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If you are like most people then you may start out thinking that once you create a WordPress website, it is foolproof and requires little or…
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Are you an online merchant? Looking to sell your services and products using the web? Have any plans to create your own online store? If your…
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So many people choose to use WordPress for their websites and blogs because, quite simply, it is the easiest interface to use as well as being…
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Once you have selected a domain name and a hosting service, the next step to publishing a WordPress website is to design it. Most people think…
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As the year comes to a close, it’s a good opportunity to look at the current state of the web design industry and where it might…
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WordPress can help you build a beautiful site from the ground up in no time, but it does not mean you can easily get great rankings…
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WordPress out of the box is great, it can load a webpage in less than half a second! However if you don’t take care of your…
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Websites are getting bigger and as they spiral out of control the average web page is now around the same size as the classic computer game…
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Creating a website using WordPress is only the first step. Once you have your site, it is time to proceed with taking it online. Did you…
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Did you know that a blank WordPress website’s average loading time (without any plugins installed) is only around 400 milliseconds (depending on hosting and configuration), where…
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It’s been more than a year since Google announced that mobile search traffic had overtaken that of desktops. As a website owner or designer, the user…
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At Newt Labs we’re happy to help people get a website up and running for their new idea or business. We often get asked for advice…
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