When is it time to build a new website?
Is your current website starting to feel like a digital dinosaur? Maybe it's slow, clunky, or just doesn't reflect the awesome business you are today. If you're wondering when is it time to build a new website?, you've come to the right place! Recognizing the signs...
WordPress Custom Post Types
Unlocking WordPress Flexibility: An Introduction to Custom Post Types At BeBizzy Consulting, we often leverage the full power of WordPress to build tailored solutions for our clients. One of the key tools in our arsenal is the Custom Post Type (CPT). But what exactly...
Why and How to Claim Your Google Business Profile
In today's digital world, visibility is everything, especially for local businesses. When potential customers search online for products or services like yours, where do they look first? Increasingly, the answer is Google Search and Google Maps. This is where your...
Hiring a Search Engine Optimization Specialist
Is Your WordPress Website Lost in the Digital Crowd? Time to Hire an SEO Specialist! You've poured time, effort, and maybe even significant resources into creating a beautiful WordPress website. It looks great, functions perfectly, and represents your brand exactly...
Is Your Website TOO Pretty?
How Website Design Impacts Usability, SEO, and Conversions Your website's design is more than just aesthetics; it's a critical factor influencing how easily visitors can use your site, how well it ranks in search engines, and whether visitors ultimately convert into...
SEO vs. Paid Ads: Choosing Your Strategy for Lasting Online Visibility (Why SEO Often Wins the Marathon)
In the vast, bustling marketplace of the internet, getting noticed is paramount. Whether you're running a local business here in Bismarck, North Dakota, or reaching a global audience, potential customers need to find you. Two primary digital highways lead them to your...
Your WordPress Website’s Lifeline: Why Regular Backups Are Absolutely Non-Negotiable
You've poured hours, maybe even weeks or months, into building your WordPress website. It’s your digital storefront, your online portfolio, your platform for sharing ideas, or the engine driving your online business. You’ve chosen the perfect theme, curated compelling...
Should I Keep My Old Domain Name?
Don't Let it Go: Why You Should Keep That Old Domain Name You've rebranded, launched a new website, or perhaps that side hustle just didn't pan out. You're looking at your domain name registrar and thinking, "Should I keep my old domain name?" The answer, more often...
Why Am I Switching to Ubuntu from Fedora?
Why Am I Switching To Ubuntu From Fedora? About a year ago I switched to Fedora Linux as my daily-driver operating system. The change was driven by a couple of things. First, my server environment that hosted most of the BeBizzy websites are running on Linux operating...
WordPress 6.6 Update Causes Links To Be Underlined
Quick post regarding the update to WordPress 6.6 which can be done manually, or in some rare cases on sites hosted by BeBizzy, automatically. If you see links are now underlined on your site, either contact BeBizzy Consulting and I will insert this CSS code for you,...
Why Your Domain Name Matters
Your Domain Name - Why Your Domain Name Matters and How to Choose the Perfect One In today's digital age, having a strong online presence is crucial for any business, big or small. Your website acts as your virtual storefront, a place where potential customers can...
BeBizzy Consulting Celebrates 15 Years as a WordPress and SEO Agency
Today marks a special milestone for BeBizzy Consulting, as I celebrate BeBizzy's 15th anniversary. It's been an incredible journey, filled with challenges, triumphs, and most importantly, amazing clients. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have helped so many...
Unleashing the Power of Local SEO Stats for Unprecedented Growth: A Comprehensive Guide
If there's one thing I've learned from years of marketing, it's that data is power. And when it comes to your business's online presence, there's no data more powerful than local SEO stats. Think about it. In the vast expanse of the internet, every business wants to...
Hiring an SEO Vendor: The Ultimate Checklist for Success
Today, we're going to delve into the essentials of what you need to provide when hiring an SEO vendor to supercharge your website. Get ready for some insights that can potentially revolutionize your digital marketing efforts! Understanding the Landscape Before we...
Google Mobile-First Indexing Complete!
It's taken over six years, but Google recently announced it has finished it's Mobile-First Indexing project! The world has gone mobile. As consumers, we're more likely than ever to reach for our smartphones when we want to find information, making it crucial for...
Benefits of Using WordPress for your Small Business Website
WordPress is one of the most popular website platforms in the world, and for good reason. It’s a versatile and user-friendly content management system (CMS) that allows small business owners to create and manage their website with ease. In this article, we’ll explore...
Google Cancels Mobile First Indexing Indefinitely
Google Was Targeting March 2021 for Mobile Indexing Way back in the middle of the year of our Lord, 2020, Google announced is was going to launch mobile first indexing in March 2021. What that meant was, sites that were mobile friendly, responsive or mobile designed...
Is My Website As Unique As You Think?
You're Not As Unique As You Think You Are. Well over a decade ago, I was in a room with a web consultant talking about the needs, wants and desires for our company's website. We put on a wonderful presentation with details about our shopping cart, sales funnel, web...
Getting Inspiration For Your Website Redesign
Where Do You Start On A Redesign One of the critical parts of website research is what you do, and maybe more importantly, what you do NOT like on how a website looks and works. Often clients refer to competitors when they point out these likes and dislikes, which is...
Is WordPress Safe?
It's a widely sites fact that WordPress powers 25% of the internet's webpages. Think about that, 25%! And nearly 60% of the sites that use a CMS (content management system). That is the main reason it is also a target. Like the popular Microsoft Windows or Android OS,...
What is WordPress
You need a website, right? So to get one, you'll need to do a little research online, find a company or agency that "does" them, pay a designer to create some page templates, pay a programmer to create the pages from the ground up, and wait months and months for all...