Have you seen the Autumn Panda?
Google’s “Panda” update has been rolling out in phases for 3 years now, with each new release refining the algorithm to improve the overall search quality. Panda is a query based algorithm that’s supposed to remove redundant, irrelevant content and spam from Google’s index. Last week, Panda 4.1 made its…
Custom Photo Contest Plug-in
Vote your faves or Enter (cash prizes!), but do stop by the FWNWR photo contest. We did some tweaking to a photo contest plugin to give them just the experience they wanted for their annual Fall Photo Contest.
Who wants to own a slice of Long Beach – Old Town West!?
Amazing location for a residence or business. We’ve had good success with FSBO real estate sites over the years. This is the second we’ve completed for this property owner. Along with some online and offline marketing we have in the works, the site is an indispensable tool to success. http://longbeachwa98631.com
WordPress 4.0, aka “Benny” was released today.
This is a recommended update for all our WordPress site owners. We’ll take care of the update for you if you have a maintenance plan with us. If not, it should be safe to update yourself; we don’t expect any conflict issues. More info: https://wordpress.org/news/2014/09/benny/
An easy ‘bump’ for those of you focused on SEO for your sites
Google recently announced they would provide SEO (Search Engine Optimization) benefits to websites using HTTPS (SSL, or “secure” certificates). Basic certificates are available for as little as $99/year; even less if you purchase multiple years at once. The earliest adopters will get the most benefit out of this significant change…
GREAT NEWS for local Mac users
* * * We have a veteran Mac Genius in town! * * * Scot Greetham is new to our neighborhood but has been an apple pro for more than a decade. He does tech consultation (mac giving you trouble?) as well as educational sessions (are you the trouble? lol)….
Introducing MaggieStuckey.com!
Maggie, like her books and services, is complex, intelligent, delighting, and with impeccable attention to detail. Her site needed to reflect this dynamic and diversely talented professional, accommodating at least two distinctly unique audiences. It also needed to be poised for growth in response to the success of her latest…
Attn: WordPress & Drupal Site Owners
A moderately critical vulnerability was discovered in the way Drupal and WordPress implement XMLRPC. This vulnerability can lead to your website being disabled via a method known as Denial of Service. If you are taking advantage of our beachdog.com Maintenance Plans your website(s) have been proactively patched and you are…
Introducing splashstoriesmodeling.com!
Based in Warrenton, Oregon, this start-up is using local talent to sell photos online. While they might be a bit suggestive to a mature audience, all the pics are safe for kiddo consumption. This was a challenging project with custom code in the header to make it rain, wipe and…
Clamshell Railroad Driving Tour
We did a cute little booklet for this weekend’s Railroad Days, which takes you to all the old train stops. Limited edition of 200; head to the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum to get one and then use it to view new interpretive signage at each stop. The piece prints on one…
