,'https://itxdesign.com/9519-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9525,4,'2016-01-02 17:59:14','2016-01-02 22:59:14','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-Background.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Background\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9523\" />With WordPress themes advancing into the world of multiple background support, you may be on the hunt for the perfect background image. There are many different choices out there, but you must find a high quality image to fit with your specific needs. Here\'s a look at some of the easiest ways to find your background images.\r\n\r\n<h2>Image Sizes and Licenses</h2>\r\n\r\nEvery image on the internet is protected by copyright laws, even if they are not mentioned. Always assume the image has a copyright. However, there are places you can find free images you can use without any type of legal issue.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Find-an-Image.png\" alt=\"Find an Image\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9521\" />The background image will cover the entire screen, in most cases. This means you need to get an image large enough to do this without losing the quality. The best size will be 1920x1080 or larger. The larger the image, the better the quality will remain on any size screen. \r\n\r\nIf the theme you are using for WordPress recommends an image size, use the site they recommend.\r\n\r\n<h2>Free Places to Get Background Images</h2>\r\n\r\nThere are several great free places to find images for your background. Whether you want a natural setting or a simple color with stripes, you can find the right image. Use one of the following websites and you will be able to find plenty of free images to choose from:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.freeimages.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">FreeImages</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.stockphotosforfree.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">StockPhotosForFree</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://publicdomainarchive.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Public Domain Archive</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://unsplash.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unsplash</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://picjumbo.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">PicJumbo</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.morguefile.com/archive\" rel=\"nofollow\">MorgueFile</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.shutterstock.com/index-in.mhtml\" rel=\"nofollow\">ShutterStock</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://pixabay.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">PixaBay</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">DreamsTime</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/PixabayBackgroundImages.png\" alt=\"Pixabay Background Images\" width=\"736\" height=\"573\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9522\" />\r\n\r\nAny of these websites will provide a free image you can use for your background. 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Either way, you will be able to get the right background image for your site for a low price if one of the free images won\'t work for you.','What\'s the Easiest Way to Find Great Background Images for Your WordPress Website?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9519-revision-v1','','','2016-01-02 17:59:14','2016-01-02 22:59:14','',9519,'https://itxdesign.com/9519-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9526,4,'2016-01-08 10:59:49','2016-01-08 15:59:49','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screw-Up-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screw Up\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9528\" />You may not have thought there was much you could do to screw up your blog, but it turns out, there are some things you could be doing that are making you look bad. Blogging is so important to your brand and company success, so it’s of the utmost importance that you are taking the time to do things right. \r\n\r\nIt’s how you gain new customers and retain the ones you already have. Your blog is the perfect way to engage with your audience, so the last thing you should be doing is copying other blogs, posting infrequently, or being spammy with your readers. Here is a look at the common ways people mess up their blog. \r\n\r\n<h2>You are spamming people</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Spamming-People.jpg\" alt=\"Spamming People\" width=\"231\" height=\"219\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9529\" />If you use your blog as a way to spam people, you are going to lose readership quickly. If there are a ton of ads in every other paragraph, tons of promotion of your own product, and ads on the sidebar as well as within the content. The rule of thumb is to limit ads to two per page at most. \r\n\r\n<h2>The comments section is never filtered</h2>\r\n\r\nOne rule you should follow with your blog is to always be moderating the comments. People will act as trolls and post nonsense in blogs anywhere they go to post links to other websites. When comments aren’t moderated, people will look at your site as spammy. Moderate regularly and add filters to make sure spam is already being watched for. \r\n\r\n<h2>Posting infrequently</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you’re only posting once per year, you are not going to have a following. Schedule time in once per week to update your blog. Schedule out articles to make sure your readers have something to look at regularly. \r\n\r\n<h2>Copying other blogs</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Copying-Others.jpg\" alt=\"Copying Others\" width=\"226\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9527\" />There’s always going to be other bloggers covering a subject, but you should do your best to never copy someone else’s work. Be sure to make it original and provide a fresh take on the topic. Do your research on a topic instead of regurgitating someone else’s information. \r\n\r\nLastly, never interacting with your readers, getting off topic, forgetting to edit your work, and never including statistics are all ways that you could screw up your blog. 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Blogging is so important to your brand and company success, so it’s of the utmost importance that you are taking the time to do things right. \r\n\r\nIt’s how you gain new customers and retain the ones you already have. Your blog is the perfect way to engage with your audience, so the last thing you should be doing is copying other blogs, posting infrequently, or being spammy with your readers. Here is a look at the common ways people mess up their blog. \r\n\r\n<h2>You are spamming people</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Spamming-People.jpg\" alt=\"Spamming People\" width=\"231\" height=\"219\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9529\" />If you use your blog as a way to spam people, you are going to lose readership quickly. If there are a ton of ads in every other paragraph, tons of promotion of your own product, and ads on the sidebar as well as within the content. The rule of thumb is to limit ads to two per page at most. \r\n\r\n<h2>The comments section is never filtered</h2>\r\n\r\nOne rule you should follow with your blog is to always be moderating the comments. People will act as trolls and post nonsense in blogs anywhere they go to post links to other websites. When comments aren’t moderated, people will look at your site as spammy. Moderate regularly and add filters to make sure spam is already being watched for. \r\n\r\n<h2>Posting infrequently</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you’re only posting once per year, you are not going to have a following. Schedule time in once per week to update your blog. Schedule out articles to make sure your readers have something to look at regularly. \r\n\r\n<h2>Copying other blogs</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Copying-Others.jpg\" alt=\"Copying Others\" width=\"226\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9527\" />There’s always going to be other bloggers covering a subject, but you should do your best to never copy someone else’s work. Be sure to make it original and provide a fresh take on the topic. Do your research on a topic instead of regurgitating someone else’s information. \r\n\r\nLastly, never interacting with your readers, getting off topic, forgetting to edit your work, and never including statistics are all ways that you could screw up your blog. Make a point to avoid these mistakes and make your blog great this year.  \r\n','How can you Easily Screw Up Your Blog?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9526-revision-v1','','','2016-01-02 18:04:15','2016-01-02 23:04:15','',9526,'https://itxdesign.com/9526-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9531,4,'2016-01-05 10:49:40','2016-01-05 15:49:40','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-vs.-Wix.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress vs. Wix\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9533\" />Comparing WordPress and Wix won\'t become an easy decision. Those new to building a website or blog will find it difficult to choose between the two as each has advantages and disadvantages. However, by looking at a few key elements of WordPress vs. Wix, it\'s easy to figure out which one is right for you.\r\n\r\n<h2>The Flexibility of WordPress and Wix</h2>\r\n\r\nWordPress provides an open source platform for bloggers and website owners. 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In addition, if you experience an issue with a Wix Tool, they will fix it for you.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to flexibility, WordPress offers more flexibility than Wix does. Since the community is larger and it\'s not hard to find support with any plugin or theme issues, WordPress is the winner for flexibility.\r\n\r\n<h2>WordPress and Wix Support</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9534\" />One very important part of the choice between WordPress and Wix is the support provided. WordPress provides a large community, which may put you in information overload, but finding a tutorial or an answer to your question isn\'t difficult. You also have the option to hire a skilled WordPress developer to help with configuration, modifications and setting up your website. \r\n\r\nWix provides a full support team, but they are not always available when you need them. 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With Wix, you have to trust their team will handle your issue and without a VIP plan, the support really isn\'t that great.\r\n\r\n<h2>User-Friendliness of Wix and WordPress</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Wix.png\" alt=\"Wix\" width=\"434\" height=\"116\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9532\" />Another important factor in the battle between WordPress vs. Wix is the user-friendliness. Both will allow you to create a website without any need to learn code. This saves plenty of time for the beginner. \r\n\r\nWordPress provides an easy to use system with a visual editor to help you with content and layout. You will also be able to use the theme customizer to easily customize your theme. \r\n\r\nWix come with a built-in drag and drop page builder, which is very easy for beginners to use. They also provide an easy to use WYSIWYG interface for editing.\r\n\r\nComparing the user-friendliness of both WordPress and Wix is difficult. 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You just need to have your own domain and hosting account to install it. ITX Design offers excellent hosting for WordPress at a very affordable price. \r\n\r\nWhile Wix does offer a free plan, you won\'t get to use your own domain name with it. If you want to use a domain, you have to pay monthly for one of their plans. They charge anywhere from $4 a month up to $30 per month depending on the plan you choose.\r\n\r\n<h2>The Winner of WordPress vs. Wix</h2>\r\n\r\nAfter looking at some of the key differences between WordPress and Wix, it\'s clear, WordPress is the better choice. When you choose the right hosting, along with WordPress, you will get a combination allowing you to do far more with your website. 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You’ll enjoy a fully responsive theme, allowing your customers to easily look at your site right on their phone, and you’ll enjoy better SEO, great performance, and excellent speed. \r\n\r\nThe settings can be changed with the intuitive theme option panel and hotels have the ability to integrating hotel room booking through this theme. Enjoy great features like a testimonials page, photo gallery, rates for rooms, and a blog. Plus, it works well with WooCommerce and the Event Calendar. \r\n\r\n<h2>Startup Framework</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Startup_Framework.png\" alt=\"Startup_Framework\" width=\"481\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9928\" />\r\n\r\nOne of the most expensive themes on WordPress is the <a href=\"http://designmodo.com/startup/\">Startup Framework</a>, a $250 theme! It’s amazing for startups, businesses looking to grow, and agencies. It’s great for the design field as it offers tons of schemes and colors to show off your brand and you’ll be able to create sharp sections to make your pages look beautiful. \r\n\r\nYou’ll get bonus features like full width pages, blocks for blog, sections for pricing tables, and sections for sliders. You’ll be able to set up calls to action easily and the whole theme is easy to modify as needed. \r\n\r\n<h2>Carrington Build</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you want to go top of the line, you’ll want to check out the <a href=\"https://shop.crowdfavorite.com/carrington-build/\">Carrington Build</a>, a $300 theme on WordPress. This is the one for you if you need a way to create layouts using a modular templating system built on the Carrington Core theme framework. \r\n\r\nBeginners and businesses that need to build a website will benefit because this allows easy drag and drop features for creating a great site that will give your visitors a beautiful landing page to arrive at. You’ll get to add sliders, columns, text areas, shortcodes and more. \r\n\r\n<h2>What are some of the other expensive options?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Carrington_Build.png\" alt=\"Carrington_Build\" width=\"568\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9927\" />\r\n\r\nZealot is another one that costs over $100 and offers tons of customization options while making your website display in a storytelling format, perfect for bloggers and journalists. Fable has a magazine style for websites that want to stand out and you can have it for $120. \r\n\r\nImperial will run you $100 and will give you another great option for a hotel and travel business. 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INSERT INTO `wpitx_posts` VALUES (9544,4,'2016-01-07 12:33:59','2016-01-07 17:33:59','Are you looking for the perfect WordPress plugin to get a responsive slider on your site? The good news is that there are some excellent free options to choose from. The bad news is that you’ll have a ton of great options to narrow down. Adding a slider is a wise decision seeing that they are insanely popular and people are starting to expect them. \r\n\r\nYour biggest challenge will be finding one that’s easy to set up and not too hard to understand. Check out this list of some of the most popular free sliders plugins for WordPress that will allow you to display multiple images, videos, and content on your website. These have been around for a while and have proven to be reliable and popular choices for your slider plugin needs. \r\n\r\n<h2>Huge-IT Slider</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Huge-IT_Slider.png\" alt=\"Huge-IT Slider\" width=\"736\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9541\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/slider-image/\">Huge-IT Slider</a> where you’ll have a ton of features and a straight-forward setup. It has over 100,000 active installs because it’s been slowly licking the ranks for one of the most popular choices. You’ll find there is excellent support and user friendly admin. You’ll have a fully responsive plugin with unlimited sliders and even a widget slider. \r\n\r\nPlus, you’ll have the options of YouTube, Vimeo, and Post sliders. You won’t be restricted with too many images, you can mix and match videos with posts or images, and you’ll be able to customize everything from the look to the colors. \r\n\r\n<h2>Meta Slider</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MetaSlider.png\" alt=\"Meta Slider\" width=\"725\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9542\" />\r\n\r\nProbably the most popular plugin is going to be <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/ml-slider/\">Meta Slider</a> who has taken the top spot for the last few years. Enjoy the jQuery sliders with their own effects, choose from light or dark options, and decide if you want to display navigation buttons. Plus, you can upgrade to go pro for just $19 per year if you want even more options. \r\n\r\n<h2>Soliloquy Lite</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Soliloquy.png\" alt=\"Soliloquy\" width=\"754\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9543\" />\r\n\r\nIt’s hard to beat this simple set-up plugin called <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/soliloquy-lite/\">Soliloquy Lite</a>. This responsive WordPress slider allows you to configure the look and feel, add your own custom CSS, and enjoy even more premium features if you choose the pro version. \r\n\r\n<h2>Other great options </h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CycloneSlider2.png\" alt=\"Cyclone Slider 2\" width=\"768\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9540\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/cyclone-slider-2/\">Cyclone Slider 2</a> for another great, simply option that offers more internationalized options than most. Master Slider is the choice for many that like a pretty, simple, and fun plugin option featuring drag and drop for your images and probably the least intrusive when it comes to ads interfering with your site. Slider WD is the choice for many that want tons and tons of options. Meteor Slides is the way to go for a plugin that offers more of a basic package giving you the ability to keep it simple and get the job done. \r\n\r\nCheck out these seven picks for free and responsive WordPress plugins that will give you the sliders you need. \r\n\r\n','Top Free and Responsive WordPress Plugins for Sliders','','inherit','closed','closed','','9537-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 12:33:59','2016-01-07 17:33:59','',9537,'https://itxdesign.com/9537-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9545,4,'2016-01-11 16:35:26','2016-01-11 21:35:26','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Top-Web-Browsers.png\" alt=\"Top Web Browsers\" width=\"179\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9546\" />Are you trying to decide which web browser is worth using on a regular basis? It seems there are many to choose from and no clear answer as to which one is the best choice. Does it just depend on your specific needs or is one better than the rest? \r\n\r\nA web browser is what you depend on daily to surf the web and they have really evolved over the years to work quicker, load your pages faster, and offer more features than ever before. When you are trying to choose the best web browser for your daily internet surfing, here is a look at a comparison of the top choices. \r\n\r\n<h2>Google Chrome</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Google-Chrome.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome\" width=\"183\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9548\" />One obvious choice is to go with Google Chrome, one of the best choices available. It’s used for Windows 7, Windows XP, and Vista for a fast and simple solution to internet browsing needs. It’s a quick browsing option and pages load quickly making it great for the impatient internet surfer. In addition, you’ll have added security when you use Chrome because Google prevents fishing from taking place and it’s more secure than most. \r\n\r\n<h2>Internet Explorer</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Internet-Explorer.jpg\" alt=\"Internet Explorer\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9549\" />Internet Explorer is another route you could go being one of the oldest web browser on the internet. You’ve probably used it at one time or another and felt that it was too slow. Being over a decade old, many have chosen to move on to something newer but it’s actually gained many great improvements to meet users’ demands. The updated version of Explorer 9 has a faster loading time, more features, and comes ready with updated search boxes. You’ll love the tabs for browsing, the extra features and the add-ons. \r\n\r\n<h2>Firefox</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FireFox.jpg\" alt=\"FireFox\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9547\" />A hard to beat option is Firefox, one of the best internet browsers by far. It’s free to download which makes it affordable and it’s amazing to users that they can get such an excellent web browsing program for free. It loads fast, it runs fast, and users aren’t frustrated at slow load times like with other browsers. You’ll find simple to use search boxes, cool features, and you can even change your color skin of the browser. \r\n\r\n<h2>Other great options</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for something a little lesser known but still great, check out Safari, Opera, or RockMelt. Safari has been around for years and has upgraded to offer more features and a faster user experience. Opera is a pioneer in the web browser industry that works for Mac, PC, or Linux being the choice for many. RockMelt is less known but is great for social network users because they’ve added the major social networking platforms right onto their toolbar. \r\n\r\nIf you’re having a hard time deciding on your go-to web browser, these are the top ones on the market that you’ll want to check out. Users love their advanced features, their smooth operations, and their quick page loads. You can’t go wrong with any of these selections for your daily browsing needs. \r\n\r\n','A Comparison of the Top Web Browsers','','publish','open','closed','','a-comparison-of-the-top-web-browsers','','','2016-01-07 13:24:01','2016-01-07 18:24:01','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9545',0,'post','',0),(9546,4,'2016-01-07 13:20:01','2016-01-07 18:20:01','','Top Web Browsers','','inherit','open','closed','','top-web-browsers','','','2016-01-07 13:20:07','2016-01-07 18:20:07','',9545,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Top-Web-Browsers.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9547,4,'2016-01-07 13:20:33','2016-01-07 18:20:33','','FireFox','','inherit','open','closed','','firefox','','','2016-01-07 13:23:04','2016-01-07 18:23:04','',9545,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FireFox.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9548,4,'2016-01-07 13:20:34','2016-01-07 18:20:34','','Google Chrome','','inherit','open','closed','','google-chrome','','','2016-01-07 13:22:05','2016-01-07 18:22:05','',9545,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Google-Chrome.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9549,4,'2016-01-07 13:22:49','2016-01-07 18:22:49','','Internet Explorer','','inherit','open','closed','','internet-explorer','','','2016-01-07 13:22:54','2016-01-07 18:22:54','',9545,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Internet-Explorer.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9550,4,'2016-01-07 13:23:11','2016-01-07 18:23:11','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Top-Web-Browsers.png\" alt=\"Top Web Browsers\" width=\"179\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9546\" />Are you trying to decide which web browser is worth using on a regular basis? It seems there are many to choose from and no clear answer as to which one is the best choice. Does it just depend on your specific needs or is one better than the rest? \r\n\r\nA web browser is what you depend on daily to surf the web and they have really evolved over the years to work quicker, load your pages faster, and offer more features than ever before. When you are trying to choose the best web browser for your daily internet surfing, here is a look at a comparison of the top choices. \r\n\r\n<h2>Google Chrome</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Google-Chrome.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome\" width=\"183\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9548\" />One obvious choice is to go with Google Chrome, one of the best choices available. It’s used for Windows 7, Windows XP, and Vista for a fast and simple solution to internet browsing needs. It’s a quick browsing option and pages load quickly making it great for the impatient internet surfer. In addition, you’ll have added security when you use Chrome because Google prevents fishing from taking place and it’s more secure than most. \r\n\r\n<h2>Internet Explorer</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Internet-Explorer.jpg\" alt=\"Internet Explorer\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9549\" />Internet Explorer is another route you could go being one of the oldest web browser on the internet. You’ve probably used it at one time or another and felt that it was too slow. Being over a decade old, many have chosen to move on to something newer but it’s actually gained many great improvements to meet users’ demands. The updated version of Explorer 9 has a faster loading time, more features, and comes ready with updated search boxes. You’ll love the tabs for browsing, the extra features and the add-ons. \r\n\r\n<h2>Firefox</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FireFox.jpg\" alt=\"FireFox\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9547\" />A hard to beat option is Firefox, one of the best internet browsers by far. It’s free to download which makes it affordable and it’s amazing to users that they can get such an excellent web browsing program for free. It loads fast, it runs fast, and users aren’t frustrated at slow load times like with other browsers. You’ll find simple to use search boxes, cool features, and you can even change your color skin of the browser. \r\n\r\n<h2>Other great options</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you’re looking for something a little lesser known but still great, check out Safari, Opera, or RockMelt. Safari has been around for years and has upgraded to offer more features and a faster user experience. Opera is a pioneer in the web browser industry that works for Mac, PC, or Linux being the choice for many. RockMelt is less known but is great for social network users because they’ve added the major social networking platforms right onto their toolbar. \r\n\r\nIf you’re having a hard time deciding on your go-to web browser, these are the top ones on the market that you’ll want to check out. Users love their advanced features, their smooth operations, and their quick page loads. You can’t go wrong with any of these selections for your daily browsing needs. \r\n\r\n','A Comparison of the Top Web Browsers','','inherit','closed','closed','','9545-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 13:23:11','2016-01-07 18:23:11','',9545,'https://itxdesign.com/9545-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9551,4,'2016-01-12 08:24:26','2016-01-12 13:24:26','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mobile-App-Badges.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile App Badges\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9552\" />If you’re looking for a way to spice up your WordPress website, it may be time to add mobile app badges to the site. Creating mobile apps review sites are a great way to help users find apps and people are starting to create blogs reviewing them in order to make money while helping others. \r\n\r\nYou can make money through this by signing up as an affiliate to the paid apps. How can you start adding mobile app badges to WordPress to add some beauty and profit to your site? Here is a look at a simply way to do it through WP-AppBox. \r\n\r\n<h2>Where to begin</h2>\r\n\r\nTo start adding mobile app badges to your website on WordPress, first start by installing and activating the plugin called <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-appbox/\">WP-AppBox</a>. Once you have activated it, head over to the settings section to configure the plugin “Settings >> WP-AppBox.” The plugin’s page where you work on configuring the plugin contains many options such as info, cache, app-badge, buttons, and help.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP-AppBox_Settings.png\" alt=\"WP-AppBox Settings\" width=\"583\" height=\"317\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9554\" />\r\n\r\nClick the “settings” tab where you’ll find the general settings for Appbox. Here you’ll find the badges where you can review and make changes outside of the general default settings. Be sure to save any changes you make to your settings so that they will store for you. \r\n\r\n<h2>Making money as an affiliate</h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve made any changes such as having App-Ratings show in the banner or having color icons of the stores instead of grey ones, you’ll have to become an affiliate making money. Click on the tab labeled “affiliate IDs” and enter your affiliate ID from the app store. They currently use Amazon Partnernet and Mac app store. A blog that is run by multiple writers would require you to activate custom ID so that authors can visit their own profiles. \r\n\r\nWhich stores do you want on your site? Checkbox your selections under the “buttons” tab to decide. You’ll have options like Firefox Extensions, WordPress, Amazon Apps, and Google Play Apps. \r\n\r\n<h2>Adding apps in your posts and pages</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP-AppBox.png\" alt=\"WP-AppBox\" width=\"741\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9553\" />\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve completed this, you can start adding apps into your posts and pages. Next time you create a post, you’ll see the AppBox buttons on your editor where you can click one to get the shortcode added to the post. The play store button will add your shortcode too where you’ll just have to copy and paste the one you want. Change the style and appearance from different stores or by overriding the setting through adding the format “compact,” “screenshots-only” and “screenshots” in the shortcode. \r\n\r\nUse these tips and you’ll have beautiful mobile app badges in your WordPress site in no time. \r\n','Can you Add Mobile App Badges to Your WordPress Website?','','publish','open','closed','','can-you-add-mobile-app-badges-to-your-wordpress-website','','','2016-01-07 14:13:05','2016-01-07 19:13:05','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9551',0,'post','',0),(9552,4,'2016-01-07 14:11:01','2016-01-07 19:11:01','','Mobile App Badges','','inherit','open','closed','','mobile-app-badges','','','2016-01-07 14:11:07','2016-01-07 19:11:07','',9551,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mobile-App-Badges.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9553,4,'2016-01-07 14:11:02','2016-01-07 19:11:02','','WP-AppBox','','inherit','open','closed','','wp-appbox','','','2016-01-07 14:11:32','2016-01-07 19:11:32','',9551,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP-AppBox.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9554,4,'2016-01-07 14:11:02','2016-01-07 19:11:02','','WP-AppBox Settings','','inherit','open','closed','','wp-appbox_settings','','','2016-01-07 14:11:53','2016-01-07 19:11:53','',9551,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP-AppBox_Settings.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9555,4,'2016-01-07 14:11:56','2016-01-07 19:11:56','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mobile-App-Badges.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile App Badges\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9552\" />If you’re looking for a way to spice up your WordPress website, it may be time to add mobile app badges to the site. Creating mobile apps review sites are a great way to help users find apps and people are starting to create blogs reviewing them in order to make money while helping others. \r\n\r\nYou can make money through this by signing up as an affiliate to the paid apps. How can you start adding mobile app badges to WordPress to add some beauty and profit to your site? Here is a look at a simply way to do it through WP-AppBox. \r\n\r\n<h2>Where to begin</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP-AppBox.png\" alt=\"WP-AppBox\" width=\"741\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9553\" />\r\n\r\nTo start adding mobile app badges to your website on WordPress, first start by installing and activating the plugin called <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-appbox/\">WP-AppBox</a>. Once you have activated it, head over to the settings section to configure the plugin “Settings >> WP-AppBox.” The plugin’s page where you work on configuring the plugin contains many options such as info, cache, app-badge, buttons, and help.\r\n\r\nClick the “settings” tab where you’ll find the general settings for Appbox. Here you’ll find the badges where you can review and make changes outside of the general default settings. Be sure to save any changes you make to your settings so that they will store for you. \r\n\r\n<h2>Making money as an affiliate</h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve made any changes such as having App-Ratings show in the banner or having color icons of the stores instead of grey ones, you’ll have to become an affiliate making money. Click on the tab labeled “affiliate IDs” and enter your affiliate ID from the app store. They currently use Amazon Partnernet and Mac app store. A blog that is run by multiple writers would require you to activate custom ID so that authors can visit their own profiles. \r\n\r\nWhich stores do you want on your site? Checkbox your selections under the “buttons” tab to decide. You’ll have options like Firefox Extensions, WordPress, Amazon Apps, and Google Play Apps. \r\n\r\n<h2>Adding apps in your posts and pages</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP-AppBox_Settings.png\" alt=\"WP-AppBox Settings\" width=\"583\" height=\"317\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9554\" />\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve completed this, you can start adding apps into your posts and pages. Next time you create a post, you’ll see the AppBox buttons on your editor where you can click one to get the shortcode added to the post. The play store button will add your shortcode too where you’ll just have to copy and paste the one you want. Change the style and appearance from different stores or by overriding the setting through adding the format “compact,” “screenshots-only” and “screenshots” in the shortcode. \r\n\r\nUse these tips and you’ll have beautiful mobile app badges in your WordPress site in no time. \r\n\r\n','Can you Add Mobile App Badges to Your WordPress Website?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9551-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 14:11:56','2016-01-07 19:11:56','',9551,'https://itxdesign.com/9551-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9556,4,'2016-01-07 14:12:34','2016-01-07 19:12:34','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mobile-App-Badges.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile App Badges\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9552\" />If you’re looking for a way to spice up your WordPress website, it may be time to add mobile app badges to the site. Creating mobile apps review sites are a great way to help users find apps and people are starting to create blogs reviewing them in order to make money while helping others. \r\n\r\nYou can make money through this by signing up as an affiliate to the paid apps. How can you start adding mobile app badges to WordPress to add some beauty and profit to your site? Here is a look at a simply way to do it through WP-AppBox. \r\n\r\n<h2>Where to begin</h2>\r\n\r\nTo start adding mobile app badges to your website on WordPress, first start by installing and activating the plugin called <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-appbox/\">WP-AppBox</a>. Once you have activated it, head over to the settings section to configure the plugin “Settings >> WP-AppBox.” The plugin’s page where you work on configuring the plugin contains many options such as info, cache, app-badge, buttons, and help.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP-AppBox_Settings.png\" alt=\"WP-AppBox Settings\" width=\"583\" height=\"317\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9554\" />\r\n\r\nClick the “settings” tab where you’ll find the general settings for Appbox. Here you’ll find the badges where you can review and make changes outside of the general default settings. Be sure to save any changes you make to your settings so that they will store for you. \r\n\r\n<h2>Making money as an affiliate</h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve made any changes such as having App-Ratings show in the banner or having color icons of the stores instead of grey ones, you’ll have to become an affiliate making money. Click on the tab labeled “affiliate IDs” and enter your affiliate ID from the app store. They currently use Amazon Partnernet and Mac app store. A blog that is run by multiple writers would require you to activate custom ID so that authors can visit their own profiles. \r\n\r\nWhich stores do you want on your site? Checkbox your selections under the “buttons” tab to decide. You’ll have options like Firefox Extensions, WordPress, Amazon Apps, and Google Play Apps. \r\n\r\n<h2>Adding apps in your posts and pages</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP-AppBox.png\" alt=\"WP-AppBox\" width=\"741\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9553\" />\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve completed this, you can start adding apps into your posts and pages. Next time you create a post, you’ll see the AppBox buttons on your editor where you can click one to get the shortcode added to the post. The play store button will add your shortcode too where you’ll just have to copy and paste the one you want. Change the style and appearance from different stores or by overriding the setting through adding the format “compact,” “screenshots-only” and “screenshots” in the shortcode. \r\n\r\nUse these tips and you’ll have beautiful mobile app badges in your WordPress site in no time. \r\n','Can you Add Mobile App Badges to Your WordPress Website?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9551-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 14:12:34','2016-01-07 19:12:34','',9551,'https://itxdesign.com/9551-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9621,5,'2016-01-15 13:41:08','2016-01-15 18:41:08','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9622\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/webdesign-1024x372.jpg\" alt=\"webdesign\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The importance and value of web design becomes clear when you compare a well-designed site with a poorly designed one. It can be difficult to put your finger on the elements of a site that don’t appeal to you, and sometimes the problem is combination of design issues overlapping. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you’re hiring a web designer to build and design your small business’ website, take note of these 5 common web design mistakes that will tarnish your website and how you can avoid them.</span>\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #1: Flash with no function</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A website that looks nice but doesn’t let a user do what they came there to do is not a functional website. Users get frustrated with websites that aren’t functional and leave. </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good web designers know how to properly balance text, white space, graphics, images, and sections so that the overall effect of the website is aesthetically pleasing and easily usable at the same time. </span>\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #2: No search box</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users come to your website in search of information or products. If the things they’re looking for aren’t on your homepage, and the user can’t find it within 3 clicks, you’ll lose a potential customer and wish you had put in a search box. </span>\r\n\r\nIt’s imperative that your web designer include a search box on every page so users can always find their way around and go directly to the content they want to see.\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #3: Bad font choices</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some websites aren’t badly designed, but feature poor font selections that make the website appear dated or designed by a beginner. This is not an impression you want to leave on your visitors, so steer away from or sparingly use fonts that have a lot of ‘character’ and can easily overwhelm your page, like Comic Sans or Blackadder. </span>\r\n\r\nTalk about your font preferences with your web designer to avoid a misunderstanding.\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #4: Complicated forms</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any barrier to a sale is bad for business, and complicated forms on your website fall into that category. Your goal is to make it as easy as possible for your visitors to find what they want and, if applicable, purchase it. </span>\r\n\r\nHave your web designer make the process of filling out a form simple for your visitors, and you could see an increase in sales and conversions.\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #5: Forgetting social media</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good web designer will include highly visible links to your social media accounts on every page of your website. This is the only way your business can hope to successfully use social media for marketing. Your visitors will only click ‘Like on Facebook’ if they know the process will be quick and simple--after all, it doesn’t hurt them at all to </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click Like, and the urge to do so can pass rather quickly. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping your social links prominently placed on every page ensures it’s simple for visitors to move between the sites, engaging with your business on social media and on your website, and making sure you’re consistently linking to your website and blog on your social media pages can kindle a good flow of traffic back and forth between the two pages.</span>','5 Common Web Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them','','publish','open','closed','','5-common-web-design-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them','','','2016-01-15 13:41:08','2016-01-15 18:41:08','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9621',0,'post','',2),(9559,0,'2016-01-08 11:00:10','2016-01-08 16:00:10','','','','inherit','open','closed','','9559','','','2016-01-08 11:00:10','2016-01-08 16:00:10','',9526,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screw-Up-150x150-1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9561,4,'2016-01-12 16:23:16','2016-01-12 21:23:16','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-Drop-Down.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Drop Down\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9562\" />You probably want your readers to be able to follow your most recent posts easily, right? There is actually a way to show your recent posts displayed in a drop down on WordPress for this purpose. You may tried to use the Category widget in WordPress that works similarly, but many people want the option to display their recent posts in a simple drop down. Here is a look at how to do just that. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why get a drop down for WordPress?