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How to Choose the Best WordPress Hosting in 2025 (Compared)

guest-author — Sun, 11 May 2025 21:19:45 +0000

With over two decades of WordPress experience, I’ve built everything from high school projects to high-traffic business websites. I’ve personally tested countless hosting providers and seen firsthand how speed, security, and support can make or break a site. That’s why I created this comprehensive WordPress hosting guide—to help you find the best option for your needs.
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Brass Ring Joins the REC Innovation Lab Startup Team!

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:57:30 +0000

Exciting news from Brass Ring! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined the REC Innovation Lab (Regional Entrepreneur Center) as a web design and digital marketing mentor and coach. In this new role, I’ll be working with the student entrepreneurs of this dynamic startup incubator to help them present themselves effectively online...

The REC Innovation Lab is much more than just an incubator. It’s a thriving community that fosters collaboration ..(Read on...)

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Gutenberg 16.1 Introduces Pattern Creation and Library, Adds Distraction Free Mode to Site Editor

guest-author — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:42:00 +0000

Gutenberg 16.1 was released this week, debuting of the Pattern Library, which coincides with reusable blocks getting renamed to synced patterns. Users can now create and manage their own patterns that will also show up in the block inserter. Custom patterns are saved to the new Library alongside custom template parts.

This release also adds a new Distraction Free mode to the Site Editor, which removes all controls and menus, functioning in a similar way to the mode added to the content editor in October 2022.

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Small Business Website Design Best Practices & Examples

guest-author — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:32:00 +0000

Small business websites must have an eye-catching design and compelling copy to make a positive first impression on visitors. Small business owners may not have the budget, skills or resources to make a website that stands out. With the right tips and tricks, however, you’ll be on your way to building stunning landing pages that make people stop and stare.

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Google Warns Chrome Will Block Some Content After New Updates

guest-author — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 23:24:50 +0000

Just days after Google’s plans to introduce controversial DNS over HTTPS (DoH) to Chrome hit the headlines, comes news of another HTTPS change that is set to hit the hundreds of millions using the world’s most popular browser. For Google this change is critical, completing the task of pushing websites to ensure all traffic is encrypted. For website developers, it means there is a cut-off date to make changes. For users, it means some content will be blocked—even on popular sites—as changes take place.

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How To SEO Meta Tags For Google & Other Search Engines in 2018

guest-author — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 22:41:02 +0000

LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 9TH, 2018 | By Shaun Anderson What Are Meta Tags? Meta Tags are used by Google and other search engines in some not-so-obvious ways. QUOTE: “Meta tags are a great way for Webmasters to provide search engines with information about their sites. (They) can be used to provide information to all sorts of clients, and each system processes only the meta tags they understand and ignores the rest. (They) are added to the <head> section of your HTML page.” (GOOGLE) How Can I Check The Meta Tags On A Site? You can use tools like SEMRush (specifically the SEMRush Audit Tool), SiteBulb Crawler, DeepCrawl, Screaming Frog or SEO Powersuite Website

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Brass Ring Multimedia Wins 2017 La Jolla Village News Readers Choice Award!

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 21:40:48 +0000

THANK YOU! to the readers and good folk at La Jolla Village News for Brass Ring Multimedia’s FOURTH (2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017) Reader’s Choice Award for Best Web Design. It’s a great honor to be recognized by my home town’s newspaper for my work with small businesses in and around La Jolla. I grew up here and have raised my daughter in the beautiful town of La Jolla. La Jolla gets into your heart. I love that it remains my home as well as business home base. Getting to provide my services to clients here and throughout Southern California

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10 Things Your Small Business Can Learn About Marketing from Apple (INFOGRAPHIC)

guest-author — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 22:01:04 +0000

Building a universally loved brand without engaging in price wars against competitors is not easy. But one brand that has achieved this seemingly impossible feat is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Behind Apple’s phenomenal success lies its strong product portfolio and design standards. But the company’s unparalleled marketing strategy has also played a crucial role in ensuring it stays on top of its game. According to an infographic created by web design company, The Website Group, Apple’s winning marketing strategy provides lessons for small businesses. by Shubhomita Bose In Marketing Tips You may READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE on Small Business Trends website The company created the infographic

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How Healthy Is Your Website?

