Weebly Blog Archive

When I first started out, I created new websites on both Weebly and Squarespace. I’ve since decided to focus on Squarespace websites for new clients, but there are a lot of you who still have Weebly websites and it’s a great DIY website platform. I hope you find these tips, tricks, and shortcuts helpful.

I can also help you update your Weebly website through my custom website services. Feel free to set up a free phone consultation to see how I can help.

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5 ways to speed up design time on Weebly

I always love it when I find something that speeds up repetitive tasks. So when I discovered Weebly shortcuts for copying website pages to create new ones early on in my website design career, I was sold.

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How to promote classes on your Weebly website

Classes are a type of recurring group educational event, held in person or online. Each time the class runs, it will have a different date and possibly a different time. You should make the classes easy to find and sign up for on your website. Using a scheduling program can automate the processes of registration and payment.

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How to design your Weebly blog page

If you are starting a blog for your website or adding one to an existing website, it’s helpful to review your choices for your blog page’s design. Any website can include a blog.

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Button up your Weebly site with SSL

Enabling SSL security for your website ensures an encrypted connection between a visitor's website browser and your website. It also has the added bonus of giving you a boost in Google search results. Find out what I learned about setting up Weebly websites with SSL that you must know.

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Start with plain text for easier Weebly website updates

If you add text to your website by copying text from other sources, such as email, word-processing documents, online articles, and social media, it's important to convert the text to plain text before pasting it into your website. With Weebly or other website editors, use a plain text editor as an intermediary, such as Notepad or TextEdit.

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Is your Weebly website responsive when smartphones are calling?

With so many people looking for information on their smartphones, it's critical that your website employs a responsive design. A website that has a "responsive design" responds to the screen size of the reader’s device and narrows or widens pages so information fits the width of the device. Before you consider a website page ready to publish, check the page with the Mobile preview feature so you can see the page as a cell phone user will see it. 

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Quit telling me to "submit" on your Weebly Contact form

It's a pet peeve of mine. Website builders use the word "Submit" as the default button text on a form and I dislike seeing that word on a form I'm filling out. I might like to send you a message but I'm certainly not going to "submit" to anything. Do me, and the internet, a favor and change the default button text on your Contact forms to anything other than "Submit."

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Improving SEO for your Weebly website images

Images play a role in improving your website's search rankings. Using file names and image properties strategically on your Weebly website to include possible search words is a good practice for improving the search rankings of your website.

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The three secrets to reaching Weebly Phone Support

I have found Weebly Support very helpful over the years, but they've recently made it a little harder to reach a human. I really like Weebly as a website platform, so I thought it was time to write a blog post revealing the three secrets to get to talk to a human at Weebly without tearing your hair out.

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How to archive a page in Weebly

Whether you want to archive a page for posterity or for your future use, here are the instructions for properly archiving the page without causing 404 Page Not Found errors on your Weebly website.

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