Author: Arielle Hurst

In a recent discussion about productivity on Twitter (ironic, I know), we started chatting about habits that set your day off on the right foot. During that conversation, I started thinking about how I’ve transformed my first few hours at work into a laser-focused, window of awesome by utilizing my short commute to eliminate all the little tasks that used to eat up this time. Before I dive into some of my new habits, it might be good to mention that many great articles have been written on the power of the morning ritual. But my problem with some...

Your website is your corner of the internet. When a potential customer searches Google and lands on your website, it becomes their gateway to discover your brand. Despite the importance of this online real estate, small business owners don’t have time to build a website from front to back. That’s why so many businesses choose WordPress as their content management system. It’s robust enough to offer everything business owners need and without forcing them to build the site from scratch – awesome! Unfortunately, there’s a lot more to websites than just a one-time set up. The technical side of...

When someone is searching for phrases like “cure cancer,” “help the homeless,” or “rescue animals,” will they find your website if it is related to these phrases? Or will your site be listed on page five, six or twenty-six of the search results? If you want your organization to be listed at the top of page one, then you’ll need to know the basics of search engine optimization or SEO. When your website is optimized for search engine success, it means that Google can easily find keywords related to the terms a person might be searching for on your...