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:08:56 +0000

Neglecting your website health means lost customers and lost income. Just like ignoring your body's health is very risky and can result in you feeling lousy, ignoring your website health is something that risks your business success....that also feels bad.

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Will the New Domain Extensions Negatively Impact Your SEO?

guest-author — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:36:09 +0000

by Eric Siu Five years ago, there weren’t that many options when it came to domain name extensions. You could only register a domain with a .com, .org or .net extension — and good luck if the name you wanted was already in use! More recently, however, domain name registry companies have expanded the list of options, thanks to the growing demand for URLs. Read the entire article on Entrepreneur’s website You now have dozens of other options for top-level domains, including .car, .business, and .app. And while it may be tempting to consider investing in one of these extensions

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NEW SITE! RunCoachJason.com WordPress website design ($397 WordPress Special)

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:22:56 +0000

This website design is for Dr. Jason Karp, a leading personal fitness expert based out of San Diego. Jason was referred to me by a mutual friend whom I’d helped previously with his WordPress needs. Jason had a rather dated website he’d built himself with Microsoft Frontpage, a tool Microsoft discontinued in 2003 and stopped supporting in 2005. There are a lot of websites languishing irrelevantly in need of the modernization and power that WordPress exactly offers. Jason came to me after unsuccessfully trying on his own to get into WordPress. That’s what I do…I help people get into WordPress and

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SEO Book: Content Rich: Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web by Jon Wuebben

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:31:13 +0000

Excellent book…just finished reading it. Buy this book. Read this book…highlight and mark it up. Then RE-read this book. Finally, USE this book. I assure you, I don’t make a dime off of it, but you will! (Don’t worry I’ll be making my dimes from using it myself!) This book can be key to taking your website design from the realm of the common and ignored to effective website design which will attract visitors and provide them with useful information and lead them down the path you wish them to follow. I’ve been a website designer for a lot of

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NEW SITE! Gussler’s Firearms Transfers & Repairs WordPress Website Design (example: $397 WordPress Special)

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:08:09 +0000

WordPress website design for Gussler’s Firearm Transfers & Repairs. Don Gussler is my choice for firearms transfers and gunsmithing needs. He’s “my gunsmith.” I was pleased with the opportunity to build one of my $397 WordPress specials for him including an upgrade to the existing Gussler’s logo. Gussler’s was established in 1988 and expanded in 2005 to include gun shows and internet transfers. At the local gun shows they proved ourselves as a transfer dealer for private party transfers and a place for out of area dealers to transfer guns to and for local residents to start and complete federal and state mandated

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NEW SITE! True Flex Kneepads WordPress Website Design (example: $397 WordPress Special)

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:25:32 +0000

WordPress website design for True Source Enterprises, Inc., creators of True Flex Knee Pads. True Flex Knee Pads are the ultimate safety knee pad. They’re a great product serving welding, mining, construction, electrical, flooring, railroad, roofing, archaeological, agricultural and industrial safety workers with superior protection.

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La Jolla Concert By the Sea 2011 Season Is Off To A Great Start Thanks to “The Heroes!”

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:07:33 +0000

As the webmaster for the concerts, I try to get to as many of the shows as I can to grab pictures and enjoy the great time. Yesterday, I was fortunate to be in attendance at the kick-off of La Jolla Concerts By the Sea’s 28th season. Also, this year, my 16 year old daughter, Amethyst was helping out La Jolla Kiwanis, one of the sponsors for the events. She belongs to Key Club at La Jolla High School and she and some of her fellow Key-clubbers were on hand to help out as volunteers with set-up, concession sales, etc. My

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Aeolus Group Website Design (incl. logo)

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:06:33 +0000

Website design for environmental consulting company.

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La Jolla Concerts By The Sea Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:40:27 +0000

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La Jolla Coastline Digital Image (for La Jolla Meals On Wheels Home Page)

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:30:20 +0000

I created this image for La Jolla Meals On Wheels. Wanting a soft, impressionistic feel, I used some of the artistic filters, etc. in Adobe Photoshop, one of my favorite playthings. Click on the image to see it enlarged and you’ll better see the “painterly” effect. (Thanks to the La Jolla Light newspaper for providing the original photograph on which this image is based.)

