Website Speed
How to Monitor Website Speed Over Time
Sites slow down gradually as plugins, scripts and content pile up. A simple way to track speed month by month, catch changes…
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Agency Resources
Recurring Revenue for a Web Agency: Beyond Projects
Recurring revenue smooths out the project rollercoaster, but only if the delivery behind it holds up. Here is how web agencies choose…
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WordPress Guide
How to Replace a WordPress Plugin Without Breaking Things
The risk in a plugin swap is what the old plugin was quietly doing. How to list it, move it across in…
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Agency Resources
How to Explain Technical Issues to Clients Clearly
Clients need technical facts in the order that answers their questions. Here is a method for explaining WordPress problems plainly, with a…
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Website Speed
Autoloaded Options in WordPress: Find and Trim Them
WordPress loads a batch of settings on every uncached request. Years of plugin leftovers can make it heavy. Here is how to…
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Agency Resources
What Is an SLA? A Plain Guide for Web Agencies
An SLA is a written description of a service, measured in ways both sides can check. Here is what goes into one…
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Agency Resources
How to Tell a Client Their Website Is Down
Clients remember how an outage felt, not just how long it lasted. Here are the four messages to send when a client…
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Website Accessibility
WordPress Accessibility Checker: Reading the Results
Dashboard accessibility checkers are useful, but their reports need reading with care. Here is how to sort real errors from false alarms…
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Agency Resources
Who Is Responsible for Client Website Backups?
When everyone assumes someone else is backing up a client site, nobody is. Here is how agencies split backup duties, store copies…
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Agency Resources
Agency Staging Workflow for WordPress Client Sites
A staging site is not a workflow. Here is how agencies decide what goes through staging, ask clients for clear approval, and…
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