jeremy – Web Design with WordPress

How to Create a Blog Post Using WordPress Gutenberg

Gutenberg is WordPress’ new content editor which was rolled out in WordPress 5.0, last December 6, 2018. It replaced the Classic Editor which we were very familiar with. What’s the Difference? Content creation in Gutenberg is done using Blocks. By default, Gutenberg comes with the following content blocks: Common Blocks Paragraph Image Heading Gallery List […]

Adding and Inserting image in Visual Composer 8.1

1. From the Visual Composer editor, click Add Element. 2. Under Add Element box, search for Single Image and click it. 3. The Single Image Settings box will appear. Below that, click Add Image. 4. In the Set Image box, you can either upload a new image or use the existing image in the media [...]

How to change font size and type using TinyMCE Advanced

TinyMCE Advanced is a WordPess plugin that allows WordPress users to change font type and size easily. We use this plugin in most Jezweb websites. On this tutorial we will try to change the font size and font type. It is presumed that your WordPress site has this plugin ready installed, otherwise you can get the plugin [...]

How to use Simple Slider in Visual Composer

Simple slider is an add-on extension to Visual Composer. This will allow you to add an image slider in your Wordpress site in an easy way. Please check this link to see the sample output of this add-on. We created a simple tutorial for our Jezweb clients on how to use this plugin. See below. 1. [...]

Adding image maps to your page/post

Below is the link that will show you a simple demonstration on how image mapping works. Try clicking the 3 boxes and see what happens. Each time you click on the box there will be a corresponding box that will further give you an explanation or further action. Interesting? Please check the guide below on [...]

Restoring a deleted page from trash

Sometimes we may delete a page or post accidentally in WordPress. No worries, WordPress has a way in restoring them. Please follow the guide below. 1. In your Wordpress admin, click on Post or Pages and select All Posts or All Pages. 2. Click on the Trash link. This should display all the deleted Pages [...]

Updating Image in Revolution Slider

This tutorial will guide you how to quickly edit/update your slide(s) in Revolution Slider. 1. Login to your Wordpress Admin and click on Revolution Slider at the left pane,then click on Edit Slides. 2. From the slides list, look for the specific image that you would like to change or update, then click on Edit [...]

New Default templates in Visual Composer

The new version of Visual Composer comes with default layouts that you can choose from. You can obviously see them when you create a new page. Try to select Landing Page and noticed that after clicking on it, the page will be populated with temporary content. You can click each of the element and replace [...]

How to edit text in Visual Composer

In this tutorial we will try to edit the text in the homepage as shown below. 1. Login to your WP admin and open the page / post that you want to edit. 2. In Visual Composer mode, point your mouse to the text area and click on the Edit Text Block pencil icon. 3. [...]

Add media grid in Visual Composer

Media Grid allows you to display your images in a beautiful way or you can customise it if you like. Here is a quick guide on how to add a media grid easily. 1. Add a new page/post. Write the tile and click on Add Element > Media Grid 2. Click on + button to [...]

Mark website enquiries as important and never to be sent to spam

Sometimes the lack of detail or the wording and other factors in enquiries from your website can make it end up in spam, gmail seems particularly guilty of this. Here is a filter that you can put in place to ensure that website enquiries always end up in your main important emails. Search for emails […]

Create a personalized URL of your Facebook page

Do you have a facebook page and would like to have a personalized URL which is clean and easy to remember? Jezweb has prepared some simple instructions for you on how to do this. Prerequisite(s) Facebook account Step 1 Login to your Facebook page, then click Settings Step 2 In the settings page, click Page Info Step [...]

Add Caption to Images in WordPress

Do you want to upload and add a caption to your image in WordPress? Please refer to the instructions below on how to do it. Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 In this tutorial, we will upload a new image. Go to Media > Add New Step 3 Click Select Files or you can [...]

When Do You Need a Custom Post Type or Taxonomy in WordPress?

When working with WordPress, you might encounter the terms custom post type and custom taxonomies. If you are new to WordPress, you may have asked when do you need to use a custom post type and custom taxonomies? We will define first what are post types and taxonomies. What are Post Types and Taxonomies? Post [...]

