Betsy Jarnigan


SECURITY ALERT!

All Elegant Equestrian hosting customers are urged to review their site’s security settings.

The attached list is a good place to start.  Most of these security plug ins are free and all are highly rated by the Word Press Community.  You must secure your site.

Please go to the Security page for more information! I will post more info here as I have it.
I suggest the Loginizer for a quick fix.

Many thanks!

Betsy

Do I really need to pay attention to my keywords and SEO?  Explaining why a website needs keywords is like explaining why a bird needs wings.  Although some designers will tell you that keywords are ‘not that important anymore’, a quick check of Google’s help section will tell you that they are still very important.  Google is a great source of information on it’s own search engine.  I suggest you read the Google documents regarding search engines.  While there are other engines out there, Google is the most used and is a benchmark for search engine optimization.

After you have a domain name, the next pruchase for your website is hosting. Your web designer may suggest a host they have an affiliation with already. This is a good idea because the designer will be familiar with the layout of the control panel and the resources available from that host.

If you are trying to decide on a host, here are some things to consider:

  • Reliability – check to be sure that your host has a nearly perfect up time record.
  • Name Servers – there should be several name servers available to service your account.  At least 2 on the hosting site and at least 1 off site.

Deciding on a designer and manager for your website can determine if you are happy with the result and your web experience or if it seems like a never-ending disaster.  Here are a few things you can consider:

  1. How experienced is the designer?  Ask to see some of their work.
  2. What is their reputation?  Ask to talk to some current clients.
  3. Does the designer agree with your needs for the site?
  4. Has the designer created designs for a business like your before?
  5. Discuss a time frame for the construction. What are your expectations?