Entries by Junaid Ali

Optimizing for local SEO – Ranking High in Local Search Results

Quick Stats: 50% of searches over Google are LOCAL in nature. Quick Fact: Most of the Business Owners still don’t get their business optimized locally for search engines. People are searching for Local restaurants, local artists, printers, schools, colleges and a lots of other local transactional queries. Transactional in the sense where they want to […]

Benefits of a WordPress Website

Website is key to your business online, be it for online selling or just branding purpose, you need to have an impactful website. Besides being full of features and high on feel good factor for users, it should be easily manageable, as todays online marketing dynamics require you to feed your website with new content. […]

Basic Security Guide for your WordPress Blog or Website

No bullshit, direct to the point. Prefer the manual installation of wordpress. Change default DB Table Prefix from wp to something else like xyzwp. This can be done through wp-config.php file before installation. Replace the default secret key text in wp-config file. Keep file permissions as 644 Configure .htaccess file for better security Move the wp-config.php file […]

Making your website SEO Friendly – Part 1

First, I would like to emphasize to my users that Search Engine Optimization is not a onetime activity, nor it is about mindless link building. It is a very strategy based activity, where you need to understand the objective of your website, set goals accordingly, prepare strategies and work towards them. Here in this post […]

Making your website SEO Friendly – Part 2

SEO: During Website Development During website development, you should request your web designer/developer/project manager to keep in mind SEO friendliness of the website. There are several factors to keep in mind: Responsive Design: If the budget permits you should have a responsive design, it helps in targeting a wider base of audience. Website URL Structure: […]

How to choose a hosting provider and the hosting package?

Hosting is an expensive and very important part of your website and its reputation. It affects website availability, load time and search engine rankings. So it is important to take care of certain things while purchasing hosting space for your website. You need to choose a reliable hosting provider, and a suitable hosting package that […]

How to Choose a Domain Name for your business?

Allot a budget to your annual domain name spending If .com is available for your business name, book it without any further delay. A .com is still the most popular domain extension. Along with .com you should book domain with several relevant extensions so that no one else reap the benefits of your hard work. […]

How to secure your Domain Name?

A domain is your most important branding asset online. It is like your shop address, your advertising hoarding that makes your business stand out. In 2013 it is estimated that people spent approx 153 billion USD on booking/renewing domain names. And the figure is going to improve in 2014. There are more than 300 domain […]