Author: Josh Robert Nay

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Website Security: To HTTP or To HTTPS?

Josh Robert Nay

Website security is a given when it comes to customers. Customers want to know their data is protected. Having a website security certificate can go a long way into not only assuring your customers that they are safely browsing and purchasing, but it can also lend credibility to your business and your products. There’s also an additional underlying and important reason to invest in an SSL (secure sockets layer) security certificate: your rank in search engines. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data. It’s no secret that Google, Bing, and other search engines give secure

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Boost Your Website by Enabling Compression via Your Server .htaccess File in cPanel or Through FTP

Josh Robert Nay

Every little thing you do on your server can either make or break your site, and can also go a long way in boosting your site’s overall performance, thereby boosting your ranking in search engines such as Google and Bing. Enabling compression through your server’s .htaccess file is one such performance booster and is quite simple to do. Via FTP or your cPanel host backend, access your .htaccess file and enter the following code: # Enable Compression <IfModule mod_deflate.c> AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype

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The Best Sitemap Plugins for WordPress-Based Websites

Josh Robert Nay

XML Sitemap Plugins That Will Help You Get and Stay Seen in Google and Bing Not all WordPress plugins are created equal and if you’re ready to get started with a WordPress hosted website, one of the first things you need to do (after registering your site in Google Webmaster Tools and Bing Websmaster Tools, of course) is to submit a sitemap that search engines can use to index your website. There are an assortment of WordPress plugins for everything nowadays, and the same holds true for sitemap plugins. How do you choose the right one? This can be a

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Designing the Web Today: A Little Simplicity Can Go a Long Way

Josh Robert Nay

As many of you know, I have decided to pause the writing site of my career for a time to focus on the website design career. What I’ll be discussing today is how important simplicity can be in design. When it comes to web design and development, it can be tempting to opt for a flashy, colorful, and noisy website. However, one thing you quickly learn in the web design business is that a little simplicity can go a long way. Case in point, in my work for both Well Prepared and HEALTHandMED, I took the websites from a cluttered,

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New Logo for Well Prepared

Josh Robert Nay

Today, I finished the brand new logo for my client, Well Prepared. The logo shown below is the brand new logo, while the logo shown at the top of this post depicts the old logo the company had had in place that was slightly modified by me with a bigger “dot com”. This new logo will be used on the website and all company products going forward; the old logo will be gradually phased out.

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HEALTHandMED Product Catalog 2017

Josh Robert Nay

This is a PDF of the equipment catalog I edited and designed for mail- and phone-based orders for HEALTHandMED. It was designed for inclusion in all new customer orders for the 2017 and 2018 years. I also helped design catalogs for 2019 and 2020. The image you see in this post is the cover. You can download the full catalog below. File size is 59.7 MB (it may take awhile to download depending on your internet connection speed). Format is PDF. View HEALTHandMED Catalog View more work samples

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Flier Sample – Well Prepared

Josh Robert Nay

Looking for someone to help you design a flier or other marketing document for your business? Look no further! This is a sample of a flier I designed in August 2016 for Well Prepared while independently contracting as the company’s Ecommerce Marketing Manager. Well Prepared focuses on emergency preparedness products and being prepared for potential natural or man-made disasters. File size is 904 KB. Format is PDF. View Well Prepared Flier View more work samples

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Becoming a Better Writer

Josh Robert Nay

Throughout this blog’s existence, I’ve shared everything from why reading is important to the problems with illiteracy, so today I thought I’d do something for my fellow writers out there, particularly the aspiring writers. Listed below, you’ll find some tips on how you can become a better writer. Please feel free to reach out to me on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram with your own tips! Punctuation, Grammar and Spelling Pay attention to punctuation, especially to the correct use of commas and periods. These two punctuation marks regulate the flow of your thoughts; overusing them or not using them enough can

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Stopping Illiteracy: Why Reading is Important

Josh Robert Nay

Sometimes people wonder why reading is important. There are some obvious and some not-so-obvious reasons why reading is so vital to society. It’s true, there are a lot of other things we could be doing with our time, and with the advent of technology and the internet, some people might think of picking up a book as being a little dated or strange (e-book devices like the Nook and Kindle are replacing hard-copies in a lot of ways, though). It is important to realize that struggling with vital reading skills in not a sign a low intelligence — if you

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