We just launched a brand new SMARTblog site for Amy Farrow, a Real Estate Agent in the Seattle area. Right away when visiting Amy's site, you'll see an eye-catching city skyline of Seattle along with her headshot and real estate blog articles. When our clients pick this theme, we walk them through how to upload their own real estate listings if they choose, or upload a few of them for them to start. These listings can be displayed anywhere on the site, and Amy is already putting this to use by … [Read more...]
New Themes Available To MySMARTblog Customers!
Our Design Team here at MySMARTblog has been working tirelessly to create new website themes which are now available to all existing MySMARTblog customers through our Site Refresh Service . Please feel free to take a look at our Demo Sites below, each one using one of our six available themes: MSB Classic Theme Our Tried and True "Classic" and straightforward SMARTblog theme. Visit Site Sleek and Modern Theme A different take on our "Classic" look with a more minimalist feel. Visit … [Read more...]
New SMARTblog Site Audits
In the past month or so, we have spent some time going through all of our SMARTblogs and making sure everything is appearing and performing as it should on your site. You also may or may not have noticed, but we have added forms to the sidebar of all sites that will help you to capture leads and generally get in contact with people who would like more information. We know that getting traffic to your website is one thing, but getting that traffic to convert is another important big challenge. … [Read more...]
Embedding Video in a Page or Post
This Tuesday Tech Tip I will walk you through how to embed a video on a page or a post of your SMARTblog. We get a lot of questions about this from our SMARTblog clients, so I wanted to make sure to cover it. Luckily, it's actually really simple, and in no time you'll be able to create a more interactive website experience for your visitors! For Your Convenience: As noted in the video, we also have a SMARTblog video user manual that already has a number of short video demos included for editing … [Read more...]
Adding a Gallery of Photos to Your SMARTblog
Not too long ago, MySMARTblog sent out a weekly tech tip to our clients on Tuesdays. Well, we've decided to revive our Tuesday tech tips, because we want our clients to see how versatile their SMARTblogs can be and also be aware of how much you can do on the web to maximize your online presence! Each week we will send out a short yet informative video demo that will show you new tips and tricks for your SMARTblog or social media. Our newest Tuesday Tech Tip is all about how to add a gallery of … [Read more...]
Holy Cow! Spam Comments Crashed My Website
Is it common for your auto blog post to create a SPAM frenzy? I got this question today from a previous client who thought her SPAM Comment problem came from adding more content on her blog using our service. Although I guess it could be argued if one didn't have any content at all, then adding content, however it gets there would open opportunities for comment spam to exist. However, it's pretty clear that spam comments on a WordPress website is a problem that extends across the globe. Just … [Read more...]