Digital Marketing by Patrick LaJuett

Create an HTML5 Ready Google Sites Slideshow using Joomeo Since Google suddenly pulled the plug on Picasa , it left me scrambling to find a replacement for the old Google+ / Picasa Flash-based slideshow gadgets. I found a great solution to replace the "retired" Flash-based Google+/Picasa slideshows. Joomeo  features and benefits: Insert via Google Sites iframe gadget Mobile-friendly Device Responsive Non-Flash based HTML5 ready Hosted in the cloud HD capable See example below   Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy adviser.

How Do I Appear First in Google Search Results?   Here are best practices for improving your ranking in Google search results: Provide high quality content on your site. Google tries to find the best answer for our users’ requests; if you write the best material, you’re in the game.   Make your site mobile friendly. Many users search on mobile devices; Google’s search results favor pages that they think answer the user’s request with the best possible user experience on their platform.   Use informative titles and snippets. Good, clear titles and accurate meta tag descriptions help Google understand the purpose of a page and generate useful snippets in our search results.   Add structured data to enable additional search result features such as stars, event information, or site search boxes.   Make sure that you follow Google’s guidelines and avoid pitfalls that could affect your ratings. Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJ...

How to Disable Comments in WordPress 1. This applies to new posts that you will publish from now on: Navigate to Settings > Discussion > Uncheck "Allow people to post comments on new articles". 2. To disallow comments from already publish posts: Navigate to Posts > Select all and "Edit" under bulk actions and hit apply > Choose "do not allow" next to comments and click update posts. Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy adviser.

 Here is an example of how Google Sites can be used to create a custom and compelling website. http://www.5ddental.com With a bit of design ingenuity, Google Sites can be used to create great looking Websites.  Start with one of the base templates, and modify the background images, color scheme, and page layouts. Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy adviser.

How to embed an image slider in Google Sites I found a simple little jQuery image slider that can be easily embedded into Google Sites.  It is fast loading and adapts well when rendering on mobile devices.  Here are the steps I use: Get Unslider: The jQuery slider that just slides. No fancy effects or unnecessary markup, and it’s less than 3kb. Developer page:  http://unslider.com Download files here: unslider-Google-Sites.zip Upload .JS and .HTML files to a new folder in Google Drive Create your banner IMAGES and upload them to the same Drive folder Tip - use a sequential naming convention... 01.JPG, 02.JPG, 03.JPG Modify the inline CSS contained in file unslider.html Modify the transition speed and image timing in file unslider.min.js Share the Google Drive folder and all of contents Copy the URL from share link Insert an iFrame gadget in Google Sites Configure the iFrame gadget settings Paste URL: https://googledrive.com/host/ 0BwbEKZDYh_HCbGw...