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April 23, 2018 By yclmanager5

WordPress

WordPress sites aren’t going anywhere. Here are some more interesting statistics about it.

“A 2012 survey revealed that the average rate for a WordPress project clocks in at $50/hr. It’s nothing to write home about, but $50/hour is a decent sum for most.

Desk, one of the most popular outsourcing sites in the world, lists WordPress development as the fifth most-requested skill. Freelancer.com, a similar website, has thus far recorded over $3.5M in revenue for WordPress developers.

WordPress development is clearly a valuable skill to learn — one that can definitely pay off in the future. The need for it won’t be going anywhere for a while.

Without doubt, the number one feature that sets WordPress apart from any other CMS is their plugins. Plugins extend and capitalize on the functionality of WordPress — removing access to them would cripple WordPress users (and that’s one of the reasons why WordPress.com falls second to Blogger).

Fortunately, nothing of the sort is happening. On the contrary, WordPress.org’s database of plugins has recently hit 29K and a new one is added nearly every hour. In total, these plugins have been downloaded 286,000,000+ times. Give it a few years and all you’ll be hearing is “there’s a plugin for that”.”

Statistics found on https://managewp.com/14-surprising-statistics-about-wordpress-usage

April 20, 2018 By yclmanager5

How Often Do You Use Email?

“The total number of worldwide email accounts is expected to increase to over 4.3 billion accounts by year-end 2016. – Radicati Group

Employees spend 13 of their working hours each week in their email inbox (on average). – McKinsey & Company

92% of online adults use email, with 61% using it on an average day. – Pew Research”

Statistics found on https://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/email-marketing/2016/01/70-email-marketing-stats-you-need-to-know/

April 17, 2018 By yclmanager5

Jantu Designs

Every website needs regular maintenance and updating. That is especially true when the company moves from Arizona to Texas! Lea and Tom Porter relocated to Waco, Texas. The move was a perfect opportunity to update her site. Lea added photos of new projects, deleted photos of out-of-date styles and improved the page content.

Your Computer Lady recommends reviewing every page of your site at least twice a year. Read the content. Check each link and form to ensure they are functioning.

April 11, 2018 By yclmanager5

Lights Up Arizona – Marketing Collateral

Everyone has lost count but there are been many versions of the LUA linecard. This is a growing company! YCL has done each update. Sometimes with a tight deadline in order to have fresh linecards for a trade show or architectural presentation. As needs have changed, the design of the linecard has changed from two 8.5×11 pages to two 11×17 pages and back. Your Computer Lady works to make each project productive and cost-effective for each client.

April 10, 2018 By yclmanager5

Website SEO

Many people ask me about doing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) on their website. YCL does only basic SEO using a special plug-in called Yoast SEO. Real, in-depth SEO is done by full-time professionals who follow the trends and watch for algorithm changes daily. Minimum cost per month starts at $500. Those $99/month “specials” are a rip off! Don’t fall for them. Real SEO takes a lot of time and knowledge. This article describes some steps you can take to do some organic work yourself. It’s a worthwhile read to get a sense of what SEO actually entails and why it takes so much time. If you understand some of the basic steps, you’re better able to judge companies that are offering SEO services. YCL is always available to review proposals and give advice also. Often having someone available “who speaks the language” helps simplify the decision making. Regretfully, there are bad people out there who will try to take advantage of your lack of knowledge. Don’t be dazzled by impossible claims to fame!