Create Custom Post Types in WordPress using a Plugin

Most of the time, users classify WordPress as a blogging tool. Over the years, WordPress has evolved to one of the best Content Management System that can be used to almost all types of websites What is Custom Post Type in Wordpress? Custom Post Types are content types like post, pages or attachment. A post type can [...]

Create Gradients for Canvas Information Box

Do you want to create gradients for your information box in Canvas? Jezweb prepared a simple step by step instructions for you on how to do it. Prerequisite(s) Canvas Child Theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Go to Appearance > Editor Step 3 In the Canvas Child: Stylesheet (style.css), paste the following [...]

Add a Search Box in the Header using tweaks in Canvas

Do you want to add a search box in your site header? You can do that by following these tweaks in Canvas Prerequisite(s) Canvas Child Theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Go to Appearance > Editor Step 3 Go to the main Canvas theme by choosing Canvas from the Select theme to [...]

Add Login / Logout to Primary Navigation

Do you want to add a login/logout in your primary navigation menu? You can do it using some tweaks in Canvas. Prerequisite(s) Canvas Child Theme with style.css and functions.php files Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Go to Appearance > Editor Step 3 Click functions.php to edit Step 4 In the functions.php file, [...]

Center Primary Navigation Menu using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Do you want to align your primary menu to the center but the theme settings does not have the option to do so? You can use CSS tweaks in Canvas to do that. We have prepared a simple tutorial for you on how to do it. Prerequisite(s): Canvas Child Theme Step 1 Login to WordPress [...]

Enable Site Pinch and Zoom in Mobile/Tablet using Tweaks in Canvas

Do you want your site mobile or tablet responsive and allow users to pinch and zoom on their mobile device? You can do that with some tweaks in Canvas. Prerequisite(s) Canvas Theme Canvas Child Theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Go to Appearance > Editor note: Your Canvas Child theme should [...]

Customize the Color of Information Box using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Did you create an Information Box using the shortcode in Woothemes and would like to customize the color to blend with your site theme? Jezweb has prepared a simple tutorial for you on how to do it. Prerequisite(s) Canvas Theme Canvas Child Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Go to Appearance > [...]

Use Google Font for your Site

Do you want to use Google fonts for your site? You can download the Google fonts list here . We have prepared a simple step by step guide on how you can use Google font for your site. Please see below Step 1 Go to http://www.google.com/fonts Step 2 Select the desired font that you would like to [...]

Change the color of the box background using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Do you want to change the color of your box background? You can use simple CSS tweaks in Canvas to do that. Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas Child theme Step 1 Login to the WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that we have already activated the Canvas Child theme, go to Appearance > Editor Step 3 [...]

Make a transparent box layout using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Do you want to make your box layout transparent? You can use some simple CSS tweaks in Canvas to do this. Prerequisite(s) Canvas Theme Canvas Child Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that we have already activated the Canvas Child theme, go to Appearance > Editor Step 3 Enter the following [...]

Make a Transparent Menu in Canvas

Do you want a transparent primary menu? You can simply do that using the settings in Canvas and some color generator site. Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Hex color calculator site http://hex2rgba.devoth.com/ Step 1 Convert your desired color to transparent using http://hex2rgba.devoth.com/. In this example, we will convert color blue to transparent. Type blue in the HEX value box. [...]

Add Background Image using Page Customizer plugin

Do you want to enhance your web page and add a customizable background image? It can be done with the plugin called Page Customizer for Woothemes Canvas Prerequisite(s) Woothemes Canvas Page Customizer - premium note: Page Customizer is a paid plugin and can be purchased and downloaded here Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel [...]

Align Top Menu to the Right using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Do you have a top menu and would like to align it to the right? It can be done using some simple CSS tweaks in Canvas. Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas Child theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that you have already uploaded a Canvas Child folder containing style.css and functions.php [...]

Remove Widget Footer from Home Page using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Would you like to remove widget footer content from the home page of your site? Here are some CSS tweaks on how to do it. Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas Child theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that you have already uploaded a Canvas Child folder containing style.css and functions.php files [...]

