Woocommerce blog

5 steps to optimize the SEO of your images

April 11, 2014

Sometimes, when we are working on our website SEO, we don’t pay too much attention to the images we show in our website. With the right image selection and optimizations we can potentially improve the SEO of our website.

How to improve the image positioning?

1. The first step is to optimize the image format. Usually the search engines preferences are JPG or PNG, but sometimes also recognize GIF and BMP, however are not recommended

2. Use a descriptive file name for your image. Avoid names like IMG_213.JPG

3. Use always alternate text (ALT). This is an important HTML tag we always forget

4. Use the right image size (in pixels). Optimize your image with the same size you plan to show in the website. Upload images bigger than necessary is a waste of resources

5. Optimize the image size (in KB) to improve your website performance and your user experience

How to highlight your products with flash-tags in Woocommerce

April 7, 2014

If you use woo commerce, you may have noticed that the plugin uses a nice flash-tag to highlight the products with Sale price. Depending on your theme, this tag will look different, this is an example:

woocommerce flash tag

How to protect your WordPress site from potential security threats

February 18, 2014

WordPress sites are under a real attack and whoever, is behind it wants to damage your site. The problem is that most people are not aware of it due to two reasons. First, there is not enough knowledge available on the subject. Second, people cover it with too much jargon or do not provide enough information.

Responsive themes vs Mobile plugins for WordPress

February 18, 2014

Wordpress mobile plugin — WordPress mobile plugin for Classifieds

One of the most recurring questions I got from clients for the last year is about the pros & cons of responsive themes vs our mobile plugin for classipress. Sometimes also mobile native apps are part of the question. I’m gonna focus my analysis basically for smartphones but not for tablets.

5 ways to make money with your Classified Ads Website

February 15, 2014

When it comes to making money online, there’s nothing like an online marketplace or classified ad website. There are several ways you can monetize your classified ad website, but it depends on your niche & strategy to see what’s the best way to go.
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