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou’ll notice that WordPress already has a built-in widget for recent posts that can be added to the side bar or any widget-friendly area of your page. It’s a simple tool that allows you to list your recent posts with the amount being of your choosing. \r\n\r\nIf you want more 10 of your most recent posts though, you’ll end up taking up a great deal of space in your side bar. For this reason, some are finding that a drop down menu would make more sense as a way to display recent posts in a compact manner. A collapsible, drop-down list would make more sense for space on a user’s WordPress page. \r\n\r\n<h2>How to get a drop down menu manually </h2>\r\n\r\nIf you’ve decided that a drop-down menu makes more sense for you, you can copy and paste a code for it in your theme’s functions.php file or a plugin on your site. The method would use a built-in wp_get_recent_posts function. After you’ve copied and pasted it, you could use a shortcode in your WordPress post, widgets, or pages. \r\n\r\n<h2>Adding the drop down through a plugin</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Collapse-o-matic.png\" alt=\"Collapse-o-matic\" width=\"741\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9563\" />\r\n\r\nIf you prefer to go the route of plugins, add the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-collapse-o-matic/\">Collapse-O-Matic plugin</a> to make your recent posts available on WordPress. This would show as a collapsible list of recent posts that expands only when clicked on making it a great space-saving option. The plugin will show you anything using a shortcode after you’ve installed it. There aren’t any settings that have to be configured. Afterwards, you’ll have to add shortcode in posts, pages, and text widgets. \r\n\r\nYou can more easily display your recent posts by going a step above what WordPress automatically offers and installing a collapsible list option for your website. 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There is actually a way to show your recent posts displayed in a drop down on WordPress for this purpose. You may tried to use the Category widget in WordPress that works similarly, but many people want the option to display their recent posts in a simple drop down. Here is a look at how to do just that. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why get a drop down for WordPress?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou’ll notice that WordPress already has a built-in widget for recent posts that can be added to the side bar or any widget-friendly area of your page. It’s a simple tool that allows you to list your recent posts with the amount being of your choosing. \r\n\r\nIf you want more 10 of your most recent posts though, you’ll end up taking up a great deal of space in your side bar. For this reason, some are finding that a drop down menu would make more sense as a way to display recent posts in a compact manner. A collapsible, drop-down list would make more sense for space on a user’s WordPress page. \r\n\r\n<h2>How to get a drop down menu manually </h2>\r\n\r\nIf you’ve decided that a drop-down menu makes more sense for you, you can copy and paste a code for it in your theme’s functions.php file or a plugin on your site. The method would use a built-in wp_get_recent_posts function. After you’ve copied and pasted it, you could use a shortcode in your WordPress post, widgets, or pages. \r\n\r\n<h2>Adding the drop down through a plugin</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Collapse-o-matic.png\" alt=\"Collapse-o-matic\" width=\"741\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9563\" />\r\n\r\nIf you prefer to go the route of plugins, add the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-collapse-o-matic/\">Collapse-O-Matic plugin</a> to make your recent posts available on WordPress. This would show as a collapsible list of recent posts that expands only when clicked on making it a great space-saving option. The plugin will show you anything using a shortcode after you’ve installed it. There aren’t any settings that have to be configured. Afterwards, you’ll have to add shortcode in posts, pages, and text widgets. \r\n\r\nYou can more easily display your recent posts by going a step above what WordPress automatically offers and installing a collapsible list option for your website. 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How do you make budget cuts without hurting the overall operation? \r\n\r\nUnless you are overstaffed or plan to bring in more income to support your current budget, it’s a good time to start looking at areas that could be downsized, whether that be in your spending or laying off staff members. Here is a look at the areas to take a look at. \r\n\r\n<h2>Budget cuts could hinder growth</h2>\r\n\r\nPart of the reason your budget may be too high is because you were hoping to grow the company. You may have hired extra help to make sure everything is covered or you may be spending excessively in an effort to encourage growth. Your budget cuts could stop you from growing or simply slow things down, but if it’s a matter of staying in business and not going into debt, it may be a smart move for now. When you are in a position to be pinching pennies, it’s time to rethink your current strategy. \r\n\r\n<h2>Priorities first</h2>\r\n\r\nThe place to start is to sit down and look at your budget to see where the priorities need to be. List out your budget items and consider which items should be at the top and which should be at the bottom. The highest priority items will be the items that match your company’s long-term strategies and the next-year plans. This encourages growth to continue and remembering the big picture when planning how to spend your money. Set priorities about where you should spend your money.\r\n\r\n<h2>Your data center</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Data-Center.jpg\" alt=\"Data Center\" width=\"307\" height=\"192\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9566\" />You may need to take a look at your data center next. It’s a good time to look at it as a cleaning up process in which you’ll need to find ways to consolidate your resources and locate what money-sucking resources could be eliminated. Your data center’s running costs need to reduce and you need to free up resources for other uses. Once you’ve free up some resources, use them for your available tasks. For example, an aged resource could be thought of as a Linux cluster, which are flexible for any purpose. \r\n\r\n<h2>Go virtual</h2>\r\n\r\nThis year make a plan to go virtual by purchasing a virtualization solution. Check out options like Hyper-V Server if you use Windows and Xen if you have a hybrid infrastructure. They are free solutions that help decrease your physical employees’ workload because it will help you with backup, streamlined maintenance, and costs will be saved on hardware. \r\n\r\n<h2>Options outside of the data center </h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve eliminated as many expenses in your data center, it may be time to rethink the whole concept of a data center. You’ll have to weigh the benefits to the drawbacks and do some math to see what makes more sense.  You could start using the cloud for your email to cut costs and you could start using Google instead of Office 365. \r\n\r\n<h2>Hardware and software cuts</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hardware.jpg\" alt=\"Hardware\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9567\" />If you simply can’t see making the change to no data center and need to keep your email in house, you could make cuts when it comes to software and hardware. Do you have any software titles that are replaceable or could you avoid Microsoft Office for LibreOffice? Perhaps you could get second-hand equipment instead of new hardware such as network equipment and computers. \r\n\r\nSome companies are giving out mobile phones to their staff and this expensive undertaking doesn’t seem to be all that necessary. Take a look at your travel expenses to see if you could switch to more video conferencing. Lastly, check out if any of your staff members could be helping with tasks in other departments rather than trying to hire more people. \r\n\r\nThese are some great ways to pinch pennies in your IT department without hurting your operations. 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You want to find a way to protect your budget without hurting your business’s success in the process. Your IT part of the budget can really add up and if you are going to cut something in the budget, it has to be well thought out. How do you make budget cuts without hurting the overall operation? \r\n\r\nUnless you are overstaffed or plan to bring in more income to support your current budget, it’s a good time to start looking at areas that could be downsized, whether that be in your spending or laying off staff members. Here is a look at the areas to take a look at. \r\n\r\n<h2>Budget cuts could hinder growth</h2>\r\n\r\nPart of the reason your budget may be too high is because you were hoping to grow the company. You may have hired extra help to make sure everything is covered or you may be spending excessively in an effort to encourage growth. Your budget cuts could stop you from growing or simply slow things down, but if it’s a matter of staying in business and not going into debt, it may be a smart move for now. When you are in a position to be pinching pennies, it’s time to rethink your current strategy. \r\n\r\n<h2>Priorities first</h2>\r\n\r\nThe place to start is to sit down and look at your budget to see where the priorities need to be. List out your budget items and consider which items should be at the top and which should be at the bottom. The highest priority items will be the items that match your company’s long-term strategies and the next-year plans. This encourages growth to continue and remembering the big picture when planning how to spend your money. Set priorities about where you should spend your money.\r\n\r\n<h2>Your data center</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Data-Center.jpg\" alt=\"Data Center\" width=\"307\" height=\"192\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9566\" />You may need to take a look at your data center next. It’s a good time to look at it as a cleaning up process in which you’ll need to find ways to consolidate your resources and locate what money-sucking resources could be eliminated. Your data center’s running costs need to reduce and you need to free up resources for other uses. Once you’ve free up some resources, use them for your available tasks. For example, an aged resource could be thought of as a Linux cluster, which are flexible for any purpose. \r\n\r\n<h2>Go virtual</h2>\r\n\r\nThis year make a plan to go virtual by purchasing a virtualization solution. Check out options like Hyper-V Server if you use Windows and Xen if you have a hybrid infrastructure. They are free solutions that help decrease your physical employees’ workload because it will help you with backup, streamlined maintenance, and costs will be saved on hardware. \r\n\r\n<h2>Options outside of the data center </h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve eliminated as many expenses in your data center, it may be time to rethink the whole concept of a data center. You’ll have to weigh the benefits to the drawbacks and do some math to see what makes more sense.  You could start using the cloud for your email to cut costs and you could start using Google instead of Office 365. \r\n\r\n<h2>Hardware and software cuts</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hardware.jpg\" alt=\"Hardware\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9567\" />If you simply can’t see making the change to no data center and need to keep your email in house, you could make cuts when it comes to software and hardware. Do you have any software titles that are replaceable or could you avoid Microsoft Office for LibreOffice? Perhaps you could get second-hand equipment instead of new hardware such as network equipment and computers. \r\n\r\nSome companies are giving out mobile phones to their staff and this expensive undertaking doesn’t seem to be all that necessary. Take a look at your travel expenses to see if you could switch to more video conferencing. Lastly, check out if any of your staff members could be helping with tasks in other departments rather than trying to hire more people. \r\n\r\nThese are some great ways to pinch pennies in your IT department without hurting your operations. Some small changes could mean the world to your business’s financial health. \r\n\r\n','How can you Keep your IT Budget Under Control Without Hurting Operations?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9565-revision-v1','','','2016-01-08 13:32:31','2016-01-08 18:32:31','',9565,'https://itxdesign.com/9565-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9570,4,'2016-01-13 16:33:17','2016-01-13 21:33:17','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Website-Design-and-CMS.jpg\" alt=\"Website Design and CMS\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9573\" />Have you put much thought into your website’s design and theme? It may seem like a less important aspect of running a website or blog, but it’s a portion of the site that can add or decrease value. People want to look at a website that is easy on the eyes, enjoyable, and professional. If you can find ways to enhance any of these elements, you would be wise to do so. \r\n\r\nBeing successful online requires many elements such as great content, the ability to shop online at your store, and your brand having a professional image in all of the details. Here is a look at how you can focus on your website’s appearance in order to boost sales, encourage repeat traffic, and to give your customers a better user experience. \r\n\r\n<h2>When you aren’t good with web design</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Web-Design.jpg\" alt=\"Web Design\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9572\" />You don’t have to be a natural at web design to make your site look great. Many people with beautiful sites had neither the proficiency in web design nor the money to pay someone to do it. They simply used online resources for little to no cost that were able to help them in developing a professional looking website. You can use sites like WordPress or Joomla for your content management which will make the task really easy. \r\n\r\nYou can start with just a simply template or theme that you’ll upload for your website. It will make a huge difference from looking ordinary to looking professional. Choose the right theme for your business whether you’d prefer something minimalistic, something colorful and bold, something that is designed to work as an e-commerce site, or something that is specific to your niche. \r\n\r\n<h2>How to customize it or create my own</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CMS-Choices.jpg\" alt=\"CMS Choices\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9571\" />If you’ve decided to upload a theme, you probably noticed that it was really easy to do even without experience in web design. There are thousands of options online and some even choose to customize a theme. You can work with a freelancing site to get help from professional web developers or you can hire expensive web designers for a professional and customized template. \r\n\r\nRather than hiring someone to create your site, you are wise to just choose something that can be customized. Choose a theme with a user interface that gives you customizable options including color, font, and dimensions. The good news for those that want a customized option is that you no longer need a coding and web development skills to make it happen; simply use software that lets you drag and drop into quality themes like Artisteer or Dreamweaver. \r\n\r\nWhen you need your content management systems and website design to appear professional and beautiful, it’s important to know what resources are available to you. Choose from thousands of free themes online, customize your own theme, or use software that will transform your site into a ready-to-load theme that will give it the edge you were missing. These are more affordable and easier options than hiring a web designer and you can do it without experience! \r\n\r\n','How Important is Website Design and your CMS?','','publish','open','closed','','how-important-is-website-design-and-your-cms','','','2016-01-08 13:37:20','2016-01-08 18:37:20','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9570',0,'post','',0),(9571,4,'2016-01-08 13:36:40','2016-01-08 18:36:40','','CMS Choices','','inherit','open','closed','','cms-choices','','','2016-01-08 13:36:59','2016-01-08 18:36:59','',9570,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CMS-Choices.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9572,4,'2016-01-08 13:36:40','2016-01-08 18:36:40','','Web Design','','inherit','open','closed','','web-design-5','','','2016-01-08 13:36:52','2016-01-08 18:36:52','',9570,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Web-Design.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9573,4,'2016-01-08 13:36:40','2016-01-08 18:36:40','','Website Design and CMS','','inherit','open','closed','','website-design-and-cms','','','2016-01-08 13:36:45','2016-01-08 18:36:45','',9570,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Website-Design-and-CMS.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9574,4,'2016-01-08 13:37:04','2016-01-08 18:37:04','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Website-Design-and-CMS.jpg\" alt=\"Website Design and CMS\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9573\" />Have you put much thought into your website’s design and theme? It may seem like a less important aspect of running a website or blog, but it’s a portion of the site that can add or decrease value. People want to look at a website that is easy on the eyes, enjoyable, and professional. If you can find ways to enhance any of these elements, you would be wise to do so. \r\n\r\nBeing successful online requires many elements such as great content, the ability to shop online at your store, and your brand having a professional image in all of the details. Here is a look at how you can focus on your website’s appearance in order to boost sales, encourage repeat traffic, and to give your customers a better user experience. \r\n\r\n<h2>When you aren’t good with web design</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Web-Design.jpg\" alt=\"Web Design\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9572\" />You don’t have to be a natural at web design to make your site look great. Many people with beautiful sites had neither the proficiency in web design nor the money to pay someone to do it. They simply used online resources for little to no cost that were able to help them in developing a professional looking website. You can use sites like WordPress or Joomla for your content management which will make the task really easy. \r\n\r\nYou can start with just a simply template or theme that you’ll upload for your website. It will make a huge difference from looking ordinary to looking professional. Choose the right theme for your business whether you’d prefer something minimalistic, something colorful and bold, something that is designed to work as an e-commerce site, or something that is specific to your niche. \r\n\r\n<h2>How to customize it or create my own</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CMS-Choices.jpg\" alt=\"CMS Choices\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9571\" />If you’ve decided to upload a theme, you probably noticed that it was really easy to do even without experience in web design. There are thousands of options online and some even choose to customize a theme. You can work with a freelancing site to get help from professional web developers or you can hire expensive web designers for a professional and customized template. \r\n\r\nRather than hiring someone to create your site, you are wise to just choose something that can be customized. Choose a theme with a user interface that gives you customizable options including color, font, and dimensions. The good news for those that want a customized option is that you no longer need a coding and web development skills to make it happen; simply use software that lets you drag and drop into quality themes like Artisteer or Dreamweaver. \r\n\r\nWhen you need your content management systems and website design to appear professional and beautiful, it’s important to know what resources are available to you. Choose from thousands of free themes online, customize your own theme, or use software that will transform your site into a ready-to-load theme that will give it the edge you were missing. 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Get your own dedicated server virtually rather than physically to save on costs. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why VPS will enhance an online presence</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Virtual-Private-Server-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Private Server Hosting\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9589\" />Choosing great hosting is the first step at improving your online business. Every VPS server will perform as if it stands alone with premium performance while being easy to use like the shared hosting is known for. \r\n\r\nYou’ll have stability and reliability while you run your website smoothly and you won’t have to worry about security issues or high traffic slowing you down. Have better control over your web presence, manage it easily through a web-based control panel, and have flexible options for choosing your operating system or installing third-party software. \r\n\r\nVPS hosting simply makes the most sense for businesses. 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It’s sort of the best of both worlds when comparing shared hosting and dedicated servers. Dedicated servers are expensive but offer the independent server perk for enhanced security and page speed while shared hosting is more affordable and comes up at a cost of riskier security and potential downtimes. \r\n\r\nVPS uses a shared platform to save costs while giving each user their own portion to ensure they won’t be disrupted by others on the same server. If you are trying to start a business and need a great hosting option for your online presence, you’ll want to consider VPS hosting to help you with a better online presence. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why VPS over the rest?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/VPS-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"VPS Hosting\" width=\"270\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9590\" />VPS or virtual private server, seems to offer the best perks as far as hosting is concerned. It’s so important for businesses to take their online presence seriously and make sure they are going to have a reliable website for their customers, an opportunity to be active on social media, and to always be available for customers that want to look up your information or purchase from your site. \r\n\r\nChoosing a powerful, reliable, cutting-edge hosting platform is the smartest way to start things off for your business and most people are saying that VPS hosting is the premier solution for online business. \r\n\r\nVPS combines the dedicated server’s best features of power, functionality, and reliability with the affordability and easy-to-use shared hosting’s features. The multitude of users on shared hosting makes it affordable while the dedicated server hosting makes service individualized for a better user experience and VPS takes the best of both of these options and puts it into one. Get your own dedicated server virtually rather than physically to save on costs. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why VPS will enhance an online presence</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Virtual-Private-Server-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Private Server Hosting\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9589\" />Choosing great hosting is the first step at improving your online business. Every VPS server will perform as if it stands alone with premium performance while being easy to use like the shared hosting is known for. \r\n\r\nYou’ll have stability and reliability while you run your website smoothly and you won’t have to worry about security issues or high traffic slowing you down. Have better control over your web presence, manage it easily through a web-based control panel, and have flexible options for choosing your operating system or installing third-party software. \r\n\r\nVPS hosting simply makes the most sense for businesses. 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Take your old blog posts, shine them up, and send them out in any of these 5 ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>Write a sequel blog post<img class=\"alignright wp-image-9594\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/typing.jpg\" alt=\"typing\" width=\"375\" height=\"257\" /></strong>\r\n\r\nIf the first post did well, try doing a Part 2. When your audience is interested in a blog post, you need to find out what was interesting about that post. What stood out? Once you\'ve targeted what made the post popular, go in that direction for the sequel.\r\n\r\nIf you fully covered a topic in the first post and can\'t squeeze another post from it, try making it part of a series. For example, if the first post was about using Twitter to engage your audience, it would make sense to make that post part of a series that includes posts like Using Linkedin to Engage Your Audience, Using Facebook to Engage Your Audience, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Create an infographic</strong>\r\n\r\nHumans are visual creatures, and that\'s why we love a good infographic. When it\'s possible, take data or quotes from your blog post and design shareable infographics with them. These bite-sized pieces of content tend to perform well on social media and get your point across quickly and efficiently. If you\'re good at design, that will stand out to your readers as well. Add your company watermark to the infographic to grab some publicity from any subsequent shares!\r\n\r\n<strong>Create slides </strong>\r\n\r\nSome people love the presentation format. It definitely works for certain types of posts better than others--how to\'s and guides transfer seamlessly to slides, as do image-based posts, while opinion-style pieces are better left in blog format.\r\n\r\nMake sure to brand your slides with your company name and logo, using the same font and color scheme as you do on your website and blog. Again, having someone with design experience helps tremendously here.\r\n\r\n<strong>Put it in an eBook</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you\'ve written several meaty blog posts--and by that, we mean blog posts that are both evergreen and useful--you could repurpose them by gathering related posts and turning them into an eBook. Amazon has made it easy to put together an eBook, \"publish\" it, and begin selling it in the Kindle store. You can earn extra money for your business by selling the book at a competitive price (check similar books in your industry).\r\n\r\nBeing the author of a published, best-selling eBook can mean wonderful things for your business and professional reputation. This is something you can do again and again as you generate more and more blog content.\r\n\r\n<strong>Write a guest post about it</strong>\r\n\r\nOnce you\'ve written your amazing blog post, a lot of the research you did for it is still knocking around your brain, and you\'ve already got some things to say on the subject. What better time is there to write a guest post? Get in touch with an existing partner, or strike up a cross-promotional relationship with a company you respect to line up a guest post on your topic! Make sure to include a link back to your original article. Their audience will see you as an expert in your field, you\'ll get some increased blog traffic, and possibly land more guest posting spots in the future. 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Don\'t let that happen! When your content starts to seem stale, it\'s time to repurpose it into something great. Take your old blog posts, shine them up, and send them out in any of these 5 ways.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Write a sequel blog post<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/typing.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9594\"><img class=\"wp-image-9594  alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/typing.jpg\" alt=\"typing\" width=\"375\" height=\"257\" /></a></strong>\r\n\r\nIf the first post did well, try doing a Part 2. When your audience is interested in a blog post, you need to find out what was interesting about that post. What stood out? Once you\'ve targeted what made the post popular, go in that direction for the sequel.\r\n\r\nIf you fully covered a topic in the first post and can\'t squeeze another post from it, try making it part of a series. 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You can earn extra money for your business by selling the book at a competitive price (check similar books in your industry).\r\n\r\nBeing the author of a published, best-selling eBook can mean wonderful things for your business and professional reputation. This is something you can do again and again as you generate more and more blog content.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Write a guest post about it</strong>\r\n\r\nOnce you\'ve written your amazing blog post, a lot of the research you did for it is still knocking around your brain, and you\'ve already got some things to say on the subject. What better time is there to write a guest post? Get in touch with an existing partner, or strike up a cross-promotional relationship with a company you respect to line up a guest post on your topic! Make sure to include a link back to your original article. 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Take your old blog posts, shine them up, and send them out in any of these 5 ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>Write a sequel blog post<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/typing.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9594\"><img class=\"wp-image-9594 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/typing.jpg\" alt=\"typing\" width=\"375\" height=\"257\" /></a></strong>\r\n\r\nIf the first post did well, try doing a Part 2. When your audience is interested in a blog post, you need to find out what was interesting about that post. What stood out? Once you\'ve targeted what made the post popular, go in that direction for the sequel.\r\n\r\nIf you fully covered a topic in the first post and can\'t squeeze another post from it, try making it part of a series. 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It definitely works for certain types of posts better than others--how to\'s and guides transfer seamlessly to slides, as do image-based posts, while opinion-style pieces are better left in blog format.\r\n\r\nMake sure to brand your slides with your company name and logo, using the same font and color scheme as you do on your website and blog. Again, having someone with design experience helps tremendously here.\r\n\r\n<strong>Put it in an eBook</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you\'ve written several meaty blog posts--and by that, we mean blog posts that are both evergreen and useful--you could repurpose them by gathering related posts and turning them into an eBook. Amazon has made it easy to put together an eBook, \"publish\" it, and begin selling it in the Kindle store. 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Take your old blog posts, shine them up, and send them out in any of these 5 ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>Write a sequel blog post<img class=\"alignright wp-image-9594\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/typing.jpg\" alt=\"typing\" width=\"375\" height=\"257\" /></strong>\r\n\r\nIf the first post did well, try doing a Part 2. When your audience is interested in a blog post, you need to find out what was interesting about that post. What stood out? Once you\'ve targeted what made the post popular, go in that direction for the sequel.\r\n\r\nIf you fully covered a topic in the first post and can\'t squeeze another post from it, try making it part of a series. 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It definitely works for certain types of posts better than others--how to\'s and guides transfer seamlessly to slides, as do image-based posts, while opinion-style pieces are better left in blog format.\r\n\r\nMake sure to brand your slides with your company name and logo, using the same font and color scheme as you do on your website and blog. Again, having someone with design experience helps tremendously here.\r\n\r\n<strong>Put it in an eBook</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you\'ve written several meaty blog posts--and by that, we mean blog posts that are both evergreen and useful--you could repurpose them by gathering related posts and turning them into an eBook. Amazon has made it easy to put together an eBook, \"publish\" it, and begin selling it in the Kindle store. You can earn extra money for your business by selling the book at a competitive price (check similar books in your industry).\r\n\r\nBeing the author of a published, best-selling eBook can mean wonderful things for your business and professional reputation. This is something you can do again and again as you generate more and more blog content.\r\n\r\n<strong>Write a guest post about it</strong>\r\n\r\nOnce you\'ve written your amazing blog post, a lot of the research you did for it is still knocking around your brain, and you\'ve already got some things to say on the subject. What better time is there to write a guest post? Get in touch with an existing partner, or strike up a cross-promotional relationship with a company you respect to line up a guest post on your topic! Make sure to include a link back to your original article. Their audience will see you as an expert in your field, you\'ll get some increased blog traffic, and possibly land more guest posting spots in the future. Win-win-win!\r\n\r\nDo you have another method of repurposing old blog content? 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You have to ensure your content is shareable, interesting, and valuable to your audience while balancing the art of promoting your business successfully. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to learn about the most common rookie social media mistake--and how you can steer clear of it.</span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-9600 aligncenter\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Experiment-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Experiment\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" />\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a content strategist, one of the first things I notice about a brand’s social media presence is the content they’re sharing. I’ve developed an acronym, GROW, that helps me analyze content of all types--social media, blog posts, newsletters, images--to see how beneficial it is to a brand. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good content:</span>\r\n\r\n<b>G</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ives value</span>\r\n\r\n<b>R</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elevant to your brand</span>\r\n\r\n<b>O</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ptimizes your visibility</span>\r\n\r\n<b>W</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on’t go stale</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Gives value</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your brand’s content needs to deliver some type of value to your audience. If it doesn’t, it’s getting ignored and damaging your credibility. Both are detrimental to your brand. Find a way to <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/what-are-the-biggest-must-do-myths-about-blogging/\" target=\"_blank\">give your audience value</a> through your content. Here are some ideas:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an informative, downloadable guide that your audience will find useful</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post content that doesn’t directly relate to your brand, but that is relevant to your audience</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When possible, run promotions and offer discounts, exclusive access to site or product features, etc.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Relevant to your brand</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your content have anything to do with your brand? If you’ve gotten into the habit of mindlessly curating posts under a broad topic like “marketing,” chances are, your audience is getting bored. Create and curate content that is relevant to your brand to make sure you don’t go outside your audience’s interests. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s important to note that content that is relevant to your brand does not mean content that is about your brand. <strong>This is the most common mistake I see businesses make on social media when they\'re new to the game</strong>. Too much <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/why-most-people-dont-like-social-media-promotions-and-how-you-can-make-yours-better/\" target=\"_blank\">promotional content</a> is a turn off and won’t result in conversions, no matter how many times you post. Don’t use social media exclusively to post about why your brand is great--rely on your service and product to do that.</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Optimizes your visibility </b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are you promoting your content? Is it reaching the right people? Is it reaching enough people? To ensure your social media content is helping optimize your brand’s visibility, closely follow your brand’s social media insights and analytics to keep track of what is working and what isn’t. </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-9460 alignleft\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Post\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" />If you’ve got a high-performing post that is garnering a lot of attention, try paid promotion to let it reach more people on the social network of your choice. </span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tag any businesses, thought leaders, or influencers who are mentioned in the post and encourage them to share your content on their social accounts as well. </span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, videos perform best on social media, followed by photos, and in last place, text. Avoid plain text status updates for the most part and use videos and images to grab your audience\'s attention and keep them on your page.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Won’t go stale</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We’ve talked before about </span><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘evergreen content’</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">--content that stays fresh and relevant over time--and it’s one of the most important things to keep in mind when posting on social media. With the exception of news stories, your content should be reliable and relatively timeless. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good way to ensure you’re writing evergreen content is to ask yourself, “Will my audience find this a helpful resource in 6 months? A year? 3 years?” </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business needs good, meaty content to <strong>GROW</strong>. That means it needs to give your audience value, stay relevant to your brand, optimize your visibility, and stay fresh. What content tips have you picked up along the way? I’d love it if you shared some with us in the comments! </span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The 4-Step Litmus Test for Your Social Media Content','','publish','open','closed','','the-4-step-litmus-test-for-your-social-media-content','','','2016-01-10 20:11:59','2016-01-11 01:11:59','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9599',0,'post','',0),(9600,5,'2016-01-10 20:02:16','2016-01-11 01:02:16','','Experiment','','inherit','open','closed','','experiment','','','2016-01-10 20:02:16','2016-01-11 01:02:16','',9599,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Experiment.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9601,5,'2016-01-10 20:08:54','2016-01-11 01:08:54','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way your business uses social media says a lot about your brand, and if you’re making rookie mistakes, you risk losing credibility in the eyes of your audience. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is actively using social media, you’re on the right track, but being active doesn’t mean you’ll be successful in using social media to market your business. You have to ensure your content is shareable, interesting, and valuable to your audience while balancing the art of promoting your business successfully. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to learn about the most common rookie social media mistake--and how you can steer clear of it.</span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-9600 aligncenter\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Experiment-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Experiment\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" />\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a content strategist, one of the first things I notice about a brand’s social media presence is the content they’re sharing. I’ve developed an acronym, GROW, that helps me analyze content of all types--social media, blog posts, newsletters, images--to see how beneficial it is to a brand. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good content:</span>\r\n\r\n<b>G</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ives value</span>\r\n\r\n<b>R</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elevant to your brand</span>\r\n\r\n<b>O</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ptimizes your visibility</span>\r\n\r\n<b>W</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on’t go stale</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Gives value</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your brand’s content needs to deliver some type of value to your audience. If it doesn’t, it’s getting ignored and damaging your credibility. Both are detrimental to your brand. Find a way to <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/what-are-the-biggest-must-do-myths-about-blogging/\" target=\"_blank\">give your audience value</a> through your content. Here are some ideas:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an informative, downloadable guide that your audience will find useful</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post content that doesn’t directly relate to your brand, but that is relevant to your audience</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When possible, run promotions and offer discounts, exclusive access to site or product features, etc.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Relevant to your brand</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your content have anything to do with your brand? If you’ve gotten into the habit of mindlessly curating posts under a broad topic like “marketing,” chances are, your audience is getting bored. Create and curate content that is relevant to your brand to make sure you don’t go outside your audience’s interests. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s important to note that content that is relevant to your brand does not mean content that is about your brand. Too much <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/why-most-people-dont-like-social-media-promotions-and-how-you-can-make-yours-better/\" target=\"_blank\">promotional content</a> is a turn off and won’t result in conversions. Don’t use social media exclusively to post about why your brand is great--rely on your service and product to do that.</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Optimizes your visibility </b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are you promoting your content? Is it reaching the right people? Is it reaching enough people? To ensure your social media content is helping optimize your brand’s visibility, closely follow your brand’s social media insights and analytics to keep track of what is working and what isn’t. </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-9460 alignleft\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Post\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" />If you’ve got a high-performing post that is garnering a lot of attention, try paid promotion to let it reach more people on the social network of your choice. </span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tag any businesses, thought leaders, or influencers who are mentioned in the post and encourage them to share your content on their social accounts as well. </span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, videos perform best on social media, followed by photos, and in last place, text. Avoid plain text status updates for the most part and use videos and images to grab your audience\'s attention and keep them on your page.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Won’t go stale</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We’ve talked before about </span><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘evergreen content’</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">--content that stays fresh and relevant over time--and it’s one of the most important things to keep in mind when posting on social media. With the exception of news stories, your content should be reliable and relatively timeless. