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Tech Terms, WordPress

What is a WordPress Plugin and How to Install the Best Plugins

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April 13, 2017

What does a website for a landscaper have in common with a website for someone selling lampshades online? Besides both being my clients, they are running WordPress as their CMS (Content Management System). However, the content on each site is COMPLETELY different! If WordPress had all the functionality that both websites needed plus functionality that every website might ever need, the code would be ENORMOUS. Instead, WordPress has solved this problem with plugins.

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What is a Domain Name and Why it Matters

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March 30, 2017

Okay, I know this sounds BORING! But seriously, domain names are important for you to understand and I promise to make it as fun and exciting as a geeky topic such as domain names can possibly be. What is a domain name? Like the address you use to find someone’s home or a local business, a domain name is a unique address that sends a website user to the correct website. Let’s explore why this is important and how it works.

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What is WordPress and Why You Need It

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March 22, 2017

Imagine your website is like your body. Every person, no matter their age or how they look, has a skeleton that holds their body up. This skeleton is like WordPress for your website. What is WordPress? It’s the structure of the website, but it does not determine how your website looks. WordPress is called a content management system (CMS) because it manages your website content. Find out more about it and why you need to use it!

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What is CRM and the Top 6 Reasons I chose Insightly

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February 23, 2017

A few years ago, I decided to ramp up my efforts to connect with my clients by sending a thank you gift after completing a major project. I tried various ways of keeping track of who had received a gift so that, you know, I didn’t send one a week later because I couldn’t remember if I had sent it or not. But no matter what I tried, I couldn’t find a solution that made it easy to track my client interactions. The number of clients I was juggling at one time was also increasing steadily to the point where I was lying awake at night running through a mental list of every project and where the project was in the pipeline and what tasks I needed to accomplish the next day.

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What is API and how do I use API keys?

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February 15, 2017

What is API? I get asked this question a lot. I’m here to help you by defining what API is and how you can find an application’s API Key to automate your workflow.

When you meet someone for the first time, there are certain social rules to follow when you are exchanging pleasantries. If a person is standing with his arms across his chest like a bouncer, it’s probably safe to say he’s not interested in small talk and you should avoid any unnecessary chatter. On the other hand, if someone comes up to you with a big grin and gives you a huge hug, you know that person is ready and willing to talk to you and most likely lives in the south. An API is similar to this. API stands for Application Program Interface.

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