A sitemap is an essential part of any website not so much for visitors but indispensable for search engines. It's a structured list of a website's pages designed to help both users and search engines understand and navigate the site's content. But where do you find this important resource when you need it? Let's take a look at some of the most common places to find a sitemap. And how you can manage it yourself or add it to your own website. What is a sitemap? A sitemap.xml is a file that is often
When you visit a website your first impression is often shaped by what you see at the top of the page. This important area is called the "header". The header is more than just a visual appeal; it serves as a gateway to a website's content and navigation. Let's dive into the world of headers and find out why they are so important for an effective online experience. And how you can best use them for your website. Definition of the header The header of a website is the topmost part of the page often
Every freelancer self-employed entrepreneur with a tight start-up budget or hobby website maker sometimes wonders: Can I create a free website? In this blog post we will show you that this is indeed possible and how you can easily do it. But unfortunately there are a few catches because putting a website online and keeping it online involves costs! We explain this in detail in this blog post. Creating a website yourself is free There are a whole range of options for creating a website regardless
A recurring theme is the promotion of your new content be it a new blog post a new article in your webshop or a new page for your company website. Promoting this content can attract new visitors bring old customers back to your services and entice existing customers to convert again. Creating new content can take a lot of time and promoting it often takes even more. In this blog post we want to take a look at the different ways this can be done and which of these are best suited to your services
Working on your website and on computers in general always brings up the topic of file names it is important to develop a set practice for this that makes sense not only for yourself but also for others within your team. In this blog post we'll cover some tips for working with logical file names within your hosting package and company and how best to deal with them. Let's get started! Consistency is Key One of the first steps to organized file management is to maintain consistency. Make sure you
There are many reasons why you as a freelancer or contractor may be absent for a period of time for new assignments or work while your website naturally continues to collect new leads and orders. To make your visitors and potential customers aware of this there are a number of measures you can implement. We want to present these in today's blog post. And you can counteract negative feelings among potential customers as much as possible and minimize the damage to your hard-earned reputation. Be
Many freelancers have a portfolio website or will create one as soon as they have taken the first steps such as registering the domain name and package. Then you can ask yourself what should be on your portfolio website and how to build it. In this blog post we'll take a closer look and explain! Creating a portfolio website with WordPress WordPress is the most widely used method of creating websites in the world because it's user-friendly and suitable for beginners. If you read up a little you
Emails are an essential part of business communication and are sent every day so it's important to make a positive impression. One of the most overlooked but effective elements of your email is the signature. In this blog post you'll learn why a meaningful email signature is important and how to create one that exudes professionalism and relevance. Why a professional email signature? An email signature is more than just a conclusion to your message; it's an opportunity to present yourself or your
With a website you always need text. It's tempting to focus exclusively on search engines and fill the text with relevant keywords in an artificial attempt to climb higher in the search results. Since the latest Google updates however this has become practically impossible. Instead the focus should be on the visitor and secondarily an eye should be kept on the search engines. In this blog post we look at which factors are important and how you can tackle them. Understand your target audience Before
