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Why Choose WordPress in 2024

Why Choose WordPress in 2024

In 2020, we published a post titled '3 Simple Reasons to Use WordPress', highlighting scalability, flexibility, and ownership as the key factors that make WordPress an excellent choice for site owners. These reasons remain as valid as ever in 2024 and we would like to take those core reasons and expand a bit on the…

Top WordPress Managed Hosting Providers for Your WordPress Site

Top WordPress Managed Hosting Providers for Your WordPress Site

Have you ever noticed how some WordPress sites run smoother, load faster, and have minimal downtime? A large contributor to this is their choice of hosting - specifically, managed hosting for WordPress. This managed hosting is built to optimize every aspect of your site, from speed to security, to ensure peak performance, not just keep…

WordPress Events in 2024 That Should Be On Your Radar

WordPress Events in 2024 That Should Be On Your Radar

The best way to stay on top of the latest happenings in the WordPress world is to be a part of the diverse and ever-growing community. This year, there are a ton of exciting WordPress events lined up, each with unique opportunities to learn, connect, and grow. Whether you're a developer, a designer, a content…

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Design

Meet Our Custom Website Development Client: Nico Secunda

Valet recently launched a custom website development project for the Dance of the Deer Foundation, and we decided to check in & see how our client felt about the results. We chatted with the site’s Managing Director, Nico Secunda.

Marketing & Content

Should Your Web Developers Be Available by Phone?

We're all familiar with the nightmare that can be working with a web developer on a project. You talk to someone on the phone and via email. They really seem to understand how to build websites. The pricing matches your expectations. And so, not having many clear expectations, you agree to the build—paying half up…

Marketing & Content

WordPress Re-Themeing for Maximizing Results

Smart teams know that a highly efficient process yields better results. When your daily tasks require interaction with your website, it’s important that it be incredibly responsive. Basically you want to be able to get your job done quickly and keep moving with your day.  

Design

Launched: American Massage & Bodywork Institute Website

Valet is excited to announce the launch of the American Massage & Bodywork Institute website, affectionately called AMBI by our team. The partners behind this new massage school approached Valet to create an entirely new brand, which immediately got our strategic and creative juices flowing. AMBI didn't yet exist, so the school needed a whole…

Marketing & Content

The 3 Step Email Campaign That Works Every Time

Sending emails is one of the oldest marketing techniques on the internet. Whether you create your email lists by asking your readers to sign up, asking your paying customers to opt in, or giving something of value away for free in exchange for an email address, you know that "the money is in the list"—or so you've…

Marketing & Content

Live Video Streaming. The Right Platform for your Business and Demographic?

In the past 6 months, we've seen an extreme rise in the popularity of live video streaming. Services like Periscope, Meerkat, Blab.im have struck a nerve with millions of broadcasters and viewers alike. But is live video streaming something you should be doing in your business? What are the benefits? What are the potential pitfalls? Let's…

News & Events

Welcome Pantheon as a Preferred Partner!

The WP Valet team loves building strong relationships in the community. It's exciting to grow and work with new people. This month, we're very happy to announce that Pantheon—a WordPress and Drupal hosting company—is now working with WP Valet as partner. To get things off to a smooth start, our team took a trip out to San Francisco…

Marketing & Content

Google’s “Mobile Friendly” Update to Reward Sites

Google announced that starting on April 21st, 2015 there would be a boost in rankings for mobile-friendly web pages. This would include pages that are legible and usable on mobile devices, and it would affect mobile search results worldwide. (Conversely, pages designed for only large screens would see a significant decrease in rankings in mobile search…

Tech Talk

Are You Under Attack? Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

One of the reasons why WP Valet clients use our maintenance service is protection. Security issues arise on the internet constantly, and our team makes it our business to identify and protect you from threats to your web presence. A big one to hit the internet this year was the Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability. Hackers constantly explore…

Tech Talk

Should Your Business Have a Mobile App?

You know that having a mobile-friendly business website is now more important than ever, but what about mobile apps? Do they still matter as much as they used to? It's especially important to consider this question when thinking about the brand recognition and marketing of your business and it's products and services. Let's take a…

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Should You Be Concerned If Your Business Website Isn’t Mobile-Ready?

Just a few days ago, Google announced a major change to its search algorithm. In short, they are now giving preference to sites that are "mobile-ready" when seen in search results on mobile devices. This makes sense because if you've ever tried to navigate through a website on your phone that was not mobile-ready, you quickly…

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Why We Choose Pagely for WordPress Hosting

Towards the end of the 2014/early 2015 we migrated all of our internal sites and managed host clients sites to Pagely's servers. While we knew this was a huge undertaking we feel that our job at WP Valet is to stay as true as possible to our mission of providing the BEST service possible for our clients. We've been…

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