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Why Your Website Needs a Blog

April 29, 2020 by Dawn Smith
Does your website really need a blog?  You may not think you have the time or budget to start a …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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5 Ways to Get Your Business Online

April 27, 2020 by Chrissy Rey
We're in the midst of a pandemic. Working from home probably seems impossible when your business …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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Tips For Working From Home

March 13, 2020 by Dave Willis
Working from home has become pretty common over the last decade. It’s not for everybody. Right now …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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3 Places to Find Great Images

February 25, 2020 by Dave Willis
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Unfortunately, the perfect image to go with your blog …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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3 New WordPress 5.4 Features I’m Excited About

February 21, 2020 by Dave Willis
WordPress 5.4 is scheduled to “drop” on March 31st so what are we getting? This release will have …
Category: News
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3 Reasons It’s Ok Your Web Host Doesn’t Host Email

January 23, 2020 by Dave Willis
Why doesn't your web host provide hosting for your email anymore? Website owners used to buy website …
Category: Hosting
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WordPress Settings You Need to Know

January 15, 2020 by Chrissy Rey
Before you go live with your WordPress site, I want you to make sure that you (or your developer) …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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5 Ways to Improve the Performance of Your WordPress Website

December 20, 2019 by Chrissy Rey
Before you read this post, I want you to check your site's current performance at GTmetrix. …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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3 Things Every Small Business Owner Must Know Before Starting a Web Project

December 17, 2019 by Chrissy Rey
I am a small business owner. When I work with any vendor, I want to make sure I'm getting the best …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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3 Reasons You Should Get a Professional Email Address RIGHT NOW!

November 25, 2019 by Chrissy Rey
Have you been using a free gmail, hotmail, or yahoo account for your business email address? Stop …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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5 Things to Do Before You Build a Website

November 21, 2019 by Chrissy Rey
Before you even get to the point of actually building your website, you need to do a few …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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5 things you can do right now to improve your WordPress Security

November 18, 2019 by Dave Willis
In recent years, there have been multiple reports of large-scale website data breaches in the news. …
Category: Security
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3 Simple Ways to Immediately Improve Your Website

November 13, 2019 by Chrissy Rey
Want to make your website better than it is now? These 3 simple things will make an immediate …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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WP Engine Special Offer

October 17, 2019 by Chrissy Rey
WP Engine has an amazing offer for hosting right now, and we just had to share it. For a limited …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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WordPress Crash Course

August 5, 2019 by Chrissy Rey
We're going to run another WordPress Crash Course in September.
Category: NewsTag: wordpress
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WordPress Hosting Options

March 6, 2019 by Chrissy Rey
Do you need to find hosting for your WordPress site? Here are a few that that our clients …
Category: Hosting
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Commercial Themes and Visual Page Builders

July 10, 2018 by Chrissy Rey
Need a beautiful WordPress site on a smaller budget? You can probably get there with a commercial …
Category: News
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GDPR Compliance

March 19, 2018 by Chrissy Rey
If you do business in the EU, you have probably already heard about the General Data Protection …
Category: Association Engine, News
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Piecing Together the Plugin Puzzle

May 28, 2017 by Chrissy Rey
The best and worst thing about self-hosted WordPress is that you can install any plugin you …
Category: News, Tips & Tricks
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Introducing Association Engine

February 11, 2016 by Chrissy Rey
Association Engine, previously known as Big Purple Suite, has been released into the wild. This …
Category: News
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Pongos Interactive Launches the Big Purple Suite of WordPress Plugins on the Abila Marketplace for Nonprofits and Associations

February 23, 2015 by Chrissy Rey
Pongos Interactive Launches the Big Purple Suite of WordPress Plugins on the Abila Marketplace for …
Category: News
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Testing with Your Users in Mind

December 1, 2013 by Chrissy Rey
Editor's note: Randy Sandberg is Pongos Interactive's Chief User Advocate, and heads up our testing …
Category: Software Testing
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Separating Content from Appearance: Semantic Markup

August 20, 2013 by Chrissy Rey
As a young web developer back in the mid-90's, we didn't worry about stuff like separating content …
Category: Tips & Tricks
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