Free SSL’s for everyone (Let’s Encrypt)
Free SSL’s for Everyone! Thats right, Free, Domain Name Validated SSL’s for everyone. Let’s Encrypt is making it possible for every website owner to obtain an SSL (at Zero Cost). Provided by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) and operated for the public’s benefit, Lets Encrypt issues secure certificates for your website that are absolutely free (no […]
3 important reasons why you should never use Wix, Weebly or Squarespace to build your business website.
3 important reasons why you should never use Wix, Weebly or Squarespace to build your business website. This article is geared towards those who are looking to build their website themselves vs hiring a professional to build the website for them (a professional web developer should never use Wix, Weebly or Squarespace to build your website). […]
Three WordPress Plugins to Improve Performance
Sometimes (often) here at Forward Web we come across WordPress websites that are slow/bloated and although there are many things that can be done to improve the performance of a WordPress website (sometimes at the server level). Here are some basic plugins you can install (as a beginner) that will help improve the performance […]
Websites are not easy or free to build
As the title reads, websites are not easy or free to build. However this article is not intended to discourage you from attempting to build your own website (but rather to give you a more realistic approach to what it takes to develop a website) with or without the help of a professional. With […]
Is your business scalable?
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. For those who do not know who I am, my name is Fernando Alfaro (owner of Forward Web). From time to time I like to write tips that will help your current or future business succeed or overcome plateaus. After-all, even though we are a web […]
WordPress Tutorial For Beginners (How to make a Post)
For new WordPress users, a quick video tutorial on how to make a post to your WordPress website. Click on the video below to begin.
WordPress Tutorial For Beginners (How to Edit/Add Text to your website)
For new WordPress users, a quick video tutorial on how to add or edit text to your WordPress website. Click on the video below to begin.
Social Media is Expendable, Your Website is not.
Why your website is not expendable to your business. Your website is your information hub for everything related to your business. Facebook, Twitter..ect are the channels which help bring your audience to your information through your website. Put the two together and you have a symbiotic relationship between your website and social media, with social […]
When Hiring a Web Developer (ask questions)
Most of what you see on the web today is point and click (as intended). The back-end however (the engine), like always, consists of very little point and click (coding and programming make the www go round). It is this basic understanding that essentially separates a true web developer from someone who is simply building […]
The Topic of using “Templates”
Today we are going to cover the topic of templates, which are often times wrongly looked at as negatives by the consumer (especially when hiring a professional). Here at Forward Web (every once and awhile) we are asked, does your company use templates? Our answer is always yes, however this does not mean the […]
