Posts Categorized: Newsletter
Monthly news and tips on website optimization.
The topics I cover are Web Design, SEO, Google Ads, and HubSpot.
Custom HubSpot Development Tutorial: How to Create a Custom Module [video]
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In this custom HubSpot development tutorial, I will demonstrate how to create a custom module in HubSpot using HTML and HubL code. I will be building a product attributes list inspired by one found on Amazon product listings. A good way to think of how HubSpot custom modules work is by comparing it to a… Read more »
What are HubSpot Modules Used For?
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Are you new to building pages on HubSpot or want to learn more about it? One very important thing to understand is modules and the different ways to use them. In this video, I will explain what HubSpot modules are and how they are used inside the HubSpot website builder. HubSpot modules are reusable components… Read more »
The Top Three Things I Wish I Had Learned Earlier in My Marketing Career
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As I get older, I often reflect on previous challenges and the learnings I have made. Below are the top 3 things I wish I had learned earlier in my career. #1 The need to continue learning and create things While working as a web designer in an in-house marketing department for a regional bank,… Read more »
How to Inspect Element on Chrome Developer Tools [Tutorial Video]
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How to Inspect Elements and CSS Test with Chrome Developer Tools for Beginners – Google Chrome DevTools Tutorial. This dev tools tutorial demonstrates the different ways to inspect and test CSS using Chrome’s DevTools. This is helpful when building responsive websites because you can get real-time feedback on a style change.Then once you are happy… Read more »
How to Fix Video Indexing Issues Found on Your Site in Google Search Console
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If your company videos are hosted on YouTube, they are naturally indexed and receive search traffic. But what about videos on your website pages hosted on services like Wistia, Vidyard, or Vimeo? How are these pages ranked and receive traffic? Google Search Console has a new video page indexing report that provides insight into the… Read more »
How to Add SVG Icons to a Figma Project (Figma Quick Tip)
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I have recently started to use Figma for my web design projects. If you are not familiar with Figma, it is software used for website and web application design. The benefit of using Figma is the ability to experiment with design revisions prior to making any code changes. In this video I demonstrate how to… Read more »
How to Customize a Quote Template in HubSpot [video tutorial]
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Learn how to create and customize a HubSpot quote template to add a rich text product property In this video, I demonstrate how to customize a sales quote template to support rich text for a product description. The default product description property is multi-line and does not support bullets, links, and other rich text features…. Read more »
How to Fix Mobile Usability Errors in Google Search Console
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I recently received a notification email from Google Search console saying I had some mobile usability errors. The error it flagged was caused by something I have seen on other sites and the fix is easy to make but also often hard to find. So I decided to record this video to share the steps… Read more »
What I Learned from a Broken Tomato Plant
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I enjoy watching my tomato plants grow in the garden. It’s amazing to see the progress from day to day. Once, I noticed a plant was branching out into an open area to collect more sunlight. It had two pieces of fruit starting to ripen at end of the branch.The next day we had high… Read more »
New HubSpot Modules – Name Anchor and Top Announcement Bar
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I created two new HubSpot modules I wanted to let you know about. Name Anchor – Free This module can be added above forms or section titles to easily create name anchors. The module also includes code to make it scroll smoothly to the destination on the page. Demo | Get on HubSpot Top Announcement Bar –… Read more »