Website & SEO News

Regardless of whether you’re a brand new business or an established company looking to sell products online for the first time, the website company you choose to develop your eCommerce platform will play a significant role in many aspects of business—both immediately and in the years to...

When it comes to the subject of increasing a website’s SEO, page rank and visibility, there is certainly no shortage of confusion, myth and presumption. One of the most common questions we hear, is whether or not a website’s SEO score will improve if the domain name contains relevant key...

It’s been a long time in the making, but Google recently announced that beginning in mid-November of 2020, its Googlebot will begin actively crawling some websites over HTTP/2.  We understand that there are many who have questions about how this highly anticipated change will affect their...

ShipStation's web-based shipping solution enables online retailers to quickly and efficiently import, organize, process, package, and ship their orders. It's the #1 choice of e-commerce merchants and the recommended shipping partner of CMS Max. ShipStation integrates with not only CMS Max bu...

Of the many challenges facing today’s online retailers and ecommerce websites, is the need to consistently increase visibility among new customers who have the immediate resources to make a purchase.  And yes, there’s no shortage of finance companies out there ready to collect big A...

Making your website accessible to persons with disabilities is paramount in today’s society, though the process of ensuring streamlined ADA compliance can be challenging for many clients.  As one of the industry’s leading website developers, CMS Max is 100% committed to helping thos...

Due to COVID-19 regulations across the country, there is a growing need for restaurants to offer online ordering for pickup and delivery to their customers. We are proud to offer all of our members a solution to support your business through the upcoming months. Our partner, OrderSnapp, powers a...

Sometimes simple is better especially when it comes to sending email blasts out to a large number of recipients. In our CMS Max dashboard you are able to create email blasts from your existing database of contacts or import them from another source. Below is an example of an email blast we did wh...

Anyone who owns or manages a commercial website has no shortage of things to be mindful of these days.  This includes everything from proper coding and design elements, to algorithm viability, content accuracy, search engine optimization, navigation protocol and countless other factors.  O...

Getting hacked as an individual is bad enough, especially considering the sheer volume of sensitive data stored on our phones, tablets and computers. When a thriving business or online retailer gets hacked, however, the consequences can be devastating. According to a recent report conducted by Sucur...

Sometimes you need a little extra boost on your company’s Twitter feed to help increase your social engagement – and savvy business owners know that social engagement is key to driving sales and leads. Twitter Cards can help your Tweets stand out from the crowd. However, without the r...

As many who work in the healthcare and medical fields are well aware, making sure that your website and all related forms are HIPPA compliant is something that needs to be taken very seriously.  There are many new regulations in place for those who deal with sensitive customer data and, in addi...

Whether you’re a smaller business just starting out, working on a limited budget, or just looking for something simple and more easily manageable, CMS Max makes it fast and easy to create a beautiful, SEO-friendly website using the information already listed in your Yext Knowledge Manager acco...

We are a website service company that has recently completed work on the official launch of the Follow My Pets app. This fun social media app allows users to create profiles for their pets and share pet photos, videos, and updates with other users. Pet owners can connect with friends, family, cowork...

As one of the world’s largest and most popular online payment processing companies, Heartland is renowned for taking efficiency and security very seriously.  In doing so, their Trusted Partner program offers clients a unique way to connect with the industry’s most trusted developers...

There is no shortage of companies out there encouraging people to build their own website in just a few minutes, have a beautiful looking cheap website, do-it-yourself and save money, etc.  So it’s understandable why so many actually go that route.  They are cheap.  They are eas...

Whether you’re a brand new business, an entrepreneur/self-employed professional, or simply looking to expand your reach and services, CMS Max is offering a free one-page website, that is automatically generated by the information on your Yext Knowledge Network.  Each site is...

The news so many Yext® subscribers have been looking forward to is now a reality, as the company recently announced the signing of a deal to supply Amazon Alexa with their ever-expansive directory of businesses. This ultimately means that for the first time ever, businesses who subscribe to Yext...

CMS Max, NY-based digital marketing firm and developer of high-end custom websites, is excited to announce the roll-out of our newest industry-dedicated website service.  Chamber CMS is an innovative specialty service available to Chamber of Commerce owners and administrators throughout the Uni...

Regardless of the scope or nature of your ecommerce business, it’s imperative to have online payment and credit card processing that’s safe, simple and affordable.  At CMS Max, we’ve researched a wide range of services and continue to trust May Payments above anything else in...

OrderSnapp POS Platform Advantages Cloud Based system Real time access to all aspects of your Franchise Group from any browser. Robust online ordering platform that can integrate seamlessly into company website. Provide the best user experience and i...

If the term SSL Certificate is something completely new to you, don’t be surprised at the sharp decline in website traffic you soon begin to notice.  Having an SSL-secured website has become less an upgrade than it is an essential, and virtually every major search engine is now factor...

For countless businesses, entrepreneurs and professional organizations, website development and eCommerce services go hand-in-hand.  And still, we continue to hear about the nightmares experienced by many when setting up their website to accept credit cards and online payments.  There are...

Whether it's your first business website or you're upgrading from an older/outdated site, there's a lot of debate and confusion over the advantages of custom sites, compared to template, cookie-cutter and other build it yourself websites. Many companies claim to offer high-level integrat...

Google's Page Speed scanner can be found here. Basically, you can use this tool to scan your site or a competitors site to see how well you page speed rank is. Google will rank your website coding from 1 to 100, with 100 being perfect. I can tell you that I have personally never came a...

Our highly-innovative content management system (CMS) is the first one to be built exclusively with Google+ sign-in. We're proud to introduce the industry's first dedicated CMS with Google+ Sign in. We realized the value of Google+ very early on. Sam Pizzo was the first web developer in R...

One of the most challenging aspects of running a business, especially one that relies on its online presence, is maintaining information listing consistency. When a company moves, expands, changes its website address, opens a new location, or adds a new phone number, making sure that information is...

Your Google Authorship photo, inevitably, will have an impact on how frequently (or infrequently) your website gets visited. For many users, especially those who follow Google's webmaster guidelines implicitly, Google+ photos have become the source of some confusion. The Question is, Why does Go...

As many of you reading this already know, today's major search engines are looking at an entirely new set of criteria, and using it in deciding where various websites come up in search results. Advanced algorithms have been developed to rapidly scan site maps, and can identify how complete a web...