Why Google Analytics Reporting Is Important
Will Google Analytics reporting help your business? Absolutely. In fact, Google Analytics is essential to growing a business successfully. Wondering why it’s so important, and how to use Google Analytics for your company? We’re here to help you figure it all out. We’ve put together this guide to what makes this analytics reporting so important. […]
6 Essential Business Growth Strategies You Need to Know
Did you know that only 20 percent of startups survive their first year of operation? It gets worse. After five years, that figure goes up to 50 percent. And in a decade, only one-third will make it. Now take note that this doesn’t apply to owners who decide to retire or sell their businesses. It’s […]
WordPress vs Drupal Showdown
Introduction In today’s technology era, now is the time to have an engaging online presence. As of 2022, there are over 1.3 billion websites on the internet, with more being updated and created each day. Selecting the right Content Management System(CMS) is one of the most important decisions to make for your business. A CMS […]
How To Deal With IE (Internet Explorer) 11 Render Issues
Navigating the Depths of Internet Explorer 11 Hell You came here for a reason. You have IE rendering issues. The issue is simple. Check to see if IE is running in compatibility mode. Older versions of IE were a bitch, and it would default to compatibility mode, which has piss poor support for CSS and […]
10 Benefits of a Strong Developer Workflow
In this post, I’ll cover the improvements we’ve made to our developer workflow at Cheeky Monkey Media. At the center of these improvements is a git branching strategy, but I’ll also talk a bit about code review, dev environments, and tools. The Dangers of the Jungle A lot of things can hurt you in the […]
Working Towards a Consistent Local Environment
The Situation That Prompted Change The monkey house (aka Cheeky Monkey Media) has been expanding a lot during the past few years. Our team has been growing. We’ve been working on more and larger projects, and we’ve been branching out to include more services. As with any growth spurt, we’ve had to deal with a […]
Mobile Friendly: Does it Really Matter?
A few weeks ago, when I first started writing our website maintenance blog series, I asked one of our developers (Calvin Tyndall) to give the first blog a quick review. Calvin had a number of really good suggestions, but one really stood out to me. He suggested that I change one of the paragraphs on […]
More than Keywords: SEO and Website Maintenance
Hi! You’ve heard of SEO right? It’s also called search engine optimization. It’s that weird thing marketers and techies talk about, and then they wave their magic wands and you’re suddenly ranking at the top or near the top of the Googles. A lot of people also associate SEO with keywords. Here’s the thing: Although […]
When Your Website Drains Your Budget…
Taking Care of Your Website Helps Cut Down Unexpected Costs Associated With Website Emergencies Making sure your website gets regular maintenance is kind of like making sure your car gets regular oil changes. It’s much cheaper to get your oil checked (and refilled, if necessary) than having your engine blow up at the top of […]
Serious Accolades Prove that We Do More Than ‘Monkey’ Around
At Cheeky Monkey, one of our goals is to have fun at work. After all, it’s been said that the average worker spends 5 hours and 41 minutes per day at their desk, so why not make the most of it? That being said, we take our work very seriously and it shows. Cheeky Monkey […]
