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Boston Google Search for Businesses: How to Improve Local SEO

Like other large cities, Boston hosts a very competitive SEO market. In fact, MOZ mentioned that they found Boston, along with Denver and Seattle, even more competitive than their relative populations would initially suggest. Possibly, the tough SEO climate in…

Temper And ForgeApril 25, 2021

Web Development WordPress

What is a CMS – And What Are the Main Benefits of Using a CMS?

CMS stands for content management system. In the simplest terms, content management systems consist of software that controls a website's appearance, functions, and of course, its content. In fact, developing an entire website can simply include installing, configuring, and adding…

Temper And ForgeMarch 31, 2021

Optimization Security WordPress

Our Four Top Picks for WordPress Security Plugins

WordPress powers almost half of the entire internet and a large majority of CMS-based websites. Besides blogs, businesses use WordPress for eCommerce, news, portfolio, and dozens of other kinds of sites. While many of these diverse businesses have little in…

Temper And ForgeFebruary 14, 2021

Optimization SEO

Our General Framework: Shareable Content For Organic Search

There are a number of SEO tools available for companies looking to increase reach with their content. And we're not going to lie — they can be pretty tempting if you're choosing long-term organic strategies over short-term paid boosts. But…

Temper And ForgeJanuary 8, 2021

Optimization SEO

The Top 4 SEO Tools We Use and Recommend

Just like any other professionals, successful SEOs rely upon high-quality tools. These products don't just help us analyze our partner's websites and traffic, they also provide us with important information about market competition and visitor behavior. Added together, these insights…

Temper And ForgeDecember 22, 2020

WordPress

5 of the Best WordPress Map Plugins

Adding maps can improve the effectiveness and usefulness of many kinds of websites. Plenty of WordPress map plugins can make developing and installing the perfect map a breeze. For just a few examples: After customers find a store, restaurant, or…

Temper And ForgeDecember 16, 2020

Web Development WordPress

A Complete Guide to WordPress: Its History, Its Many Uses, and Who Uses WordPress

According to the latest figures from W3Techs.com, WordPress powers almost 40 percent of all websites online today. In fact, it's used more often than any of its competitors and runs more high-traffic websites. This open-source content management system, or CMS,…

Temper And ForgeDecember 2, 2020

Optimization

Four Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Site

Your site’s speed performance has a huge impact on your business success, brand perception, and bottom line— we’ve written about this more deeply here. Here, we’ve put together a shortlist of actions you or your site manager can take to…

Temper And ForgeNovember 15, 2020

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