Align Site Logo to the center using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Is it difficult to align the site logo to the center of your website? not anymore, CSS tweaks in Canvas has a simple solution for you. Please refer to the steps below Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas Child theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that you have already uploaded a Canvas Child [...]

Visual Composer: Old vs New

Visual Composer has a new version. Here are some of the comparisons that jezweb documented for your reference. User Interface Old Visual composer New Visual Composer Old Visual Composer Add element page New Visual composer Add element page Additional Tools and Features Choosing a layout is pretty easy from the main Visual Composer page. It displays [...]

WP Edit

Do you want to take complete control over the WordPress content editor? You can use the plugin called WP Edit to do that. Begin creating content like a pro without knowing HTML or CSS. Features WP Edit will provide new buttons, additional options and extended formatting abilities to the existing content editor. Insert images, media, [...]

Google Font Manager

Planning to add Google fonts to your WordPress site? Use Google Font Manager plugin to do it. Prerequisite(s) Google account Enable Web Fonts Developer API Google API key Features Add as many Google Fonts as you want to your site Full integration with Google Fonts API Automatically adds fonts to Visual Editor (WP Edit) Optionally [...]

Remove canvas header using CSS

Do you want to completely remove the header of your site? Some CSS tweaks in Canvas can help you how to do it. Please refer below Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas Child theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that you have already uploaded a Canvas Child folder containing style.css and functions.php [...]

Remove all image border using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Do you want want to remove all borders on your image? You can use the CSS tweaks in Canvas theme. Please refer to the steps below Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas child theme Step 1 Login to your WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that you have already uploaded a Canvas Child folder containing style.css and [...]

Change sidebar background color using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Does your site has a sidebar and you want to change its background color? Here is a way on how to do it using CSS tweaks in Canvas. Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas Child theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that you have already uploaded a Canvas Child folder containing style.css [...]

Add an image to the footer area using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Need an image added to your site footer area? You can simply use the CSS tweaks in Canvas by following the steps below Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas Child theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that you have already uploaded a Canvas Child folder containing style.css and functions.php files in the [...]

Remove all page titles using CSS Tweaks in Canvas

Do you want to hide the page title such as Home, About and Contact Us from your page? It can be done using a simple CSS tweaks in Canvas Child theme. Please refer to the steps below Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas child theme Step 1 Login to your WordPress control panel Step 2 Provided that [...]

Remove a specific page title using CSS tweaks in Canvas

Do you want to remove a title from specific page of your site using Canvas theme? e.g. About. You can refer below on how to do it Prerequisite(s) Canvas theme Canvas child theme Step 1 Login to WordPress control panel Step 2 In case the Permalink settings is not set to default. Go to Settings > Permalinks [...]

Position primary menu to the right of your canvas logo

Jezweb created a custom plugin to position the navigation menu to the right of the canvas header while maintaining the canvas logo at the left. Pre-requisite: Canvas Logo Left and Menu Right plugin should be saved in the local drive. You can download the plugin here Step 1 Login to your WordPress control panel Step [...]

Add an FAQ accordion using Visual Composer

Do you want to have an FAQ page on your site using Visual Composer? Here are the steps on how to do it. Step 1 Login to your WordPress control panel Step 2 In this tutorial, we will add a new page for the FAQ. Go to Pages > Add New Step 3 Enter the [...]

Change rackspace email password

Email passwords can be changed from either in the webmail from the settings tab or from the cp.rackspace.com control panel. There are some restrictions on what the password can contain and email passwords on rackspace mail must contain at least 6 characters Passwords cannot contain: 3 or more consecutive numerals (e.g., 567, 1234, 98765). The [...]

Hide or show SEO box and other fields

Do you want to hide or show other plugin fields and settings when making changes to your article or page? There are two ways to do it. note: You should have WordPress SEO plugin installed so you can follow the steps Option 1 Temporarily collapse the fields by clicking the arrowup/dropdown menu. Step 1 Login [...]

