What is a Website SSL Certificate?First, we’ll give a basic overview of what SSL certificates are. SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer, and it is a protocol that does two main things. 1) It encrypts all data sent between your visitors and the server helping to prevent...
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Google’s Secure Site Warning & HTTPS Websites
Google's Drive to Make the Web More Secure (Whether You're Ready Or Not).In an effort to make the web safer for all users, as of July 2018, all HTTP websites will be marked as “not secure” by Google. For years the company has slowly encouraged developers to make the...
Small Biz Plans to Grow with Social – eMarketer
<Article Excerpt> Small businesses are confident about their ability to weather the recession, with more than one-half saying they have either fully recovered or will do so by the end of 2010, and nearly three-quarters... Read the Complete Article at... Small...
Should My Website Be Fully Responsive?
Without a doubt! The mobile market is getting bigger with each passing day. In fact, the time spent on mobile media is now greater than on desktop computers. People are on the move and want their information with them at all times. For that reason, we recommend...
Is Your Home Page Confusing?
Is your home page making the right, first impression? If you haven’t asked yourself this question, you should as it could hurt your bottom line. The home page is the make-or-break for most websites. If it’s cluttered or confusing, potential customers will leave...
We’ve Got Your Back – Keeping Your WordPress Website Safe
Last month was an especially busy one at Manna Design Works as we responded to frantic requests from our NJ WordPress users to upgrade the new version (4.2.2). It was a critical WordPress security release after hackers had their way with WordPress websites...
Top 5 Outlawed SEO Tactics
So, you have a great looking website and your getting tons of leads through it. But, is your website using proper SEO tactics? For most small business owners, this isn't given much thought. People are reaching your site, what could possibly go wrong? Most...
20 Ways To Use QR Codes Correctly
At Manna Design Works, we think QR Codes are a great tool. This article does a great job explaining why they are just that: a tool, not an entire marketing solution. Like all good tools, they have their strengths and weaknesses. They can be extremely effective...
Web Design Trends that Impact SEO Effectiveness
Here at Manna, our NJ web design team is constantly being asked to come up with creative, exciting new design styles. We also are asked to help make sure the website we're building is going to come up top in the search results. Below is a great article from Website...