Does Your Small Business Need a Website?
With the ever increasing use of mobile devices and local search to find products and services, it now has become almost essential that your small business have a properly optimized website. Chances are...
View ArticleSecurity and Your Small Business Website
A recent article by Megan Totka talks about the increasing targeting of small businesses in cyberattacks. When we think of cyber attacks, our minds often jump to major corporations, millions of...
View ArticleHow quickly your web pages load matters. Here’s why.
Having a web presence is essential in today’s world. But it doesn’t stop there: People have to see your web site and interact with it if your is going to impact on new and returning clients. We’ve...
View ArticleClickable phone numbers on smart phones
Automatically make phone numbers clickable on smart phones and tablets I just came a cross a plugin for WordPress sites called WP Phone Number. This is a simple but ingenious little plugin that does...
View ArticleCustomers avoid businesses with poor mobile websites
From a recent post by LSA Insider, 57% Unlikely to Buy Online from Biz with Poor Mobile Experience: Studies continue to show that poor mobile experiences result in businesses and brands being...
View ArticleNo Business Is Too Small to Have a Website
From Why No Business Is Too Small to Have a Website: The average Canadian spends 45 hours online per month, more than any other nation and almost double the global average… Not only do we love...
View ArticleGet ready now for Google’s Mobile First Index
Google’s Mobile First Index is not expected top go live until some time next year (2018). But that doesn’t mean you should wait until 2018 to make sure your site conforms to the mobile search criteria....
View ArticleGoogle Rankings and Your Business
An important reminder about Google Search Rankings: If they can’t find you, they can’t become clients or customers! Are Poor Google Rankings Hurting Your Business? Here’s What You Can Do About It...
View ArticleGoogle: Getting your site ready for mobile-first indexing
Getting your site ready for mobile-first indexing Google Blog December 18, 2017 Currently our crawling, indexing, and ranking systems typically look at the desktop version of a page’s content, which...
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Testing WordPress Performance and Site Speed
5 Tools to Test WordPress Performance and Site Speed WPExplorer January 10, 2018 The following tools will give you a complete picture of your website’s performance. You can use a single tool, or use...
View ArticleWebsite Performance and Site Speed Tests Revisited
In a previous post from April 2018, Testing WordPress Performance and Site Speed, I discussed an article describing five online tools for testing the page load speeds for your website. Google PageSpeed...
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Google S-Day Arrives: Chrome warns about non-HTTPS sites
True to their word, Google today released version 68 of their Chrome Browser and, as promised, they have changed the way they warn users about potential issues with web sites. In previous versions,...
View ArticlePage Load Speed: Benefits to Ranking in Mobile Search & User Retention
User experience improvements with page speed in mobile search Google Webmaster Blog April 4, 2019 To help users find the answers to their questions faster, we included page speed as a ranking factor...
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Going Online to Win in Canadian Business
Businesses in Canada, especially small local businesses in Canada, cannot hope to compete today unless they have a strong online presence. Read on for advice from Google Canada. Future proofing your...
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Improving load times for WordPress websites: Research and recommendations
Load Screen for Slow Sites Google recently announced plans to start “shaming” slow websites by labeling them as slow in their Chrome browser, using either a “badge” or a load screen that specifically...
View ArticleYour Small Business in the COVID-19 Crisis: Psychlinks Web Services Can Help
These days, with the current COVID-19 lockdowns in most parts of the world, both small local retail businesses and large corporate retail chains are seeing major drops in income and having great...
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Store Closures Crashed Retail but Online Sales and BOPIS Are Flourishing
In previous posts (Your Small Business in the COVID-19 Crisis: Psychlinks Web Services Can Help, Canada’s e-commerce moment is now: Good information from Google), I have pointed out how taking your...
View ArticleFinding creative ways to reach Halloween customers during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many walk-in businesses to close, some permanently. Many business owners are finding new ways to continue their businesses, primarily by moving some or all of it online...
View ArticlePsychlinks Web Services | 25% Off New Website or New Services
Psychlinks Web Services is now offering a 25% discount on all new websites or new services for a limited time. As the world continues to struggle with COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, offline...
View ArticleIn the era of pandemic lockdowns, small businesses look at online strategies
A year after the beginning of pandemic lockdowns, reaching customers online tops the list of Canadian business priorities, according to new research from the Canadian Federation of Independent...
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