Change canvas logo in the admin page

Do you want to change canvas logo in your admin page? Please follow these simple steps Step 1 Login to your WordPress control panel Step 2 Go to Canvas > Framework Settings Step 3 Go to Branding then click Upload under Options panel header Step 4 In this tutorial, we will add file(s) from the [...]

Show/Hide the product tabs Menu

Do you want to display additional menu or product menu for your eCommerce site? You may have left it uncheck from Screen Options page. To make sure you display your product menu, you may refer to the steps below Pre-requisite(s) Woocommerce - you will see additional items such as Products, Product Categories and Product Tags in the [...]

Setup an email using Android email app

Do you have an Android phone and want to setup your email using its email app? Here is a straight forward guide on how to do it. Step 1 Launch the Email icon from your Android home screen Step 2 Enter the email address that you would like to setup and its password Step 3 Select [...]

Embed a facebook album on your site using facebook Galleria

Would you like to display your facebook album on your WordPress site? Here are simple ways to do it using facebook Galleria, a third party software where you can link your facebook profile and generate codes that you can use to embed to your WordPress site. Pre-requisites Facebook Account Facebook Galleria Account or you can [...]

Embed a twitter feed to your site

Do you like to add twitter feeds on your site using a plugin? here is how to do it. Step 1 Login to your Wordpress control panel Step 2 On the side bar, click Plugins > Add New Step 3 In the Search box, type Easy Twitter Feed Widget then click Search Plugins. Step 4 [...]

Embed a single tweet to your site

Sharing a good tweet on your page? Here is a simple way to do it Step 1 Locate the tweet that you would like to share on your site and click the time stamp Step 2 Copy the entire URL from the address bar Step 3 Login to your WordPress control panel. In this case, [...]

Edit an image in a horizontal reel scroll slideshow

We have used this plugin for a side scrolling set of sponsor logos but it could be used for a set of client logos or supplier logos or some other image that you want to show in a sequence for example on www.wintercarnivale.com.au as below Plugin name: Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow Plugin source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-horizontal-reel-scroll-slideshow [...]

Adding a photo to your website

Adding a photo to your website using Visual Composer Step 1 Login to your WP Dashboard Step 2 On the side bar, click Pages, choose the page the photo is go onto Step 3 On the Visual Composer bar, click Add Element > single image Step 4 Click on green plus (+) sign on the [...]

Remove malware and spyware from windows

For a full and detailed explanation refer to malwareremovalguides.info/websearch-com-redirects-removal-guide The general process which works well is: - install and run malwarebytes, clean and reboot - malwarebytes.org/mwb-download If there are still weird things like toolbars happening to your search engine or homepage then - install and run ccleaner - piriform.com/ccleaner/download - install, run and clean with Adwcleaner - general-changelog-team.fr/fr/downloads/finish/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner - [...]

Create a password protected page for your clients to access

You can setup a password protected page on your WordPress website that let's you make a 'branded' place where you can give clients access to files and information. The following steps assume that you have logged into your WordPress dashboard as an administrator and clicked on Pages > Add Page. 01 - Add a new [...]

Create a custom bullet list using your own bullet image

There are the 3 general steps: 1. Set the CSS class name 2. Upload an image to your WP media library to use as a bullet image. 3. Add a CSS to display that bullet image to your custom bullet list. Here is the tutorial: Step 1: Set a class name Log in to your [...]

Hide Canvas Elements (page title, primary navigation, footer)

Sometimes we need to hide page elements like header, primary navigation or footer especially when creating sales page or landing pages. In this tutorial we will use a plugin called Page Element Hider. This plugin allows you to hide various elements on a page by page basis, by integrating with Canvas Settings on every page. No [...]

Phone number link in the primary menu

With smartphones being so ubiquitous nowadays, we often need to add a phone number in our website that people can click to dial from their phone. An easy option for doing that is your WordPress navigation bar. Here is a tutorial on how to do this: 1. Log in to your WP Dashboard. 2. Click [...]

