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5 Must-Have WordPress Plugins That Enhance Website Functionality

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5 Must-Have WordPress Plugins That Enhance Website Functionality

Building a website without SEO is like building a road without direction. It could be costing you more than you imagine. Your website is the home base for all your marketing efforts. That’s why your page loading time should be up to speed and design clean and user friendly and all content fully optimized for search. One way to achieve it? By installing some WordPress Plugins that enhance the performance of your website.  

According to this research, a visitor can form an opinion about your online presence in about .05 seconds once the page loads. That means what they see online can either make or break your business! If a well-designed website is not one of your most utilized tools at the moment, we’re here to tell you it’s time to use these must-have WordPress Plugins.  

  

5 Must-Have WordPress Plugins That Enhance Website Functionality  

 

  1. Yoast SEO– This WordPress plugin is one of the most popular ones as it helps you with your search engine optimization. Since we all know how important it is to feature optimized content on your website, it’s worth considering this plugin for its readability and SEO analysis.  
  2. Google XML Sitemaps– Once you install and activate this plugin on your website, a sitemap will be generated automatically. This way it’s easier for search engines to index your blog. The plugin does everything for you, updating your sitemap after each new piece of content that you publish. 
  3. W3 Total Cache– As Neil Patel once mentioned, many people overlook just how important it is to provide a lightning quick experience with each website visit. Even Google has made it clear that site speed is an important ranking factor. Thankfully with this plugin, you can improve site speed, as well as the overall user experience. 
  4. Jetpack – We cannot stress enough how important it is to invest in your website’s security! This plugin provides just that, plus it offers performance and site management. Jetpack is your site’s security detail, guarding you against brute-force attacks and unauthorized logins.
  5. Akismet Anti-Spam– Quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from spam. Akismet checks your comments and contact form submissions against our global database of spam to prevent your site from publishing malicious content.

  

Read more: 5 Reasons Why a Good Website Design is Important for Business Growth  

  

As they say, your website is a window to your business, so make sure it’s fully optimized and set up for success! If you still don’t know where to start, we can help! 

 

Advertising is Simple is in the business of making advertising simple and we begin by creating you a great website to show off your brand. We make sure that your site has all the necessary features so that you can create a lasting impression and take pride in your web presence. To view our website portfolio, click here. 

  

Advertising Is Simple | 302.407.0431 | info@AdvertisingIsSimple.com 

 

 

Is Your Website on Par with Legal Compliance and User Trust?

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legal compliance and user trust

So far, 2018 has been a big year for enforcing legal compliance (GDPR) and user trust (HTTPS), which are both critical elements to running your business online these days. The important question to ask now is: When was the last time you updated your website? 

If lately you’ve been noticing less traffic and conversions, it’s time to make changes. Without these important updates to your website’s functionality, you’re doing your own business a disservice. Here’s what you need to take care of immediately. 

 

GDPR (legal compliance) 

The sooner you get your business GDPR compliant the better.  According to this regulation approved by the EU Parliament, any company in the world that stores or processes data of people who live in the European Union needs to be in compliance with GDPR by May 25th 2018. Otherwise, you might face hefty fines – up to $24million (20m Euros) or 4% of annual global turnover, whichever is higher.  

Now, how to get your business compliant with GDPR? First, assign someone on your team responsible for reading the provisions of the GDPR to fully understand the requirements and specific circumstances your business might be involved with. Then make sure all your employees are aware of the new laws.   

Bottom line is, you need to immediately update your Privacy Policy and have it visibly displayed and easily accessible on your website. See our example here.  

Next, you need to inform your online visitors of the cookies available on your website and give them a choice to opt in or out. 

It should look similar to this: 

user trust cookies 

User Trust and Data Security  

Data security has been the top concern in 2018, and it all comes down to establishing and maintaining user trust. Google Chrome announced a lot of changes to their online functionalities, especially regarding old http websites. The question is: Have you implemented the SSL Certificate on your website yet? 

What is SSL Certificate? 

According to Go Daddy, a certificate serves as an electronic “passport” that establishes an online entity’s credentials when doing business on the Web. When an Internet user attempts to send confidential information to a Web server, the user’s browser accesses the server’s digital certificate and establishes a secure connection. 

 Benefits-of-Upgrading-to-HTTPS

(what you see when you enter old http websites) 

 

In other words, if being authentic and making your customers feel well taken care of is your top priority, this update is crucial to running your business online. Trust, confidentiality, protection and better search (SEO) are some of the major benefits of upgrading your old http website to https.  

 

Need assistance with implementing all necessary changes to your website? Contact Advertising Is Simple today! 

 

Advertising Is Simple is a full-service marketing agency located in Wilmington, Delaware helping small to mid-sized businesses with all their digital marketing, radio and television advertising needs. Call us now. 

Advertising Is Simple | 302.407.0431 | info@AdvertisingIsSimple.com 

 

Benefits of Purchasing a SSL Certificate and Upgrading to HTTPS

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This is a very important post for any business, organization or individual with a website. Starting now (October 2017), most sites will display a “Not Secure” warning in Google Chrome browser (and eventually others) if they have not upgraded from “http” to “https”.

Benefits of Upgrading to HTTPS

In order to avoid your customers seeing the warning security messages on your website, you are required to purchase a SSL Certificate. What is that exactly?

SSL CERTIFICATE

From Go Daddy:  An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a website and encrypts information sent to the server using SSL technology. Encryption is the process of scrambling data into an undecipherable format that can only be returned to a readable format with the proper decryption key.

A certificate serves as an electronic “passport” that establishes an online entity’s credentials when doing business on the Web. When an Internet user attempts to send confidential information to a Web server, the user’s browser accesses the server’s digital certificate and establishes a secure connection.

 

BENEFITS OF UPGRADING TO HTTPS:

SSL Certificate details1. Trust – HTTPS notifies users that all data provided from the website they are visiting is trustworthy
and has not been altered.
2. Confidentiality – All all the activity completed on the website will be encrypted.
3. Protection – HTTPS protects sensitive information.
4. Search – Now, more than ever, Google Chrome is putting emphasis on HTTPS in the search ranking algorithms.

 

In order to purchase a SSL certificate, please contact us or your other hosting provider.

At Advertising Is Simple, we are offering implementation on every page and handling redirects for $299. *SSL Certificate fee not included – must be purchased by the client separately.

Have more questions about the SSL Certificate and upgrading to HTTPS? Do not hesitate to ask! We are here to help you implement any necessary changes to your website.

Advertising Is Simple is a full-service marketing agency located in Wilmington, Delaware helping small to mid-sized businesses with all their digital marketing, radio and television advertising needs. Call us now.

Advertising Is Simple | 302.407.0431 | info@AdvertisingIsSimple.com

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