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How using UTM’s can help your business
What if I told you that there is a way to monitor the behavior of visitors who click on your links for free. Welcome to the world of UTM’s. In this post we will talk about what UTM’s are, the basic structure of the UTM code and the value that UTM tracking can bring to...
How to Make Web Interface Accessible
Web accessibility is the practice of a digital environment, ensuring that people with disabilities can understand, interact with, access and control it without barriers. You don’t have to build a brand new interface to make it accessible to anyone, you need to change...
6 Simple Things to Consider When Choosing a Font
Fonts are not just letters squished together. If fonts are done right, you barely notice them. They are a part of your overall design and should support the other elements in your overall layout. They should be chosen with care and should look like an integral part of...
5 Examples of Google Fonts for Headings
In designing headings for your work, there are some particular fonts that are more suited to that purpose than others. Here, we highlight five of the best from Google Fonts, each with its own particular attributes to contribute to your piece.//01 Roboto Slab Roboto...
Top 10 Set-Up WordPress Plugins That We Use In Almost Every Project
At Graphem Solutions, we have built 100s of WordPress websites since we started in 2008. We have accumulated a lot of experience with many WordPress plugins and themes. With this experience, we have found that there are several plugins that are instrumental and have...
How using UTM’s can help your business
What if I told you that there is a way to monitor the behavior of visitors who click on your links for free. Welcome to the world of UTM’s. In this post we will talk about what UTM’s are, the basic structure of the UTM code and the value that UTM tracking can bring to...
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How using UTM’s can help your business
What if I told you that there is a way to monitor the behavior of visitors who click on your links for free. Welcome to the world of UTM’s. In this post we will talk about what UTM’s are, the basic structure of the UTM code and the value that UTM tracking can bring to...
The GDPR
What is the GDPR? GDPR stands for the General Data Protection Regulation. It’s the latest development in European privacy standards that went into effect on May 25th, 2018. It tightens Europe’s already strict laws on what companies can do with your private...
5 web design trends for 2018
After a review of various articles on design trends for 2018, there are a few common elements that are worthy of knowing. These are the top trending details that will have your web design standing out as one of the forerunners. The impact of each of these features...
WordPress Security
The reason this is important is that because WordPress is a big complex piece of code and hackers will often find a way to get in by exploiting some security breach caused by a bug or a point of negligence in the code and gain control of your website files.
Why You Should Use HTTPS on Your Website
There are many factors you should consider as to why you should use HTTPS on your website – meaning it is fully secure. HTTPS stands for Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol Secure, which simply means it’s a protocol that is widely used on the internet to keep communication...
How to Publish your Video Online
So you have produced some videos and you want to share them on your website with your audience but are not sure what to do? Well here are 4 different options we think are the best including the one we prefer: Host it on your website This means to simply upload the...
Export all permalinks (urls) of your WordPress site into a CSV
We just realized a small lightweight plugin to get a list of all your permalinks of your WordPress site in CSV format. You can download it here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/list-urls/ Or just install it from your WordPress site, search for List Urls in the plugin...
Connect your Flickr account into your WordPress site
We have been working hard on a new WordPress plugin called Remote Media Library Flickr Pro which lets you connect Flickr account to your WordPress media library. This allows a WordPress publisher to save lots of time between WordPress and their Flickr account. Also,...
Free stock photos best resources
Creating a visually rich design for your website is really dependent upon adding pictures or illustrations. A website without any type of media will feel a bit bland unless amazing work has been done with typography and colors, which is rarely the case. So yeah, you...
Conquer Mobile gets a nice facelift!
We are proud to announce the release of Conquer Mobile new website. The design was provided by Work[at]Play and we did the HTML/CSS and content management system integrations. Get all the details about the project here » SHARE: facebooklinkedininstagram
What are Web Fonts?
Back in the days, well not that long, like maybe 3 or 4 years ago, it was kind of tricky to use different fonts for web design purposes. From the real basic we were limited to a few choices like: Arial, Time New Roman, Georgia, Lucida, etc.. So yeah, basically the...
3 words: backup, backup, backup
When it comes to your business data security, there should be no doubt in your mind that you need to have proper backup system in place. If you don’t, then you really are looking for trouble. Especially if you are hosting very important data in your office. You...
How to comply to CASL using Mailchimp without double opt-in
With the new Canadian Anti-Spam Law, a lot of people are wondering what to do. Well, the bottom line is, you better do something to get your current contacts to give you an Express Consent. There are probably many ways to do this, but I will share with you the way I...
Alternative to Google Apps; finding an email provider for your business
Google Apps is quite fantastic in terms of functionalities for your business. It can provide email service, online documents for collaboration, calendar sharing, contact lists that can be shared, a small task management app and much more. We used to refer all our...
Alex MacLeod Website is now live!
We are really happy to release the brand new website of the West Coast artist Alex MacLeod. Alex specialized in crafting amazing live edge table and furniture as well as incredible wood sculpture. You can visit his new site here: http://www.liveedgetablefurniture.com/...
What Happened to My WordPress Editor and How Do I Simply Disable Gutenberg?
So what is wrong with my editor after I upgraded to Wordpress 5.0??? It's all effed up! Well don't panic, it is normal. Wordpress 5.0 has been out since November 2018 and I think people are still shocked with this update. The reason for it is the new visual builder...
Google Analytics
What is “Google Analytics”? Commonly referred to as “GA”, Google Analytics is a free resource offered by Google to help you track and report your customer’s activity and engagement on any of your web solutions - such as your website, blog, web or mobile application....
Top 5 Holiday Marketing Tips for 2018
The Holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but for most businesses, it’s either the busiest or the slowest depending on their marketing plan. Having a strategy in place that will take you through the New Year is vital. Here are some quick tips for making...
(Video) Re-Marketing? One of the Most Powerful Online Marketing Strategies
What is Re-marketing? How can you use it to drive potential customers to your website and increase your sales? If you're a Facebook user or business owner this is one tool you don't want to live without.Need help with your website and online marketing? Talk to an...
MailChimp Marketing Automation
With MailChimp’s marketing automation tools, you can send the right message to the right people at the right time without even having to think about it. So what is Marketing Automation? Marketing automation helps keep you connected with your audience (and expand it)...
Internet Scams: How to Detect & Avoid Them
We recently had a client tell us about an encounter they had with an internet scammer. The scam went like this: she received a text from the courier company DHL stating that she had some custom brokerage fees to pay. She had recently ordered a wedding dress and so...
The GDPR
What is the GDPR? GDPR stands for the General Data Protection Regulation. It’s the latest development in European privacy standards that went into effect on May 25th, 2018. It tightens Europe’s already strict laws on what companies can do with your private...
5 web design trends for 2018
After a review of various articles on design trends for 2018, there are a few common elements that are worthy of knowing. These are the top trending details that will have your web design standing out as one of the forerunners. The impact of each of these features...