Tour of shopify

If you would like to jump in and setup a free trial it would be great if you can use our link: www.shopify.com/?ref=jezweb so that we are able to assist you more easily in the future, plus we can provide some bonuses such as domain renewal and email hosting for you as one of our […]

Social media buttons in Canvas primary menu

Adding a social media buttons in the primary menu requires a bit of code. However, once you get that code in there, then it would be easy to set up your social media links. You can just add their URL address under Canvas Settings. Please check the tutorial below. 1. Login to your WP Dashboard [...]

Adding Variable Products in Woocommerce

Variable products are a great feature of WooCommerce for offering variations of a product such as the color and size on a different prices. Below is a step by step tutorial on how to: 1. create a product and set product image and gallery 2. set the product type (variable product) 3. define variation attribute [...]

How to put a publisher page onto your website

Step 1 Launch Publisher. Click the “File” tab and click “Open.” Step 2 Browse to the location on your computer where your Microsoft Publisher file is currently saved. Double-click the file to open it. Step 3 Click the “File” tab and click “Save & Send” from the menu that appears. Step 4 Select “Change File Type” under the heading […]

Creating custom mailto link

Using a hyperlink to link from one page to another is a cool thing. It will allow your website visitor to quickly jump to a page where you can separately discuss a specific thing. Now, what if you want people to send you an email from your web page, you can use the mailto: command. [...]

Duplicate row including its content

One of the reasons why we want to duplicate a row in Visual Composer is to save time applying the same layout like alignment and text effects (color and style etc.). Below is a short tutorial on how we can duplicate row including its content. 1. First we need to make sure that you already [...]

Creating custom bullet list

Today, we are going to talk about how to add custom bullet lists into your website. To achieve this we will use woo shortcodes for custom lists and visual composer for rows and columns. Although there is a shortcode in woo for rows and columns but we intentionally use visual composer to give us the [...]

Add 5-column layout in Visual Composer

1. In Visual Composer mode, click on Add Element and add row. 2. Hover your mouse on the column icon and choose 6-column. 3. Add your content on the 5 columns and let the 6th column to be empty or blank. 4. Click on edit row icon. 5. Add an extra class name (ex. home_box_wrap). This class will [...]

Putting MP3 into your website

Putting a playable mp3 file into your website does not require a special plugin. With the new latest version of Wordpress, you can now integrate mp3 file and play it right into your web page. Here is a simple and quick way on how to do this. 1. Create a page or go to your [...]

Adding Paypal Button and Shopping Cart

In this tutorial, we will use a plugin called "WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart". This will allow you to add an 'Add to Cart' button for your product on any posts or pages. This simple shopping cart plugin lets you sell products and services directly from your own wordpress site and turns your WP blog [...]

Create button that links to PDF

Downloading and sharing PDF files over the Internet is a very common everyday task nowadays. Here is a quick tutorial on how to create buttons that link to a PDF file. 1. Go to your WP Dashboard and upload your PDF file. You can do this by going to Media > Add New. 2. Click [...]

Twenty key areas to optimise a website

Ensure your website follows Google's Webmaster Guidelines Remove bad linking that may be negatively affecting your website Optimise your website pages with keywords Determine keywords that you can compete for Mobile responsive coding Page code optimisation and minimisation Add local tagging, meta tags and descriptions, and schema tags Google Analytics to track everything page views and visitors Reduce the [...]

Linking to embedded PDF

Sometimes we just want to put PDF (Portable Document Format) into our website. We find it easier to just add the document right directly into the website without sacrificing its quality and layout. Today, I am going to share to you a very basic yet effective way of integrating PDF into your website. 1. First, [...]

Working with Links between pages

Hyperlinks are the backbone of webpage design. It wouldn't be a web page without a hyperlink - otherwise, it's just like the pages of an ordinary paper - flat and non-interactive. What is particularly nice about hyperlinks in website design is that they allow you to introduce material that is relevant to the place where [...]

Embed Slideshare with Visual Composer

SlideShare is otherwise called as“YouTube for PowerPoint presentations” allowing anyone to integrate and share presentations anywhere on the web. Here is a quick way on how to upload your powerpoint file and embed it as slideshare into your website. 1. Login to slideshare.net. 2. Once you are inside the slideshare admin, click on the arrow [...]

