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The Secrets of WordPress SEO

By Belinda White | WP North East | October 13, 2022

On October 13th 2022, I was asked to present at the Newcastle WordPress meet-up. My talk focused on one aspect of WordPress SEO that isn’t usually covered – User First SEO.

WordPress Website Design Principles #5 – Grab Attention

By Belinda White | WP North East | May 29, 2020

A fraction of a second. That’s how long you have to grab attention online. You need to make it instantly clear what your site is about, the main message and action you want someone to take.

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Virtual WordPress Training Newcastle and the North East

By Belinda White | WP North East | March 8, 2020

We’re extremely experienced at delivering virtual WordPress training session. We do this every day and are here to help you get online with WordPress or publish more content. Helping you to take control of your WordPress website.

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Why you need to give people something to do on your WordPress website

By Belinda White | WP North East | February 21, 2020

Don’t make me think, the title of a well-known book about website user experience design. Visitors to your website want the easiest of experience and believe it or not, they want to be told what to do.

How long does it take to learn WordPress?

By Belinda White | WP North East | February 12, 2020

It is well known that it is easy to get started with WordPress, but how long does it take to really learn WordPress and how to get the most from the worlds largest publishing platform?

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WordPress Website Design Principles #4 – The Power of Colour

By Belinda White | WP North East | November 8, 2019

Colour evokes many emotions which can be used to influence positive and negative reactions. Seeing colour in different situations guides concepts and perceptions. You can use colour on your websites to instantly convey a feeling and draw in your visitor. Colour can inspire action and help consolidate your brand. Use colour to create a powerful website experience.

Why your WordPress SEO will fail without good design

Why your WordPress SEO will fail without good design

By Belinda White | WP North East | October 4, 2019

Keywords, content and audiences, all-important for successful SEO. However, if your WordPress website is poorly designed your SEO efforts will fail. Find out how design impacts your WordPress SEO.

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Images, WordPress, the Web and Performance

By Belinda White | WP North East | September 27, 2019

Images and WordPress is one of my most popular training sessions. Most websites have a substantial amount of images. Either in the background or sitting on main pages and posts. If you don’t set your images up correctly they are going to have a dramatic impact on your WordPress website performance.

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WordPress website design principles #3 – work with the F-layout

By Belinda White | WP North East | June 19, 2019

F-layout or F-pattern. Over time viewing patterns can appear, particularly with the left to right reading. People (in the west) generally look from left to right. You can make this work to your advantage on your website.

What is a WordPress Landing Page and Why Create One

What is a WordPress landing page and why create one

By Belinda White | WP North East | June 5, 2019

A Landing Page is a unique page someone “lands” after clicking on a search result, inbound link, call to action or advert. Find out how to create one.