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The Ultimate Resource for Google Analytics

If you aren’t yet familiar with the benefits that Google’s free analytics tracking program offers, it’s time to get with the program! Google Analytics is a comprehensive web data tracking suite that – once installed – allows you to monitor the number of visitors your site receives, as well as how these users move through your site.  Going further in-depth with the data that Analytics provides, you can even use this powerful tool to determine which of your site’s pages are the most popular, how often your articles are being shared on social media websites and even how many of your visitors are converting into buyers. Continue reading

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23 Reasons Your Website Sucks

Not to be harsh, but the reality is that plenty of businesses out there are running websites that do a serious disservice to their brand images.  Whether it’s because their designs haven’t been updated in the past decade or that their sites don’t render properly in a mobile environment, it’s important to be aware of the pitfalls that affect both beginning and more experienced website owners Continue reading

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Snappy’s ProTips, pt. II

The “Snappy’s ProTips” blog post series is an on-going effort to raise awareness regarding some of the most common support requests that we receive via ticket.  By and large, all issues covered in this series can be resolved quickly and easily by utilizing information contained within the HostGator KnowledgeBase .  As such, these issues can be addressed and resolved inrealtime, without necessarily needing to wait for a ticket response from a System Administrator.  The issues covered in this blog post series account for hundreds of support tickets each week. Continue reading

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Improve Your Website’s Effectiveness with Split Testing

As a webmaster, you know that it isn’t enough for your website to be “pretty” – it needs to be effective as well.  Whether you’ve set up your site to sell products, collect leads or simply promote a certain viewpoint, your primary focus as a website owner must be to make sure that your site performs its designated function as efficiently as possible. Continue reading

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A HostGator Harlem Shake

We had another blog post that we were planning on posting today, however late last night there was something in the air here at the HostGator Houston office.  There was an undeniable rhythm permeating throughout the building.  Deciding that we should seize the moment, we did the only reasonable thing that we could possibly do: we made a Harlem Shake video. It’s worth noting that this was created very much in a “flash mob” style; there was no premeditation and no one in the video knew that they were going to be in any video when they arrived at work last night.  All props were gathered from throughout the building and from employees’ cars out in the parking lot Continue reading

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