Promote your site using Snip.ly

Hint: if you use the promo code sniplyfan then sniply will give you a 20% discount. Snip.ly allows one to “snip” content from any web page, select an image, comment on, and share only the snippet one finds interesting. Advantages that you can get from this tool are the following: Drive Traffic -Include a link back [...]

Embed Youtube and remove related videos

Integrating videos in our website from Youtube is one of the coolest way we can present ideas in more fast and accurate way regardless of whatever things we want to relay to our website visitor. Youtube by default however shows related video links at the end of the video playback and this is not good [...]

Create columns with Visual Composer

The basic idea behind good web design is to partition your web page into various sections and columns to give it a professional allure and to make it more user friendly. Creating columns in a page of a website is one of the techniques in helping you organizing the layout of your page. Here is [...]

Add to LocalBusinessGuide

Local Business Guide was established in 2006, with the goal to provide high quality listings to businesses so they can promote their business without incurring a high cost. We know it can be hard and expensive for businesses to get well known, and that is why Local Business Guide is dedicated to providing you comprehensive [...]

Add to Locanto

Locanto is a free worldwide classifieds website that helps you with all your local needs. Locanto offers free local trading in over 50 countries.What Locanto stands for: Classifieds should be free to the public Local trade is sometimes the best way to go Together we CAN fight scams on the Internet Classifieds should be easy to use [...]

Add to SuperPages

SuperPages is the fastest growing Internet local search platform covering cities and towns across Mornington Peninsula, The Bass Coast and south Gippsland, West Gippsland & LaTrobe Valley and Hobart and surrounding suburbs We provide detailed and accurate results focusing on relevant local listings. SuperPages currently provide many Internet and mobile search solutions while expanding into [...]

Add to LocalDirectories

Over 2 million directories delivered FREE of charge throughout 29 regional areas of Queensland, New South Wales & Northern Territory. Local Directories™ is a market leader in connecting buyers with sellers. The concept is to combine the traditional telephone directory product with the innovation of an easier-to-handle local phone directory. The publications include both A-Z [...]

Add to EnterpriseSearch

Enterprise Search is a free Australian business directory launched in March 2006. Enterprise Search Australia has over five hundred thousand business listed and receives over two hundred thousand unique visitors each month. Our free business directory helps Australian businesses gain exposure to the major search engines at no cost. A business listing on Enterprise Search [...]

Add to dLook

dLook's products cater to all types of businesses, from accountants to zumba classes. Since 2005, dLook has a proven track record of helping local Australian businesses increase their online branding - generating more traffic to their business and ultimately leads. dLook.com.au, Add a listing Enter Your Business Details Confirm Your Business Details Add More Business [...]

Add to OzBuisness

OzBusiness.com.au was developed to help local Australian Businesses get better online presence. We also verify all businesses submitted to our directory for accurate description of service or products they provide. We accept only Australian based businesses in our directory with no exception provided. OzBusiness.com.au helps advertisers to increase number of citations about their business online. [...]

Add to Yelp

Our purpose: To connect people with great local businesses Yelp was founded in 2004 to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists and mechanics. Yelp had an average of approximately 132 million monthly unique visitors in Q1 2014. Yelpers have written over 57 million local reviews. In addition to reviews, you can use Yelp to find lists and to talk with [...]

What to collect in preparation for your website

Wondering what you can do to make the website better? You can help your web designer get into the head of your business, thoroughly explain what happens from customer enquiry to finished sale. Gathering information, content and ideas that you can provide your web designer which will help make your website great. As an example of why […]

Marketing a small motel in Australia

Marketing a small motel in Australia Fundamentally the success of a motel will come down to having people who want to stay in the your town who are happy to pay the price you ask for accommodation but it's as simple as just build it and they will come. To help our many website motel clients and [...]