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good way to ensure you’re writing evergreen content is to ask yourself, “Will my audience find this a helpful resource in 6 months? A year? 3 years?” </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business needs good, meaty content to <strong>GROW</strong>. That means it needs to give your audience value, stay relevant to your brand, optimize your visibility, and stay fresh. What content tips have you picked up along the way? I’d love it if you shared some with us in the comments! </span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The 4-Step Litmus Test for Your Social Media Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','9599-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 20:08:54','2016-01-11 01:08:54','',9599,'https://itxdesign.com/9599-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9602,5,'2016-01-10 20:10:55','2016-01-11 01:10:55','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way your business uses social media says a lot about your brand, and if you’re making rookie mistakes, you risk losing credibility in the eyes of your audience. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is actively using social media, you’re on the right track, but being active doesn’t mean you’ll be successful in using social media to market your business. You have to ensure your content is shareable, interesting, and valuable to your audience while balancing the art of promoting your business successfully. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to learn about the most common rookie social media mistake--and how you can steer clear of it.</span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-9600 aligncenter\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Experiment-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Experiment\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" />\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a content strategist, one of the first things I notice about a brand’s social media presence is the content they’re sharing. I’ve developed an acronym, GROW, that helps me analyze content of all types--social media, blog posts, newsletters, images--to see how beneficial it is to a brand. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good content:</span>\r\n\r\n<b>G</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ives value</span>\r\n\r\n<b>R</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elevant to your brand</span>\r\n\r\n<b>O</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ptimizes your visibility</span>\r\n\r\n<b>W</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on’t go stale</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Gives value</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your brand’s content needs to deliver some type of value to your audience. If it doesn’t, it’s getting ignored and damaging your credibility. Both are detrimental to your brand. Find a way to <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/what-are-the-biggest-must-do-myths-about-blogging/\" target=\"_blank\">give your audience value</a> through your content. Here are some ideas:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an informative, downloadable guide that your audience will find useful</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post content that doesn’t directly relate to your brand, but that is relevant to your audience</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When possible, run promotions and offer discounts, exclusive access to site or product features, etc.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Relevant to your brand</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your content have anything to do with your brand? If you’ve gotten into the habit of mindlessly curating posts under a broad topic like “marketing,” chances are, your audience is getting bored. Create and curate content that is relevant to your brand to make sure you don’t go outside your audience’s interests. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s important to note that content that is relevant to your brand does not mean content that is about your brand. <strong>This is the most common mistake I see business make on social media when they\'re new to the game</strong>. Too much <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/why-most-people-dont-like-social-media-promotions-and-how-you-can-make-yours-better/\" target=\"_blank\">promotional content</a> is a turn off and won’t result in conversions, no matter how many times you post. Don’t use social media exclusively to post about why your brand is great--rely on your service and product to do that.</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Optimizes your visibility </b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are you promoting your content? Is it reaching the right people? Is it reaching enough people? To ensure your social media content is helping optimize your brand’s visibility, closely follow your brand’s social media insights and analytics to keep track of what is working and what isn’t. </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-9460 alignleft\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Post\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" />If you’ve got a high-performing post that is garnering a lot of attention, try paid promotion to let it reach more people on the social network of your choice. </span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tag any businesses, thought leaders, or influencers who are mentioned in the post and encourage them to share your content on their social accounts as well. </span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, videos perform best on social media, followed by photos, and in last place, text. Avoid plain text status updates for the most part and use videos and images to grab your audience\'s attention and keep them on your page.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Won’t go stale</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We’ve talked before about </span><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘evergreen content’</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">--content that stays fresh and relevant over time--and it’s one of the most important things to keep in mind when posting on social media. With the exception of news stories, your content should be reliable and relatively timeless. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good way to ensure you’re writing evergreen content is to ask yourself, “Will my audience find this a helpful resource in 6 months? A year? 3 years?” </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business needs good, meaty content to <strong>GROW</strong>. That means it needs to give your audience value, stay relevant to your brand, optimize your visibility, and stay fresh. What content tips have you picked up along the way? I’d love it if you shared some with us in the comments! </span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The 4-Step Litmus Test for Your Social Media Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','9599-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 20:10:55','2016-01-11 01:10:55','',9599,'https://itxdesign.com/9599-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9603,5,'2016-01-10 20:11:59','2016-01-11 01:11:59','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way your business uses social media says a lot about your brand, and if you’re making rookie mistakes, you risk losing credibility in the eyes of your audience. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is actively using social media, you’re on the right track, but being active doesn’t mean you’ll be successful in using social media to market your business. You have to ensure your content is shareable, interesting, and valuable to your audience while balancing the art of promoting your business successfully. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to learn about the most common rookie social media mistake--and how you can steer clear of it.</span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-9600 aligncenter\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Experiment-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Experiment\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" />\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a content strategist, one of the first things I notice about a brand’s social media presence is the content they’re sharing. I’ve developed an acronym, GROW, that helps me analyze content of all types--social media, blog posts, newsletters, images--to see how beneficial it is to a brand. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good content:</span>\r\n\r\n<b>G</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ives value</span>\r\n\r\n<b>R</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elevant to your brand</span>\r\n\r\n<b>O</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ptimizes your visibility</span>\r\n\r\n<b>W</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on’t go stale</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Gives value</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your brand’s content needs to deliver some type of value to your audience. If it doesn’t, it’s getting ignored and damaging your credibility. Both are detrimental to your brand. Find a way to <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/what-are-the-biggest-must-do-myths-about-blogging/\" target=\"_blank\">give your audience value</a> through your content. Here are some ideas:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an informative, downloadable guide that your audience will find useful</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post content that doesn’t directly relate to your brand, but that is relevant to your audience</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When possible, run promotions and offer discounts, exclusive access to site or product features, etc.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Relevant to your brand</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your content have anything to do with your brand? If you’ve gotten into the habit of mindlessly curating posts under a broad topic like “marketing,” chances are, your audience is getting bored. Create and curate content that is relevant to your brand to make sure you don’t go outside your audience’s interests. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s important to note that content that is relevant to your brand does not mean content that is about your brand. <strong>This is the most common mistake I see businesses make on social media when they\'re new to the game</strong>. Too much <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/why-most-people-dont-like-social-media-promotions-and-how-you-can-make-yours-better/\" target=\"_blank\">promotional content</a> is a turn off and won’t result in conversions, no matter how many times you post. Don’t use social media exclusively to post about why your brand is great--rely on your service and product to do that.</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Optimizes your visibility </b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are you promoting your content? Is it reaching the right people? Is it reaching enough people? To ensure your social media content is helping optimize your brand’s visibility, closely follow your brand’s social media insights and analytics to keep track of what is working and what isn’t. </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-9460 alignleft\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Post\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" />If you’ve got a high-performing post that is garnering a lot of attention, try paid promotion to let it reach more people on the social network of your choice. </span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tag any businesses, thought leaders, or influencers who are mentioned in the post and encourage them to share your content on their social accounts as well. </span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, videos perform best on social media, followed by photos, and in last place, text. Avoid plain text status updates for the most part and use videos and images to grab your audience\'s attention and keep them on your page.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Won’t go stale</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We’ve talked before about </span><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘evergreen content’</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">--content that stays fresh and relevant over time--and it’s one of the most important things to keep in mind when posting on social media. With the exception of news stories, your content should be reliable and relatively timeless. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good way to ensure you’re writing evergreen content is to ask yourself, “Will my audience find this a helpful resource in 6 months? A year? 3 years?” </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business needs good, meaty content to <strong>GROW</strong>. That means it needs to give your audience value, stay relevant to your brand, optimize your visibility, and stay fresh. What content tips have you picked up along the way? I’d love it if you shared some with us in the comments! </span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The 4-Step Litmus Test for Your Social Media Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','9599-revision-v1','','','2016-01-10 20:11:59','2016-01-11 01:11:59','',9599,'https://itxdesign.com/9599-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9697,5,'2016-01-19 13:53:36','2016-01-19 18:53:36','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The web hosting industry is growing in popularity among entrepreneurs and business owners because of the </span><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reseller_web_hosting\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inexpensive cost and low risk</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> involved in starting a reseller hosting company. But if you’re like many business owners, you may not understand exactly what reseller web hosting is, or how much it costs to start a reseller hosting business.</span>\r\n<h2><strong>What is reseller hosting?</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reseller web hosting is an inexpensive web hosting option that involves one company renting hard drive space and bandwidth to another company, who then rents the space to third parties. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We’ll cover this in more detail further down, but for now, check out this web hosting metaphor:</span>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a large office building in a great location in town. It is owned by J.P. Propertyowner (web hosting provider), and you decide to rent it from him (renting hard drive and bandwidth from the hosting provider) with the intention of opening a coworking space (renting the space and bandwidth to third parties) and making a profit.</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relating this to reseller web hosting, an established web hosting provider rents hard drive space and bandwidth to an entrepreneur or business the same way the property owner rents property to a tenant or business. The business will then rent the space and bandwidth out to third parties and make a profit from the process. You essentially become a middle man that provides web hosting to third parties.</span>\r\n<h2><strong>What’s the advantage of being the middle man? </strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your company starts acting as a web hosting reseller, you’re acting as middle men. But is that a good thing or a bad thing? It’s a good thing, and there are several advantages, including:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You get to act as a hosting company.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diversify your company, or add reseller hosting as a feature of a <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/can-you-really-make-money-from-website-hosting/\" target=\"_blank\">web hosting company you own</a>. With this new capability to provide web hosting, you’ll be able to market and advertise those services and <strong>grow your audience</strong> through it. </span></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It saves you money now, and you can ramp it up later. </span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the best things about reseller web hosting is the <strong>low initial start-up cost (usually less than $100)</strong>. But if you’re ready to grow the business after you’ve made profit from reseller hosting, you can always increase your capabilities and buy a VPS or Dedicated Server. Either of these server options will enable you to expand your hard drive and bandwidth capabilities (and your business). </span></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can make a profit easily.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the web hosting provider you choose handles the servers, you’re in charge of the profits and simply managing the hosting customers you take on. This is an easy way to <strong>start making a profit from your web hosting</strong> business right away.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Selecting the right reseller hosting provider</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One last thing to consider when you select a web hosting provider to rent from: the provider and their capabilities. You don’t want to start renting from a company that can’t provide adequate support to your clients--that makes you look bad! You don’t want to rent from a provider that doesn’t offer uptime or satisfaction guarantees or a site builder. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep these features in mind when searching for a provider for your </span><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/reseller-hosting/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reseller web hosting</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> service:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100+ free scripts</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cpanel</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least 1 site builder</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satisfaction guarantee</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24/7/365 awesome support</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 99.999% uptime guarantee</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fully managed services</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without features like these, managing your own business will be more difficult. You need to know you can offer your own customers the best possible web hosting experience before you decide to work with a company. Don’t choose the first one you see online or even the name you recognize the most--look for one with the best value, customer and tech support, and a 99.999% uptime guarantee. </span>','What Is Reseller Web Hosting and How Much Is It?','','publish','open','closed','','what-is-reseller-web-hosting-and-how-much-is-it','','','2016-01-19 13:53:36','2016-01-19 18:53:36','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9697',0,'post','',0),(9605,5,'2016-01-12 09:56:35','2016-01-12 14:56:35','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinterest is a highly visual social network. Brands that rely on visuals to sell their product can do really well on the site, </span><a href=\"http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/pinterest-stats/\" rel=\"nofollow\">which has</a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over 100 million active users--of which women make up 85%. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem that many brands experienced with Pinterest in the past was the challenge of getting users to leave Pinterest to visit their website. Most people use Pinterest to continually scroll through ideas and don’t often leave the site to get more details on one pin they liked. That’s why Pinterest created Rich Pins, special pins that include additional information right on the pin itself, no leaving Pinterest required. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some examples of Rich Pins directly from Pinterest:</span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9606\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/richpins-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"richpins\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know what Rich Pins are, let’s talk about what they can be used for. Pinterest has created 6 different types of Rich Pins, and each one has a different function and product type. </span>\r\n<h2><b>App pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">App pins help you link your iOS app directly to your pins. These Rich Pins come with a Download Now button, so users can download your app without ever leaving Pinterest. </span>\r\n<h2><b>Recipe pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recipe pins include the entire recipe and cooking instructions, <a href=\"https://business.pinterest.com/en/rich-pins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">right under the pin</a> itself. Users can find the full recipe they want right from Pinterest without ever leaving the site, and your blog or brand name is prominently featured on the Rich Pin in case users want to find more recipes from you.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Article pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a long-time writer, I can see the clear benefit of using article pins to drum up interest in an article and share it around with friends. Article pins include the headline, author, and story description so you can decide if you really want to read the article before you actually go and read it. Nifty, right?</span>\r\n<h2><b>Product pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ultimate Rich Pin, in my opinion, is the product pin. Without them, it’s hard to get customers to:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) Find out who you are </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) Leave a website they know and trust to visit yours</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) Decide they want to buy your product </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) Actually buy your product</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product pins help eliminate all these issues. Since they’re on Pinterest, where your audience is already browsing, it’s easy for customers to find out who you are. And with Rich Pins, which include all that extra info and make it super simple to buy, your customer can then easily decide they want to buy your product and actually buy your product within seconds. All without leaving Pinterest! </span>\r\n<h2><b>Place pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restaurants, museums, coffee shops, music venues--if it’s a place, it works with place pins. These Rich Pins provide a map, address, and phone number of a location right on the pin, making it easier than ever for users to find your business or organization.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Movie pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movie pins include the cast, ratings, and starred reviews to help you figure out what flicks are worth seeing (and which ones aren’t). </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned this week for a how-to guide on setting up Rich Pins for your website! We’ll take you step-by-step through the process--adding meta tags to your website, using the Rich Pin Validator, and getting Pinterest to accept your </span>Rich Pin application.\r\n\r\nHappy pinning!\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9607\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" />','Promote Your Brand with Rich Pins on Pinterest','','publish','open','closed','','promote-your-brand-with-rich-pins-on-pinterest','','','2016-01-12 09:56:35','2016-01-12 14:56:35','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9605',0,'post','',0),(9606,5,'2016-01-12 09:44:33','2016-01-12 14:44:33','','richpins','','inherit','open','closed','','richpins','','','2016-01-12 09:44:33','2016-01-12 14:44:33','',9605,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/richpins.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9607,5,'2016-01-12 09:45:20','2016-01-12 14:45:20','','Pinterest','','inherit','open','closed','','pinterest-3','','','2016-01-12 09:45:20','2016-01-12 14:45:20','',9605,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pinterest.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9608,5,'2016-01-12 09:52:23','2016-01-12 14:52:23','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinterest is a highly visual social network. Brands that rely on visuals to sell their product can do really well on the site, </span><a href=\"http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/pinterest-stats/\">which has</a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over 100 million active users--of which women make up 85%. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem that many brands experienced with Pinterest in the past was the challenge of getting users to leave Pinterest to visit their website. Most people use Pinterest to continually scroll through ideas and don’t often leave the site to get more details on one pin they liked. That’s why Pinterest created Rich Pins, special pins that include additional information right on the pin itself, no leaving Pinterest required. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some examples of Rich Pins directly from Pinterest:</span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9606\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/richpins-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"richpins\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know what Rich Pins are, let’s talk about what they can be used for. Pinterest has created 6 different types of Rich Pins, and each one has a different function and product type. </span>\r\n<h2><b>App pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">App pins help you link your iOS app directly to your pins. These Rich Pins come with a Download Now button, so users can download your app without ever leaving Pinterest. </span>\r\n<h2><b>Recipe pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recipe pins include the entire recipe and cooking instructions, <a href=\"https://business.pinterest.com/en/rich-pins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">right under the pin</a> itself. Users can find the full recipe they want right from Pinterest without ever leaving the site, and your blog or brand name is prominently featured on the Rich Pin in case users want to find more recipes from you.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Article pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a long-time writer, I can see the clear benefit of using article pins to drum up interest in an article and share it around with friends. Article pins include the headline, author, and story description so you can decide if you really want to read the article before you actually go and read it. Nifty, right?</span>\r\n<h2><b>Product pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ultimate Rich Pin, in my opinion, is the product pin. Without them, it’s hard to get customers to:</span>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) Find out who you are </span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) Leave a website they know and trust to visit yours</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) Decide they want to buy your product </span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) Actually buy your product</span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product pins help eliminate all these issues. Since they’re on Pinterest, where your audience is already browsing, it’s easy for customers to find out who you are. And with Rich Pins, which include all that extra info and make it super simple to buy, your customer can then easily decide they want to buy your product and actually buy your product within seconds. All without leaving Pinterest! </span>\r\n<h2><b>Place pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restaurants, museums, coffee shops, music venues--if it’s a place, it works with place pins. These Rich Pins provide a map, address, and phone number of a location right on the pin, making it easier than ever for users to find your business or organization.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Movie pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movie pins include the cast, ratings, and starred reviews to help you figure out what flicks are worth seeing (and which ones aren’t). </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned this week for a how-to guide on setting up Rich Pins for your website! We’ll take you step-by-step through the process--adding meta tags to your website, using the Rich Pin Validator, and getting Pinterest to accept your </span>Rich Pin application.\r\n\r\nHappy pinning!\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9607\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" />','Promote Your Brand with Rich Pins on Pinterest','','inherit','closed','closed','','9605-revision-v1','','','2016-01-12 09:52:23','2016-01-12 14:52:23','',9605,'https://itxdesign.com/9605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9610,5,'2016-01-12 09:56:11','2016-01-12 14:56:11','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinterest is a highly visual social network. Brands that rely on visuals to sell their product can do really well on the site, </span><a href=\"http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/pinterest-stats/\" rel=\"nofollow\">which has</a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over 100 million active users--of which women make up 85%. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem that many brands experienced with Pinterest in the past was the challenge of getting users to leave Pinterest to visit their website. Most people use Pinterest to continually scroll through ideas and don’t often leave the site to get more details on one pin they liked. That’s why Pinterest created Rich Pins, special pins that include additional information right on the pin itself, no leaving Pinterest required. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some examples of Rich Pins directly from Pinterest:</span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9606\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/richpins-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"richpins\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know what Rich Pins are, let’s talk about what they can be used for. Pinterest has created 6 different types of Rich Pins, and each one has a different function and product type. </span>\r\n<h2><b>App pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">App pins help you link your iOS app directly to your pins. These Rich Pins come with a Download Now button, so users can download your app without ever leaving Pinterest. </span>\r\n<h2><b>Recipe pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recipe pins include the entire recipe and cooking instructions, <a href=\"https://business.pinterest.com/en/rich-pins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">right under the pin</a> itself. Users can find the full recipe they want right from Pinterest without ever leaving the site, and your blog or brand name is prominently featured on the Rich Pin in case users want to find more recipes from you.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Article pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a long-time writer, I can see the clear benefit of using article pins to drum up interest in an article and share it around with friends. Article pins include the headline, author, and story description so you can decide if you really want to read the article before you actually go and read it. Nifty, right?</span>\r\n<h2><b>Product pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ultimate Rich Pin, in my opinion, is the product pin. Without them, it’s hard to get customers to:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) Find out who you are </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) Leave a website they know and trust to visit yours</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) Decide they want to buy your product </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) Actually buy your product</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product pins help eliminate all these issues. Since they’re on Pinterest, where your audience is already browsing, it’s easy for customers to find out who you are. And with Rich Pins, which include all that extra info and make it super simple to buy, your customer can then easily decide they want to buy your product and actually buy your product within seconds. All without leaving Pinterest! </span>\r\n<h2><b>Place pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restaurants, museums, coffee shops, music venues--if it’s a place, it works with place pins. These Rich Pins provide a map, address, and phone number of a location right on the pin, making it easier than ever for users to find your business or organization.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Movie pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movie pins include the cast, ratings, and starred reviews to help you figure out what flicks are worth seeing (and which ones aren’t). </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned this week for a how-to guide on setting up Rich Pins for your website! We’ll take you step-by-step through the process--adding meta tags to your website, using the Rich Pin Validator, and getting Pinterest to accept your </span>Rich Pin application.\r\n\r\nHappy pinning!\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9607\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" />','Promote Your Brand with Rich Pins on Pinterest','','inherit','closed','closed','','9605-revision-v1','','','2016-01-12 09:56:11','2016-01-12 14:56:11','',9605,'https://itxdesign.com/9605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9609,5,'2016-01-12 09:53:21','2016-01-12 14:53:21','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinterest is a highly visual social network. Brands that rely on visuals to sell their product can do really well on the site, </span><a href=\"http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/pinterest-stats/\" rel=\"nofollow\">which has</a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over 100 million active users--of which women make up 85%. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem that many brands experienced with Pinterest in the past was the challenge of getting users to leave Pinterest to visit their website. Most people use Pinterest to continually scroll through ideas and don’t often leave the site to get more details on one pin they liked. That’s why Pinterest created Rich Pins, special pins that include additional information right on the pin itself, no leaving Pinterest required. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some examples of Rich Pins directly from Pinterest:</span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9606\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/richpins-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"richpins\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know what Rich Pins are, let’s talk about what they can be used for. Pinterest has created 6 different types of Rich Pins, and each one has a different function and product type. </span>\r\n<h2><b>App pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">App pins help you link your iOS app directly to your pins. These Rich Pins come with a Download Now button, so users can download your app without ever leaving Pinterest. </span>\r\n<h2><b>Recipe pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recipe pins include the entire recipe and cooking instructions, <a href=\"https://business.pinterest.com/en/rich-pins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">right under the pin</a> itself. Users can find the full recipe they want right from Pinterest without ever leaving the site, and your blog or brand name is prominently featured on the Rich Pin in case users want to find more recipes from you.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Article pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a long-time writer, I can see the clear benefit of using article pins to drum up interest in an article and share it around with friends. Article pins include the headline, author, and story description so you can decide if you really want to read the article before you actually go and read it. Nifty, right?</span>\r\n<h2><b>Product pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ultimate Rich Pin, in my opinion, is the product pin. Without them, it’s hard to get customers to:</span>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) Find out who you are </span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) Leave a website they know and trust to visit yours</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) Decide they want to buy your product </span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) Actually buy your product</span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product pins help eliminate all these issues. Since they’re on Pinterest, where your audience is already browsing, it’s easy for customers to find out who you are. And with Rich Pins, which include all that extra info and make it super simple to buy, your customer can then easily decide they want to buy your product and actually buy your product within seconds. All without leaving Pinterest! </span>\r\n<h2><b>Place pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restaurants, museums, coffee shops, music venues--if it’s a place, it works with place pins. These Rich Pins provide a map, address, and phone number of a location right on the pin, making it easier than ever for users to find your business or organization.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Movie pins</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movie pins include the cast, ratings, and starred reviews to help you figure out what flicks are worth seeing (and which ones aren’t). </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned this week for a how-to guide on setting up Rich Pins for your website! We’ll take you step-by-step through the process--adding meta tags to your website, using the Rich Pin Validator, and getting Pinterest to accept your </span>Rich Pin application.\r\n\r\nHappy pinning!\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9607\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" />','Promote Your Brand with Rich Pins on Pinterest','','inherit','closed','closed','','9605-revision-v1','','','2016-01-12 09:53:21','2016-01-12 14:53:21','',9605,'https://itxdesign.com/9605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9611,5,'2016-01-13 13:23:44','2016-01-13 18:23:44','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it’s the coffee, but this morning, I’ve been thinking about how much evergreen trees are like evergreen content. While the deciduous trees and shrubs around them change color and drop their leaves, evergreen trees hold fast to their much more substantial, hardier needles and leaves that are filled with a higher concentration of oils, which keep the leaves from freezing and dying like deciduous leaves do. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humor me here, but isn’t that similar to the way more substantial, hardier content stays “fresh” for a long time, while the wimpy deciduous content falls away within days or weeks? It never changes, yet remains relevant and useful. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We talked about evergreen content before when we discussed </span><a href=\" https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/ \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">repurposing old blog posts</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into fresh, new content. This is your guide to writing content that won’t die off this winter.</span>\r\n<h2><b><img class=\" wp-image-9461 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Great-Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Great Blog Post\" width=\"379\" height=\"252\" />Write about something timeless\r\n</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, the key to evergreen content is that it doesn’t get old. It’s timeless, and that means it has nothing to do with current events, news, fashions, trends, or anything similar. Evergreen content deals with unchanging things--How to Create a Budget--instead of trendy topics--Best Shows to Watch on Netflix. </span>\r\n<h2><b>Write in specific formats</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some formats work better than others for evergreen content. Lists, guides and how-to’s, reviews, and videos are the most commonly used formats for evergreen content. These formats all make content easily digestible for your readers and are the most likely to provide real value to them. After all, how many times does a person consult a website to re-read an opinion piece? They don’t, but they will return to a website to read a recipe for their favorite dish or a guide on </span><a href=\"http://www.conversational.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">looking for a virtual receptionist</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lists</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guides</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to’s</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos </span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2><b>Don’t reference the trends<img class=\"wp-image-9614 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/trouser.jpg\" alt=\"trouser\" width=\"240\" height=\"248\" /></b></h2>\r\nPay careful attention not just to your writing topic, but also the way you’re writing about it and making references to cultural interests and happenings.\r\n\r\nUsing current references and talking about trends is just not acceptable in evergreen content. It dates your work and makes it a less valuable reference later on, so avoid talking about current trends, fashions, and cultural events that won\'t be remembered or in vogue within 6 months.\r\n<h2><b>Expand on your niche</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is in a small niche of a larger market, use that to your advantage! It’s likely that there isn’t much competition online for evergreen content in your niche industry, so cover all the </span><a href=\"http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2012/10/16/guide-to-evergreen-content-marketing \" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">basics of your industry</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a few different viewpoints to make sure you’re ranking well in search.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Base content around SEO keywords</b></h2>\r\nYour evergreen content will do even more for your business if you write a few pieces each week about SEO keywords that have proven beneficial for your business. If you’re supplying good, evergreen content related to your best keywords, you’ll appear in search each time someone is looking for information like yours.\r\n<h2><b>Make it for everyone</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless your niche is filled with experts on your topic (like biologists, for example), don’t write your evergreen content for experts or professors. Make sure anyone can read and understand your content and it will get shared and read more often. </span><a href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-complete-list-of-evergreen-content-ideas-for-your-blog \" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your viewpoint general</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and don’t assume your readers know more than they do.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Narrow it down</b></h2>\r\nIf you need to improve your content, consider narro<img class=\"size-full wp-image-9351 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Niche-Blogger.jpg\" alt=\"Niche Blogger\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" />wing the topics down. Although it may be against your instincts at first, more refined topics have an easier time finding and connecting with their audiences.\r\nThey also face less competition on the web. What sounds better: 5 Jobs Introverts Should Never Do or The Best Jobs for Your Personality?