XML SiteMaps for Google, Bing, Ask and Google News
Are you using a WordPress plugin to manage your XML SiteMaps? Most people do. There are a lot of popular XML SiteMap Generator plugins, even with that very name, so how do you choose which one to use?...
View ArticleSocial Media is Sun-Setting. Or Is It? part 1
Social Media has seen its sunrise, mid-day glory and is now sun-setting. Or is it? Find out what these experts think in a four part series. As I wandered the HubSpot Inbound 2012 Sponsorship Pavilion...
View ArticleSocial Media is Sunsetting. Or Is It? part 2
Social Media has seen its sunrise, mid-day glory and is now sun-setting. Or is it? Find out what that question means and what these experts think. As I wandered the HubSpot Inbound 2012 Sponsorship...
View ArticleSocial Media is Sunsetting. Or Is It? part 3
Social Media has seen it’s sunrise, mid-day glory and is now sun-setting. Or is it? Find out what the question means and our experts think. As I wandered the HubSpot Inbound 2012 Sponsorship Pavilion...
View ArticleSocial Media is Sun-Setting. Or Is It? part 4
Social Media has seen it’s sunrise, mid-day glory and is now sun-setting, or is it? See what three thoughtful professionals have to say. As I wandered the HubSpot Inbound 2012 Sponsorship Pavilion I...
View ArticleI’m Migrating to WordPress, Will 301 Redirects Lose my PageRank?
We ask each prospective client why they want to move from HubSpot (or any other platform) to WordPress and what concerns they have. The number one “why” is the cost. The number one “concern” is losing...
View ArticleHow to Protect Your WordPress Blog Against Brute Force Attacks
Yesterday security experts warned of a large distributed botnet attack against WordPress sites. From ArsTechnica: The unknown people behind the highly distributed attack are using more than 90,000...
View ArticleCan Social Media Convert? Part 1
The question of social media conversions came up in conversations among friends at this year’s HubSpot Inbound Conference so I decided to create a multi-part blog post with the answers. This is the...
View ArticleIs a 301 or 302 Redirect Best During a Migration?
When deciding to move web pages on a site or blog posts on a blog, knowing the difference between a 301 redirect and a 302 redirect is critical, as each conveys different information to search engines...
View Article5 Reasons to Operate Your Business Website on WordPress
Among the handful of blogging and content management platforms, WordPress has consistently reigned as the best option for businesses. Not only does it have an easy-to-use, intuitive design, but it’s...
View ArticleMoving Your HubSpot Blog from a Sub-Domain
Are you halving your inbound link credit without realizing it? Believe it or not these are two different URLs. But on this site you will find that the second BlogWranglers URL redirects to the first...
View ArticleWordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org — Which One is Right for You? The difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org is subtle, but extremely important. At times it can even be confusing, as many...
View ArticleFour Key Steps to Migrating from HubSpot to WordPress
Migrating from HubSpot to WordPress requires know-how and attention to detail. Let’s look at the four key steps along with two big questions. The first step is to learn about your site and your...
View ArticleLarge and Busy Sites Running WordPress
Folks not familiar with WordPress often ask whether WordPress is suitable for their larger blogs or websites. To help in answering that question, here is an alphabetical listing of some pretty large...
View ArticleHubSpot will not Move a Blog from HubSpot’s CMS to a New URL
Half a Bubble Out, an internet marketing and consulting firm in Northern California called with a unique set of circumstances that required the migration of two HubSpot blogs. This was especially...
View ArticleWhy Using 3 WordPress Plugins is Better
WordPress is the go-to CMS for most new website and blog projects and even migration projects. However, considering the large number of WordPress sites I have seen, there seem to be very few that...
View ArticleBlogWranglers Expert Interview on MediaShower
Jim Spencer, the founder and president of BlogWranglers, was recently interviewed over on Media Shower. Here is a link....
View ArticlePage Load Speed Improvements of a CDN
A good Content Delivery Network (CDN) will improve your website’s page load speed. This is a great advantage for your visitors and for the search engine results you seek to improve. Primary reasons to...
View ArticleWhy One Client Chose HubSpot
A London-based CEO with three lines of business contacted me to help his team think through choosing between HubSpot and WordPress. Different members of his team advocated for WordPress, while others...
View ArticleMigrating from HTTP to HTTPS: 4 reasons and a clear trend
BlogWranglers migrated nearly a dozen sites from HTTP to HTTPS in the last month. The trend to HTTPS is clear. We found a few sources that have been tracking this trend and share them below, along with...
View ArticleNew WordPress Gutenberg Editor is Coming: Test, Embrace, Disable
WordPress is currently at version 4.9.8 and the Gutenberg 3.4 editor preview is available as of August 2, 2018. When WordPress version 5.0 releases Gutenberg will become the default editor in WordPress...
View ArticleWordPress Migration from RainMaker Digital Platform to WPEngine.
RainMaker Digital is the digital marketing platform from the folks over at CopyBlogger. Since 2009 BlogWranglers has specialized in migrating websites and blogs from another digital marketing platform,...
View ArticleInstagram Tips for Artists
You are an artist and your freind said you should use Instagram. What are the key points to consider before starting to use Instagram? Begin by considering that you are developing a brand or style....
View ArticleManaging an Agency Business 22 (During the COVID 19 Pandemic)
In the first quarter of 2020 the Covid 19 pandemic hit and giant swaths of the economy began grinding to a halt. On May 14th a group of five agency heads shared their insights about how it all began,...
View Article4 Businesses Move from RainMaker back to WordPress
RainMaker clients are looking for freedom and finding it after they move back to WordPress. We have been in touch with a number of folks with something to say about RainMaker. Here are four points of...
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