How we create • together at interGen
From social media to measuring performance to simply managing your website, there are a lot of details to cover. InterGen operates on the idea that your website, your social media, and your data are yours. Our job is to make sure that you are getting the most out of your digital resources in the easiest, most convenient way possible. Helping people, businesses, organizations, and communities move forward together is an exciting endeavor that fuels us. Beyond just programming your website, our passion can move your business forward.
Here's what we're passionate about right now...
- Written by Brian Mitchell
In the realm of email communication, ensuring that legitimate messages reach their intended inboxes is an ongoing battle. Email providers, businesses, and anti-spam organizations employ a variety of measures to combat spam and malicious activity. Among these measures are DNS-based Blacklists (DNSBLs), which flag IP addresses suspected of sending unsolicited bulk email (spam). Two such blacklists are UCEPROTECTL2 and UCEPROTECTL3, managed by UCEPROTECT Network. If your IP address or network has been listed, understanding what these lists are and how to remove yourself from them is key to restoring normal email delivery.
What Are UCEPROTECTL2 and UCEPROTECTL3?
Read more: UCEPROTECTL 2 & 3: What They Are and How to Get Delisted
- Written by Brian Mitchell
Core Web Vitals (CWV) is a set of metrics designed by Google to measure essential aspects of web page performance. Better performing pages provide a better overall user experience and encourage higher rankings for websites in search engine results. You can test any web page using this free tool at https://pagespeed.web.dev/ I was asked recently to review a site for one of our clients. I was struck that some of the information provided by CWV was directly actionable (e.g. reduce third-party javascript) whereas some items seemed more informational ( e.g. Largest Contentful Paint element).
Read more: Core Web Vitals: Actionable Metrics vs. Performance Outcomes
- Written by Brian Mitchell
You’ve launched your brand-new website, but when you search for it on Google, it’s nowhere to be found—or buried deep in the results. So, what gives? Building a website is just the first step toward gaining visibility online. The real challenge is getting search engines like Google to notice your site and rank it highly in search results. In this post, we’ll explore what factors influence your site’s ranking and offer insights on how you can improve it over time.
Read more: Why Isn’t My New Website Ranking High on Search Engines?
- Written by Kristin Bird
Will updating my website help or hurt its SEO?
I'm thinking about making some major changes to my website - will those affect my site's traffic?
How do I handle 404 errors when I'm updating outdated content on my site?
Do I need to focus on SEO if my business is small or not reliant on heavy web traffic?
If you're considering a massive overhaul of your site, we can help guide you through the process of understanding and implementing effective strategies for balancing user experience with SEO in the context of website updates.
People First, Then Search Engines
At interGen, we prioritize designing websites for users before optimizing for search engines. These two goals aren't contradictory; in fact, enhancing search engine visibility is a crucial aspect of user experience. This approach ensures both users and search engines benefit from a well-organized and informative website.
Read more: Website Updates and SEO: Balancing User Experience and Search Visibility
- Written by Brian Mitchell
For nearly two decades, the interGen team has embraced Joomla! as our preferred content management system. Last week, we celebrated this powerful platform and its vibrant community at JoomlaDay USA in Nashville, an annual event attracting developers and Joomla enthusiasts from across North America and Europe.
After spending the week in Nashville, our whole band would agree that the Joomla platform really sings! Attendees from interGen included:
- Brian Mitchell, interGen President (attended on site)
- Kristin Bird, our support team lead (attended on site)
- Aaron Morrison, front-end dev (attended virtually)
- Manu Beladevan, back-end developer (attended on site as the event's first ever participant from India)
We were also proud to be supporting the event as a Gold Level Sponsor.