\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business plans on being around for a long time, so your content should, too. Follow these tips to make sure you’re producing evergreen, applicable content that provides real value to your readers and withstands the test of time. </span>','How to Write Evergreen Content That Doesn\'t Go Stale','','publish','open','closed','','how-to-write-evergreen-content-that-doesnt-go-stale','','','2016-01-27 09:45:56','2016-01-27 14:45:56','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9611',0,'post','',0),(9613,5,'2016-01-13 13:16:29','2016-01-13 18:16:29','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it’s the coffee, but this morning, I’ve been thinking about how much evergreen trees are like evergreen content. While the deciduous trees and shrubs around them change color and drop their leaves, evergreen trees hold fast to their much more substantial, hardier needles and leaves that are filled with a higher concentration of oils, which keep the leaves from freezing and dying like deciduous leaves do. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humor me here, but isn’t that similar to the way more substantial, hardier content stays “fresh” for a long time, while the wimpy deciduous content falls away within days or weeks? It never changes, yet remains relevant and useful. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We talked about evergreen content before when we discussed </span><a href=\" https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/ \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">repurposing old blog posts</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into fresh, new content. This is your guide to writing content that won’t die off this winter. </span>\r\n<h1><b>Write about something timeless</b></h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, the key to evergreen content is that it doesn’t get old. It’s timeless, and that means it has nothing to do with current events, news, fashions, trends, or anything similar. Evergreen content deals with unchanging things--How to Create a Budget--instead of trendy topics--Best Shows to Watch on Netflix. </span>\r\n<h1><b>Write in specific formats</b></h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some formats work better than others for evergreen content. Lists, guides and how-to’s, reviews, and videos are the most commonly used formats for evergreen content. These formats all make content easily digestible for your readers and are the most likely to provide real value to them. After all, how many times does a person consult a website to re-read an opinion piece? They don’t, but they will return to a website to read a recipe for their favorite dish or a guide on </span><a href=\"http://www.conversational.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">looking for a virtual receptionist</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lists</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guides</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to’s</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos </span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1><b>Don’t reference the trends</b></h1>\r\nPay careful attention not just to your writing topic, but also the way you’re writing about it. Using current references and talking about trends is not acceptable in evergreen content. It dates your work and makes it a less valuable reference later on.\r\n<h1><b>Expand on your niche</b></h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is in a small niche of a larger market, use that to your advantage! It’s likely that there isn’t much competition online for evergreen content in your niche industry, so cover all the </span><a href=\"http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2012/10/16/guide-to-evergreen-content-marketing \" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">basics of your industry</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a few different viewpoints to make sure you’re ranking well in search.</span>\r\n<h1><b>Base content around SEO keywords</b></h1>\r\nYour evergreen content will do even more for your business if you write a few pieces each week about SEO keywords that have proven beneficial for your business. If you’re supplying good, evergreen content related to your best keywords, you’ll appear in search each time someone is looking for information like yours.\r\n<h1><b>Make it for everyone</b></h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless your niche is filled with experts on your topic (like biologists, for example), don’t write your evergreen content for experts or professors. Make sure anyone can read and understand your content and it will get shared and read more often. </span><a href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-complete-list-of-evergreen-content-ideas-for-your-blog \" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your viewpoint general</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and don’t assume your readers know more than they do.</span>\r\n<h1><b>Narrow it down</b></h1>\r\nIf you need to improve your content, consider narrowing the topics down. Although it may be against your instincts at first, more refined topics have an easier time finding and connecting with their audiences. They also face less competition on the web. What sounds better: 5 Jobs Introverts Should Never Do or The Best Jobs for Your Personality?\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business plans on being around for a long time, so your content should, too. Follow these tips to make sure you’re producing evergreen, applicable content that provides real value to your readers and withstands the test of time. </span>','How to Write Evergreen Content That Doesn\'t Go Stale','','inherit','closed','closed','','9611-revision-v1','','','2016-01-13 13:16:29','2016-01-13 18:16:29','',9611,'https://itxdesign.com/9611-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9614,5,'2016-01-13 13:18:26','2016-01-13 18:18:26','','trouser','','inherit','open','closed','','trouser','','','2016-01-13 13:18:26','2016-01-13 18:18:26','',9611,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/trouser.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9615,5,'2016-01-13 13:22:28','2016-01-13 18:22:28','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it’s the coffee, but this morning, I’ve been thinking about how much evergreen trees are like evergreen content. While the deciduous trees and shrubs around them change color and drop their leaves, evergreen trees hold fast to their much more substantial, hardier needles and leaves that are filled with a higher concentration of oils, which keep the leaves from freezing and dying like deciduous leaves do. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humor me here, but isn’t that similar to the way more substantial, hardier content stays “fresh” for a long time, while the wimpy deciduous content falls away within days or weeks? It never changes, yet remains relevant and useful. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We talked about evergreen content before when we discussed </span><a href=\" https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/ \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">repurposing old blog posts</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into fresh, new content. This is your guide to writing content that won’t die off this winter.</span>\r\n<h1><b><img class=\" wp-image-9461 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Great-Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Great Blog Post\" width=\"379\" height=\"252\" />Write about something timeless\r\n</b></h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, the key to evergreen content is that it doesn’t get old. It’s timeless, and that means it has nothing to do with current events, news, fashions, trends, or anything similar. Evergreen content deals with unchanging things--How to Create a Budget--instead of trendy topics--Best Shows to Watch on Netflix. </span>\r\n<h1><b>Write in specific formats</b></h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some formats work better than others for evergreen content. Lists, guides and how-to’s, reviews, and videos are the most commonly used formats for evergreen content. These formats all make content easily digestible for your readers and are the most likely to provide real value to them. After all, how many times does a person consult a website to re-read an opinion piece? They don’t, but they will return to a website to read a recipe for their favorite dish or a guide on </span><a href=\"http://www.conversational.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">looking for a virtual receptionist</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lists</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guides</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to’s</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos </span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1><b>Don’t reference the trends<img class=\"wp-image-9614 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/trouser.jpg\" alt=\"trouser\" width=\"240\" height=\"248\" /></b></h1>\r\nPay careful attention not just to your writing topic, but also the way you’re writing about it and making references to cultural interests and happenings.\r\n\r\nUsing current references and talking about trends is just not acceptable in evergreen content. It dates your work and makes it a less valuable reference later on, so avoid talking about current trends, fashions, and cultural events that won\'t be remembered or in vogue within 6 months.\r\n<h1><b>Expand on your niche</b></h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is in a small niche of a larger market, use that to your advantage! It’s likely that there isn’t much competition online for evergreen content in your niche industry, so cover all the </span><a href=\"http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2012/10/16/guide-to-evergreen-content-marketing \" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">basics of your industry</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a few different viewpoints to make sure you’re ranking well in search.</span>\r\n<h1><b>Base content around SEO keywords</b></h1>\r\nYour evergreen content will do even more for your business if you write a few pieces each week about SEO keywords that have proven beneficial for your business. If you’re supplying good, evergreen content related to your best keywords, you’ll appear in search each time someone is looking for information like yours.\r\n<h1><b>Make it for everyone</b></h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless your niche is filled with experts on your topic (like biologists, for example), don’t write your evergreen content for experts or professors. Make sure anyone can read and understand your content and it will get shared and read more often. </span><a href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-complete-list-of-evergreen-content-ideas-for-your-blog \" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your viewpoint general</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and don’t assume your readers know more than they do.</span>\r\n<h1><b>Narrow it down</b></h1>\r\nIf you need to improve your content, consider narro<img class=\"size-full wp-image-9351 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Niche-Blogger.jpg\" alt=\"Niche Blogger\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" />wing the topics down. Although it may be against your instincts at first, more refined topics have an easier time finding and connecting with their audiences.\r\nThey also face less competition on the web. What sounds better: 5 Jobs Introverts Should Never Do or The Best Jobs for Your Personality?\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business plans on being around for a long time, so your content should, too. Follow these tips to make sure you’re producing evergreen, applicable content that provides real value to your readers and withstands the test of time. </span>','How to Write Evergreen Content That Doesn\'t Go Stale','','inherit','closed','closed','','9611-revision-v1','','','2016-01-13 13:22:28','2016-01-13 18:22:28','',9611,'https://itxdesign.com/9611-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9616,5,'2016-01-13 13:23:25','2016-01-13 18:23:25','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it’s the coffee, but this morning, I’ve been thinking about how much evergreen trees are like evergreen content. While the deciduous trees and shrubs around them change color and drop their leaves, evergreen trees hold fast to their much more substantial, hardier needles and leaves that are filled with a higher concentration of oils, which keep the leaves from freezing and dying like deciduous leaves do. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humor me here, but isn’t that similar to the way more substantial, hardier content stays “fresh” for a long time, while the wimpy deciduous content falls away within days or weeks? It never changes, yet remains relevant and useful. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We talked about evergreen content before when we discussed </span><a href=\" https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/ \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">repurposing old blog posts</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into fresh, new content. This is your guide to writing content that won’t die off this winter.</span>\r\n<h2><b><img class=\" wp-image-9461 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Great-Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Great Blog Post\" width=\"379\" height=\"252\" />Write about something timeless\r\n</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, the key to evergreen content is that it doesn’t get old. It’s timeless, and that means it has nothing to do with current events, news, fashions, trends, or anything similar. Evergreen content deals with unchanging things--How to Create a Budget--instead of trendy topics--Best Shows to Watch on Netflix. </span>\r\n<h2><b>Write in specific formats</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some formats work better than others for evergreen content. Lists, guides and how-to’s, reviews, and videos are the most commonly used formats for evergreen content. These formats all make content easily digestible for your readers and are the most likely to provide real value to them. After all, how many times does a person consult a website to re-read an opinion piece? They don’t, but they will return to a website to read a recipe for their favorite dish or a guide on </span><a href=\"http://www.conversational.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">looking for a virtual receptionist</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lists</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guides</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to’s</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos </span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2><b>Don’t reference the trends<img class=\"wp-image-9614 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/trouser.jpg\" alt=\"trouser\" width=\"240\" height=\"248\" /></b></h2>\r\nPay careful attention not just to your writing topic, but also the way you’re writing about it and making references to cultural interests and happenings.\r\n\r\nUsing current references and talking about trends is just not acceptable in evergreen content. It dates your work and makes it a less valuable reference later on, so avoid talking about current trends, fashions, and cultural events that won\'t be remembered or in vogue within 6 months.\r\n<h2><b>Expand on your niche</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is in a small niche of a larger market, use that to your advantage! It’s likely that there isn’t much competition online for evergreen content in your niche industry, so cover all the </span><a href=\"http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2012/10/16/guide-to-evergreen-content-marketing \" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">basics of your industry</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a few different viewpoints to make sure you’re ranking well in search.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Base content around SEO keywords</b></h2>\r\nYour evergreen content will do even more for your business if you write a few pieces each week about SEO keywords that have proven beneficial for your business. If you’re supplying good, evergreen content related to your best keywords, you’ll appear in search each time someone is looking for information like yours.\r\n<h2><b>Make it for everyone</b></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless your niche is filled with experts on your topic (like biologists, for example), don’t write your evergreen content for experts or professors. Make sure anyone can read and understand your content and it will get shared and read more often. </span><a href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-complete-list-of-evergreen-content-ideas-for-your-blog \" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your viewpoint general</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and don’t assume your readers know more than they do.</span>\r\n<h2><b>Narrow it down</b></h2>\r\nIf you need to improve your content, consider narro<img class=\"size-full wp-image-9351 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Niche-Blogger.jpg\" alt=\"Niche Blogger\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" />wing the topics down. Although it may be against your instincts at first, more refined topics have an easier time finding and connecting with their audiences.\r\nThey also face less competition on the web. What sounds better: 5 Jobs Introverts Should Never Do or The Best Jobs for Your Personality?\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business plans on being around for a long time, so your content should, too. Follow these tips to make sure you’re producing evergreen, applicable content that provides real value to your readers and withstands the test of time. </span>','How to Write Evergreen Content That Doesn\'t Go Stale','','inherit','closed','closed','','9611-revision-v1','','','2016-01-13 13:23:25','2016-01-13 18:23:25','',9611,'https://itxdesign.com/9611-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9617,5,'2016-01-14 14:26:55','2016-01-14 19:26:55','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9618\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Infographic-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Using infographics to market your business\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you using infographics to market your business online? If not, you’re missing out! Infographics are one of the best ways to market new content and repurpose your older content. They are bite-sized pieces of content that really pack a punch and engage your audience. Infographics are highly visual, so they’re widely shared. They make the best information easier to digest and drive visitors to your website.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visually appealing infographics provide so many benefits for a small business blog, so take a look at these 4 ways you can <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/how-can-you-use-infographics-to-increase-your-site-traffic/\" target=\"_blank\">use infographics to market your business</a>!</span>\r\n<h2>1. Use infographics to market your most recent blog post</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you’ve recently written a really good blog post that has lots of meaty information in it, you’ve already got the makings of a great infographic. Just mine the most interesting content from the post (if you want to be really productive, go ahead and pull enough content to make a few different infographics) to use for the infographic. Use simple visuals and bright colors in your infographic to make it more appealing to your audience. </span>\r\n<h2><strong>2. Repurpose an old post</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you haven’t written any new content in a while, or perhaps you’re just looking to get more miles out of an older post that would otherwise be forgotten. In either case, creating an infographic to market or <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/\" target=\"_blank\">repurpose an older blog post</a> will revitalize your content and stretch existing posts a little further. As above, just look for the best or most interesting section of the post and put that into your infographic.</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_9619\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"166\"]<img class=\" wp-image-9619\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/salespaywomen.gif\" alt=\"Example of a simple infographic from a blog post\" width=\"166\" height=\"188\" /> Example of a simple infographic from a blog post[/caption]\r\n<h2><strong>3. Attract new visitors and retain current visitors</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring new visitors to your site and help retain current visitors when you use infographics. You could reach up to 15 million people with just one well-done infographic! What could your blog do with that kind of reach? Stick to topics that have been proven to draw visitors to your site already (this isn’t a good time to try a new topic), create infographics about those topics, and you’ll see more new visitors and returning visitors to your site. </span>\r\n<h2><strong>4. Easily and readily share on social media</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy-to-understand infographics make good information more digestible, and that’s why we like them so much. Your content is easier to share on social media when it’s compact, visual, and compelling, so it’s wise to use infographics to <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/whats-it-take-to-get-success-from-social-marketing/\" target=\"_blank\">increase your reach on social media</a> and up your chances of going viral. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter is an especially good place to share your infographics and find a larger audience. Using relevant hashtags can put your infographic in the hands and eyes of the people who want to see and share it the most. </span>\r\n<h2><strong>Don’t know how to create an infographic? </strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don’t have experience creating infographics, that’s okay. There are several high quality programs and apps that allow you to create infographics for free. Your first try may not be the best, so give it a few tries before you share one on social media. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are examples of sites you can use to create an infographic to market your business:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canva</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easel.ly</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piktochart</span></li>\r\n</ul>','4 Ways to Use Infographics to Market Your Business','','publish','open','closed','','4-ways-to-use-infographics-to-market-your-business','','','2016-01-14 14:26:55','2016-01-14 19:26:55','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9617',0,'post','',0),(9618,5,'2016-01-14 14:20:26','2016-01-14 19:20:26','','Infographic','','inherit','open','closed','','infographic','','','2016-01-14 14:20:53','2016-01-14 19:20:53','',9617,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Infographic.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9619,5,'2016-01-14 14:23:22','2016-01-14 19:23:22','','salespaywomen','Example of a simple infographic from a blog post','inherit','open','closed','','salespaywomen','','','2016-01-14 14:23:43','2016-01-14 19:23:43','',9617,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/salespaywomen.gif',0,'attachment','image/gif',0),(9620,5,'2016-01-14 14:26:13','2016-01-14 19:26:13','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9618\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Infographic-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Using infographics to market your business\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you using infographics to market your business online? If not, you’re missing out! Infographics are one of the best ways to market new content and repurpose your older content. They are bite-sized pieces of content that really pack a punch and engage your audience. Infographics are highly visual, so they’re widely shared. They make the best information easier to digest and drive visitors to your website.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visually appealing infographics provide so many benefits for a small business blog, so take a look at these 4 ways you can <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/how-can-you-use-infographics-to-increase-your-site-traffic/\" target=\"_blank\">use infographics to market your business</a>!</span>\r\n<h2>1. Use infographics to market your most recent blog post</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you’ve recently written a really good blog post that has lots of meaty information in it, you’ve already got the makings of a great infographic. Just mine the most interesting content from the post (if you want to be really productive, go ahead and pull enough content to make a few different infographics) to use for the infographic. Use simple visuals and bright colors in your infographic to make it more appealing to your audience. </span>\r\n<h2><strong>2. Repurpose an old post</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you haven’t written any new content in a while, or perhaps you’re just looking to get more miles out of an older post that would otherwise be forgotten. In either case, creating an infographic to market or <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/\" target=\"_blank\">repurpose an older blog post</a> will revitalize your content and stretch existing posts a little further. As above, just look for the best or most interesting section of the post and put that into your infographic.</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_9619\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"166\"]<img class=\" wp-image-9619\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/salespaywomen.gif\" alt=\"Example of a simple infographic from a blog post\" width=\"166\" height=\"188\" /> Example of a simple infographic from a blog post[/caption]\r\n<h2><strong>3. Attract new visitors and retain current visitors</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring new visitors to your site and help retain current visitors when you use infographics. You could reach up to 15 million people with just one well-done infographic! What could your blog do with that kind of reach? Stick to topics that have been proven to draw visitors to your site already (this isn’t a good time to try a new topic), create infographics about those topics, and you’ll see more new visitors and returning visitors to your site. </span>\r\n<h2><strong>4. Easily and readily share on social media</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy-to-understand infographics make good information more digestible, and that’s why we like them so much. Your content is easier to share on social media when it’s compact, visual, and compelling, so it’s wise to use infographics to <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/whats-it-take-to-get-success-from-social-marketing/\" target=\"_blank\">increase your reach on social media</a> and up your chances of going viral. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter is an especially good place to share your infographics and find a larger audience. Using relevant hashtags can put your infographic in the hands and eyes of the people who want to see and share it the most. </span>\r\n<h2><strong>Don’t know how to create an infographic? </strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don’t have experience creating infographics, that’s okay. There are several high quality programs and apps that allow you to create infographics for free. Your first try may not be the best, so give it a few tries before you share one on social media. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are examples of sites you can use to create an infographic to market your business:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canva</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easel.ly</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piktochart</span></li>\r\n</ul>','4 Ways to Use Infographics to Market Your Business','','inherit','closed','closed','','9617-revision-v1','','','2016-01-14 14:26:13','2016-01-14 19:26:13','',9617,'https://itxdesign.com/9617-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9622,5,'2016-01-15 13:35:33','2016-01-15 18:35:33','','webdesign','','inherit','open','closed','','webdesign','','','2016-01-15 13:35:33','2016-01-15 18:35:33','',9621,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/webdesign.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9623,5,'2016-01-15 13:40:55','2016-01-15 18:40:55','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9622\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/webdesign-1024x372.jpg\" alt=\"webdesign\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The importance and value of web design becomes clear when you compare a well-designed site with a poorly designed one. It can be difficult to put your finger on the elements of a site that don’t appeal to you, and sometimes the problem is combination of design issues overlapping. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you’re hiring a web designer to build and design your small business’ website, take note of these 5 common web design mistakes that will tarnish your website and how you can avoid them.</span>\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #1: Flash with no function</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A website that looks nice but doesn’t let a user do what they came there to do is not a functional website. Users get frustrated with websites that aren’t functional and leave. </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good web designers know how to properly balance text, white space, graphics, images, and sections so that the overall effect of the website is aesthetically pleasing and easily usable at the same time. </span>\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #2: No search box</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users come to your website in search of information or products. If the things they’re looking for aren’t on your homepage, and the user can’t find it within 3 clicks, you’ll lose a potential customer and wish you had put in a search box. </span>\r\n\r\nIt’s imperative that your web designer include a search box on every page so users can always find their way around and go directly to the content they want to see.\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #3: Bad font choices</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some websites aren’t badly designed, but feature poor font selections that make the website appear dated or designed by a beginner. This is not an impression you want to leave on your visitors, so steer away from or sparingly use fonts that have a lot of ‘character’ and can easily overwhelm your page, like Comic Sans or Blackadder. </span>\r\n\r\nTalk about your font preferences with your web designer to avoid a misunderstanding.\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #4: Complicated forms</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any barrier to a sale is bad for business, and complicated forms on your website fall into that category. Your goal is to make it as easy as possible for your visitors to find what they want and, if applicable, purchase it. </span>\r\n\r\nHave your web designer make the process of filling out a form simple for your visitors, and you could see an increase in sales and conversions.\r\n<h2>Web Design Mistake #5: Forgetting social media</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good web designer will include highly visible links to your social media accounts on every page of your website. This is the only way your business can hope to successfully use social media for marketing. Your visitors will only click ‘Like on Facebook’ if they know the process will be quick and simple--after all, it doesn’t hurt them at all to </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click Like, and the urge to do so can pass rather quickly. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping your social links prominently placed on every page ensures it’s simple for visitors to move between the sites, engaging with your business on social media and on your website, and making sure you’re consistently linking to your website and blog on your social media pages can kindle a good flow of traffic back and forth between the two pages.</span>','5 Common Web Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them','','inherit','closed','closed','','9621-revision-v1','','','2016-01-15 13:40:55','2016-01-15 18:40:55','',9621,'https://itxdesign.com/9621-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9751,1,'2016-01-25 13:26:15','2016-01-25 18:26:15','<label>Email address: </label>\r\n<p><input class=\"sml_emailinput\" type=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Your email address\" required />\r\n<input type=\"submit\" class=\"btn sml_submitbtn\" value=\"Sign up\" /></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','Default sign-up form','','publish','closed','closed','','default-sign-up-form','','','2016-01-25 13:26:15','2016-01-25 18:26:15','<label>Email address: </label>\r\n<p><input class=\"sml_emailinput\" type=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Your email address\" required />\r\n<input type=\"submit\" class=\"btn sml_submitbtn\" value=\"Sign up\" /></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n',0,'https://itxdesign.com/mc4wp-form/default-sign-up-form/',0,'mc4wp-form','',0),(9626,4,'2016-01-15 18:52:12','2016-01-15 23:52:12','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Slack.png\" alt=\"Slack\" width=\"128\" height=\"67\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9283\" />Slack, the popular WordPress app, is becoming a great source for productivity boosting. It has over 80 integrations for services like Google Drive, Trello, and GitHub, and now you can use these integrations to become a more productive person at work. \n\nSlack is used for chatting, searching, user groups, and third party integrations so it’s becoming an easy way to manage your calendar, communicate quickly through social media, and so much more. Get Slack and your work day will become simply, efficient, and way more fun. \n\n<h2>What can Slack do for me?</h2>\n\nSlack offers chat options to send instant messages to individuals, private groups, and public channels while the search feature lets you easily find chats, messages and the history of your channels to be able to access. Integrating with other services that businesses are using on a regular basis is becoming one of the most important features of the app because teams can more easily communicate. \n\nYou can improve your workflow by using WordPress and Slack together because the integration posts WordPress notifications to your Slack channels for improving team collaboration. With a remote team or multi-author site, communication just improved immensely making the work way easier to accomplish. \n\n<h2>Which productivity interactions should I use on Slack?</h2>\n\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SlackApp.png\" alt=\"SlackApp\" width=\"745\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9284\" />\n\nStart with the Google Calendar + Slack integration. Since your business already uses calendar events on Slack, you can automate your workflow by bringing your Slack and Google Calendar together. Post an event to your calendar in Slack or post project deadline reminders on Google Calendar and they will be integrated together. \n\nThen, check out how your social media accounts just simplified. When you use Twitter to respond to clients, Slack can now post tweets at you or about you into a Slack channel. Now you can finally track every mention and communicate with your staff on how you should respond. The Twitter + Slack integration is a win. \n\n<h2>Other great integrations</h2>\n\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SlackforProductivity.png\" alt=\"Slack for Productivity\" width=\"152\" height=\"104\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9285\" />Check out project management services like the Trello with Slack integration. It’s great for organizing and managing project tasks, keep track of changes on cards in large projects, and staying up to date on changes that need addressed. With this integration, communication and efficiency are even smoother. Try the Asana with Slack integration or Blossom with Slack integration for even more great features like organizing team’s conversations or getting notifications on task comments. \n\nFor file sharing, you can now use Google Drive + Slack and you team can more easily collaborate through the file sharing system. Dropbox and Slack have teamed up as well to share files even better than before. \n\nCheck out integrations such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Mention with Slack for improving communication and productivity for your team</li>\n<li>Hubot + Slack for alerts and fun polls that will streamline work in a creative way</li>\n<li>Google Hangouts + Slack to make conversations even easier</li>\n<li>Help Scout + Slack will notify you of conversations replies when you need help in your customer support area</li>\n<li>GoSquared + Slack is perfect for your analytics and performance needs</li>\n</ul>	\nIf you’re looking for ways to make the workflow a little smoother and more efficient for your team, these Slack interactions are the perfect solutions for productivity hacks. \n','How can you use Slack Interactions to Become More Productive?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9282-autosave-v1','','','2016-01-15 18:52:12','2016-01-15 23:52:12','',9282,'https://itxdesign.com/9282-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9627,4,'2016-01-15 18:55:09','2016-01-15 23:55:09','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Web-Hosting-for-Business.jpg\" alt=\"Web Hosting for Business\" width=\"285\" height=\"177\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9630\" />When it comes time to choose a web host, you may feel overwhelmed by the multitude of options. Your business depends on your ability to access the internet and to keep your website up and running. With the wrong web host, you could experience downtime leading to missed traffic and lost customers. Selecting the perfect web hosting plan is vital to your business website because website’s have become one of the most important parts of a business’s success. \r\n\r\nYour website acts as your online identity which means that you can’t put it in danger of being unavailable to customers, running too slowly to use, or not performing at its best. How do you ensure your website’s quality and performance? \r\n\r\nYour web host choice will be one of the biggest factors affect your website, so business owners have to take this decision very seriously. Since this decision will have such an impact on business and potentially income, business owners are starting to look at their options more carefully than ever. Here is a look at the various hosting plans so that you can decide the right one for your business and your budget. \r\n\r\n<h2>Where to begin</h2>\r\n\r\nWhen you start researching web host plans, you’ll want to first being by evaluating your needs. Ask yourself a few questions that will highly impact what type of web host you’ll need. Once you know the answers to these questions, it’ll be much easier to narrow down your decisions and match the best web host plan to your needs. \r\n\r\nAsk yourself where your customers are and what type of traffic volume you expect. If you plan to have an e-commerce site, this will affect your web host due to the need for something that supports sales and customers’ sensitive information’s security. \r\n\r\nIf you need multiple domains hosted compared to just one, that will also affect the route you go. Some hosts provide all of the major hosting plans while others would force you to change providers if you decide to change plans, which is extremely complicated. \r\n\r\n<h2>Choosing a shared hosting plan</h2>\r\n\r\nMany people will go the route of a shared hosting plan compared to something more independent. The major draw towards shared hosting plans is that it will save you a fortune on this part of your budget. Most people can’t afford to pay for premium hosting and a shared plan is the easiest way to save money. \r\n\r\nSince you’re sharing a server with many other companies, you’ll save a ton of money on your hosting and still get your internet needs handled. This is great for small and mid-sized businesses with limited budgets. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Business-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"Business Hosting\" width=\"204\" height=\"247\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9628\" />Why don’t more people want a shared hosting plan if it’s so affordable? The drawback of shared hosting is that with so many websites on the same server, there is a higher chance of performance issues. Companies that rely on heavy traffic won’t be able to keep up with the demand on a shared server. \r\n\r\nWhile you’re saving money on hosting, you’ll have issues with the traffic spikes on any of the sites and you’ll end up suffering if any other website is having a software issue. You could even run into security issues which is dangerous for an e-commerce site handling sensitive information. Overall, the affordability comes at a price of restricted traffic volume, software support, and database support, as well as a lack of security and a higher chance of a slow loading site deterring visitors. \r\n\r\n<h2>When shared hosting won’t cut it</h2>\r\n\r\nMany people realize that shared hosting isn’t for them and they’d rather get their own dedicated web hosting. Why wouldn’t everyone go this route if it’s going to perform much better? It’s really expensive to get dedicated web hosting. You’ll have a whole server dedicated to your website giving you tons of disk space and bandwidth. \r\n\r\nIt’s great for companies with heavy traffic every day or for an e-commerce site or niche site that will need top-notch security for customers’ sensitive information. The problem is that this is going to come at a premium price that usually only the big brands can afford to run and maintain. \r\n\r\nIn addition to the increased security, your website won’t have to worry about experience downtime due to other site’s having a spike in traffic. Your load times can remain quick ensuring your customers have a great experience visiting your site. \r\n\r\nGet your own customized software programs and operating systems on the server too. Larger sites with heavy traffic find this route the perfect way to go and it can come in a managed or non-managed option depending on what type of IT department you have. \r\n\r\n<h2>If neither of these options will work, there is another way</h2>\r\n\r\nSome people find shared hosting and dedicated web hosting both unreasonable options for their company’s website. There is another option that falls in-between the two known as VPS Hosting, a virtual private server plan. \r\n\r\nVPS uses a shared server with other websites on the server but everyone has their own fixed proportion divided up. This means that you won’t have to worry about traffic spikes on other’s sites affecting your site’s performance. It can handle larger traffic volumes, it’s more secure, and it’s more affordable than dedicated web hosting. It’s the best of both worlds wrapped up into one. \r\n\r\n<h2>Cloud hosting</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cloud-Hosting.png\" alt=\"Cloud Hosting\" width=\"294\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9629\" />A fourth option you could consider is cloud hosting. It has many advantages over shared and dedicated hosting with benefits like having the option to customize server speed. If you tend to sell the most during the holidays, you could customize it for more processing power and RAM right before the holidays. \r\n\r\nYou’ll have more security and reliability than most with cloud hosting and a software issue in the cloud wouldn’t hurt your servers.  Traffic surges on other sites won’t affect you either. They are the most reliable in relation to their cost and they offer the most benefits for cloud computing. It’s also pretty affordable and constantly adjustable to your needs. The only drawback to this option is that the storage location can cause for a slower load time on your pages. \r\n\r\nIf you weren’t sure before which type of hosting plan made the most sense for your business, use this guide to narrow down what makes the most sense for you. This could mean the difference between a bad year or a good year when it comes to website performance, online sales, and customer satisfaction. