5 Security Tips for Your Website

Hackers do not only target big companies and governments. Every day hackers access personal and business information online. A hacked website can cause financial, emotional and professional problems for you and as a business or website owner, it’s up to you to keep your website as safe and secure as possible. We know that cyber […]

9 Questions to Ask Your Web Designer

A great web designer should be at the top of every business owner’s list if they don’t currently have a website or need an update to their website. Websites are your digital storefront and while there are many sites that boast simple set up and navigation, if you want a clean and polished look that […]

6 Ways To Keep Your Website Content Fresh

New content is critical for good SEO.  Google loves fresh content and updating your website means your website will keep indexing, possibly moving it up in rankings. Of course, when you’re running a business, you don’t have time to spend on your website all the time constantly updating it. So how do you keep your […]

Google Launches New Mobile Friendly Testing Tool

Google continued its effort to make websites more mobile friendly with a new mobile friendly testing tool that it debuted this week. The tool is available for all users in the Google Search Console. It is meant to be an easy way to test whether a page on your site is mobile-friendly. To use the […]

4 Elements To Include On Your Homepage

Your homepage is the store front of your online business. You want it to be enticing for people to open up the door and come in to get to know you but you don’t want to overwhelm them. Great web design is a blend of art and science with a little bit of marketing and […]

J. Louis WordPress Manual for WordPress (free guide)

Our goal at J. Louis is to be the epicenter of design, technology and customer service. It’s with that goal in mind that we created our latest free resource, the WordPress Manual. We know that sometimes managing and creating websites can be difficult, confusing and frustrating especially if you’re not a web developer or a […]

New Survey Shows PCs on the Decline and Smartphones on the Rise

According to a  report released by the Pew Research Center, 45% of US adults have some sort of tablet device. According to additional data in the report, 10% fewer young adults (78%) own traditional laptop or desktop computers than than in 2010 (88%). But 86% of 18 to 29-year-olds own a smartphone. These reports show […]

5 Must-Have Elements on Your Website

Some people believe that more is better when it comes to designing websites. Websites are getting flashier, busier and more animated as technology and design become more sophisticated. But do you really need all of the flash and glitz to have an excellent website? Have beautiful images, animation and fancier options to a website can […]

Five Reasons You Need a Professional Website for Your Small Business

As a small business owner, you might wonder if you need a professional website. You might think it’s too expensive or it’s easier to put one together yourself or you might think no one will even look at your website. But as a small business owner, you absolutely must have a website and a professionally […]

4 Easy Ways To Make Your Website More Effective

Your website should be helping you increase business, whether that is sales, leads or more visitors to your storefront. You might have built one just because everyone told you it was time to get one but there’s no reason to let it sit in cyber space and not contribute to your business goals. If you’re […]