The Ultimate WordPress Website Audit Checklist for 2026 Your WordPress website is working right now, but is it working well? A comprehensive website audit reveals hidden problems that silently cost you traffic, leads, and revenue every single day. We’re often asked to perform website audits focusing on different aspects (plugins, speed, SEO, conversions), so we … Continue reading “How To Audit Your WordPress Website”
DIY WordPress sometimes makes sense for new businesses, but once your site generates meaningful leads or revenue, the hidden costs (time, opportunity, risk) typically exceed professional maintenance fees by 3-5x. You launched your business, picked a theme, watched some tutorials, and got a WordPress site online. At the beginning that was exactly the right move. … Continue reading “When Does DIY WordPress Stop Making Sense For Your Small Business?”
A smooth WordPress project starts long before anyone touches a theme or a plugin. This checklist walks you through what to decide and prepare so your new site launches on time, within budget, and ready to support real business goals, not just “look nicer than the old one.” If you’re planning a new WordPress site … Continue reading “The Small Business Owner’s Checklist For A New WordPress Website Project”
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 realized one thing quickly: pricing is all over the map. You will find offers ranging from $25/month to $3,000+/month, which makes it nearly impossible to budget confidently. So what should you expect to pay? And more importantly, what should you actually get … 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”
I’m always so grateful to have participated in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program – never more so than the last month. In addition to all of the knowledge I gained when I was in the program, they have been providing us access to up to the minute information regarding programs for small businesses. … Continue reading “Covid 19 Stimulus Payroll Protection Loans Information”
The world feels pretty scary right now. It’s easy to bunker down and cut ties with the outside world. But right now, more than ever, we need people. Even if it’s just through Zoom. Even if it’s just a phone call. Here’s what I’m doing right now to stay connected. I’m tempted to stop paying … Continue reading “Staying Calm in the Time of Coronavirus”
It is rough to be a business owner right now. It’s rough to be a marketing manager. It’s rough to be a human being. For many of you, the last thing you care about is marketing right now – either because you have nothing to market (if you can’t manufacture a custom product, then you … Continue reading “What the Heck Should I do About Marketing Right Now?”
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”
