What You Need to Know
About SSL Certificates
What is an SSL Certificate (SSL Security)?
Secure Sockets Layer or SSL relies on OSCP protocol (Online Certificate Status Protocol) to check the SSL certificate status before your website is shown to the user. The OSCP protocol identifies…
What is Page Speed Optimization?
We know page speed optimization is necessary, but exactly what is it and how important is it to your online success?
Page speed, or page load time, is a measurement of the time it takes from the first click to full display of the content…
What Is A Technical SEO Audit?
What, then, is a technical SEO audit, and how can it help your website?
Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most well-known digital marketing strategies today, especially with the growing importance of having a solid online presence.…
The Best Tools To Get Page Speed Insights
You don’t need to be a technical whizz-kid to use available page speed tools to find out how fast your website pages load is. You only have to have tried to load a slow website once on your Internet travels to know that you have no patience…
How to Build a Website From Scratch: A Step-by-step Guide For Beginners
Are you wondering about how to create a website from the ground up? Creating your own website isn't as difficult as it might seem but where do you start?
1st on the List offers this beginner’s guide on how to build a website from scratch,…
How 301 Redirects Affect SEO Performance (Plus Best Practices for 301 Redirects)
404: bad. 301: good. Bigger isn’t always better, and definitely not when it comes to SEO and these two numbers.
In case you’re wondering, we’re talking about 404 errors and 301 redirects.
While that first sentence (the one about…
Purpose & Importance of an SEO Website Technical Audit
Why is an SEO Website Technical Audit Important?
An SEO website technical audit is akin to doing a regular check-up on your website. It helps you determine what’s working, what needs improvement, and where any critical fixes might be necessary.…
New HTTPS and SSL Slideshare Presentation Now Live
It has been several weeks in the making but we have just published an informative presentation on the benefits of SSL and everything you need to know about HTTPS and SSL.
Since Google announced that HTTPS Everywhere is an SEO ranking signal…
6 Free Site Speed Test Tools You Need to Make Your Website Faster
Website speed is all the rage today.
Did you know that in 2014, Site Speed was voted one of the top search ranking factors?
Site speed contributes to a better user experience overall and most online businesses are finding that as they…
Are You Making These Costly SEO Image Optimization Mistakes?
Image optimization is important. Why?
Google estimates that 50% of today’s online marketplace is driven by image content. More than ever people are relying on image search results to answer their questions or to search for new ideas.
Image…
SEO and Server Related Issues
A lot of businesses experience SEO server problems.
When website owners refer to search engine optimization (SEO), you will often hear about keywords, content development, meta & title tags and building their link popularity.
Rarely…
Why Web Pages End Up In Google’s Omitted Results
Are omitted pages within Google's search results preventing your website from gaining the organic search engine exposure that you deserve on Google?
In order to maximize your search engine rankings you need to have content (web pages) that…