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Many of you will have received emails from Google telling you that your site is not mobile friendly and that as from 21 April it could lose ranking in mobile searches as a consequence.
You may also have received scaremongering calls from web developers telling you that disastrous things were going to happen on 21 April.
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We know of a surprising number of sites that have been hacked lately. Sites built using WordPress are the most commonly targeted as they have numerous “plug-ins” that may be vulnerable. But the hacking we have seen has been with a range of different Content Management Systems and different developers. No one is immune.
What really surprised us is the shocking response of several of the developers to being informed of it.
One large NZ developer who also host the clients’ sites has told at least 3 of their clients that it was their fault because their site was hosted on an out of date server. And that it would cost $500 to migrate their site plus the cost of fixing the hack. Continue reading
We have recently seen a number of WordPress sites where the version of WordPress and various associated plugins are out of date. Out of date versions can mean security loopholes are not closed and your site could get hacked. We have recently seen 4 sites get hacked. Continue reading
We are constantly working with website owners to help ensure that their websites really “perform” for them.
That is much more than just having a site that works technically. Firstly, it needs to be found by users on the Internet. And when users do get to the site, it is about ensuring that they have a great experience in order to encourage them to “buy”.
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There are things you need to know…
We are currently redeveloping our Net Action website. Our new site will be fully “mobile responsive” as that is what sites really need to be these days. When our new site is up & running, we will be able to demonstrate to you what that actually means.
Regardless of how much care and planning you put in, redevelopment is likely to be a big job. So we empathise with any of you who have, or soon will be redeveloping your sites. (and we hope that a good mobile site is part of that).
It takes a lot of time to reconsider your website structure, rewrite your content and update images etc. And it is absolutely essential to check your new site thoroughly.
We offer a range of services and advice via our sister company Net Action Ltd. Still us but just the other specialist part of our business under a different name.
There are a range of things that we help our clients with related to their websites and online marketing. We can especially make a difference for Continue reading
Redeveloping your site has numerous issues related to it, not all of which will be considered or dealt with by all developers. With every redevelopment we find Search Engine issues which slip through the net and need to be dealt with and corrected. Some are critical enough so that new sites “break” and can drop right out of search results because of something simple that was overlooked.
Contact us before you redevelop and we can help you to ensure that your site doesn’t suffer in search engines during the process.
Welcome to our April 2013 Great New Zealand newsletter.
In this newsletter:
This survey showed that 84 percent of SMBs believe that having a website that can easily be viewed on a mobile device is important to their business. see http://searchengineland.com/survey-half-of-small-businesses-never-update-their-listings-online-147459
But only 25 percent of SMBs know how to create a mobile optimised web site Continue reading