Website Help Center

Welcome to the Tayloe Marketing and Consulting, LLC Website Help Center! Whether you’re exploring website design, hosting, or maintenance, we’ve gathered answers to the most common questions to guide you through the process. From choosing the right hosting provider to understanding website security, our goal is to make the technical side of your digital presence approachable and stress-free.

What website and hosting questions do you have?

Here is a sample list of frequently asked questions we receive:

1. How do I secure my website?

Along with using a reliable and secure website hosting provider, security measures like SSL certificates, firewalls, and regular updates to your theme, plugins, and CMS (content management system) protect your website from threats.

2. How do search engines rank websites and how can I improve my website’s local search results?

Search engine rankings involve factors like domain and website age, connected social media and directory backlinks, website content quality, site loading speed, mobile compatibility, SSL certificate and secure website, along with proper keyword and keyword phrase usage. Proper local search engine optimization can also help to improve rankings.

3. What happens if my website goes down?

A reliable hosting provider offers support, monitors uptime, and resolves issues quickly to minimize downtime. We’ve used our hosting service provider for more than 10 years, with over 99.996% uptime guaranteed. Not only is our hosting reliable, it’s also secure and fast—optimizing your website for both user experience and search results.

4. How long does it take to build a website?

Timelines range from a few weeks to a few months, depending on the website’s complexity and the client’s responsiveness.

5. What are ‘hosting’ and ‘webmaster’ services? Do I need this?

You absolutely need website hosting for your site to be visible online. You, of course, have the option to choose your hosting provider. Our hosting packages often include server space, bandwidth, email services, backups, and enhanced security measures. Webmaster services include security checks, plugin, theme, and WordPress updates, and minor website changes and updates.

6. How do I update my website after it’s built? Can I manage it myself?

We build websites on platforms that allow clients to manage and update their content without coding knowledge. We also provide training or tutorials as needed. That said, most of our clients prefer for us to handle webmaster duties along with website and email hosting on our cloud-based, fast, and secure servers.

7. How do I make my website mobile-friendly?

We create modern websites that are designed to be responsive, regardless of screen size—on desktops, tablets, and smartphones—for a seamless user experience.

8. What platform do you use to build websites?

We prefer WordPress for its user-friendliness, SEO compatibility, and versatility. Occasionally, we use other eCommerce solutions or specialized platforms based on client needs.

9. What is the difference between a domain name and website hosting?

A domain name is your website’s address on the internet, while hosting is the service that stores your website’s files and makes them accessible online.

Free Website Testing & Analysis Tools

Want to know how your website is performing? Several free online tools can help you evaluate website speed, mobile responsiveness, SEO, structured data, and overall website health.

These are some of the same tools we use at Tayloe Marketing and Consulting, LLC when reviewing and evaluating websites for our clients. While automated scores don’t always tell the entire story, they can help identify potential problems and opportunities for improvement.

GTmetrix — Website Speed & Performance Testing

GTmetrix analyzes how quickly your website loads and identifies performance issues that may be affecting the user experience.

The report provides information about page loading performance, Core Web Vitals, page size, images, scripts, caching, and other elements that may be slowing down your website.

Best for: Website speed, loading performance, Core Web Vitals, and identifying potential performance problems.

Test your website with GTmetrix:
https://gtmetrix.com/

Google PageSpeed Insights — Performance & Core Web Vitals

Google PageSpeed Insights evaluates the performance of a webpage on both mobile and desktop devices.

The tool combines performance testing with Google’s Core Web Vitals data when available, helping website owners understand how quickly and smoothly their pages load and respond for visitors.

Because website performance and user experience can also affect search visibility, PageSpeed Insights is an especially useful tool when evaluating both website performance and SEO.

Best for: Mobile and desktop performance, Core Web Vitals, user experience, and technical performance recommendations.

Test your website with Google PageSpeed Insights:
https://pagespeed.web.dev/

HubSpot Website Grader — Overall Website Health

HubSpot Website Grader provides a quick overview of your website’s overall health by evaluating several important areas, including performance, SEO, mobile usability, and security.

Rather than focusing exclusively on website speed, Website Grader provides a broader snapshot that can help identify areas that deserve a closer look.

Best for: A quick overall assessment of website performance, SEO, mobile usability, and security.

Grade your website with HubSpot Website Grader:
https://website.grader.com/

Page-oscope — Responsive Website Testing

Page-oscope allows you to preview how a website appears at different screen sizes, helping identify responsive design and layout problems.

A website that looks great on a desktop computer may display very differently on a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Responsive testing can reveal issues involving navigation, text size, images, spacing, buttons, and other page elements.

Best for: Testing responsive website design across different screen sizes and devices.

Test your responsive website with Page-oscope:
MobileMoxie Page-oscope

Google Rich Results Test — Structured Data & Schema Testing

Google’s Rich Results Test checks whether Google can detect and understand eligible structured data on a webpage.

Structured data, often called schema markup, provides search engines with additional information about the content and entities on a website. Depending on the type of content and Google’s current search features, properly implemented structured data may make a page eligible for enhanced search-result features.

Best for: Testing structured data, schema markup, and eligibility for supported Google rich results.

Test your structured data with Google’s Rich Results Test:
https://search.google.com/test/rich-results

What Do Your Website Test Results Mean?

Automated testing tools are useful, but a score alone doesn’t determine whether a website is well designed, properly optimized, secure, or effective at generating business.

Different tools measure different aspects of a website, and a lower score doesn’t necessarily mean your website needs to be rebuilt. Likewise, receiving a high automated score doesn’t guarantee that your website is optimized for search engines or converting visitors into customers.

The important part is understanding which results matter, what is causing the issues, and which improvements are worth making.

Tayloe Marketing and Consulting, LLC provides website consultations and reviews covering website performance, mobile usability, website security, SEO, hosting, user experience, and overall website health.

Have questions about your website test results? Contact us for a free website consultation.