Quick Summary: This guide reveals the 7 most common reasons WordPress projects fail, the warning signs to watch for when hiring developers, and the green flags that indicate you’ve found a reliable partner. Whether you’re planning your first WordPress site or recovering from a failed project, you’ll learn exactly what to look for to ensure … Continue reading “How To Find A Good WordPress Developer For Your Website”
2025 Pricing Guide – If you are researching WordPress maintenance, you have probably noticed that pricing is all over the map. Offers range from $25 a month to $3,000 or more a month, which makes confident budgeting hard. Here is the short version. DIY upkeep runs about $25 to $90 a month in tools, plus … Continue reading “How Much Do WordPress Maintenance Plans Cost?”
Many WordPress sites get rebuilt every 3 to 5 years because owners skip routine maintenance. That cost is avoidable. Styles do change, and we recommend a visual refresh every 2 to 5 years so your site does not look dated. With steady maintenance, you can update the design without rebuilding the entire site. Think of … Continue reading “The Complete WordPress Maintenance Guide for 2025”
We often get asked: “Do You Maintain Or Build Non-WordPress Sites?” The short answer? yes. While WordPress is undoubtedly the most popular content management system we work with, it’s far from the only platform we build and maintain sites in. In fact, depending on the type of site you’re running, you might actually get more … Continue reading “Do You Maintain Or Build Non-WordPress Sites?”
While traditional search isn’t dead, AI-powered search is taking over fast. ChatGPT processes 2.5 billion queries daily, and Google’s AI Overviews now appear in over 13% of all searches. If your content isn’t optimized for AI, you’re invisible to millions of potential customers. Where to Start When You’re Overwhelmed Maybe you’ve read our complete guide … Continue reading “Three Easy Steps to Improve Your AI Visibility”
The Complete Guide to GEO and AEO Optimization Lately, everyone’s been asking us the same thing: “How do we make our site friendly for AI?” As people use AI tools more often in place of search engines, it’s becoming clear that website owners need to understand how AI bots view their website. Much of what … Continue reading “The Complete Guide to GEO and AEO Optimization”
According to some studies, a 100-millisecond delay in website load time can hurt conversion rates by 7%. Everyone wants a fast loading site and with WordPress there are multiple methods to achieve a fast loading site. I am going to walk you through some of the best methods I have found to speed up a … Continue reading “Speed Up Your WordPress Site Without Changing Hosts”
When I worked at HP I was a JAVA security developer for one of their enterprise network management tools. I used to run a cross divisional weekly security meeting where we discussed things like cryptography, SSO, MD5 Hashes, SAML, and other technical topics, none of which you need to understand to audit your WordPress site. … Continue reading “How to Perform a WordPress Security Audit”
A new MIT study, The State of AI in Business 2025, has made waves with a bold headline: 95% of AI pilots fail. If you’re leading a business right now, that number might make you think twice about investing in AI at all. But here’s the reality: the study isn’t wrong, but it’s easy to … Continue reading “Should Your Business Believe the “95% of AI Pilots Fail” Claim?”
The Complete AI Terminology Guide: Essential Concepts Explained Master essential AI terms with simple explanations, real examples, and practical analogies. From LLMs to AGI, this guide transforms complex concepts into easy to understand concepts. Understanding AI is easier than you might think. Whether you’re a CEO trying to make strategic decisions, a professional exploring AI … Continue reading “AI Glossary – Artificial Intelligence Terms”
We recently launched Manty.ai as part of the Bolt.new hackathon that just ended last month. I built the site using Bolt.new’s AI, which I actually found fun to work with. Manty.ai analyzes up to 5 URLs and shows you how to optimize those pages so that AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and more … Continue reading “AI Friendliness Scanner – Will AI Reference Your Website?”
It’s a fact that businesses without a website are less likely to succeed. Yet surveys still indicate that a significant number of SMB’s still don’t have one. It’s for this reluctant group that MantyWeb found its audience. Now that audience has given back to our team in a big way. We’ve just been recognized by … Continue reading “Clutch Names MantyWeb as a 2020 Top B2B Company in Texas”
Welcome to Part 2 of our series on UTM Parameter basics for marketers. If you missed part 1, you can check it out here. Next up we’ll talk about how to actually use UTM code – the nuts and the bolts. We’ll start with a popular question we receive: How do I track our email … Continue reading “How To Use UTM Codes In Google Analytics”
“It’s always difficult to find the perfect partner for your project. Often, these projects are stressful and financially draining, so having a supportive team is a must.” That is what one of our recent partners had to say on Clutch. They were not happy with their current website and turned to us for help. After … Continue reading “MantyWeb Earns Another 5 Star Review From Clutch”
This is a roundup of some of the interesting articles I read the last few weeks that I think you might find interesting as well. Google January 2020 Core Update Is Live & It’s Big This week Google is rolling out a new core update. Some people are seeing huge changes in their rankings. We … Continue reading “Digital Marketing News From Around The Web”
Mantyweb Named a Top Developer in 2019 Online presence is quickly becoming a prerequisite for success, with the most visible firms climbing to the top of their market. We are a team of digital experts, helping our clients develop a robust digital presence, and putting them in full view of their audiences. With an understanding … Continue reading “MantyWeb Named a Top Developer in 2019”
SEO experts have been debating the extent that user behavior data affects search engine rankings for the last few years. Recently, at the latest MOZCon event Rand Fishkin, founder and former CEO of Moz and current founder of Sparktoro, said that “Google is now relying on behavioral data that it gets from searchers, Chrome users, Android, … Continue reading “What Does User Behavior Data Mean For SEO?”