Australian accommodation directories

Accommodation directories that Australian hotels, motels, BnB's, farm-stays and cottages may be able to list their business on to increase their enquiries and search engine ranking. General travel website Hotels Combined - hotelscombined.com.au/Hotelier/Contact.aspx Expedia - joinexpedia.com Stayz - stayz.com.au/add-property Trivago - trivago.com.au/hotelgateway Agoda - ycs.agoda.com/en-us/ExpressConnect/Index Booking.com - join.booking.com Coast Accommodation - coast-accommodation.com.au/property Roombank - roombank.com.au/updatedetails.html Wotif - supplier.wotif.com/Registration.jsp Takeabreak - takeabreak.com.au/listingyourproperty.htm Australian Accommodation - australianaccommodationdirectory.com.au/add-your-accommodation Absolutely [...]

Add to Hotfrog

Your business is unique. Use Hotfrog to tell potential customers what you do differently. 2.7 million people are making more than 431,000 enquiries to businesses on Hotfrog every month. Add your business and be found. If you only do one free business directory listing other than Google Local then this would be the one to choose. Adding a business [...]

Google Review request popup window

Open google places api, place id page https://developers.google.com/places/place-id Type in the name of the business you want to find a link for Then click on the name from the dropdown list You can see the place id code now Highlight just that code and copy it The url you want is like https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=ChIJcQEaGko-c2sRvWXCH91cKH0 but replace [...]

Ecommerce podcasts

Learn while you drive, that's the aspect of podcasts that I really love. Driving to and from appointments is generally a complete waste of time. The options for making use of that slack time other than quiet contemplation are: listen to music listen to the radio listen to podcasts It's definitely not ok to be [...]

Add a business listing to oneflare

Oneflare is a quoting and business profile directory combination website. You can see an example of the Ceramex profile page here: oneflare.com.au/ceramex which we setup on behalf of Ceramex, a tiler and tiling company in Newcastle. Most business and industry categories are catered for though presumably the more frequently requested quotes will be those for trades and [...]

Add a business listing to LocalDirectories

The free listing options for LocalDirectories have improved considerably since they first launched and it is worth filling out the profile in as much detail as you can because the LocalDirectories pages seem fairly well regarded by Google and do appear in Google search results sometimes, especially for location specific service searches. The following is [...]

Add a business listing to TrueLocal

TrueLocal is one of if not the biggest and well regarded online business directories for Australia. The pages of TrueLocal do sometimes show up in Google search results and the detail to which you can complete your business profile with the free listing type is very good. If you only do one free business directory [...]

Add a business listing to Gumtree

Adding your business details to Gumtree's business directory is a good way of getting some more enquiries. It does seem that Gumtree gets a reasonable amount of people visiting the pages. Gumtree popularity appears to be increasing with more people using it more often. Listing cost is initially free and lasts 45 days. Gumtree pages [...]

How citations affect Google Plus Local business results

The good news is, as a small business owner, you have set up your Google Places for Business. A Places listing all by itself can easily rank first in Google Places search results, if it does not have any competition—that was the bad news. What makes Google Places tick so you can get that almighty [...]

What is a redemptionperiod

What is the Domain Redemption Period? The redemption period is a Domain Registry period of up to 30 days that occurs when a domain name is deleted after having expired unrenewed. Instead of just getting deleted and returning to the pool of domain names available for registration, the existing registry keeps a hold on the domain name in [...]

The domain I want to register has already been registered

Domain names are registered on a first-come, first-served basis; provided the registrant of the domain is eligible to hold the license (ie: they meet all the requirements). Should you find the domain name you want to register is taken, you can attempt to contact the owner of the domain name license to determine their willingness to [...]

What Google thinks about paid links

Matt Cutts is the head of Google's web spam team and an authoritative source on all things search engine optimisation (SEO) and what Google allows and what it will slap a website for. The criteria that Google uses when it decides whether a link is paid or not. Roughly, here are some of the important [...]

Google Plus Local so nearby clients find you

Google+ Local pages for businesses are an excellent marketing tool. Formerly Google Places, Google+ pages for businesses are an infusion of search and social media. That is, Google+ Local pages are integrated in the social media platform (Google+) as well as the Google search engine results. How to find Google+ pages that are already setup Any businesses [...]