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','Do you Know Which Hosting Plan is Right for Your Business?','','publish','open','closed','','do-you-know-which-hosting-plan-is-right-for-your-business','','','2016-01-15 18:55:09','2016-01-15 23:55:09','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9627',0,'post','',0),(9628,4,'2016-01-15 18:54:21','2016-01-15 23:54:21','','Business Hosting','','inherit','open','closed','','business-hosting','','','2016-01-15 18:54:52','2016-01-15 23:54:52','',9627,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Business-Hosting.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9629,4,'2016-01-15 18:54:21','2016-01-15 23:54:21','','Cloud Hosting','','inherit','open','closed','','cloud-hosting-4','','','2016-01-15 18:54:59','2016-01-15 23:54:59','',9627,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cloud-Hosting.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9630,4,'2016-01-15 18:54:22','2016-01-15 23:54:22','','Web Hosting for Business','','inherit','open','closed','','web-hosting-for-business','','','2016-01-15 18:54:41','2016-01-15 23:54:41','',9627,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Web-Hosting-for-Business.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9631,4,'2016-01-15 18:55:02','2016-01-15 23:55:02','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Web-Hosting-for-Business.jpg\" alt=\"Web Hosting for Business\" width=\"285\" height=\"177\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9630\" />When it comes time to choose a web host, you may feel overwhelmed by the multitude of options. Your business depends on your ability to access the internet and to keep your website up and running. With the wrong web host, you could experience downtime leading to missed traffic and lost customers. Selecting the perfect web hosting plan is vital to your business website because website’s have become one of the most important parts of a business’s success. \r\n\r\nYour website acts as your online identity which means that you can’t put it in danger of being unavailable to customers, running too slowly to use, or not performing at its best. How do you ensure your website’s quality and performance? \r\n\r\nYour web host choice will be one of the biggest factors affect your website, so business owners have to take this decision very seriously. Since this decision will have such an impact on business and potentially income, business owners are starting to look at their options more carefully than ever. Here is a look at the various hosting plans so that you can decide the right one for your business and your budget. \r\n\r\n<h2>Where to begin</h2>\r\n\r\nWhen you start researching web host plans, you’ll want to first being by evaluating your needs. Ask yourself a few questions that will highly impact what type of web host you’ll need. Once you know the answers to these questions, it’ll be much easier to narrow down your decisions and match the best web host plan to your needs. \r\n\r\nAsk yourself where your customers are and what type of traffic volume you expect. If you plan to have an e-commerce site, this will affect your web host due to the need for something that supports sales and customers’ sensitive information’s security. \r\n\r\nIf you need multiple domains hosted compared to just one, that will also affect the route you go. Some hosts provide all of the major hosting plans while others would force you to change providers if you decide to change plans, which is extremely complicated. \r\n\r\n<h2>Choosing a shared hosting plan</h2>\r\n\r\nMany people will go the route of a shared hosting plan compared to something more independent. The major draw towards shared hosting plans is that it will save you a fortune on this part of your budget. Most people can’t afford to pay for premium hosting and a shared plan is the easiest way to save money. \r\n\r\nSince you’re sharing a server with many other companies, you’ll save a ton of money on your hosting and still get your internet needs handled. This is great for small and mid-sized businesses with limited budgets. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Business-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"Business Hosting\" width=\"204\" height=\"247\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9628\" />Why don’t more people want a shared hosting plan if it’s so affordable? The drawback of shared hosting is that with so many websites on the same server, there is a higher chance of performance issues. Companies that rely on heavy traffic won’t be able to keep up with the demand on a shared server. \r\n\r\nWhile you’re saving money on hosting, you’ll have issues with the traffic spikes on any of the sites and you’ll end up suffering if any other website is having a software issue. You could even run into security issues which is dangerous for an e-commerce site handling sensitive information. Overall, the affordability comes at a price of restricted traffic volume, software support, and database support, as well as a lack of security and a higher chance of a slow loading site deterring visitors. \r\n\r\n<h2>When shared hosting won’t cut it</h2>\r\n\r\nMany people realize that shared hosting isn’t for them and they’d rather get their own dedicated web hosting. Why wouldn’t everyone go this route if it’s going to perform much better? It’s really expensive to get dedicated web hosting. You’ll have a whole server dedicated to your website giving you tons of disk space and bandwidth. \r\n\r\nIt’s great for companies with heavy traffic every day or for an e-commerce site or niche site that will need top-notch security for customers’ sensitive information. The problem is that this is going to come at a premium price that usually only the big brands can afford to run and maintain. \r\n\r\nIn addition to the increased security, your website won’t have to worry about experience downtime due to other site’s having a spike in traffic. Your load times can remain quick ensuring your customers have a great experience visiting your site. \r\n\r\nGet your own customized software programs and operating systems on the server too. Larger sites with heavy traffic find this route the perfect way to go and it can come in a managed or non-managed option depending on what type of IT department you have. \r\n\r\n<h2>If neither of these options will work, there is another way</h2>\r\n\r\nSome people find shared hosting and dedicated web hosting both unreasonable options for their company’s website. There is another option that falls in-between the two known as VPS Hosting, a virtual private server plan. \r\n\r\nVPS uses a shared server with other websites on the server but everyone has their own fixed proportion divided up. This means that you won’t have to worry about traffic spikes on other’s sites affecting your site’s performance. It can handle larger traffic volumes, it’s more secure, and it’s more affordable than dedicated web hosting. It’s the best of both worlds wrapped up into one. \r\n\r\n<h2>Cloud hosting</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cloud-Hosting.png\" alt=\"Cloud Hosting\" width=\"294\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9629\" />A fourth option you could consider is cloud hosting. It has many advantages over shared and dedicated hosting with benefits like having the option to customize server speed. If you tend to sell the most during the holidays, you could customize it for more processing power and RAM right before the holidays. \r\n\r\nYou’ll have more security and reliability than most with cloud hosting and a software issue in the cloud wouldn’t hurt your servers.  Traffic surges on other sites won’t affect you either. They are the most reliable in relation to their cost and they offer the most benefits for cloud computing. It’s also pretty affordable and constantly adjustable to your needs. The only drawback to this option is that the storage location can cause for a slower load time on your pages. \r\n\r\nIf you weren’t sure before which type of hosting plan made the most sense for your business, use this guide to narrow down what makes the most sense for you. This could mean the difference between a bad year or a good year when it comes to website performance, online sales, and customer satisfaction. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','Do you Know Which Hosting Plan is Right for Your Business?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9627-revision-v1','','','2016-01-15 18:55:02','2016-01-15 23:55:02','',9627,'https://itxdesign.com/9627-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9633,4,'2016-01-18 07:56:09','2016-01-18 12:56:09','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Website-Hosting-Reseller.jpg\" alt=\"Website Hosting Reseller\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9636\" />If you’ve considered website hosting, you are probably hoping that it will lead to an additional income for you. You may not know if it’s hard to get involved with and if it’s difficult to find paying customers. Web hosting is what businesses need to get their company websites up and running which is how their current customers and prospective customers need to access in order to communicate and gather information. \r\n\r\nThey need to get their hosting from a reliable company and sometimes the best route is to go through a reseller web host that will offer benefits or a better deal than the big name hosts. Take a look at how you could make money from website hosting. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why do companies need website hosting?</h2>\r\n\r\nThe only way to have a company website is to have a reliable web host that will offer a server to set up a site. Companies have endless options for web hosting but they want to work with one that will offer great customer service, affordable prices, and assurance that their security will be protected and downtimes will be minimal. \r\n\r\nWeb hosting is necessary because it’s the way that companies attract their visitors, delivery their ideas or products and services to the world, and allows companies to do business online whether that be through displaying information to the world, selling products on e-commerce sites, or simply offers tools for doing business through chat, instant message, or contact forms. \r\n\r\n<h2>Can you make money being a web host?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Make-Money-from-Web-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"Make Money from Web Hosting\" width=\"265\" height=\"190\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9634\" />You can definitely profit from web hosting because people need hosting and they are willing to pay for it. Free hosting never turns out to work out for companies and they will move on to a paid host. You have to find a way to stand out from the crowd and be the host that companies want to work with first. Being a reseller web host is a great way to make money because all it takes is you paying for hosting at an affordable rate and then reselling it for a higher price. \r\n\r\nAs long as you have a large amount of space through a large server and bandwidth, you can divide it up and sell it to people for a monthly fee. This is a great way to make money and potentially gain loyal clients that will want to buy your other products or services.\r\n\r\n<h2>Pricing and marketing</h2>\r\n\r\nPurchasing reseller hosting won’t cost much for you and you can charge just slightly more than you paid and still make a profit. For example, paying $40 per month on hosting will allow you the space to turn a profit with websites that are interested in purchasing from you. Most people can’t afford thousands of dollars per month on their own dedicated server, so they are looking for a great shared hosting company to help them with this need. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Reseller-Marketing-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"Reseller Marketing\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9635\" />The only way to get the customers you’re seeking is to market to them and network. There are so many webmasters trying to resell hosting and you need to find a way to get your name out there, find something unique to offer, and look for people that haven’t been targeted yet. Look for forums or websites that are untouched or check with local leads that don’t have company websites that could use hosting. Consider advertising with blogs and website owners for your services or market with the local newspaper. \r\n\r\nConsider these strategies if you decide to make money from website hosting. 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Being a reseller web host is a great way to make money because all it takes is you paying for hosting at an affordable rate and then reselling it for a higher price. \r\n\r\nAs long as you have a large amount of space through a large server and bandwidth, you can divide it up and sell it to people for a monthly fee. This is a great way to make money and potentially gain loyal clients that will want to buy your other products or services.\r\n\r\n<h2>Pricing and marketing</h2>\r\n\r\nPurchasing reseller hosting won’t cost much for you and you can charge just slightly more than you paid and still make a profit. For example, paying $40 per month on hosting will allow you the space to turn a profit with websites that are interested in purchasing from you. Most people can’t afford thousands of dollars per month on their own dedicated server, so they are looking for a great shared hosting company to help them with this need. \r\n\r\nThe only way to get the customers you’re seeking is to market to them and network. There are so many webmasters trying to resell hosting and you need to find a way to get your name out there, find something unique to offer, and look for people that haven’t been targeted yet. Look for forums or websites that are untouched or check with local leads that don’t have company websites that could use hosting. Consider advertising with blogs and website owners for your services or market with the local newspaper. \r\n\r\nConsider these strategies if you decide to make money from website hosting. 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Companies have endless options for web hosting but they want to work with one that will offer great customer service, affordable prices, and assurance that their security will be protected and downtimes will be minimal. \r\n\r\nWeb hosting is necessary because it’s the way that companies attract their visitors, delivery their ideas or products and services to the world, and allows companies to do business online whether that be through displaying information to the world, selling products on e-commerce sites, or simply offers tools for doing business through chat, instant message, or contact forms. \r\n\r\n<h2>Can you make money being a web host?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Make-Money-from-Web-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"Make Money from Web Hosting\" width=\"265\" height=\"190\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9634\" />You can definitely profit from web hosting because people need hosting and they are willing to pay for it. Free hosting never turns out to work out for companies and they will move on to a paid host. You have to find a way to stand out from the crowd and be the host that companies want to work with first. Being a reseller web host is a great way to make money because all it takes is you paying for hosting at an affordable rate and then reselling it for a higher price. \r\n\r\nAs long as you have a large amount of space through a large server and bandwidth, you can divide it up and sell it to people for a monthly fee. This is a great way to make money and potentially gain loyal clients that will want to buy your other products or services.\r\n\r\n<h2>Pricing and marketing</h2>\r\n\r\nPurchasing reseller hosting won’t cost much for you and you can charge just slightly more than you paid and still make a profit. For example, paying $40 per month on hosting will allow you the space to turn a profit with websites that are interested in purchasing from you. Most people can’t afford thousands of dollars per month on their own dedicated server, so they are looking for a great shared hosting company to help them with this need. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Reseller-Marketing-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"Reseller Marketing\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9635\" />The only way to get the customers you’re seeking is to market to them and network. There are so many webmasters trying to resell hosting and you need to find a way to get your name out there, find something unique to offer, and look for people that haven’t been targeted yet. Look for forums or websites that are untouched or check with local leads that don’t have company websites that could use hosting. Consider advertising with blogs and website owners for your services or market with the local newspaper. \r\n\r\nConsider these strategies if you decide to make money from website hosting. 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The concept of reseller hosting basically works as the wholesale version of the web hosting industry allowing people like you to buy hosting for a great price and resell it for a profit. \r\n\r\nOnce you’ve purchased server resources at a low price, rebranded it, and resold it for a monthly income, you’ll have to consider how you will keep things up going forward. Most resellers build their sites using a set formula and can’t figure out how to stand out when it comes to reselling in competition with large hosting companies. You can compete with your lack of creativity, marketing knowledge, and a big budget. Take a look at the differences with building a client base and building a hosting site as a reseller. \r\n\r\n<h2>Marketing your hosting business </h2>\r\n\r\nIt’s a struggle for many when it comes to marketing their hosting business. You have to decide if you are going to be complacent or aggressive in your efforts and there’s no clear way which route to take. You know you are going to have to compete against the big guys and you are new or inexperienced in reselling.  \r\n\r\nYour goal is to build this business and end up making a decent monthly profit and the hosting you’ve purchased at a reasonable price came stocked with the tools to create your own web hosting site, marketing, brand your customer’s control panels, and tools to establish your own business, but you’re still not sure how to go about this. \r\n\r\nOne route you could go is to start by taking free advertising coupons to a PPC campaign but it usually leads to little success. You could try competing with the big hosting companies in search engines but that will take a miracle for you to see success.\r\n\r\n<h2>Think Outside the Box</h2>\r\n\r\nThe best bet is to think outside the box and not to get complacent. Don’t wait to be found but instead, get aggressive by utilizing all of your resources. Check out web hosting forums and become an active member in which you can offer others’ discounts and advertise your services on the site. \r\n\r\nConsider offering other services that could be combined with the hosting plan to make you different than typical hosting companies. This way of thinking will make you different from the rest, noticed by people, and will increase your chance of success. \r\n\r\n<h2>Designing the site and customer interactions</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Building-a-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Building a Website\" width=\"282\" height=\"179\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9642\" />From here, you’ll need to design a great site and work on your customer interactions. You could technically build a client base without a website, especially if you offer other web-based services, but you are better off designing a great website if you plan to grow and maximize your profits. \r\n\r\nYou’ll appear more professional and visible to prospective clients that want to learn what you can offer them. Don’t count on people to purchase web hosting from a company that doesn’t even have a professional website. Create a great website before marketing, otherwise your marketing strategy may not work to your benefit. \r\n\r\n<h2>Excellent for Marketing</h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve created a great website and have started your marketing efforts, you need to make sure you have more interaction with your customers. This is why customers choose smaller hosting companies; they want better customer interaction. It’s easier for a large hosting company to take it easy on marketing efforts while smaller companies have to work much harder to obtain new clients because they don’t have as much of a well-known reputation yet. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Business-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"Business Marketing\" width=\"267\" height=\"189\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9643\" />Personalizing services and creating relationships is the best plan for a small hosting company which should include offering discounts on monthly plans, offering multi-tiered referrals systems to help promote your business, and offering occasional surveys for feedback on your services. \r\n\r\nPlus, keeping in touch on social media is now a “must” for all businesses, including hosting companies, because it shows your customers that you have an online presence, you care about their feedback, and you’re easily available for communication. \r\n\r\nReselling web hosting is hard work for a smaller or new company but you can get your name out there by following these tips and building a great hosting site before marketing yourself to potential clients. \r\n','Comparing Building a Client Base and Building a Hosting Site for Resellers','','publish','open','closed','','comparing-building-a-client-base-and-building-a-hosting-site-for-resellers','','','2016-01-16 15:10:35','2016-01-16 20:10:35','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9639',0,'post','',0),(9640,4,'2016-01-16 15:07:46','2016-01-16 20:07:46','Is it better to build your host site or build a client base as a host reseller? 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You know you are going to have to compete against the big guys and you are new or inexperienced in reselling.  \r\n\r\nYour goal is to build this business and end up making a decent monthly profit and the hosting you’ve purchased at a reasonable price came stocked with the tools to create your own web hosting site, marketing, brand your customer’s control panels, and tools to establish your own business, but you’re still not sure how to go about this. \r\n\r\nOne route you could go is to start by taking free advertising coupons to a PPC campaign but it usually leads to little success. You could try competing with the big hosting companies in search engines but that will take a miracle for you to see success.\r\n\r\n<h2>Think Outside the Box</h2>\r\n\r\nThe best bet is to think outside the box and not to get complacent. Don’t wait to be found but instead, get aggressive by utilizing all of your resources. Check out web hosting forums and become an active member in which you can offer others’ discounts and advertise your services on the site. \r\n\r\nConsider offering other services that could be combined with the hosting plan to make you different than typical hosting companies. This way of thinking will make you different from the rest, noticed by people, and will increase your chance of success. \r\n\r\n<h2>Designing the site and customer interactions</h2>\r\n\r\nFrom here, you’ll need to design a great site and work on your customer interactions. You could technically build a client base without a website, especially if you offer other web-based services, but you are better off designing a great website if you plan to grow and maximize your profits. \r\n\r\nYou’ll appear more professional and visible to prospective clients that want to learn what you can offer them. Don’t count on people to purchase web hosting from a company that doesn’t even have a professional website. 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You know you are going to have to compete against the big guys and you are new or inexperienced in reselling.  \r\n\r\nYour goal is to build this business and end up making a decent monthly profit and the hosting you’ve purchased at a reasonable price came stocked with the tools to create your own web hosting site, marketing, brand your customer’s control panels, and tools to establish your own business, but you’re still not sure how to go about this. \r\n\r\nOne route you could go is to start by taking free advertising coupons to a PPC campaign but it usually leads to little success. You could try competing with the big hosting companies in search engines but that will take a miracle for you to see success.\r\n\r\n<h2>Think Outside the Box</h2>\r\n\r\nThe best bet is to think outside the box and not to get complacent. Don’t wait to be found but instead, get aggressive by utilizing all of your resources. Check out web hosting forums and become an active member in which you can offer others’ discounts and advertise your services on the site. \r\n\r\nConsider offering other services that could be combined with the hosting plan to make you different than typical hosting companies. This way of thinking will make you different from the rest, noticed by people, and will increase your chance of success. \r\n\r\n<h2>Designing the site and customer interactions</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Building-a-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Building a Website\" width=\"282\" height=\"179\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9642\" />From here, you’ll need to design a great site and work on your customer interactions. You could technically build a client base without a website, especially if you offer other web-based services, but you are better off designing a great website if you plan to grow and maximize your profits. \r\n\r\nYou’ll appear more professional and visible to prospective clients that want to learn what you can offer them. Don’t count on people to purchase web hosting from a company that doesn’t even have a professional website. Create a great website before marketing, otherwise your marketing strategy may not work to your benefit. \r\n\r\n<h2>Excellent for Marketing</h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve created a great website and have started your marketing efforts, you need to make sure you have more interaction with your customers. This is why customers choose smaller hosting companies; they want better customer interaction. It’s easier for a large hosting company to take it easy on marketing efforts while smaller companies have to work much harder to obtain new clients because they don’t have as much of a well-known reputation yet. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Business-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"Business Marketing\" width=\"267\" height=\"189\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9643\" />Personalizing services and creating relationships is the best plan for a small hosting company which should include offering discounts on monthly plans, offering multi-tiered referrals systems to help promote your business, and offering occasional surveys for feedback on your services. \r\n\r\nPlus, keeping in touch on social media is now a “must” for all businesses, including hosting companies, because it shows your customers that you have an online presence, you care about their feedback, and you’re easily available for communication. \r\n\r\nReselling web hosting is hard work for a smaller or new company but you can get your name out there by following these tips and building a great hosting site before marketing yourself to potential clients. \r\n','Comparing Building a Client Base and Building a Hosting Site for Resellers','','inherit','closed','closed','','9639-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:10:26','2016-01-16 20:10:26','',9639,'https://itxdesign.com/9639-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9645,4,'2016-01-19 08:16:30','2016-01-19 13:16:30','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ecommerce-Website-Hosting-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Ecommerce Website Hosting\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9648\" />If you’ve decided to start an e-commerce website, you are probably searching for the perfect hosting solution to run a great online store. Opening a storefront online is a great move because it allows you to get your product into the hands of consumers worldwide instead of being restricted to just consumers locally. You need a great plan of action when it comes to choosing your web host because there are so many great options and they all vary in what they can offer you. \r\n\r\nYou can power your e-commerce site with an in-house web hosting solution, through affordable shared hosting, in a private dedicated server, or through managed hosting. Whichever method you choose, it will all affect how your website performs and what your user experience will be like. Take a look at the main options you have when it comes to running your e-commerce site and comparing the hosting possibilities with your budget and business requirements. \r\n\r\n<h2>Choosing a shared host</h2>\r\n\r\nMany people go with a shared hosting option to stay within their strict business budgets. Shared hosting means that many businesses will share the same server and run their websites right along with yours. The problem with this is that a security issue on one site could mean a security breach with all of the rest. A high level of traffic on one site could affect the other sites and their customers may not way around for the site to run faster at a later time. \r\n\r\nWhile shared hosting is one of the most popular choices for e-commerce sites due to its affordability, it’s usually not worth the money saved. With so many websites working on one single server, the shared internet connection and resources among all of these sites is a recipe for issues with load times, high traffic issues, restrictions on bandwidth and disk space, limitations on control, and the potential of a security issue. Despite the drawbacks, this may be a possible option for a small company or startup.\r\n\r\n<h2>In-house hosting</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/in-house-hosting.jpg\" alt=\"in-house hosting\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9649\" />You may also wish to use in-house hosting which would require you to provide a server room, purchase the needed hardware and software, hiring an IT team, and leasing reliable high-speed internet. Your IT staff would be in charge of handling the daily operations and the whole thing could add up really quickly. \r\n\r\nThey will make sure you are backed up, the security is constantly monitored, and that the server is always up and running. This is great for ensuring your customers can access your online store but it’s not going to be pretty in the budget. Many people avoid this option, despite the major benefits, because of the costs and complexities attached to the requirements behind an in-house host. A startup or small business would feel overwhelmed and financially drained doing this.\r\n\r\n<h2>Colocation</h2>\r\n\r\nAn alternate route a company may decide is to colocation, which refers to a company that stores their hardware and network equipment in a hosting company’s facility. You’d get physical storage space, electricity for powering the hardware, and internet bandwidth. \r\n\r\nThis is great for those that don’t want to worry too much about hosting and it will save you so much money when it comes to bandwidth. You’ll have the reliability of the data center too. The problem with this option is that you have to purchase your own hardware and find a provider that will accept this arrangement. \r\n\r\n<h2>Are there any other options?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Dedicated-Ecommerce-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"Dedicated Ecommerce Hosting\" width=\"240\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9647\" />Last but not least, you may consider going with dedicated and managed hosting options. This is incredibly expensive but it has a great pay off. You’ll get the whole server to yourself which means no handing off the control over what operating system is used or web applications are in place. \r\n\r\nYou won’t have to worry about increased traffic with other websites because the traffic is only for you and you’ll have a ton of flexibility. This amazing option is very expensive but it may be worth it if you can find it in the budget. For those that don’t want to deal with too much of the management of the hosting, you could get managed hosting which takes away the server administration task and allows you to focus more on your site and customer rather than working on the processes of the hosting. \r\n\r\nThese are some of your main options when it comes to selecting the host for your e-commerce site. Take a look at your budget and your website’s needs when making the choice because the host choice you make could affect your site’s speed, your customer experience, and essentially your revenue. \r\n','How Should you Host your New E-Commerce Website?','','publish','open','closed','','how-should-you-host-your-new-e-commerce-website','','','2016-01-16 15:22:47','2016-01-16 20:22:47','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9645',0,'post','',0),(9646,4,'2016-01-16 15:19:34','2016-01-16 20:19:34','If you’ve decided to start an e-commerce website, you are probably searching for the perfect hosting solution to run a great online store. Opening a storefront online is a great move because it allows you to get your product into the hands of consumers worldwide instead of being restricted to just consumers locally. You need a great plan of action when it comes to choosing your web host because there are so many great options and they all vary in what they can offer you. \r\n\r\nYou can power your e-commerce site with an in-house web hosting solution, through affordable shared hosting, in a private dedicated server, or through managed hosting. Whichever method you choose, it will all affect how your website performs and what your user experience will be like. Take a look at the main options you have when it comes to running your e-commerce site and comparing the hosting possibilities with your budget and business requirements. \r\n\r\n<h2>Choosing a shared host</h2>\r\n\r\nMany people go with a shared hosting option to stay within their strict business budgets. Shared hosting means that many businesses will share the same server and run their websites right along with yours. The problem with this is that a security issue on one site could mean a security breach with all of the rest. A high level of traffic on one site could affect the other sites and their customers may not way around for the site to run faster at a later time. \r\n\r\nWhile shared hosting is one of the most popular choices for e-commerce sites due to its affordability, it’s usually not worth the money saved. With so many websites working on one single server, the shared internet connection and resources among all of these sites is a recipe for issues with load times, high traffic issues, restrictions on bandwidth and disk space, limitations on control, and the potential of a security issue. Despite the drawbacks, this may be a possible option for a small company or startup.\r\n\r\n<h2>In-house hosting</h2>\r\n\r\nYou may also wish to use in-house hosting which would require you to provide a server room, purchase the needed hardware and software, hiring an IT team, and leasing reliable high-speed internet. Your IT staff would be in charge of handling the daily operations and the whole thing could add up really quickly. \r\n\r\nThey will make sure you are backed up, the security is constantly monitored, and that the server is always up and running. This is great for ensuring your customers can access your online store but it’s not going to be pretty in the budget. Many people avoid this option, despite the major benefits, because of the costs and complexities attached to the requirements behind an in-house host. A startup or small business would feel overwhelmed and financially drained doing this.\r\n\r\n<h2>Colocation</h2>\r\n\r\nAn alternate route a company may decide is to colocation, which refers to a company that stores their hardware and network equipment in a hosting company’s facility. You’d get physical storage space, electricity for powering the hardware, and internet bandwidth. \r\n\r\nThis is great for those that don’t want to worry too much about hosting and it will save you so much money when it comes to bandwidth. You’ll have the reliability of the data center too. The problem with this option is that you have to purchase your own hardware and find a provider that will accept this arrangement. \r\n\r\n<h2>Are there any other options?</h2>\r\n\r\nLast but not least, you may consider going with dedicated and managed hosting options. This is incredibly expensive but it has a great pay off. You’ll get the whole server to yourself which means no handing off the control over what operating system is used or web applications are in place. \r\n\r\nYou won’t have to worry about increased traffic with other websites because the traffic is only for you and you’ll have a ton of flexibility. This amazing option is very expensive but it may be worth it if you can find it in the budget. For those that don’t want to deal with too much of the management of the hosting, you could get managed hosting which takes away the server administration task and allows you to focus more on your site and customer rather than working on the processes of the hosting. \r\n\r\nThese are some of your main options when it comes to selecting the host for your e-commerce site. Take a look at your budget and your website’s needs when making the choice because the host choice you make could affect your site’s speed, your customer experience, and essentially your revenue. \r\n','How Should you Host your New E-Commerce Website?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9645-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:19:34','2016-01-16 20:19:34','',9645,'https://itxdesign.com/9645-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9647,4,'2016-01-16 15:21:56','2016-01-16 20:21:56','','Dedicated Ecommerce Hosting','','inherit','open','closed','','dedicated-ecommerce-hosting','','','2016-01-16 15:22:34','2016-01-16 20:22:34','',9645,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Dedicated-Ecommerce-Hosting.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9648,4,'2016-01-16 15:21:56','2016-01-16 20:21:56','','Ecommerce Website Hosting','','inherit','open','closed','','ecommerce-website-hosting','','','2016-01-16 15:22:04','2016-01-16 20:22:04','',9645,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ecommerce-Website-Hosting.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9649,4,'2016-01-16 15:21:56','2016-01-16 20:21:56','','in-house hosting','','inherit','open','closed','','in-house-hosting','','','2016-01-16 15:22:22','2016-01-16 20:22:22','',9645,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/in-house-hosting.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9650,4,'2016-01-16 15:22:38','2016-01-16 20:22:38','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ecommerce-Website-Hosting-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Ecommerce Website Hosting\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9648\" />If you’ve decided to start an e-commerce website, you are probably searching for the perfect hosting solution to run a great online store. Opening a storefront online is a great move because it allows you to get your product into the hands of consumers worldwide instead of being restricted to just consumers locally. You need a great plan of action when it comes to choosing your web host because there are so many great options and they all vary in what they can offer you. \r\n\r\nYou can power your e-commerce site with an in-house web hosting solution, through affordable shared hosting, in a private dedicated server, or through managed hosting. Whichever method you choose, it will all affect how your website performs and what your user experience will be like. Take a look at the main options you have when it comes to running your e-commerce site and comparing the hosting possibilities with your budget and business requirements. \r\n\r\n<h2>Choosing a shared host</h2>\r\n\r\nMany people go with a shared hosting option to stay within their strict business budgets. Shared hosting means that many businesses will share the same server and run their websites right along with yours. The problem with this is that a security issue on one site could mean a security breach with all of the rest. A high level of traffic on one site could affect the other sites and their customers may not way around for the site to run faster at a later time. \r\n\r\nWhile shared hosting is one of the most popular choices for e-commerce sites due to its affordability, it’s usually not worth the money saved. With so many websites working on one single server, the shared internet connection and resources among all of these sites is a recipe for issues with load times, high traffic issues, restrictions on bandwidth and disk space, limitations on control, and the potential of a security issue. Despite the drawbacks, this may be a possible option for a small company or startup.\r\n\r\n<h2>In-house hosting</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/in-house-hosting.jpg\" alt=\"in-house hosting\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9649\" />You may also wish to use in-house hosting which would require you to provide a server room, purchase the needed hardware and software, hiring an IT team, and leasing reliable high-speed internet. Your IT staff would be in charge of handling the daily operations and the whole thing could add up really quickly. \r\n\r\nThey will make sure you are backed up, the security is constantly monitored, and that the server is always up and running. This is great for ensuring your customers can access your online store but it’s not going to be pretty in the budget. Many people avoid this option, despite the major benefits, because of the costs and complexities attached to the requirements behind an in-house host. A startup or small business would feel overwhelmed and financially drained doing this.\r\n\r\n<h2>Colocation</h2>\r\n\r\nAn alternate route a company may decide is to colocation, which refers to a company that stores their hardware and network equipment in a hosting company’s facility. You’d get physical storage space, electricity for powering the hardware, and internet bandwidth. \r\n\r\nThis is great for those that don’t want to worry too much about hosting and it will save you so much money when it comes to bandwidth. You’ll have the reliability of the data center too. The problem with this option is that you have to purchase your own hardware and find a provider that will accept this arrangement. \r\n\r\n<h2>Are there any other options?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Dedicated-Ecommerce-Hosting.jpg\" alt=\"Dedicated Ecommerce Hosting\" width=\"240\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9647\" />Last but not least, you may consider going with dedicated and managed hosting options. This is incredibly expensive but it has a great pay off. You’ll get the whole server to yourself which means no handing off the control over what operating system is used or web applications are in place. \r\n\r\nYou won’t have to worry about increased traffic with other websites because the traffic is only for you and you’ll have a ton of flexibility. This amazing option is very expensive but it may be worth it if you can find it in the budget. For those that don’t want to deal with too much of the management of the hosting, you could get managed hosting which takes away the server administration task and allows you to focus more on your site and customer rather than working on the processes of the hosting. \r\n\r\nThese are some of your main options when it comes to selecting the host for your e-commerce site. Take a look at your budget and your website’s needs when making the choice because the host choice you make could affect your site’s speed, your customer experience, and essentially your revenue. \r\n','How Should you Host your New E-Commerce Website?