Oh yes, this is quite an episode! Worcester Web Studio host my website and have helped me in huge ways and continue to. Ray has been an absolute dream to deal with from the first time I called him asking for help and continues to be… so I’m really thrilled that on this episode of the podcast I got to chat to Ray and ask him all your website questions. I know you’ll finish listening to this and feel so much more knowledgeable around websites, SSL, SEO, hosting and everything else too!
Websites, hosting, SEO and all that jazz with Ray from Worcester Web Studio
Ray is such a fountain of knowledge and manages to distill his knowledge in a way that I (who, let’s be honest, I’m not that techy) not only understands but applies and ‘gets’. In this episode of the podcast, we start off talking all about hosting and so much besides!
Website Hosting
We talk about hosting, servers and how they work, but Ray also shares some superb tips around how to choose a website host, questions to ask and more. He also talks about questions to ask when moving hosts and how this can help you.
SSL certificates
Next up, we talk about SSL certificates – not just why they’re needed but what they are. Ray explains what SSL certificates do to the data on your website and why that’s beneficial, how you can get SSL certificates for free, and how Google likes SSL and how it can even help your SEO!
Quotes and project guides
We received a question about quotes and prices and we talk about the difference pricing and how and why the prices differ as much as they do. One area we discussed when it came to website design was the benefit of using an off the shelf theme that could potentially really keep costs down, vs. a bespoke build. Yes, both have their own benefits. If you have a small business, for example, you might find an off the shelf theme absolutely does what you need it to. But if you have a big ecommerce business, for example, you might find that a bigger cost allows more customisation and keeps you on brand and delivers a better customer experience that could lead to bigger conversions that could increase revenue.
Moving websites
Moving websites can cause a whole world of stress, so I asked Ray all about this too. We spoke about how you can move hosting, but also how you can move websites. The good news is that even if you move from one platform to another, there should be a good chance that the data can be moved over too, so you won’t lose all your work.
Keywords
We chatted about the value of keywords too. Ray gives some great advice around how to use keywords and improve SEO (and it’s maybe the best advice I’ve ever heard!), how the user should be at the front of your mind rather than Google when you write and create content, and lots more too.
A HUGE thank you to Ray for sharing his time and knowledge so freely – if you want to find out more about him, you can contact Worcester Web Studio through their Website or through their