Posts by Alex
Flax Digital now offers WordPress maintenance plans
Tell me if you’ve heard this story before Step 1. You’re a small local business. You engage a web designer for a new website or a refresh. Step 2. Web design happens. New look, new content, fresh functionality. You’re really excited for your site’s (re)aunch. Step 3. Your new site is launched, woohoo! You pay…
Read MoreSEO red flags: five signs you might be getting ripped off
I’ve been talking to a lot of small businesses lately about their SEO. Many of them are paying – typically – hundreds of dollars a month but aren’t clear on what they’re getting for it. I’ve also taken a look at some of their websites with an SEO eye, and I’m honestly quite horrified at…
Read MoreWe’re now Flax Digital
It’s a rite of passage. At some point, a solo consultant needs to grow up and get a real business name, and for Flax Digital that time is now. Alex Bayley started offering WordPress, digital strategy and SEO services to local and international businesses in October 2016. A year later, the business is well established…
Read MoreDomain Authority tips from Eat Local Ballarat
On June 1st this year, I launched Eat Local Ballarat, a non-commercial advocacy blog covering locally produced food in the Ballarat region. I set out to make a website that would rank among the best in town. Before I launched, I did some research into Ballarat’s top websites as judged by their Domain Authority. Among…
Read MoreDon’t let your website migration break your links
Lately I’ve been noticing a lot of local businesses going through website migrations – upgrades, redesigns, or moving to a new platform – then winding up with broken links all over their site. It’s depressing to see.
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