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La Jolla Meals On Wheels Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:20:25 +0000

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Soulaire Music CD Release “mini-page” Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:15:19 +0000

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All 50 Corvette Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:12:37 +0000

This has been a favorite project of mine. I enjoyed participating in Ray Ehly, Jr.’s roadtrip. He took museum delivery (at the Corvette Museum adjacent to the Corvette Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky) of a brand-new, top of the line Corvette Z06. He then drove it in ONE CONTINOUS loop to “ALL 50” United States. (Yes, Hawaii and Alaska too.) You can read all about it on the site I did for Ray in 2003. Check out “Ray’s Journal” for day-by-day details and images from this amazing adventure: www.All50Corvette.com Here’s info. from Ray’s “About” page: Ray Ehly, Jr. introduces his

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All 50 Corvette Logo Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:11:33 +0000

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All 50 Corvette “Route Sign” (2ndary) Logo Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:09:07 +0000

This logo was part of the All 50 Corvette Road Trip Project. It was “extracted” from the main logo graphic for better usage on mugs, can coolers, key fobs, etc.

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Sundiata Kata Productions Logo Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:48:41 +0000

Sundiata Kata has dedicated his musical career to bringing joy and the magic of music to the community’s children, youth, and adults. He first designed a healing music program for emotionally disturbed children at San Diego Center for Children in 1988 and since then has developed percussion programs for companies, hospitals, hospices, after-school programs, and service organizations. “The heart,” he says, “is the original drum that gives each of us natural musical ability. If your heart beats, you have rhythm!”

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Sundiata Kata Productions Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:47:32 +0000

Sundiata Kata Productions is the business incarnation of San Diego legend Mr. Sundiata Kata. Sundiata, music & performing arts director at the San Diego Center for Children, is a well-loved musician and educator who helps people through the healing power of music. My daughter and I met Sundiata and his family, when they facilitated a drumming circle at a family camp we attended through a local hospice organization. (Hospice of The North Coast) A relationship developed with these nice people and helping him present his drumming presentations to corporate and other entities who wanted to take advantage of the healing and

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Norma-Jean Strickland, Copywriter & Consultant Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:10:04 +0000

Website design for copywriter & writing consultant Norma-Jean Strickland. Contemporary, yet retro and time-less design focus on antique typewriter keys and graphic featuring the word “idea” along with a background which shows words winding in an around each other. Norma-Jean (as am I) is a “purple fan,” hence the tinting. I’m quite fond and proud of this design.

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Norma-Jean Strickland Voice-over Artist Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:00:56 +0000

Web design for Norma-Jean Strickland, voice-over artist. “NJ” brought me a caricature drawn by artist Joe Schmidt, and wished it to feature prominently in her website design. Home page navigation features comic-book style “word bubbles” and a dynamic “burst” on the vintage microphone calls up a pop-window with voice samples.

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Kid’s Writer Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:50:34 +0000

Sadly, due to personal circumstances beyond our control, client forced to abandon this project before completion. I always liked where it was going so I’ve let you have a glance at it.

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“Ron J” Jones Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:40:57 +0000

One of the great things about being me is that I specialize in serving the community of La Jolla, California where I grew up. As such, I get to work with my friends and neighbors. One such friend is Mr. “Ron J” Jones, popular and very active La Jolla community members. Ron is a long-time dear friend and I enjoyed the opportunity to help him present his company, Allegro Entertainment and himself online. Though Ron’s “CD-trola” (my term) design was already created before I entered the project, it became my task to create a web design around that focal point.

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Treasure Vacations Website Design

Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Web Design — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:20:11 +0000

The client wanted a “treasure” (obviously) themed web design so the navigation buttons are doubloons, there are all kinds of tropical and “piratical” imagery throughout. Fun site to design and build…had my mouth watering for travel. Logo design became part of, and a natural off-shoot of the web-site design. Treasure Vacations is a travel company based in San Diego, California which dedicates itself to Honeymoon vacations. They provide all-inclusive trips to beautiful and exotic locales in virtually every corner of the globe.

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