Nobody gets excited about WordPress maintenance. It’s not glamorous, it won’t transform your business overnight, and you can’t show it off at networking events. But ignoring it? That’s the expensive mistake UK…
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Hints and tips for using WordPress for a small business website. We’re WordPress experts with over 10 years experience so we’re able to pass our knowledge on to you.
Does Your Service-Based Business Actually Need a Blog? The Honest Answer
If you’re a freelance consultant, coach, therapist, accountant, or any other service provider, you’ve probably been told countless times that you need a blog. “Content is king!” they say. “Blogging is essential…
The Rise of AI and Semantic Search Optimisation
…And What It Means for Small Businesses and Charities The way people search for information online is changing dramatically, and if you’re running a small business or charity in the UK, you…
5 Things to Think About Before Choosing a WordPress Plugin
One of the main benefits of WordPress is that you can easily develop or improve your website by adding in a plugin – often for free or for little costs, they are…
Guest blog your way to more traffic
How to Use Guest Blogging to Increase Your Website Traffic If you’re a small business owner or freelancer, you know that website traffic is the lifeblood of your online presence. Without it,…
How ethical is your website platform?
Here at The Smart Bear, we work with a number of different platforms, including Shopify, Squarespace, and even WIX but it got us thinking – which is the most ethical and which…
Christmas Gifts for Entrepreneurs
Xmas gifts for small businesses owners from The Smart Bear Digital After setting up Xmas and branded products on some of our customer’s website, I thought it was a good time to…
What is the right length for a blog?
If you’ve been following us for a while, you know we love a blog; not only because you can have a good chat but you can also do wonders for website SEO. …
10 Ways to help save money on web developers
If you have a WordPress business website, at some point you may want help with it from a professional web developer. And, with the cost of a professional web developers averaging out…
10 Simple Steps to Improving Website Accessibility
Website accessibility is important so your website is inclusive for all users – including those with disabilities. Whilst making sure your website is accessible is part of The Equality Act 2010, as…
Locked out of your WordPress website?
How to get back into your WordPress website when you’re locked out So, for some reason you’ve managed to lock yourself out of your own WordPress website – hey, we’ve all done…
Woocommerce Paypal Payments Upgrade
Woocommerce has recently decided to retire (as of September 1, 2021) their Woocommerce Paypal Checkout extension which is widely used on WordPress woocommerce websites but there is a replacement option – hoorah!…