It has been a productive couple of days at All About Web Services. Our team has been hard at work optimizing SEO for client news portals, finalizing development on eyewear and financial assistance sites, and cross-training our staff on new WordPress frameworks.
KAT
- SEO Improvements: Worked on SEO improvements for Aruba News
- Indexing Fixes: Fixed “Blocked from appearing in search engines” issue on 48 pages by reviewing and correcting index, noindex, and nofollow settings.
- URL Optimization: Fixed poorly formatted URL issues and added 301 permanent redirects using SEOPress to prevent ranking loss.
- Title Tags: Optimized title tags that were too short, covering the homepage, Advertising, Advertising Form, and other key pages.
- Meta Descriptions: Added missing meta descriptions for 8 important pages to improve search visibility and CTR.
- Ads Page Review: Reviewed ads pages blocked due to nofollow attributes, checked redirect behavior, and documented findings.
ADAM
- AI Research: Searched and learned about the implementation of tools behind AI Website builders.
MIKE
- Obituaries Management: Met with Emma to explain the Canadian obituaries task and how to add obituaries.
- Contact Page Updates: Added details to the contact form and updated the contact page: https://theeyeshoppe.ca
- Navigation: Created a side menu and added it to the homepage.
- Styling: Updated the footer color and homepage color to match the live site style.
- Homepage Links: Linked new pages to the “Select a service to learn more” section on the homepage: https://theeyeshopp.ca
- Lenses Page: Completed the Lenses page: https://theeyeshoppe.ca
- Progress Meeting: Had a meeting with Ben to check current progress.
KEVIN
- Progress Meeting: Had a meeting with Ben to check current progress.
- Project Work (tlcdebthelp): Worked on https://tlcdebthelp
- Form Functionality: Checked all forms for data insertion and confirmed email notifications are sending successfully.
- Mobile Responsiveness: Thoroughly checked and fixed mobile responsiveness; tested on mobile devices.
- Links: Checked and updated all website links.
- Privacy Policy: Created and completed the privacy policy page.
- Outstanding Issue: The site is nearly complete, with only the slider issue remaining to be fixed.
- Communication: Checked all emails.
ZARA
- Obituary Updates: Checked Sites for newObituaries . Posted 03 new obituaries (Durham) and checked the mail list.
- Aruba News: Searched for the latest Aruba news and checked Google Alerts. Published 02 news items.
- News Aggregation: Checked the following sources and published 15 news items:
- Blog Management: Created the blog post for the Daily Task Summary of all staff.
- Team Meeting: Met with Henry to explain the Durham News and Obituaries tasks.
HENRY
- Training & Development: Learned the Spectra documentation and watched related videos. Gained an understanding of SureForms and the Astra theme through documentation and tutorials.
- Reference Links:
- Spectra Docs: https://wpspectra.com/docs/
- SureForms Tutorial: SureForms: Custom WordPress Forms MADE SIMPLE
- Astra Theme Tutorial: Complete Astra Theme WordPress Tutorial – Free & Pro Features Explained
- Reference Links:
- Team Meeting: Had a meeting with Zara regarding Durham news and obituaries.
EMMA
- Content & Design: Improved the Services Page content to be professional and engaging.
- Navigation: Updated the header and footer using the Astra Header Builder for better navigation.
- Branding: Enhanced the Home Page by adding the logo and ensuring branding consistency.
- Training Implementation: Applied knowledge from Astra and Spectra tutorials to implement improvements effectively.
- Meetings: Had a meeting with Ben to check progress and met with Mike regarding the Canadian obituaries publishing task.