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9645-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:22:38','2016-01-16 20:22:38','',9645,'https://itxdesign.com/9645-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9651,4,'2016-01-19 15:23:31','2016-01-19 20:23:31','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Target-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"Target Marketing\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9654\" />With local business migrating to a global marketplace, internet growth is happening and it’s becoming essential for both the financial and social aspects it offers. Businesses everywhere are recognizing how important the internet has become to growing their brand. Business owners have always marketed to the demographics in various industries that haven’t been sought after yet and it has paid off. \r\n\r\nWith this widespread success, hosting companies have seen huge success and growth because they are the reason these web servers are able to operate. Due to this achievement, hosting resellers are gaining more opportunities as well. Here is a look at why reseller hosts are targeting local small businesses more than ever. \r\n\r\n<h2>Local leads are important</h2>\r\n\r\nMany businesses out there are keeping their products or services off the web. For whatever reason, they aren’t selling their goods online which make them a bit of a hidden local gem to the general public. You probably haven’t done business with them unless you were referred or drove by their business. These local leads are great for reseller hosts because after you’ve found out about them, your job is just so show them what a great opportunity taking their work online would be. \r\n\r\nFinding them is the challenge since most businesses already have a website but if you can cross reference a company’s online directory with the phone book and even search engines, you may be able to find them to try to get them to move some of their business online. \r\n\r\nCheck out the local yellow pages or search on Google and business directories to find companies that you want to talk to about doing business online and creating a company website. Those companies that are hard to find are probably desperately in need of a website and hosting needs. \r\n\r\n<h2>Trying to pitch to these local leads</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Target-Local-Businesses.jpg\" alt=\"Target Local Businesses\" width=\"263\" height=\"191\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9653\" />Once you’ve found a few companies that you want to pitch to about obtaining hosting and a company website, you need to come up with a great pitch. Creating a sales pitch to your sold list of leads can be done by setting up a set script with your key selling points. What unique selling points do you have for each company? \r\n\r\nIf you were to sell to a clothes retailer, create a sales pitch on PowerPoint where you could show them how great their clothes look modeled online, how easy it is to add items to a cart, and how easy it would be for customers around the world to access such unique, local clothing without having to visit the state they are located in. If you were to sell campers, show this company how many forums and blogs are out there full of potential leads of customers that are looking to buy their new camper. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Reseller-Marketing.png\" alt=\"Reseller Marketing\" width=\"245\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9652\" />Sometimes a company just needs to see what the benefit would be to such a huge undertaking and if you can convince them that there are hundreds or thousands of potential customers found online, there may be enough motivation for a company to invest some of their budget and time into buying hosting and maintaining a website. Noticing these opportunities for a company may also impress them because you put in such effort to scope out the market for them. \r\n\r\nUse the naivety of companies and your knowledge of the internet when pitching to local companies about acquiring hosting and a company website. They may not realize how much business they are losing out on and you can take the opportunity to educate them, inspire them through your efforts, and make your income as a reseller host in an untapped market. \r\n','Should Reseller Hosts Target Local Small Businesses?','','publish','open','closed','','should-reseller-hosts-target-local-small-businesses','','','2016-01-16 15:28:48','2016-01-16 20:28:48','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9651',0,'post','',0),(9652,4,'2016-01-16 15:27:37','2016-01-16 20:27:37','','Reseller Marketing','','inherit','open','closed','','reseller-marketing-2','','','2016-01-16 15:28:08','2016-01-16 20:28:08','',9651,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Reseller-Marketing.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9653,4,'2016-01-16 15:27:38','2016-01-16 20:27:38','','Target Local Businesses','','inherit','open','closed','','target-local-businesses','','','2016-01-16 15:27:56','2016-01-16 20:27:56','',9651,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Target-Local-Businesses.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9654,4,'2016-01-16 15:27:38','2016-01-16 20:27:38','','Target Marketing','','inherit','open','closed','','target-marketing','','','2016-01-16 15:27:45','2016-01-16 20:27:45','',9651,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Target-Marketing.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9655,4,'2016-01-16 15:28:40','2016-01-16 20:28:40','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Target-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"Target Marketing\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9654\" />With local business migrating to a global marketplace, internet growth is happening and it’s becoming essential for both the financial and social aspects it offers. Businesses everywhere are recognizing how important the internet has become to growing their brand. Business owners have always marketed to the demographics in various industries that haven’t been sought after yet and it has paid off. \r\n\r\nWith this widespread success, hosting companies have seen huge success and growth because they are the reason these web servers are able to operate. Due to this achievement, hosting resellers are gaining more opportunities as well. Here is a look at why reseller hosts are targeting local small businesses more than ever. \r\n\r\n<h2>Local leads are important</h2>\r\n\r\nMany businesses out there are keeping their products or services off the web. For whatever reason, they aren’t selling their goods online which make them a bit of a hidden local gem to the general public. You probably haven’t done business with them unless you were referred or drove by their business. These local leads are great for reseller hosts because after you’ve found out about them, your job is just so show them what a great opportunity taking their work online would be. \r\n\r\nFinding them is the challenge since most businesses already have a website but if you can cross reference a company’s online directory with the phone book and even search engines, you may be able to find them to try to get them to move some of their business online. \r\n\r\nCheck out the local yellow pages or search on Google and business directories to find companies that you want to talk to about doing business online and creating a company website. Those companies that are hard to find are probably desperately in need of a website and hosting needs. \r\n\r\n<h2>Trying to pitch to these local leads</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Target-Local-Businesses.jpg\" alt=\"Target Local Businesses\" width=\"263\" height=\"191\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9653\" />Once you’ve found a few companies that you want to pitch to about obtaining hosting and a company website, you need to come up with a great pitch. Creating a sales pitch to your sold list of leads can be done by setting up a set script with your key selling points. What unique selling points do you have for each company? \r\n\r\nIf you were to sell to a clothes retailer, create a sales pitch on PowerPoint where you could show them how great their clothes look modeled online, how easy it is to add items to a cart, and how easy it would be for customers around the world to access such unique, local clothing without having to visit the state they are located in. If you were to sell campers, show this company how many forums and blogs are out there full of potential leads of customers that are looking to buy their new camper. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Reseller-Marketing.png\" alt=\"Reseller Marketing\" width=\"245\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9652\" />Sometimes a company just needs to see what the benefit would be to such a huge undertaking and if you can convince them that there are hundreds or thousands of potential customers found online, there may be enough motivation for a company to invest some of their budget and time into buying hosting and maintaining a website. Noticing these opportunities for a company may also impress them because you put in such effort to scope out the market for them. \r\n\r\nUse the naivety of companies and your knowledge of the internet when pitching to local companies about acquiring hosting and a company website. They may not realize how much business they are losing out on and you can take the opportunity to educate them, inspire them through your efforts, and make your income as a reseller host in an untapped market. \r\n','Should Reseller Hosts Target Local Small Businesses?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9651-revision-v1','','','2016-01-16 15:28:40','2016-01-16 20:28:40','',9651,'https://itxdesign.com/9651-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9800,5,'2016-01-26 12:48:04','2016-01-26 17:48:04','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\" wp-image-9801 alignleft\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogging.jpg\" alt=\"common misconceptions about blogging\" width=\"387\" height=\"185\" />Your business has </span><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/compare-hosting-plans/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set up a great website</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but how much attention have you given your business blog? Blogging is an efficient way to create content that can be seen by your target audience and result in conversions. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But there are a lot of common misconceptions about blogging that, if followed, will run your blog into the ground and harm your business’ online reputation. You want to avoid making these blogging mistakes to ensure your brand is considered relevant, useful, and up-to-date.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 5 common misconceptions about blogging for your business.</span>\r\n<h2><strong>(1) A business blog is purely for promotion.</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, no, no. A million times no! Your business blog is not a place for company promotion (and if it is, it needs to be in very small doses). A business blog should be focused on providing useful, valuable content to your customers and visitors. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any time a blog is used solely for company promotion, that becomes obvious to the reader--and guess what? It turns them off and causes them to leave your website. Your customer thinks like this: “What’s in it for me?” If your content is purely self-serving (i.e., promotional), your customer thinks they’re getting nothing out of it--and they’re right. </span>\r\n<h2><strong>(2) You either manage a blog <i>or</i> social media.</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You shouldn’t be without either. Your blog and social media channels can have wonderful synergy if you use them correctly! After you publish a post on your blog, how do you promote it? Social media should be your first stop. </span>\r\n\r\n<b>Tip:</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Don’t just share the title of the post and a link to it. Include an interesting quote or statistic from the post and share the link that way. You’ll get more engagement and let readers know what kind of information they’re in for if they read your post. </span>\r\n<h2>(3) The CEO should write the blog posts.</h2>\r\nShould the CEO write some of your blog posts? Sure, if (s)he is a strong writer. But should the CEO handle the monumental task of running a successful business blog on his or her own? Absolutely not.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s best to have a dedicated writer on your team to write your blog posts and ensure the posts are written in the same voice, style, and tone. Blogging is very important for a business, but it’s a specialized task and one that the CEO need not handle alone.\r\n</span>\r\n<h2><strong>(4) Just start writing, and the blog will come together.</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\" wp-image-9802 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogger.jpg\" alt=\"misconceptions about blogging\" width=\"273\" height=\"197\" />Please don’t do this. If you ‘just start writing,’ you don’t have a content plan or strategy in place. You aren’t focusing on the right keywords, and you may not be writing for your target audience. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The worst thing about this type of ‘blog experiment’ is that it’s publicly available online for everyone to see--and if you’re writing about topics that aren’t interesting or right for your audience, your reputation is suffering. Don’t start writing or posting until you have a clear plan of action and know what your 30 day plan is. </span>\r\n<h2><strong>(5) Blogging is easy.</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blogging is far from easy, and the sooner you understand that, the easier your blogging journey will be. Coming up with great topics to write about is difficult. Writing about those topics in interesting ways is difficult. Promoting the blog posts is difficult. Plugging away, writing posts day after day, is difficult. Finding the right voice, tone, and writing style for your audience is difficult. Don’t put blogging off on an inexperienced intern and expect great results. </span>\r\n\r\nRead More about blogging for business:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/what-are-the-biggest-must-do-myths-about-blogging/\" target=\"_blank\">What Are the Biggest \'Must Do\' Myths About Blogging?</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/should-a-startup-small-business-outsource-blogging-tasks/\" target=\"_blank\">Should a Startup Outsource Blogging Tasks?</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/repurposing-your-blog-posts-into-fresh-content/\" target=\"_blank\">Repurposing Your Blog Posts Into Fresh Content</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;','5 Common Misconceptions About Blogging for Your Business','','publish','open','closed','','5-common-misconceptions-about-blogging-for-your-business','','','2016-01-26 12:48:04','2016-01-26 17:48:04','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9800',0,'post','',0),(9657,5,'2016-01-18 15:17:37','2016-01-18 20:17:37','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Video-Streaming.jpg\" alt=\"Video Streaming\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9577\" />You’ve probably been using YouTube for years to catch up on the latest viral videos, watch a new music video by your favorite artist, or share a home video with your family members. YouTube is a great option for streaming videos from friends, celebrities, or the news, but have you ever wondered if that is the only option? \r\n\r\nYou probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear it’s the 3rd most popular website online from all time making it the obvious choice for those that have video watching needs. It hasn’t seen many complaints or controversy causing it to maintain its popularity too. Still, people are asking where else they can go for video streaming besides YouTube. Whether you’re sick of YouTube or just want more options to choose from, here are a few of the top contenders in the video streaming site market. \r\n\r\n<h2>Vimeo</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Vimeo-300x150.png\" alt=\"Vimeo\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9578\" />You may have seen Vimeo in action at one time or another. It has become known for the site that the artistic community wants to be associated with. You’ll notice more established musicians choosing it to introduce their music or amateur producers of content bringing their work to life. Musicians like Beck and Bjork are using the platform as well as indie filmmakers. Video games are now allowed on the site anymore due to bandwidth issues. \r\n\r\n<h2>MySpace Music</h2>\r\n\r\nYou probably remember the times when MySpace was the only social media site before Facebook. Today, it’s become something totally new that you’ll want to check out. It’s now a site offering an excellent video hub for your favorite music. They’ve even partnered with Hulu, so things are looking up for this previous social media platform. \r\n\r\n<h2>Dailymotion</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DailyMotion-300x59.png\" alt=\"DailyMotion\" width=\"300\" height=\"59\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9576\" />Have you seen Dailymotion, the video streamers ranking the #2 spot from YouTube? They have 70 million unique monthly visitors and actually don’t appear much different from YouTube. Find channels, suggestions, and tagging on this site that offers a huge library of video. One difference is that you can login through Facebook and automatically share with your friends. Check out their “MotionMaker” if you want to post original content. \r\n\r\nOther popular options for video streaming includes Metacafe which offers high-quality, professional videos, ScienceStage which features a place for communication between those working in the sciences including scholars, teachers, engineers, or researchers, and SchoolTube for parents that want a place for their children to share videos in a safe environment. \r\n\r\nCheck out some of the video sharing sites outside of YouTube and you may find some features or specialties that you prefer over the most popular video streaming option. \r\n\r\n','Are There Any Video Streaming Options Other Than YouTube?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9575-revision-v1','','','2016-01-18 15:17:37','2016-01-18 20:17:37','',9575,'https://itxdesign.com/9575-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9658,5,'2016-01-18 15:56:55','2016-01-18 20:56:55','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9660\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/target-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"target audience\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to forget about your target audience. After all, they\'re the reason you do business and their wants and needs are at the forefront of every decision you make for your company. But sometimes, when we\'re creating content for our business and marketing it, we lose sight of the big picture and start to get stuck in ruts. We write a lot of self-promotional content because we\'ve seen others do it on their blogs. Those blogs don\'t get much engagement, and aren\'t well-known, but who knows? Maybe they\'re getting tons of leads from promotional posts.\r\n\r\nMaybe not.\r\n\r\nYour target audience was around before your business existed, living a real life and having a wide range of experiences that left them with certain preferences. The problem we see many businesses struggling with is trying to drive traffic to their blog, newsletter, or social media posts by writing about the business--what it does, who it\'s for, the many features of every product, you get it--instead of writing about the content their target audience already cares about. That\'s a mistake!\r\n\r\nIt would be wonderful if customers got online for the sole purpose of coming to our website, checking out the blog, and reading about our newest product and what it does. But this just doesn\'t happen often enough to justify writing posts or updates of an overly promotional nature.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/find-your-target-audience-content-core.png\" alt=\"find-your-target-audience-content-core\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" />Instead, take a birds\' eye view of the situation and what your consumer really wants. Does he really want to read the 9th post this month about why we should choose your company for X service? No! Write about the content your target audience is already interested in <em>and</em> that relates to your business. This is how you will drive more traffic to your website while creating the opportunity to link to other internal posts and pages on your topic, generate more leads, and become more visible in your industry.\r\n\r\nI like the way <a href=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/find-your-target-audience/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CoSchedule</a> demonstrated this concept with the idea of the Content Core: You should post about your business a little, and post about what your customer is interested in (other than your business) a lot. And in order to do that, you have to know what your target customer is interested in, bringing us to the next section: defining your audience\'s interests.\r\n<h2>Defining your audience\'s interests</h2>\r\n<h3>Check with Google Analytics</h3>\r\nWhat pages do your visitors spend the most time on? Which ones continue to send pretty steady amounts of traffic to you over time? Find your most valuable, best posts and focus on what makes them different. Then move in that direction. Use GA to find out what other interests your visitors have, including those in other industries for your future reference (for example, a company I worked with learned that their visitors were really into Comedies, so when a new comedy would be released, we\'d always post about it on social media and get great responses!).\r\n<h3>Send out surveys</h3>\r\nSend your email subscribers, blog subscribers, or social media fans a quick survey about your content. Include multiple choice questions as well as open-ended answer questions so you can get some freeform opinions from your audience while getting answers to the questions you have.\r\n<h3>Try Facebook or Twitter analytics</h3>\r\nYou can do some pretty cool audience tracking and focusing on Facebook and Twitter analytics. Facebook recently added a feature so you can see the amount of audience overlap between your business and a competitor. You can find out the location you get the most engagement from, the gender, age, and internet use habits. If you create ads with Facebook, you can find out what your audiences \' interests are like once you\'ve run a successful campaign and have results to compare.','How to Connect with Your Target Audience Through Content','','publish','open','closed','','how-to-connect-with-your-target-audience-through-content','','\nhttp://coschedule.com/blog/find-your-target-audience/','2016-01-19 12:15:09','2016-01-19 17:15:09','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9658',0,'post','',0),(9659,5,'2016-01-18 15:53:39','2016-01-18 20:53:39','It\'s hard to forget about your target audience. After all, they\'re the reason you do business and their wants and needs are at the forefront of every decision you make for your company. But sometimes, when we\'re creating content for our business and marketing it, we lose sight of the big picture and start to get stuck in ruts. We write a lot of self-promotional content because we\'ve seen others do it on their blogs. Those blogs don\'t get much engagement, and aren\'t well-known, but who knows? Maybe they\'re getting tons of leads from promotional posts.\r\n\r\nMaybe not.\r\n\r\nYour target audience was around before your business existed, living a real life and having a wide range of experiences that left them with certain preferences. The problem we see many businesses struggling with is trying to drive traffic to their blog, newsletter, or social media posts by writing about the business--what it does, who it\'s for, the many features of every product, you get it--instead of writing about the content their target audience already cares about. That\'s a mistake!\r\n\r\nIt would be wonderful if customers got online for the sole purpose of coming to our website, checking out the blog, and reading about our newest product and what it does. But this just doesn\'t happen often enough to justify writing posts or updates of an overly promotional nature.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/find-your-target-audience-content-core.png\" alt=\"find-your-target-audience-content-core\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" />Instead, take a birds\' eye view of the situation and what your consumer really wants. Does he really want to read the 9th post this month about why we should choose your company for X service? No! Write about the content your target audience is already interested in <em>and</em> that relates to your business. This is how you will drive more traffic to your website while creating the opportunity to link to other internal posts and pages on your topic, generate more leads, and become more visible in your industry.\r\n\r\nI like the way <a href=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/find-your-target-audience/\" target=\"_blank\">CoSchedule</a> demonstrated this concept with the idea of the Content Core: You should post about your business a little, and post about what your customer is interested in (other than your business) a lot. And in order to do that, you have to know what your target customer is interested in, bringing us to the next section: defining your audience\'s interests.\r\n<h1>Defining your audience\'s interests</h1>\r\n<h2>Check with Google Analytics</h2>\r\nWhat pages do your visitors spend the most time on? Which ones continue to send pretty steady amounts of traffic to you over time? Find your most valuable, best posts and focus on what makes them different. Then move in that direction. Use GA to find out what other interests your visitors have, including those in other industries for your future reference (for example, a company I worked with learned that their visitors were really into Comedies, so when a new comedy would be released, we\'d always post about it on social media and get great responses!).\r\n<h2>Send out surveys</h2>\r\nSend your email subscribers, blog subscribers, or social media fans a quick survey about your content. Include multiple choice questions as well as open-ended answer questions so you can get some freeform opinions from your audience while getting answers to the questions you have.\r\n<h2>Try Facebook or Twitter analytics</h2>\r\nYou can do some pretty cool audience tracking and focusing on Facebook and Twitter analytics. Facebook recently added a feature so you can see the amount of audience overlap between your business and a competitor. You can find out the location you get the most engagement from, the gender, age, and internet use habits. If you create ads with Facebook, you can find out what your audiences \' interests are like once you\'ve run a successful campaign and have results to compare.','How to Connect with Your Target Audience Through Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','9658-revision-v1','','','2016-01-18 15:53:39','2016-01-18 20:53:39','',9658,'https://itxdesign.com/9658-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9660,5,'2016-01-18 15:55:30','2016-01-18 20:55:30','','target','','inherit','open','closed','','target','','','2016-01-18 15:55:39','2016-01-18 20:55:39','',9658,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/target.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9661,5,'2016-01-18 15:56:55','2016-01-18 20:56:55','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9660\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/target-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"target audience\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to forget about your target audience. After all, they\'re the reason you do business and their wants and needs are at the forefront of every decision you make for your company. But sometimes, when we\'re creating content for our business and marketing it, we lose sight of the big picture and start to get stuck in ruts. We write a lot of self-promotional content because we\'ve seen others do it on their blogs. Those blogs don\'t get much engagement, and aren\'t well-known, but who knows? Maybe they\'re getting tons of leads from promotional posts.\r\n\r\nMaybe not.\r\n\r\nYour target audience was around before your business existed, living a real life and having a wide range of experiences that left them with certain preferences. The problem we see many businesses struggling with is trying to drive traffic to their blog, newsletter, or social media posts by writing about the business--what it does, who it\'s for, the many features of every product, you get it--instead of writing about the content their target audience already cares about. That\'s a mistake!\r\n\r\nIt would be wonderful if customers got online for the sole purpose of coming to our website, checking out the blog, and reading about our newest product and what it does. But this just doesn\'t happen often enough to justify writing posts or updates of an overly promotional nature.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/find-your-target-audience-content-core.png\" alt=\"find-your-target-audience-content-core\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" />Instead, take a birds\' eye view of the situation and what your consumer really wants. Does he really want to read the 9th post this month about why we should choose your company for X service? No! Write about the content your target audience is already interested in <em>and</em> that relates to your business. This is how you will drive more traffic to your website while creating the opportunity to link to other internal posts and pages on your topic, generate more leads, and become more visible in your industry.\r\n\r\nI like the way <a href=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/find-your-target-audience/\" target=\"_blank\">CoSchedule</a> demonstrated this concept with the idea of the Content Core: You should post about your business a little, and post about what your customer is interested in (other than your business) a lot. And in order to do that, you have to know what your target customer is interested in, bringing us to the next section: defining your audience\'s interests.\r\n<h1>Defining your audience\'s interests</h1>\r\n<h2>Check with Google Analytics</h2>\r\nWhat pages do your visitors spend the most time on? Which ones continue to send pretty steady amounts of traffic to you over time? Find your most valuable, best posts and focus on what makes them different. Then move in that direction. Use GA to find out what other interests your visitors have, including those in other industries for your future reference (for example, a company I worked with learned that their visitors were really into Comedies, so when a new comedy would be released, we\'d always post about it on social media and get great responses!).\r\n<h2>Send out surveys</h2>\r\nSend your email subscribers, blog subscribers, or social media fans a quick survey about your content. Include multiple choice questions as well as open-ended answer questions so you can get some freeform opinions from your audience while getting answers to the questions you have.\r\n<h2>Try Facebook or Twitter analytics</h2>\r\nYou can do some pretty cool audience tracking and focusing on Facebook and Twitter analytics. Facebook recently added a feature so you can see the amount of audience overlap between your business and a competitor. You can find out the location you get the most engagement from, the gender, age, and internet use habits. If you create ads with Facebook, you can find out what your audiences \' interests are like once you\'ve run a successful campaign and have results to compare.','How to Connect with Your Target Audience Through Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','9658-revision-v1','','','2016-01-18 15:56:55','2016-01-18 20:56:55','',9658,'https://itxdesign.com/9658-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9662,5,'2016-01-19 12:01:05','2016-01-19 17:01:05','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9660\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/target-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"target audience\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\n\nIt\'s hard to forget about your target audience. After all, they\'re the reason you do business and their wants and needs are at the forefront of every decision you make for your company. But sometimes, when we\'re creating content for our business and marketing it, we lose sight of the big picture and start to get stuck in ruts. We write a lot of self-promotional content because we\'ve seen others do it on their blogs. Those blogs don\'t get much engagement, and aren\'t well-known, but who knows? Maybe they\'re getting tons of leads from promotional posts.\n\nMaybe not.\n\nYour target audience was around before your business existed, living a real life and having a wide range of experiences that left them with certain preferences. The problem we see many businesses struggling with is trying to drive traffic to their blog, newsletter, or social media posts by writing about the business--what it does, who it\'s for, the many features of every product, you get it--instead of writing about the content their target audience already cares about. That\'s a mistake!\n\nIt would be wonderful if customers got online for the sole purpose of coming to our website, checking out the blog, and reading about our newest product and what it does. But this just doesn\'t happen often enough to justify writing posts or updates of an overly promotional nature.\n\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/find-your-target-audience-content-core.png\" alt=\"find-your-target-audience-content-core\" width=\"323\" height=\"323\" />Instead, take a birds\' eye view of the situation and what your consumer really wants. Does he really want to read the 9th post this month about why we should choose your company for X service? No! Write about the content your target audience is already interested in <em>and</em> that relates to your business. This is how you will drive more traffic to your website while creating the opportunity to link to other internal posts and pages on your topic, generate more leads, and become more visible in your industry.\n\nI like the way <a href=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/find-your-target-audience/\" target=\"_blank\">CoSchedule</a> demonstrated this concept with the idea of the Content Core: You should post about your business a little, and post about what your customer is interested in (other than your business) a lot. And in order to do that, you have to know what your target customer is interested in, bringing us to the next section: defining your audience\'s interests.\n<h2>Defining your audience\'s interests</h2>\n<h3>Check with Google Analytics</h3>\nWhat pages do your visitors spend the most time on? Which ones continue to send pretty steady amounts of traffic to you over time? Find your most valuable, best posts and focus on what makes them different. Then move in that direction. Use GA to find out what other interests your visitors have, including those in other industries for your future reference (for example, a company I worked with learned that their visitors were really into Comedies, so when a new comedy would be released, we\'d always post about it on social media and get great responses!).\n<h3>Send out surveys</h3>\nSend your email subscribers, blog subscribers, or social media fans a quick survey about your content. Include multiple choice questions as well as open-ended answer questions so you can get some freeform opinions from your audience while getting answers to the questions you have.\n<h3>Try Facebook or Twitter analytics</h3>\nYou can do some pretty cool audience tracking and focusing on Facebook and Twitter analytics. Facebook recently added a feature so you can see the amount of audience overlap between your business and a competitor. You can find out the location you get the most engagement from, the gender, age, and internet use habits. If you create ads with Facebook, you can find out what your audiences \' interests are like once you\'ve run a successful campaign and have results to compare.','How to Connect with Your Target Audience Through Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','9658-autosave-v1','','','2016-01-19 12:01:05','2016-01-19 17:01:05','',9658,'https://itxdesign.com/9658-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9695,5,'2016-01-19 12:01:10','2016-01-19 17:01:10','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9660\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/target-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"target audience\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to forget about your target audience. After all, they\'re the reason you do business and their wants and needs are at the forefront of every decision you make for your company. But sometimes, when we\'re creating content for our business and marketing it, we lose sight of the big picture and start to get stuck in ruts. We write a lot of self-promotional content because we\'ve seen others do it on their blogs. Those blogs don\'t get much engagement, and aren\'t well-known, but who knows? Maybe they\'re getting tons of leads from promotional posts.\r\n\r\nMaybe not.\r\n\r\nYour target audience was around before your business existed, living a real life and having a wide range of experiences that left them with certain preferences. The problem we see many businesses struggling with is trying to drive traffic to their blog, newsletter, or social media posts by writing about the business--what it does, who it\'s for, the many features of every product, you get it--instead of writing about the content their target audience already cares about. That\'s a mistake!\r\n\r\nIt would be wonderful if customers got online for the sole purpose of coming to our website, checking out the blog, and reading about our newest product and what it does. But this just doesn\'t happen often enough to justify writing posts or updates of an overly promotional nature.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/find-your-target-audience-content-core.png\" alt=\"find-your-target-audience-content-core\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" />Instead, take a birds\' eye view of the situation and what your consumer really wants. Does he really want to read the 9th post this month about why we should choose your company for X service? No! Write about the content your target audience is already interested in <em>and</em> that relates to your business. This is how you will drive more traffic to your website while creating the opportunity to link to other internal posts and pages on your topic, generate more leads, and become more visible in your industry.\r\n\r\nI like the way <a href=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/find-your-target-audience/\" target=\"_blank\">CoSchedule</a> demonstrated this concept with the idea of the Content Core: You should post about your business a little, and post about what your customer is interested in (other than your business) a lot. And in order to do that, you have to know what your target customer is interested in, bringing us to the next section: defining your audience\'s interests.\r\n<h2>Defining your audience\'s interests</h2>\r\n<h3>Check with Google Analytics</h3>\r\nWhat pages do your visitors spend the most time on? Which ones continue to send pretty steady amounts of traffic to you over time? Find your most valuable, best posts and focus on what makes them different. Then move in that direction. Use GA to find out what other interests your visitors have, including those in other industries for your future reference (for example, a company I worked with learned that their visitors were really into Comedies, so when a new comedy would be released, we\'d always post about it on social media and get great responses!).\r\n<h3>Send out surveys</h3>\r\nSend your email subscribers, blog subscribers, or social media fans a quick survey about your content. Include multiple choice questions as well as open-ended answer questions so you can get some freeform opinions from your audience while getting answers to the questions you have.\r\n<h3>Try Facebook or Twitter analytics</h3>\r\nYou can do some pretty cool audience tracking and focusing on Facebook and Twitter analytics. Facebook recently added a feature so you can see the amount of audience overlap between your business and a competitor. You can find out the location you get the most engagement from, the gender, age, and internet use habits. If you create ads with Facebook, you can find out what your audiences \' interests are like once you\'ve run a successful campaign and have results to compare.','How to Connect with Your Target Audience Through Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','9658-revision-v1','','','2016-01-19 12:01:10','2016-01-19 17:01:10','',9658,'https://itxdesign.com/9658-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9663,5,'2016-01-18 15:58:33','2016-01-18 20:58:33','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9660\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/target-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"target audience\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to forget about your target audience. After all, they\'re the reason you do business and their wants and needs are at the forefront of every decision you make for your company. But sometimes, when we\'re creating content for our business and marketing it, we lose sight of the big picture and start to get stuck in ruts. We write a lot of self-promotional content because we\'ve seen others do it on their blogs. Those blogs don\'t get much engagement, and aren\'t well-known, but who knows? Maybe they\'re getting tons of leads from promotional posts.\r\n\r\nMaybe not.\r\n\r\nYour target audience was around before your business existed, living a real life and having a wide range of experiences that left them with certain preferences. The problem we see many businesses struggling with is trying to drive traffic to their blog, newsletter, or social media posts by writing about the business--what it does, who it\'s for, the many features of every product, you get it--instead of writing about the content their target audience already cares about. That\'s a mistake!\r\n\r\nIt would be wonderful if customers got online for the sole purpose of coming to our website, checking out the blog, and reading about our newest product and what it does. But this just doesn\'t happen often enough to justify writing posts or updates of an overly promotional nature.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/find-your-target-audience-content-core.png\" alt=\"find-your-target-audience-content-core\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" />Instead, take a birds\' eye view of the situation and what your consumer really wants. Does he really want to read the 9th post this month about why we should choose your company for X service? No! Write about the content your target audience is already interested in <em>and</em> that relates to your business. This is how you will drive more traffic to your website while creating the opportunity to link to other internal posts and pages on your topic, generate more leads, and become more visible in your industry.\r\n\r\nI like the way <a href=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/find-your-target-audience/\" target=\"_blank\">CoSchedule</a> demonstrated this concept with the idea of the Content Core: You should post about your business a little, and post about what your customer is interested in (other than your business) a lot. And in order to do that, you have to know what your target customer is interested in, bringing us to the next section: defining your audience\'s interests.\r\n<h2>Defining your audience\'s interests</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Check with Google Analytics</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhat pages do your visitors spend the most time on? Which ones continue to send pretty steady amounts of traffic to you over time? Find your most valuable, best posts and focus on what makes them different. Then move in that direction. Use GA to find out what other interests your visitors have, including those in other industries for your future reference (for example, a company I worked with learned that their visitors were really into Comedies, so when a new comedy would be released, we\'d always post about it on social media and get great responses!).\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Send out surveys</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSend your email subscribers, blog subscribers, or social media fans a quick survey about your content. Include multiple choice questions as well as open-ended answer questions so you can get some freeform opinions from your audience while getting answers to the questions you have.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Try Facebook or Twitter analytics</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nYou can do some pretty cool audience tracking and focusing on Facebook and Twitter analytics. Facebook recently added a feature so you can see the amount of audience overlap between your business and a competitor. You can find out the location you get the most engagement from, the gender, age, and internet use habits. 