Helpful Links
Following are some helpful links we often use to improve our client’s websites and services.
Google Ads (formerly AdWords)
The most effective means of marketing.
Bing & Yahoo Ads
The next most effective means of marketing.
Google Business Profile Manager (formerly Google My Business)
Get your business on Google for free. If you do nothing else… at least do this, it will take you a few minutes and put your business on the map along with many details that will help prospective customers find you.
Bing Places for Business
Lets not forget to also get your business on Bing free.
Google Analytics
This is how we measure your success.
Google Search Console (formerly Webmaster Tools)
Tools and reports to help Google list our webpages properly.
Google PageSpeed Insights
Provides both lab and field data about a page. Lab data is useful for debugging issues, as it is collected in a controlled environment. However, it may not capture real-world bottlenecks. Field data is useful for capturing true, real-world user experience – but has a more limited set of metrics. See How To Think About Speed Tools for more information on the two types of data.
See how your site performs, reveal why it’s slow and discover optimization opportunities.
New Relic Web Performance Monitoring
Receive alerts when resources approach limits, detailed diagnostics, real time monitoring, customizable dashboard, can search and drill down to specific metrics, users, services … have to see this to believe it. Easy install on most any server.
Uptime Robot
Be the first to know that your website is down!
Siteliner
Free scan of your website to find duplicate content, broken links, page power, reports, and more.
Copyscape
Verify your content is unique and see if anyone is copying you.
Built With
Find out what websites are built with and drill down to see what solutions are most popular and in demand, for example CMS (Content Managed Systems) Usage and eCommerce Usage.
FaceBook Sharing Debugger
Troubleshoot your website content as shared on Facebook, Messenger, and others.
ScalaHosting
Now the best of the best in hosting solutions – especially with SPanel replacing need for costly cPanel / WHM licenses – see here for reviews.
php.net
PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development.
mysql.com
MySQL is the world’s most popular open source database.
Joomla! Extensions
Joomla is more than a Content Management System (CMS) – it is like installing an operating system into your webspace as it lets you install extensions such as e-commerce, membership subscriptions, and so much more!
WordPress Plugins
WordPress is the best Content Management System (CMS) available today and there are so many plugins that let you do almost anything you can imagine.
