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WPEngine Nightmare: 60 Secs To Load A Page?
It’s been said many times over the years: “build it, and they will come.” I’m not sure if this is accurate, but I definitely know that offering a quality product to a market where demand already exists is nearly always a sure bet. The truly rewarding thing about running LittleBizzy is that it really doesn’t […]
New Service: DNSSEC Will Protect Your Domain
We are happy to announce a new DNSSEC service for all LittleBizzy managed hosting clients. For those not familiar, DNSSEC is an increasingly popular security feature that protects your website’s domain from hijacking and other DNS exploits. Often referred to as DNS Security, the full acronym breakdown is actually ‘Domain Name System Security Extensions’ and […]
Create A New WordPress Theme File Without FTP
Sometimes when you are designing a custom WordPress template you will need to create a new theme file. For example, you may already have common files such as index.php or single.php but you may require a new file, e.g. page-contact.php in order to design a custom contact page. Luckily, there is a VERY EASY way […]
5 Ways To Reduce Server Response Time (TTFB)
Firstly, a disclaimer: I am the biggest fan of improving server response time you will ever find. That being said, in no way am I a fan of cherry-picking trendy metrics or phrases when it comes to website performance, as ultimately everything is related. From DNS, to RAM memory, to SSL certificates, to a website’s […]
Reset WordPress User Password Via Shell (SSH)
Oh, snap… you’ve forgotten your WordPress admin password and the other password reset features are for some reason not an option. Lucky for you, there’s a surprisingly easy way to reset any WordPress user’s password using shell (SSH) access to your server, by accessing MySQL directly using a few powerful command line tools… After you […]
TTFB Is Still (And Always Will Be) Meaningless
As with pretty much every buzzword and digital marketing trend, the concept of TTFB has proven to maintain lasting controversy within the so-called SEO community as hundreds of bloggers and developers continue to bring it up on discussion forums, in comment threads, at marketing conferences, and in other venues for several years on end. TTFB, […]
7 Reasons I Won’t Have Phone Calls With Clients
By now, freelancing and “remote” work has become, for the most part, a mainstream concept in the business world. Still, even as communication via email, Skype, and online project management applications trickles down into the small business world, I still regularly come across business owners who, for whatever reason, “expect” to have phone calls with […]
Show Google ‘Review’ Stars From Facebook Pages
If you are not aware, back in 2013 Facebook added the ability for users to “review” any business by simply going to the Reviews tab of their Facebook page and leaving a quick comment along with a “stars” rating on the traditional 1-5 scale. Just a few short years later, Facebook has already become one […]
Overview Of CloudFlare ‘Dev’ Mode In WordPress
By now, a large number of webmasters across the planet have heard of CloudFlare — a Silicon Valley SaaS with serious funding – although the vast majority still don’t seem to understand it very well. The truth is that since it first launched, CloudFlare has evolved rapidly as far as the various services and technologies […]
You May Not Want to Display ‘Weather’ Widgets
After spending time in Southeast Asia, I came across many clients and companies involved in the tourism industry. One of the most common “issues” I saw was the peculiar attraction to embedding “weather” widgets into their homepage. Since the early years of web design, “weather” widgets have existed. When the first generations of personal homepages […]