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Since everybody online wanting a website is going to require someone to be their web host, it’s easy for people to get in the reseller hosting game as someone who can provide it to people for a small profit. There are so many potential customers out there that want to start company websites or personal blogs but need a web host to make this happen. \r\n\r\nIt can be a great way to earn income just by providing hosting to those that have websites to launch, but the key is to get your name out there so people can find you. While deciding to be a web host and making money from it is easy, it’s very difficult to actually launch a hosting company and set it up from scratch. The good news is that you can be a reseller host for a much lower cost and simpler setup. 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It’s a persuasive research tool different from any other search engine tool because you’ll get uncensored feedback from customers of a host you are considering. \r\n\r\nIt’s also in real-time which means you’ll get quick, sometimes instant, feedback. You’ll get a really good clue from others how a web hosting provider is doing. Be sure to use this information after a few weeks of getting the scoop by reducing the pool of potential web hosts down to just a few, searching the remaining potentials and searching for tweets mentioning their name, and looking at how satisfied customers seem to be so that you can make your decision. \r\n\r\n<h2>Talking to experts on the topic</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Experts.jpg\" alt=\"Experts\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9675\" />Sometimes you may just want to hear from the experts before making the call. 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Talking to the experts on the subject to learn what reseller host is right for you. They’ll be able to educate you better on what to look for, who they know is good, and what makes up a great reseller web host. Get the truth from the experts based on their experiences by calling, emailing, or looking for their blog. \r\n\r\nTry these resources to find a great reseller host and analyze the data you receive before making your final decision. It’s hard to beat someone’s personal experience or a lot of the same feedback about a host. \r\n','What\'s it Take to Find a Great Reseller Host?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9674-revision-v1','','','2016-01-18 18:00:51','2016-01-18 23:00:51','',9674,'https://itxdesign.com/9674-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9679,4,'2016-01-21 14:05:12','2016-01-21 19:05:12','Have you thought about launching a “Coming Soon” page for your WordPress site? 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WordPress users do this all the time and that has led to a multitude of themes and plugins to be used for this purpose. \r\n\r\nIn addition to creating an excellent pre-launching site page that gets the attention of the public and capture you leads, the “coming soon” page should match your branding through the content and design, as well as encourage social sharing where your audience can share about the news of your site on social media. \r\n\r\nOnce you’ve nailed down a strategy for your pre-launch page, implement the help of these “coming soon” plugins and themes that are available for free or a small charge on WordPress. \r\n\r\n<h2>Launch</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Launch.png\" alt=\"Launch\" width=\"606\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9681\" />\r\n\r\nWhen you want to express to your visitors that your website will be launching soon but isn’t ready yet, you can get the <a href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20160424031124/http://themeforest.net:80/item/launch-wordpress-theme/2310982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launch</a> theme to explain it best. It offers a stylish yet clear way to explain that the site will be up and running soon. Customize the features on this theme to what you need it to say located in the Customizer option and work with features like the social icons. You’ll love how it integrates with MailChimp and has a simple lead capture form that can be enabled. \r\n\r\n<h2>Launcher</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Launcher.png\" alt=\"Launcher\" width=\"599\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9682\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great theme for your launching page is <a href=\"https://mythemeshop.com/plugins/launcher/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launcher</a>, found in MyThemeShop. This one is great because it’s fully responsive and has a great deal of functionality for free. Choose from a couple of default designs, edit on the integrated front end editor, and take advantage of the countdown timer with a subscription form. \r\n\r\n<h2>Magnium</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MAgnium.png\" alt=\"Magnium\" width=\"594\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9684\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/magnium-multipurpose-woocommerce-theme/10780340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Magnium</a> theme if you want tons of options. It’s a “coming soon” theme with 14 demos, 15 bundled plugins, and 100 pre-built pages. Plus, it will work great with WooCommerce for those that want to get your product line up and running before launching. 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It offers a ton of great value with a countdown timer, eye-catching sliders, support with its features, and a Contact Form 7 support for gathering user details. \r\n\r\n<h2>Felice</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Felice.png\" alt=\"Felice\" width=\"722\" height=\"462\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9680\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the <a href=\"http://www.bluchic.com/shop/freebies/felice-theme/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Felice</a> theme for a free option on your WordPress launching page. It’s an easy way to let users know that your site is on its way in a style way. It’s responsive and offers a progress bar for a status update to your visitors. You’ll love the customizable header and background designs, the option for social icons, and the notification form for allowing your visitors to get updated on the progress. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Verko.png\" alt=\"Verko\" width=\"619\" height=\"326\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9685\" />\r\n\r\nLastly, be sure to check out themes including <a href=\"https://themeskingdom.com/wordpress-themes/lexiity-free-responsive-under-construction-coming-soon-landing-template/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lexiity</a>, <a href=\"http://www.themewarrior.com/theme/launchtime/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LaunchTime</a>, <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/verko-responsive-business-one-page-wp-theme/11813617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Verko</a>, and <a href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20161004140644/http://www.mojo-themes.com:80/item/xtime-responsive-under-construction-wordpress-theme/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">xTime</a> for more great opportunities. 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While you are going to have a great website up and running eventually, it can be very helpful to your customers and visitors to have some sort of notice about in advance. \r\n\r\nThe pre-launching stage of a website can be used to one’s advantage by using it as a platform to build up excitement and anticipation for the big launch. WordPress users do this all the time and that has led to a multitude of themes and plugins to be used for this purpose. \r\n\r\nIn addition to creating an excellent pre-launching site page that gets the attention of the public and capture you leads, the “coming soon” page should match your branding through the content and design, as well as encourage social sharing where your audience can share about the news of your site on social media. \r\n\r\nOnce you’ve nailed down a strategy for your pre-launch page, implement the help of these “coming soon” plugins and themes that are available for free or a small charge on WordPress. \r\n\r\n<h2>Launch</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Launch.png\" alt=\"Launch\" width=\"606\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9681\" />\r\n\r\nWhen you want to express to your visitors that your website will be launching soon but isn’t ready yet, you can get the <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/launch-wordpress-theme/2310982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launch</a> theme to explain it best. It offers a stylish yet clear way to explain that the site will be up and running soon. Customize the features on this theme to what you need it to say located in the Customizer option and work with features like the social icons. You’ll love how it integrates with MailChimp and has a simple lead capture form that can be enabled. \r\n\r\n<h2>Launcher</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Launcher.png\" alt=\"Launcher\" width=\"599\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9682\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great theme for your launching page is <a href=\"https://mythemeshop.com/plugins/launcher/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launcher</a>, found in MyThemeShop. This one is great because it’s fully responsive and has a great deal of functionality for free. 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This theme will run you around $59 but it’s the perfect theme for your “coming soon” page and even gives you inspiration on how to put yours together through its single-page and landing page demos. \r\n\r\n<h2>Level UP</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/LevelUp.png\" alt=\"Level Up\" width=\"387\" height=\"215\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9683\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great theme for your WordPress “coming soon” page is the <a href=\"https://wpbean.com/product/level-up-coming-soon-wordpress-theme/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Level UP</a> theme running only $25. It offers a ton of great value with a countdown timer, eye-catching sliders, support with its features, and a Contact Form 7 support for gathering user details. \r\n\r\n<h2>Felice</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Felice.png\" alt=\"Felice\" width=\"722\" height=\"462\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9680\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the <a href=\"http://www.bluchic.com/shop/freebies/felice-theme/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Felice</a> theme for a free option on your WordPress launching page. It’s an easy way to let users know that your site is on its way in a style way. It’s responsive and offers a progress bar for a status update to your visitors. You’ll love the customizable header and background designs, the option for social icons, and the notification form for allowing your visitors to get updated on the progress. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Verko.png\" alt=\"Verko\" width=\"619\" height=\"326\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9685\" />\r\n\r\nLastly, be sure to check out themes including <a href=\"https://themeskingdom.com/wordpress-themes/lexiity-free-responsive-under-construction-coming-soon-landing-template/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lexiity</a>, <a href=\"http://www.themewarrior.com/theme/launchtime/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LaunchTime</a>, <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/verko-responsive-business-one-page-wp-theme/11813617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Verko</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.mojo-themes.com/item/xtime-responsive-under-construction-wordpress-theme/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">xTime</a> for more great opportunities. 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While you are going to have a great website up and running eventually, it can be very helpful to your customers and visitors to have some sort of notice about in advance. \r\n\r\nThe pre-launching stage of a website can be used to one’s advantage by using it as a platform to build up excitement and anticipation for the big launch. WordPress users do this all the time and that has led to a multitude of themes and plugins to be used for this purpose. \r\n\r\nIn addition to creating an excellent pre-launching site page that gets the attention of the public and capture you leads, the “coming soon” page should match your branding through the content and design, as well as encourage social sharing where your audience can share about the news of your site on social media. \r\n\r\nOnce you’ve nailed down a strategy for your pre-launch page, implement the help of these “coming soon” plugins and themes that are available for free or a small charge on WordPress. \r\n\r\n<h2>Launch</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Launch-300x156.png\" alt=\"Launch\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9681\" />\r\n\r\nWhen you want to express to your visitors that your website will be launching soon but isn’t ready yet, you can get the <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/launch-wordpress-theme/2310982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launch</a> theme to explain it best. It offers a stylish yet clear way to explain that the site will be up and running soon. Customize the features on this theme to what you need it to say located in the Customizer option and work with features like the social icons. You’ll love how it integrates with MailChimp and has a simple lead capture form that can be enabled. \r\n\r\n<h2>Launcher</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Launcher-300x155.png\" alt=\"Launcher\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9682\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great theme for your launching page is <a href=\"https://mythemeshop.com/plugins/launcher/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launcher</a>, found in MyThemeShop. This one is great because it’s fully responsive and has a great deal of functionality for free. Choose from a couple of default designs, edit on the integrated front end editor, and take advantage of the countdown timer with a subscription form. \r\n\r\n<h2>Magnium</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MAgnium-300x154.png\" alt=\"Magnium\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9684\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/magnium-multipurpose-woocommerce-theme/10780340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Magnium</a> theme if you want tons of options. It’s a “coming soon” theme with 14 demos, 15 bundled plugins, and 100 pre-built pages. Plus, it will work great with WooCommerce for those that want to get your product line up and running before launching. 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It offers a ton of great value with a countdown timer, eye-catching sliders, support with its features, and a Contact Form 7 support for gathering user details. \r\n\r\n<h2>Felice</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Felice-300x192.png\" alt=\"Felice\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9680\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the <a href=\"http://www.bluchic.com/shop/freebies/felice-theme/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Felice</a> theme for a free option on your WordPress launching page. It’s an easy way to let users know that your site is on its way in a style way. It’s responsive and offers a progress bar for a status update to your visitors. You’ll love the customizable header and background designs, the option for social icons, and the notification form for allowing your visitors to get updated on the progress. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Verko-300x158.png\" alt=\"Verko\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9685\" />\r\n\r\nLastly, be sure to check out themes including <a href=\"https://themeskingdom.com/wordpress-themes/lexiity-free-responsive-under-construction-coming-soon-landing-template/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lexiity</a>, <a href=\"http://www.themewarrior.com/theme/launchtime/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LaunchTime</a>, <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/verko-responsive-business-one-page-wp-theme/11813617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Verko</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.mojo-themes.com/item/xtime-responsive-under-construction-wordpress-theme/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">xTime</a> for more great opportunities. 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If you haven’t followed the guidelines to rank higher on search engines, you are going to be harder to find as well. What other steps need to be taken to have a chance at being successful online? When you want to run a part of your business online, be sure to follow these steps to help you to be more successful.  \r\n\r\n<h2>Create and register a domain name</h2>\r\n\r\nThe first step to building your e-business is to come up with a great domain name. You’ll have to register the domain name as well, which will help you to determine if the ones you are thinking about using are already taken or too similar to someone else’s. \r\n\r\nYour domain name is a URL that acts as your website name and it can be registered on sites like Yahoo, GoDaddy, or Dotster. It can also be registered through your web hosting company and many will give you a free domain name with the purchase of a new hosting plan. It lasts for a year but you can register for up to five years if you’d prefer. \r\n\r\nIt’s inexpensive to register your domain, typically ranging at $10 to $15 per year, but you have to remember to renew each year or you’ll end up with a website that’s down and unavailable to customers at some point. The domain name creation needs to be really thought out because if it’s not clear, simple, catchy, or relatable to your business, you may risk customers struggling to find you.\r\n\r\n<h2>Web hosting</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Own-an-E-Business.jpg\" alt=\"Own an E-Business\" width=\"334\" height=\"151\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9691\" />Next, you’ll need to find great web hosting. There are many options for your web hosting needs, but the decision could affect how your business functions. For example, choosing shared web host could save you money but you may experience downtime when other websites on the server see an increase in traffic. C\r\n\r\nhoosing a dedicated server web host may be great for business, but it will cost a fortune to have your own server. You must choose a web host to have a company website and you’ll have to do your research to find a reliable host with good ratings. \r\n\r\n<h2>Design and promotion</h2>\r\n\r\nNext, you’ll need to create a great site design and figure out how to promote your site. After registering and signing up with a web host, creating the website can be done on your own or with a hire professional website designer. Depending on your budget and level of experience, you’ll have to decide which route to go. There are many pre-built templates and tools to help you do it on your own which could save you money. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Successful-E-Business.jpg\" alt=\"Successful E-Business\" width=\"297\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9692\" />Consider how you will promote the site to get the business you need to make money as a company. Many people will work to make it higher in search engine rankings while others will start a company blog and advertise it on social media. \r\n\r\nWhatever works for you, make sure you’ve made a website with fast page loading times, accessibility on mobile devices, and material that is easy to skim through for your customers in a hurry. Make sure you’ve implemented a way for your customers to make payments for your products or services which should include a shopping cart, a merchant account, and a payment gateway such as PayPal. \r\n\r\nonce you’ve implemented all of these steps, you will have a thriving e-business in no time. Then you can focus your energy on your next product or marketing campaign. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','What\'s it Take to Own a Successful E-Business?','','publish','open','closed','','whats-it-take-to-own-a-successful-e-business','','','2016-01-18 18:20:12','2016-01-18 23:20:12','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9688',0,'post','',0),(9689,4,'2016-01-18 18:18:38','2016-01-18 23:18:38','If you want your e-business to be a thriving success, you have to get educated on how others have found success. There are several steps involved that have to get done in order to have a chance at success. Neglecting to pay attention to your site design is one way you will hinder your own success. \r\n\r\nSome business owners take all of the appropriate steps but neglect to promote the site through marketing campaigns, online advertising, or social media. If you haven’t followed the guidelines to rank higher on search engines, you are going to be harder to find as well. What other steps need to be taken to have a chance at being successful online? When you want to run a part of your business online, be sure to follow these steps to help you to be more successful.  \r\n\r\n<h2>Create and register a domain name</h2>\r\n\r\nThe first step to building your e-business is to come up with a great domain name. You’ll have to register the domain name as well, which will help you to determine if the ones you are thinking about using are already taken or too similar to someone else’s. \r\n\r\nYour domain name is a URL that acts as your website name and it can be registered on sites like Yahoo, GoDaddy, or Dotster. It can also be registered through your web hosting company and many will give you a free domain name with the purchase of a new hosting plan. It lasts for a year but you can register for up to five years if you’d prefer. \r\n\r\nIt’s inexpensive to register your domain, typically ranging at $10 to $15 per year, but you have to remember to renew each year or you’ll end up with a website that’s down and unavailable to customers at some point. The domain name creation needs to be really thought out because if it’s not clear, simple, catchy, or relatable to your business, you may risk customers struggling to find you.\r\n\r\n<h2>Web hosting</h2>\r\n\r\nNext, you’ll need to find great web hosting. There are many options for your web hosting needs, but the decision could affect how your business functions. For example, choosing shared web host could save you money but you may experience downtime when other websites on the server see an increase in traffic. C\r\n\r\nhoosing a dedicated server web host may be great for business, but it will cost a fortune to have your own server. You must choose a web host to have a company website and you’ll have to do your research to find a reliable host with good ratings. \r\n\r\n<h2>Design and promotion</h2>\r\n\r\nNext, you’ll need to create a great site design and figure out how to promote your site. After registering and signing up with a web host, creating the website can be done on your own or with a hire professional website designer. Depending on your budget and level of experience, you’ll have to decide which route to go. There are many pre-built templates and tools to help you do it on your own which could save you money. \r\n\r\nConsider how you will promote the site to get the business you need to make money as a company. Many people will work to make it higher in search engine rankings while others will start a company blog and advertise it on social media. \r\n\r\nWhatever works for you, make sure you’ve made a website with fast page loading times, accessibility on mobile devices, and material that is easy to skim through for your customers in a hurry. Make sure you’ve implemented a way for your customers to make payments for your products or services which should include a shopping cart, a merchant account, and a payment gateway such as PayPal. \r\n\r\nonce you’ve implemented all of these steps, you will have a thriving e-business in no time. Then you can focus your energy on your next product or marketing campaign. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','What\'s it Take to Own a Successful E-Business?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9688-revision-v1','','','2016-01-18 18:18:38','2016-01-18 23:18:38','',9688,'https://itxdesign.com/9688-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9690,4,'2016-01-18 18:19:27','2016-01-18 23:19:27','','E-Business','','inherit','open','closed','','e-business','','','2016-01-18 18:19:37','2016-01-18 23:19:37','',9688,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/E-Business.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9691,4,'2016-01-18 18:19:29','2016-01-18 23:19:29','','Own an E-Business','','inherit','open','closed','','own-an-e-business','','','2016-01-18 18:19:51','2016-01-18 23:19:51','',9688,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Own-an-E-Business.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9692,4,'2016-01-18 18:19:30','2016-01-18 23:19:30','','Successful E-Business','','inherit','open','closed','','successful-e-business','','','2016-01-18 18:19:59','2016-01-18 23:19:59','',9688,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Successful-E-Business.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9693,4,'2016-01-18 18:20:03','2016-01-18 23:20:03','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/E-Business.jpg\" alt=\"E-Business\" width=\"277\" height=\"182\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9690\" />If you want your e-business to be a thriving success, you have to get educated on how others have found success. There are several steps involved that have to get done in order to have a chance at success. Neglecting to pay attention to your site design is one way you will hinder your own success. \r\n\r\nSome business owners take all of the appropriate steps but neglect to promote the site through marketing campaigns, online advertising, or social media. If you haven’t followed the guidelines to rank higher on search engines, you are going to be harder to find as well. What other steps need to be taken to have a chance at being successful online? When you want to run a part of your business online, be sure to follow these steps to help you to be more successful.  \r\n\r\n<h2>Create and register a domain name</h2>\r\n\r\nThe first step to building your e-business is to come up with a great domain name. You’ll have to register the domain name as well, which will help you to determine if the ones you are thinking about using are already taken or too similar to someone else’s. \r\n\r\nYour domain name is a URL that acts as your website name and it can be registered on sites like Yahoo, GoDaddy, or Dotster. It can also be registered through your web hosting company and many will give you a free domain name with the purchase of a new hosting plan. It lasts for a year but you can register for up to five years if you’d prefer. \r\n\r\nIt’s inexpensive to register your domain, typically ranging at $10 to $15 per year, but you have to remember to renew each year or you’ll end up with a website that’s down and unavailable to customers at some point. The domain name creation needs to be really thought out because if it’s not clear, simple, catchy, or relatable to your business, you may risk customers struggling to find you.\r\n\r\n<h2>Web hosting</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Own-an-E-Business.jpg\" alt=\"Own an E-Business\" width=\"334\" height=\"151\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9691\" />Next, you’ll need to find great web hosting. There are many options for your web hosting needs, but the decision could affect how your business functions. For example, choosing shared web host could save you money but you may experience downtime when other websites on the server see an increase in traffic. C\r\n\r\nhoosing a dedicated server web host may be great for business, but it will cost a fortune to have your own server. You must choose a web host to have a company website and you’ll have to do your research to find a reliable host with good ratings. \r\n\r\n<h2>Design and promotion</h2>\r\n\r\nNext, you’ll need to create a great site design and figure out how to promote your site. After registering and signing up with a web host, creating the website can be done on your own or with a hire professional website designer. Depending on your budget and level of experience, you’ll have to decide which route to go. There are many pre-built templates and tools to help you do it on your own which could save you money. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Successful-E-Business.jpg\" alt=\"Successful E-Business\" width=\"297\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9692\" />Consider how you will promote the site to get the business you need to make money as a company. Many people will work to make it higher in search engine rankings while others will start a company blog and advertise it on social media. \r\n\r\nWhatever works for you, make sure you’ve made a website with fast page loading times, accessibility on mobile devices, and material that is easy to skim through for your customers in a hurry. Make sure you’ve implemented a way for your customers to make payments for your products or services which should include a shopping cart, a merchant account, and a payment gateway such as PayPal. \r\n\r\nonce you’ve implemented all of these steps, you will have a thriving e-business in no time. Then you can focus your energy on your next product or marketing campaign. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','What\'s it Take to Own a Successful E-Business?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9688-revision-v1','','','2016-01-18 18:20:03','2016-01-18 23:20:03','',9688,'https://itxdesign.com/9688-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9694,0,'2016-01-19 08:16:33','2016-01-19 13:16:33','','','','inherit','open','closed','','9694','','','2016-01-19 08:16:33','2016-01-19 13:16:33','',9645,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ecommerce-Website-Hosting-300x158-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9696,5,'2016-01-19 12:15:09','2016-01-19 17:15:09','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9660\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/target-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"target audience\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to forget about your target audience. After all, they\'re the reason you do business and their wants and needs are at the forefront of every decision you make for your company. But sometimes, when we\'re creating content for our business and marketing it, we lose sight of the big picture and start to get stuck in ruts. We write a lot of self-promotional content because we\'ve seen others do it on their blogs. Those blogs don\'t get much engagement, and aren\'t well-known, but who knows? Maybe they\'re getting tons of leads from promotional posts.\r\n\r\nMaybe not.\r\n\r\nYour target audience was around before your business existed, living a real life and having a wide range of experiences that left them with certain preferences. The problem we see many businesses struggling with is trying to drive traffic to their blog, newsletter, or social media posts by writing about the business--what it does, who it\'s for, the many features of every product, you get it--instead of writing about the content their target audience already cares about. That\'s a mistake!\r\n\r\nIt would be wonderful if customers got online for the sole purpose of coming to our website, checking out the blog, and reading about our newest product and what it does. But this just doesn\'t happen often enough to justify writing posts or updates of an overly promotional nature.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/find-your-target-audience-content-core.png\" alt=\"find-your-target-audience-content-core\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" />Instead, take a birds\' eye view of the situation and what your consumer really wants. Does he really want to read the 9th post this month about why we should choose your company for X service? No! Write about the content your target audience is already interested in <em>and</em> that relates to your business. This is how you will drive more traffic to your website while creating the opportunity to link to other internal posts and pages on your topic, generate more leads, and become more visible in your industry.\r\n\r\nI like the way <a href=\"http://coschedule.com/blog/find-your-target-audience/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CoSchedule</a> demonstrated this concept with the idea of the Content Core: You should post about your business a little, and post about what your customer is interested in (other than your business) a lot. And in order to do that, you have to know what your target customer is interested in, bringing us to the next section: defining your audience\'s interests.\r\n<h2>Defining your audience\'s interests</h2>\r\n<h3>Check with Google Analytics</h3>\r\nWhat pages do your visitors spend the most time on? Which ones continue to send pretty steady amounts of traffic to you over time? Find your most valuable, best posts and focus on what makes them different. Then move in that direction. Use GA to find out what other interests your visitors have, including those in other industries for your future reference (for example, a company I worked with learned that their visitors were really into Comedies, so when a new comedy would be released, we\'d always post about it on social media and get great responses!).\r\n<h3>Send out surveys</h3>\r\nSend your email subscribers, blog subscribers, or social media fans a quick survey about your content. Include multiple choice questions as well as open-ended answer questions so you can get some freeform opinions from your audience while getting answers to the questions you have.\r\n<h3>Try Facebook or Twitter analytics</h3>\r\nYou can do some pretty cool audience tracking and focusing on Facebook and Twitter analytics. Facebook recently added a feature so you can see the amount of audience overlap between your business and a competitor. You can find out the location you get the most engagement from, the gender, age, and internet use habits. If you create ads with Facebook, you can find out what your audiences \' interests are like once you\'ve run a successful campaign and have results to compare.','How to Connect with Your Target Audience Through Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','9658-revision-v1','','','2016-01-19 12:15:09','2016-01-19 17:15:09','',9658,'https://itxdesign.com/9658-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9698,5,'2016-01-19 13:52:50','2016-01-19 18:52:50','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The web hosting industry is growing in popularity among entrepreneurs and business owners because of the </span><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reseller_web_hosting\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inexpensive cost and low risk</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> involved in starting a reseller hosting company. But if you’re like many business owners, you may not understand exactly what reseller web hosting is, or how much it costs to start a reseller hosting business.</span>\r\n<h2><strong>What is reseller hosting?</strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reseller web hosting is an inexpensive web hosting option that involves one company renting hard drive space and bandwidth to another company, who then rents the space to third parties. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We’ll cover this in more detail further down, but for now, check out this web hosting metaphor:</span>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a large office building in a great location in town. It is owned by J.P. Propertyowner (web hosting provider), and you decide to rent it from him (renting hard drive and bandwidth from the hosting provider) with the intention of opening a coworking space (renting the space and bandwidth to third parties) and making a profit.</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relating this to reseller web hosting, an established web hosting provider rents hard drive space and bandwidth to an entrepreneur or business the same way the property owner rents property to a tenant or business. The business will then rent the space and bandwidth out to third parties and make a profit from the process. You essentially become a middle man that provides web hosting to third parties.</span>\r\n<h2><strong>What’s the advantage of being the middle man? </strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your company starts acting as a web hosting reseller, you’re acting as middle men. But is that a good thing or a bad thing? It’s a good thing, and there are several advantages, including:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You get to act as a hosting company.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diversify your company, or add reseller hosting as a feature of a <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/can-you-really-make-money-from-website-hosting/\" target=\"_blank\">web hosting company you own</a>. With this new capability to provide web hosting, you’ll be able to market and advertise those services and <strong>grow your audience</strong> through it. </span></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It saves you money now, and you can ramp it up later. </span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the best things about reseller web hosting is the <strong>low initial start-up cost (usually less than $100)</strong>. But if you’re ready to grow the business after you’ve made profit from reseller hosting, you can always increase your capabilities and buy a VPS or Dedicated Server. Either of these server options will enable you to expand your hard drive and bandwidth capabilities (and your business). </span></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can make a profit easily.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the web hosting provider you choose handles the servers, you’re in charge of the profits and simply managing the hosting customers you take on. This is an easy way to <strong>start making a profit from your web hosting</strong> business right away.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Selecting the right reseller hosting provider</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One last thing to consider when you select a web hosting provider to rent from: the provider and their capabilities. You don’t want to start renting from a company that can’t provide adequate support to your clients--that makes you look bad! You don’t want to rent from a provider that doesn’t offer uptime or satisfaction guarantees or a site builder. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep these features in mind when searching for a provider for your </span><a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/reseller-hosting/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reseller web hosting</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> service:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100+ free scripts</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cpanel</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least 1 site builder</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satisfaction guarantee</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24/7/365 awesome support</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 99.999% uptime guarantee</span></li>\r\n	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fully managed services</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without features like these, managing your own business will be more difficult. You need to know you can offer your own customers the best possible web hosting experience before you decide to work with a company. Don’t choose the first one you see online or even the name you recognize the most--look for one with the best value, customer and tech support, and a 99.999% uptime guarantee. </span>','What Is Reseller Web Hosting and How Much Is It?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9697-revision-v1','','','2016-01-19 13:52:50','2016-01-19 18:52:50','',9697,'https://itxdesign.com/9697-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9699,5,'2016-01-20 15:05:54','2016-01-20 20:05:54','<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9709\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Bible-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing the right website hosting for your church or ministry\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" />\r\n\r\nYour Christian church or ministry needs a web presence, but your beliefs and ideology can present a special challenge as you search for website hosting that doesn\'t clash with your beliefs.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/what-not-to-do-when-building-a-website/\" target=\"_blank\">Creating a website for your church</a> or ministry will serve the same purpose your brick-and-mortar establishment does: Spreading God\'s word with the community. A website will enable you to spread it much further, and in this increasingly digital age, it\'s important to make sure your church or ministry sheds light on the Christian message online.\r\n\r\nChoosing the right web hosting for churches and ministries requires some special consideration beyond the normal web hosting criteria.\r\n<h2>What to keep in mind in your search for a hosting provider</h2>\r\n<h3>Who else do they host?</h3>\r\nThe most popular web hosting providers may not be a smart choice for churches and ministries. These providers host a variety of websites on their servers, and for many, that includes unsavory or immoral content. Your church could end up using the same IP address and server as anti-Christian or adult sites. You wouldn\'t open your church next door to an adult novelty store. Do you really want to share an IP address and server with an anti-Christian website?\r\n\r\nTo avoid this problem altogether, it\'s best to opt for a <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/christian-web-hosting/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian-based web hosting provider</a> that holds high standards and doesn\'t host adult or questionable content on their servers.\r\n<h3>Are they Christian-based?</h3>\r\nWhile it\'s not imperative that the web hosting provider you use is a Christian company, it\'s often the right choice for a faith-based ministry or church. Christian-based web hosting providers operate with a different agenda than other web hosting providers, just as Christian people operate by different rules than other people. This can mean a lot when it comes to <a href=\"http://serversitters.com/7-best-tips-for-247365-web-hosting-support.html\" target=\"_blank\">customer support</a> and customer service--knowing that your contact at the company is a fellow follower of Christ can make for a better web hosting experience.\r\n<h3>What is the cost?</h3>\r\nChristian website hosting shouldn\'t cost more than general website hosting, and at ITX Design, we believe it should cost <em>less</em>. We want to remove the cost barrier that keeps many churches and ministries from creating their presence online and spreading God\'s word. That\'s why we offer a discounted rate to Christian ministries and organizations around the world, and we don\'t like to turn Christian ministries down--if your ministry needs hosting but can\'t afford it, <a href=\"mailto:support@itxdesign.com\" target=\"_blank\">contact us</a> to learn how we can help.\r\n\r\n<em>Tip: Enter the discount code \"<strong>Christ</strong>\" when you place your order with ITX Design to receive a 35% discount.</em>\r\n\r\nChoosing the right web hosting provider for your Christian organization doesn\'t have to be a challenge. As you search for the right Christian website hosting provider for your church or ministry, make sure you select a company that is true to the Christian faith, offers a fair cost, and doesn\'t do business with anti-Christian organizations.\r\n\r\nWe\'d love to help you set up your church website here at ITX Design. Just click below to get started. May you continue to spread the Good News!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/christian-web-hosting/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9710\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9710\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/christian-web-hosting-.jpg\" alt=\"christian-web-hosting-\" width=\"1008\" height=\"444\" /></a>','Choosing the Right Website Hosting for Churches & Ministries','','publish','open','closed','','choosing-the-right-website-hosting-for-churches-ministries','','','2016-01-20 15:05:54','2016-01-20 20:05:54','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9699',0,'post','',0),(9849,5,'2016-01-28 15:29:04','2016-01-28 20:29:04','<img class=\" wp-image-9851 alignleft\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/customerservice-1.jpg\" alt=\"customerservice\" width=\"303\" height=\"202\" />When we think about marketing tools, chances are, customer service isn\'t one of them. Instead, we\'re thinking about web-based tools that are pretty complex at their core, but exist to make marketing our business easier.\r\n\r\nWe don\'t often picture customer service as a \'tool,\' per se, but that\'s exactly what it is. Webster defines tool as \"a device or implement used to carry out a particular function.\"\r\n\r\nGood customer service will help with several of your business\' marketing functions; removing sales barriers, <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/how-to-connect-with-your-target-audience-through-content/\" target=\"_blank\">connecting with customers</a>, answering questions and solving problems, and most importantly, driving sales. So what defines good customer service?\r\n<h2><strong>What is good customer service?</strong></h2>\r\nEveryone has their own idea of what customer service looks like, and unfortunately, that sometimes looks a little cliche. Phrases like \"<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/what-are-the-best-practices-for-social-customer-service/\" target=\"_blank\">The customer is always right</a>\" might be a factor of customer service, but don\'t serve to define good customer service. Some would say the providing excellent customer service is more of an art than a science, and maybe that\'s what makes it such an <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/which-video-tools-will-help-you-build-a-successful-blog-business/\" target=\"_blank\">effective marketing tool</a>.\r\n\r\nYou need to conduct regular audits of your customer service team to ensure you\'re wielding this tool efficiently and in an effective way.\r\n\r\nYou can do this by following the acronym <strong>ALF: Always Listen First.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-9854 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ALF.jpg\" alt=\"customer service\" width=\"450\" height=\"333\" />\r\n\r\nWhen you listen first, you don\'t have to take any action just yet. Measure your customer\'s experiences with your staff by taking surveys, asking questions, and analyzing the current approach your customer service team is taking when they help customers.\r\n\r\nLook for instances of great customer service and reward your staff for it. Watch for areas that need work and offer gentle critiques that suggest what they should do instead. Your customer service representatives should be using the language and methods you\'ve instructed them to use. Notice the difference between two similar greetings:\r\n\r\n\'How may I help you this afternoon?\' vs. \'What seems to be the problem?\'\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to ask your representatives to act unreasonably bubbly or positive, but you need to know that they\'re using the right language and methods. Don\'t assume--just listen.\r\n<h2><strong>How can good customer service help market your brand?</strong></h2>\r\nDid you know that most customers prefer making a purchase without ever interacting with a customer service representative? Instead, they check for reviews online and trust the best-reviewed products. About 25% of consumers leave reviews, but nearly 70% check reviews before deciding on a purchase. Removing your customer service representative\'s chance to interact with a customer is bad for business, right? Wrong!\r\n\r\nWhen your reps do interact with customers, remember the 25% rule: About one quarter of the people your reps talk to will feel compelled to review your business online, based on their experience. Whether or not you provide great customer service can be the difference between your business receiving one star reviews and five star reviews.\r\n\r\nWhen you are <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/starting-a-web-hosting-reseller-business/\" target=\"_blank\">building your business</a>, loyal customers will be one of your greatest assets. You can maintain those customers and reward them for their loyalty by treating them well, offering exclusive bonuses and offers, and making their interests the cornerstone of your marketing plan. When customers become brand ambassadors, you\'ll know you\'re doing it right.\r\n\r\nRead More: The 4 Step Social Media Litmus Test for Your Content\r\n\r\nhttps://itxdesign.com/the-4-step-litmus-test-for-your-social-media-content/','Why Customer Service is the Most Effective Marketing Tool','','publish','open','closed','','why-customer-service-is-the-most-effective-marketing-tool','','','2016-01-28 15:29:04','2016-01-28 20:29:04','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9849',0,'post','',0),(9702,4,'2016-01-20 14:55:38','2016-01-20 19:55:38','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-vs.-Weebly.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress vs. Weebly\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9705\" />Making the decision between WordPress vs. Weebly may not seem very easy. They are both good choices when it comes to building your website. However, they are not the same and one is significantly better for most websites.\r\n\r\nWordPress provides one of the most popular choices and about 23% of the website found on the internet use WordPress. Weebly provides another option giving you the ability to create blogs, websites and online stores. Below, you will discover the differences between the two, and you will be able to make the right decision for your website.\r\n\r\n<em>Note: This is a comparison of Weebly and Self-Hosted WordPress.org, not WordPress.com.</em>\r\n\r\n<h2>Self-Hosted vs. Hosted</h2>\r\n\r\nSince Weebly is a fully hosted platform, it\'s important to start by looking at the differences between self-hosted vs. hosted platforms. When you choose a hosted platform, like Weebly, your website will completely reside on their servers. You will need to follow their terms of service and switching to a new platform will not be very easy.\r\n\r\nWith a self-hosted platform, such as WordPress, your website resided on your server. WordPress is an open source, free software you can install with shared, VPS, cloud or dedicated hosting. You own 100% of the content you put on your side and it\'s very easy to move from WordPress to another platform, if necessary.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to the debate between hosted and self-hosted platforms, WordPress is the winner over Weebly. Since you get to own 100% of your content and migration to a new platform is much easier with WordPress, there\'s no doubt it\'s the winner.\r\n\r\n<h2>Features</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-1.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress\" width=\"255\" height=\"198\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9706\" />Comparing the features of Weebly vs. WordPress will help make the picture a bit clearer when it comes to the differences between the platforms. They both offer plenty of features, but in different ways. \r\n\r\nWeebly provides you with many built-in tools. You will be able to easily create a blog, add pictures, create a contact form and even create an online store. You won\'t need to install any additional plugins or extensions with Weebly since it\'s all built right into the platform.\r\n\r\nThe one major downfall to this type of platform is the customization. If you need a feature not offered by Weebly, you cannot have a developer create it and add to the platform.\r\n\r\nWhen you choose WordPress, you not only gain access to a ton of built-in features, but you also gain access to over 37,000 free plugins. Many developers have created premium plugins you can use, as well.\r\n\r\nYou can do just about anything with WordPress from creating a blog to creating an online store. Plugins will allow you to increase your SEO, add contact forms, create galleries and so much more. \r\n\r\nComparing Weebly vs. WordPress when it comes to features is much like looking at a regular phone vs. a smartphone. 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Most will even provide a variety of themes you can use. \r\n\r\nSome of the features you will find with the top WordPress plugins for eCommerce include adding coupons, customizing receipts, setting shipping costs and more. In addition, you won\'t pay any type of transaction fee other than the fee you pay with your payment processor.\r\n\r\nThe winner for eCommerce websites is clearly WordPress.\r\n\r\n<h2>Layout and Design</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Weebly.png\" alt=\"Weebly\" width=\"328\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9704\" />One of the areas Weebly really excels is design. The drag and drop website builder makes it very easy to create a custom websites from scratch. Weebly provides about 100 themes, which you can easily customize to fit your specific needs. It\'s a very beginner-friendly system.\r\n\r\nWhile WordPress will not give you a drag and drop page builder, they do provide thousands of themes you can choose from. Some of them do come with drag and drop functionality, while others don\'t. Many of the themes are free to use, while others can be purchased for a fee.\r\n\r\nThe winner when it comes to layout and design is Weebly.\r\n\r\n<h2>Overall Usability and Scalability</h2>\r\n\r\nWhile Weebly provides a good system for beginners, simple websites and blogs, it doesn\'t provide much room for scalability. It\'s much easier to use than WordPress, but you can only take your website so far with Weebly.\r\n\r\nWordPress provides unlimited scalability simply because it\'s a self-hosted system. If you start to run out of resources or bandwidth on a shared hosting package, you can upgrade to VPS or dedicated hosting. 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You own 100% of the content you put on your side and it\'s very easy to move from WordPress to another platform, if necessary.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to the debate between hosted and self-hosted platforms, WordPress is the winner over Weebly. Since you get to own 100% of your content and migration to a new platform is much easier with WordPress, there\'s no doubt it\'s the winner.\r\n\r\n<h2>Features</h2>\r\n\r\nComparing the features of Weebly vs. WordPress will help make the picture a bit clearer when it comes to the differences between the platforms. They both offer plenty of features, but in different ways. \r\n\r\nWeebly provides you with many built-in tools. You will be able to easily create a blog, add pictures, create a contact form and even create an online store. You won\'t need to install any additional plugins or extensions with Weebly since it\'s all built right into the platform.\r\n\r\nThe one major downfall to this type of platform is the customization. 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With the smartphone, you can install new apps for more functionality, which is how WordPress works.\r\n\r\nThe clear winner when it comes to features is WordPress.\r\n\r\n<h2>Creating an eCommerce Website</h2>\r\n\r\nIf your goal is to create an eCommerce website, you should know which one of these two platforms will provide you with what you need. \r\n\r\nWeebly makes it easy to open an online store with basic features. You won\'t be able to do much when it comes to customizing your online store, however. Weebly also charges a 3% transaction fee, along with the fee you will pay to the payment processor, such as PayPal or Stripe. The transaction fee can be removed by upgrading to the $25 per month Business plan.\r\n\r\nUsing WordPress for your eCommerce website gives you the ability to use a number of plugins, such as WooCommerce, WP eCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads and many more. These robust plugins make it easy to create and customize your online store. Most will even provide a variety of themes you can use. \r\n\r\nSome of the features you will find with the top WordPress plugins for eCommerce include adding coupons, customizing receipts, setting shipping costs and more. In addition, you won\'t pay any type of transaction fee other than the fee you pay with your payment processor.\r\n\r\nThe winner for eCommerce websites is clearly WordPress.\r\n\r\n<h2>Layout and Design</h2>\r\n\r\nOne of the areas Weebly really excels is design. The drag and drop website builder makes it very easy to create a custom websites from scratch. Weebly provides about 100 themes, which you can easily customize to fit your specific needs. It\'s a very beginner-friendly system.\r\n\r\nWhile WordPress will not give you a drag and drop page builder, they do provide thousands of themes you can choose from. Some of them do come with drag and drop functionality, while others don\'t. 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A website will enable you to spread it much further, and in this increasingly digital age, it\'s important to make sure your church or ministry sheds light on the Christian message online.\r\n\r\nChoosing the right web hosting for churches and ministries requires some special consideration beyond the normal web hosting criteria.\r\n<h2>What to keep in mind in your search for a hosting provider</h2>\r\n<h3>Who else do they host?</h3>\r\nThe most popular web hosting providers may not be a smart choice for churches and ministries. These providers host a variety of websites on their servers, and for many, that includes unsavory or immoral content. Your church could end up using the same IP address and server as anti-Christian or adult sites. You wouldn\'t open your church next door to an adult novelty store. Do you really want to share an IP address and server with an anti-Christian website?\r\n\r\nTo avoid this problem altogether, it\'s best to opt for a <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/christian-web-hosting/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian-based web hosting provider</a> that holds high standards and doesn\'t host adult or questionable content on their servers.\r\n<h3>Are they Christian-based?</h3>\r\nWhile it\'s not imperative that the web hosting provider you use is a Christian company, it\'s often the right choice for a faith-based ministry or church. Christian-based web hosting providers operate with a different agenda than other web hosting providers, just as Christian people operate by different rules than other people. This can mean a lot when it comes to <a href=\"http://serversitters.com/7-best-tips-for-247365-web-hosting-support.html\" target=\"_blank\">customer support</a> and customer service--knowing that your contact at the company is a fellow follower of Christ can make for a better web hosting experience.\r\n<h3>What is the cost?</h3>\r\nChristian website hosting shouldn\'t cost more than general website hosting, and at ITX Design, we believe it should cost <em>less</em>. We want to remove the cost barrier that keeps many churches and ministries from creating their presence online and spreading God\'s word. That\'s why we offer a discounted rate to Christian ministries and organizations around the world, and we don\'t like to turn Christian ministries down--if your ministry needs hosting but can\'t afford it, <a href=\"mailto:support@itxdesign.com\" target=\"_blank\">contact us</a> to learn how we can help.\r\n\r\n<em>Tip: Enter the discount code \"<strong>Christ</strong>\" when you place your order with ITX Design to receive a 35% discount.</em>\r\n\r\nChoosing the right web hosting provider for your Christian organization doesn\'t have to be a challenge. As you search for the right Christian website hosting provider for your church or ministry, make sure you select a company that is true to the Christian faith, offers a fair cost, and doesn\'t do business with anti-Christian organizations. We\'d love to help you set up your church website here at ITX Design. 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Below, you will discover the differences between the two, and you will be able to make the right decision for your website.\r\n\r\n<em>Note: This is a comparison of Weebly and Self-Hosted WordPress.org, not WordPress.com.</em>\r\n\r\n<h2>Self-Hosted vs. Hosted</h2>\r\n\r\nSince Weebly is a fully hosted platform, it\'s important to start by looking at the differences between self-hosted vs. hosted platforms. When you choose a hosted platform, like Weebly, your website will completely reside on their servers. You will need to follow their terms of service and switching to a new platform will not be very easy.\r\n\r\nWith a self-hosted platform, such as WordPress, your website resided on your server. WordPress is an open source, free software you can install with shared, VPS, cloud or dedicated hosting. You own 100% of the content you put on your side and it\'s very easy to move from WordPress to another platform, if necessary.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to the debate between hosted and self-hosted platforms, WordPress is the winner over Weebly. Since you get to own 100% of your content and migration to a new platform is much easier with WordPress, there\'s no doubt it\'s the winner.\r\n\r\n<h2>Features</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-1.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress\" width=\"255\" height=\"198\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9706\" />Comparing the features of Weebly vs. WordPress will help make the picture a bit clearer when it comes to the differences between the platforms. They both offer plenty of features, but in different ways. \r\n\r\nWeebly provides you with many built-in tools. You will be able to easily create a blog, add pictures, create a contact form and even create an online store. You won\'t need to install any additional plugins or extensions with Weebly since it\'s all built right into the platform.\r\n\r\nThe one major downfall to this type of platform is the customization. If you need a feature not offered by Weebly, you cannot have a developer create it and add to the platform.\r\n\r\nWhen you choose WordPress, you not only gain access to a ton of built-in features, but you also gain access to over 37,000 free plugins. Many developers have created premium plugins you can use, as well.\r\n\r\nYou can do just about anything with WordPress from creating a blog to creating an online store. Plugins will allow you to increase your SEO, add contact forms, create galleries and so much more. \r\n\r\nComparing Weebly vs. WordPress when it comes to features is much like looking at a regular phone vs. a smartphone. With the smartphone, you can install new apps for more functionality, which is how WordPress works.\r\n\r\nThe clear winner when it comes to features is WordPress.\r\n\r\n<h2>Creating an eCommerce Website</h2>\r\n\r\nIf your goal is to create an eCommerce website, you should know which one of these two platforms will provide you with what you need. \r\n\r\nWeebly makes it easy to open an online store with basic features. You won\'t be able to do much when it comes to customizing your online store, however. Weebly also charges a 3% transaction fee, along with the fee you will pay to the payment processor, such as PayPal or Stripe. The transaction fee can be removed by upgrading to the $25 per month Business plan.\r\n\r\nUsing WordPress for your eCommerce website gives you the ability to use a number of plugins, such as WooCommerce, WP eCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads and many more. These robust plugins make it easy to create and customize your online store. Most will even provide a variety of themes you can use. \r\n\r\nSome of the features you will find with the top WordPress plugins for eCommerce include adding coupons, customizing receipts, setting shipping costs and more. In addition, you won\'t pay any type of transaction fee other than the fee you pay with your payment processor.\r\n\r\nThe winner for eCommerce websites is clearly WordPress.\r\n\r\n<h2>Layout and Design</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Weebly.png\" alt=\"Weebly\" width=\"328\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9704\" />One of the areas Weebly really excels is design. The drag and drop website builder makes it very easy to create a custom websites from scratch. Weebly provides about 100 themes, which you can easily customize to fit your specific needs. It\'s a very beginner-friendly system.\r\n\r\nWhile WordPress will not give you a drag and drop page builder, they do provide thousands of themes you can choose from. Some of them do come with drag and drop functionality, while others don\'t. Many of the themes are free to use, while others can be purchased for a fee.\r\n\r\nThe winner when it comes to layout and design is Weebly.\r\n\r\n<h2>Overall Usability and Scalability</h2>\r\n\r\nWhile Weebly provides a good system for beginners, simple websites and blogs, it doesn\'t provide much room for scalability. It\'s much easier to use than WordPress, but you can only take your website so far with Weebly.\r\n\r\nWordPress provides unlimited scalability simply because it\'s a self-hosted system. If you start to run out of resources or bandwidth on a shared hosting package, you can upgrade to VPS or dedicated hosting. 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A website will enable you to spread it much further, and in this increasingly digital age, it\'s important to make sure your church or ministry sheds light on the Christian message online.\r\n\r\nChoosing the right web hosting for churches and ministries requires some special consideration beyond the normal web hosting criteria.\r\n<h2>What to keep in mind in your search for a hosting provider</h2>\r\n<h3>Who else do they host?</h3>\r\nThe most popular web hosting providers may not be a smart choice for churches and ministries. These providers host a variety of websites on their servers, and for many, that includes unsavory or immoral content. Your church could end up using the same IP address and server as anti-Christian or adult sites. You wouldn\'t open your church next door to an adult novelty store. Do you really want to share an IP address and server with an anti-Christian website?\r\n\r\nTo avoid this problem altogether, it\'s best to opt for a <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/christian-web-hosting/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian-based web hosting provider</a> that holds high standards and doesn\'t host adult or questionable content on their servers.\r\n<h3>Are they Christian-based?</h3>\r\nWhile it\'s not imperative that the web hosting provider you use is a Christian company, it\'s often the right choice for a faith-based ministry or church. Christian-based web hosting providers operate with a different agenda than other web hosting providers, just as Christian people operate by different rules than other people. This can mean a lot when it comes to <a href=\"http://serversitters.com/7-best-tips-for-247365-web-hosting-support.html\" target=\"_blank\">customer support</a> and customer service--knowing that your contact at the company is a fellow follower of Christ can make for a better web hosting experience.\r\n<h3>What is the cost?</h3>\r\nChristian website hosting shouldn\'t cost more than general website hosting, and at ITX Design, we believe it should cost <em>less</em>. We want to remove the cost barrier that keeps many churches and ministries from creating their presence online and spreading God\'s word. That\'s why we offer a discounted rate to Christian ministries and organizations around the world, and we don\'t like to turn Christian ministries down--if your ministry needs hosting but can\'t afford it, <a href=\"mailto:support@itxdesign.com\" target=\"_blank\">contact us</a> to learn how we can help.\r\n\r\n<em>Tip: Enter the discount code \"<strong>Christ</strong>\" when you place your order with ITX Design to receive a 35% discount.</em>\r\n\r\nChoosing the right web hosting provider for your Christian organization doesn\'t have to be a challenge. As you search for the right Christian website hosting provider for your church or ministry, make sure you select a company that is true to the Christian faith, offers a fair cost, and doesn\'t do business with anti-Christian organizations.\r\n\r\nWe\'d love to help you set up your church website here at ITX Design. Just click below to get started. May you continue to spread the Good News!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/christian-web-hosting/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9710\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9710\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/christian-web-hosting-.jpg\" alt=\"christian-web-hosting-\" width=\"1008\" height=\"444\" /></a>','Choosing the Right Website Hosting for Churches & Ministries','','inherit','closed','closed','','9699-revision-v1','','','2016-01-20 15:03:38','2016-01-20 20:03:38','',9699,'https://itxdesign.com/9699-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9712,4,'2016-01-20 15:30:49','2016-01-20 20:30:49','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-vs.-Tumblr.png\" alt=\"WordPress vs. Tumblr\" width=\"226\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9714\" />When you decide you want to start a blog, you have a number of choices for your platform. WordPress and Tumblr are two of many choices you will discover when you want to start a new blog.\r\n\r\nWith a full comparison of WordPress vs. Tumbler, you will be able to see if either of these platforms suits your needs. One of these two is clearly better for serious blogger than the other. Here\'s our full comparison.\r\n\r\n<h2>What are WordPress and Tumblr?</h2>\r\n\r\nWordPress and Tumbler really are not all that similar when you really look at them. They do have a few similarities, but they don\'t even have the same mission. \r\n\r\nWordPress is a publishing platform, which means it\'s the right place to start your blog. The platform has a heavy focus on content creation and gives you a place to show off your ideas and your skills to the world. \r\n\r\nTumblr, on the other hand, is actually a social network with a focus on content curation. You can enjoy exploring content shared by others and following people you want to connect with on Tumblr. \r\n\r\n<h2>The Cost to Use WordPress and Tumblr</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-2.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9715\" />Depending on how you look at it, both WordPress and Tumblr are free to use. WordPress is a self-hosted blogging platform, which does mean you will need to pay for your own hosting and domain name. However, the expense of actually using WordPress is nothing.\r\n\r\nGetting your own hosting and domain name is very cheap, as well. You can get a shared hosting package for less than $10 per month and many will throw in a free domain name with your package.\r\n\r\n<h2>Design and Customization Options</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you want to customize your blog, WordPress is the right choice. They offer thousands of plugins and themes you can use for free or pay a fee to use. This allows you to customize your blog however you see fit and gives you full freedom.\r\n\r\nTumbler, on the other hand, doesn\'t offer much when it comes to free or premium designs. You will be quite limited if you choose Tumblr as your main platform for blogging.\r\n\r\n<h2>Owning vs. Renting your Site</h2>\r\n\r\nWordPress gives you the ability to own your website. Since you will be using hosting of your own and a domain name, you own the content and everything else that goes along with the site. This also means you can move it to another platform if you choose.\r\n\r\nTumblr is owned by Yahoo and when you use it, you are renting your site. You don\'t own it and you really cannot move it to another platform very easily.\r\n\r\n<h2>Using WordPress and Tumblr Together</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Tumblr.jpg\" alt=\"Tumblr\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9713\" />For most bloggers, WordPress is the right choice for their main blog. However, Tumblr is a powerful social networking site and it can be used with WordPress. When you share your blog posts on Tumblr and you use it to spread your content out, you have the ability to harness the power of both.\r\n\r\nYou will need to set up your Tumblr profile and interact with other people to get the most out of it. By interacting, you can build up your own community of people ready to enjoy your blog posts and other posts when you share on Tumblr. \r\n\r\nThere are several benefits to using WordPress and Tumblr together. WordPress is perfect for your main blog because you can create and publish content easily. It also gives you plenty of custom options and flexibility.\r\n\r\nTumblr gives you a place to distribute your content to the world. You can grow your audience and make it easier for new people to find your content. If you tag your content properly, it will be even easier to find. Along with sharing content, you can connect with other content curators in your industry.\r\n\r\n<h2>Overall Thoughts on WordPress vs. Tumblr</h2>\r\n\r\nThere\'s no doubt, WordPress is the winner between WordPress vs. Tumblr. 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WordPress and Tumblr are two of many choices you will discover when you want to start a new blog.\r\n\r\nWith a full comparison of WordPress vs. Tumbler, you will be able to see if either of these platforms suits your needs. One of these two is clearly better for serious blogger than the other. Here\'s our full comparison.\r\n\r\n<h2>What are WordPress and Tumblr?</h2>\r\n\r\nWordPress and Tumbler really are not all that similar when you really look at them. They do have a few similarities, but they don\'t even have the same mission. \r\n\r\nWordPress is a publishing platform, which means it\'s the right place to start your blog. The platform has a heavy focus on content creation and gives you a place to show off your ideas and your skills to the world. \r\n\r\nTumblr, on the other hand, is actually a social network with a focus on content curation. You can enjoy exploring content shared by others and following people you want to connect with on Tumblr. \r\n\r\n<h2>The Cost to Use WordPress and Tumblr</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WordPress-2.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9715\" />Depending on how you look at it, both WordPress and Tumblr are free to use. WordPress is a self-hosted blogging platform, which does mean you will need to pay for your own hosting and domain name. However, the expense of actually using WordPress is nothing.\r\n\r\nGetting your own hosting and domain name is very cheap, as well. You can get a shared hosting package for less than $10 per month and many will throw in a free domain name with your package.\r\n\r\n<h2>Design and Customization Options</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you want to customize your blog, WordPress is the right choice. They offer thousands of plugins and themes you can use for free or pay a fee to use. This allows you to customize your blog however you see fit and gives you full freedom.\r\n\r\nTumbler, on the other hand, doesn\'t offer much when it comes to free or premium designs. You will be quite limited if you choose Tumblr as your main platform for blogging.\r\n\r\n<h2>Owning vs. Renting your Site</h2>\r\n\r\nWordPress gives you the ability to own your website. Since you will be using hosting of your own and a domain name, you own the content and everything else that goes along with the site. This also means you can move it to another platform if you choose.\r\n\r\nTumblr is owned by Yahoo and when you use it, you are renting your site. You don\'t own it and you really cannot move it to another platform very easily.\r\n\r\n<h2>Using WordPress and Tumblr Together</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Tumblr.jpg\" alt=\"Tumblr\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9713\" />For most bloggers, WordPress is the right choice for their main blog. However, Tumblr is a powerful social networking site and it can be used with WordPress. When you share your blog posts on Tumblr and you use it to spread your content out, you have the ability to harness the power of both.\r\n\r\nYou will need to set up your Tumblr profile and interact with other people to get the most out of it. By interacting, you can build up your own community of people ready to enjoy your blog posts and other posts when you share on Tumblr. \r\n\r\nThere are several benefits to using WordPress and Tumblr together. WordPress is perfect for your main blog because you can create and publish content easily. It also gives you plenty of custom options and flexibility.\r\n\r\nTumblr gives you a place to distribute your content to the world. You can grow your audience and make it easier for new people to find your content. If you tag your content properly, it will be even easier to find. Along with sharing content, you can connect with other content curators in your industry.\r\n\r\n<h2>Overall Thoughts on WordPress vs. Tumblr</h2>\r\n\r\nThere\'s no doubt, WordPress is the winner between WordPress vs. Tumblr. However, you can use these two together for even more power if you want to find success blogging online.\r\n','WordPress vs. Tumblr: Which is Best for Bloggers?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9712-revision-v1','','','2016-01-20 15:30:21','2016-01-20 20:30:21','',9712,'https://itxdesign.com/9712-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9717,5,'2016-01-21 14:18:14','2016-01-21 19:18:14','Whether you\'re planning to create one in the near future or have been running your own website for a while now, hopefully, you\'re thinking about the amount of time visitors will spend on your website. The session length is important because your chances of converting that visitor into a customer increase exponentially the longer he or she is browsing your website. It\'s clear that it\'s important to keep visitors on your website for as long as possible, but what are the best methods to do it? And what considerations should you keep in mind as you put those methods into action?\r\n\r\nI compiled a list of some helpful ways to keep users on your website using \'sticky\' content and design. But first, let\'s cover the basics of writing sticky content.\r\n<h2>What is sticky content?</h2>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-9718  alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/average-time-spent-on-a-website-1024x399.png\" alt=\"sticky content to keep visitors on your website\" width=\"468\" height=\"182\" /><em>Sticky content</em> makes your website visitors \'stick around.\' Think of it as being so good, on-topic, and error-free that your visitor literally gets stuck in it, first reading it, then another related post, then buying your product or service.\r\n\r\nIt\'s the good kind of sticky. If you\'re <em>not</em> writing sticky content for your website, your numbers probably look something like the graph on the right--visitors staying less than a minute. Writing sticky content is a lot like <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/how-to-write-evergreen-content-that-doesnt-go-stale/\" target=\"_blank\">writing evergreen content</a>, except the goal becomes making the content as engaging, interesting, or interactive as possible to keep the user on your website for a longer amount of time.\r\n<h2>How to Make Users Stay on Your Website Longer</h2>\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<h2>Write natural, interesting content for your website.</h2>\r\nMake your website content sticky content, and you\'ll ensure your visitors spend more time on your site.\r\n\r\nThat means no keyword-stuffing or workarounds to rank in SEO. Don\'t just write about your business or industry--find out what your audiences\' broader interests are, and write about those too. Not every piece of content has to promote your company.\r\n<h2>Work with a reliable web hosting provider.</h2>\r\nNothing will make a visitor leave your site faster than slow loading speeds or seeing that your website is down. Choosing an unreliable web hosting provider means both of these issues are going to happen to your website on a regular basis, so do your research and select a <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/compare-hosting-plans/\" target=\"_blank\">web hosting provider</a> that promises nothing less than 99.999% uptime average, unlimited disk space, and 24/7 support.\r\n<h2>Pay attention to design and UX.<img class=\" wp-image-9719 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/visitor.jpg\" alt=\"sticky content users stay on website\" width=\"296\" height=\"196\" /></h2>\r\nYour website\'s design and UX are important factors in determining how long a user will stay on your website. If either are lacking, you\'ll see it in the average session length of your website.\r\n\r\nAvoid anything that will frustrate your visitor and cause them to leave quickly, like pop up ads or sign up forms, and a clean, easy-to-navigate design that is also optimized for mobile users.\r\n<h2>Mix up the article lengths.</h2>\r\nDon\'t make every post and article a 1,000 word post or a too-short bite-sized nugget. It\'s important to include short, medium, and longer content to appeal to visitors of every type--those that have a lot of time to spare and those that don\'t, those who enjoy reading long, in-depth articles and those who like short image galleries or lists better.\r\n\r\nIf you only offer predominantly one type or length of content, any visitor who isn\'t a fan is automatically going to leave your website.\r\n<h2>Watch your outbound links.</h2>\r\nOutbound links are necessary to rank well in search--they help prove that your content is good because it has sources to back it up and is related to other talked-about concepts on the web. But leaving your outbound links alone can be dangerous for <img class=\" wp-image-9720 alignleft\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/link.jpg\" alt=\"sticky content make users stay on website\" width=\"342\" height=\"228\" />your website because if and when a visitor clicks on it and you haven\'t made adjustments to have it open in a new window, that link is going to carry them away from your site and directly to some other website.\r\n\r\nThe worst part is, if the user was engaged enough in the article to trust and click on a link you included, they probably would have been likely to purchase something on your website, or sign up for your email list at the least--had they not essentially been ushered to another website.\r\n\r\nMoral of the story: Always choose to have your outbound links open in a new window.','How to Use Sticky Content to Make Visitors Stay on Your Website','','publish','open','closed','','how-to-use-sticky-content-to-make-visitors-stay-on-your-website','','','2016-01-21 14:18:14','2016-01-21 19:18:14','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9717',0,'post','',0),(9718,5,'2016-01-21 13:39:17','2016-01-21 18:39:17','','average-time-spent-on-a-website','sticky content to keep visitors on your website','inherit','open','closed','','average-time-spent-on-a-website','','','2016-01-21 13:39:41','2016-01-21 18:39:41','',9717,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/average-time-spent-on-a-website.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9719,5,'2016-01-21 14:05:56','2016-01-21 19:05:56','','visitor','','inherit','open','closed','','visitor','','','2016-01-21 14:06:09','2016-01-21 19:06:09','',9717,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/visitor.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9720,5,'2016-01-21 14:08:10','2016-01-21 19:08:10','','link','','inherit','open','closed','','link','','','2016-01-21 14:08:30','2016-01-21 19:08:30','',9717,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/link.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9721,5,'2016-01-21 14:16:19','2016-01-21 19:16:19','Whether you\'re planning to create one in the near future or have been running your own website for a while now, hopefully, you\'re thinking about the amount of time visitors will spend on your website. The session length is important because your chances of converting that visitor into a customer increase exponentially the longer he or she is browsing your website. It\'s clear that it\'s important to keep visitors on your website for as long as possible, but what are the best methods to do it? And what considerations should you keep in mind as you put those methods into action?\r\n\r\nI compiled a list of some helpful ways to keep users on your website using \'sticky\' content and design. But first, let\'s cover the basics of writing sticky content.\r\n<h2>What is sticky content?</h2>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-9718  alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/average-time-spent-on-a-website-1024x399.png\" alt=\"sticky content to keep visitors on your website\" width=\"468\" height=\"182\" /><em>Sticky content</em> makes your website visitors \'stick around.\' Think of it as being so good, on-topic, and error-free that your visitor literally gets stuck in it, first reading it, then another related post, then buying your product or service.\r\n\r\nIt\'s the good kind of sticky. If you\'re <em>not</em> writing sticky content for your website, your numbers probably look something like the graph on the right--visitors staying less than a minute. Writing sticky content is a lot like <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/how-to-write-evergreen-content-that-doesnt-go-stale/\" target=\"_blank\">writing evergreen content</a>, except the goal becomes making the content as engaging, interesting, or interactive as possible to keep the user on your website for a longer amount of time.\r\n<h1>How to Make Users Stay on Your Website Longer</h1>\r\n<h2>Write natural, interesting content for your website.</h2>\r\nMake your website content sticky content, and you\'ll ensure your visitors spend more time on your site.\r\n\r\nThat means no keyword-stuffing or workarounds to rank in SEO. Don\'t just write about your business or industry--find out what your audiences\' broader interests are, and write about those too. Not every piece of content has to promote your company.\r\n<h2>Work with a reliable web hosting provider.</h2>\r\nNothing will make a visitor leave your site faster than slow loading speeds or seeing that your website is down. Choosing an unreliable web hosting provider means both of these issues are going to happen to your website on a regular basis, so do your research and select a <a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/compare-hosting-plans/\" target=\"_blank\">web hosting provider</a> that promises nothing less than 99.999% uptime average, unlimited disk space, and 24/7 support.\r\n<h2>Pay attention to design and UX.<img class=\" wp-image-9719 alignright\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/visitor.jpg\" alt=\"sticky content users stay on website\" width=\"296\" height=\"196\" /></h2>\r\nYour website\'s design and UX are important factors in determining how long a user will stay on your website. If either are lacking, you\'ll see it in the average session length of your website.\r\n\r\nAvoid anything that will frustrate your visitor and cause them to leave quickly, like pop up ads or sign up forms, and a clean, easy-to-navigate design that is also optimized for mobile users.\r\n<h2>Mix up the article lengths.</h2>\r\nDon\'t make every post and article a 1,000 word post or a too-short bite-sized nugget. It\'s important to include short, medium, and longer content to appeal to visitors of every type--those that have a lot of time to spare and those that don\'t, those who enjoy reading long, in-depth articles and those who like short image galleries or lists better.\r\n\r\nIf you only offer predominantly one type or length of content, any visitor who isn\'t a fan is automatically going to leave your website.\r\n<h2>Watch your outbound links.</h2>\r\nOutbound links are necessary to rank well in search--they help prove that your content is good because it has sources to back it up and is related to other talked-about concepts on the web. But leaving your outbound links alone can be dangerous for <img class=\" wp-image-9720 alignleft\" src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/link.jpg\" alt=\"sticky content make users stay on website\" width=\"342\" height=\"228\" />your website because if and when a visitor clicks on it and you haven\'t made adjustments to have it open in a new window, that link is going to carry them away from your site and directly to some other website.\r\n\r\nThe worst part is, if the user was engaged enough in the article to trust and click on a link you included, they probably would have been likely to purchase something on your website, or sign up for your email list at the least--had they not essentially been ushered to another website.\r\n\r\nMoral of the story: Always choose to have your outbound links open in a new window.','How to Use Sticky Content to Make Visitors Stay on Your Website','','inherit','closed','closed','','9717-revision-v1','','','2016-01-21 14:16:19','2016-01-21 19:16:19','',9717,'https://itxdesign.com/9717-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),