Are there video trainings and tutorials?
Yes there are tutorials on all features, simply watch the first initials steps including the overview. From there you will find our Help Section Full of easy to follow and short videos. Watch the videos and you will find pretty much all your questions would be answered. If you have a question not covered contact us immediately for support@NYCDigitalSites.com
What is Mobile First Approach?
There are two ways to approach site building.
1) "Desktop-First Responsive Design"
2)"Mobile-First Responsive Design."
Google says that sites must be Mobile First...MOBILE FIRST! MobiFirst is the Fix.
What is MobileGeddon?
“Mobilegeddon”, as panicking website developers have named it, is Google's new algorithm that takes mobile-friendliness into account when ranking search results. From 21st April 2015 if your website isn’t friendly to mobile devices then it will fall in mobile search rankings. In April 2019, Google announced that all new sites would be evaluated for Mobile-First and those that were not Mobile First would move down in their placement within a search.
Are you secure?
Very as we are a closed source system virtually unhackable unlike open source Word Press site. Also we back up our platform multiple times a day 24/7. DDOS secure as well.
Any 3rd party integrations?
Yes. PayPal, Stripe, MailChimp and Awebber currently. As we continually update regualarly the platform will get more integrations.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes, you can. It's as simple as adding a CNAME record at your registrar. Clear instructions are available in the tutorials.
Any training?
Yes. We have all the training videos you need in the platform. Also offer advanced training from the develper and CEO.
GDPR compliant?
We sure are.
SEO friendly?
Holy cow batman we sure are.
Do you have a White label version?
Why yes we do! Will blow your mind!!! It's a Business in a Box with great revenue potential
What are the services offered by NYCDigitalSites?
Build your own Mobile First Sites. Full support. We also have a "Done For You" site creation service. With DFY, we build your sites for you and you get full access to learn the system and modify it yourself. You will have direct access to the Blog page on your site and update that easily whenever you want,
Do I need to pay for a SSL certificate? What type of cert. is it: DV, OV, or EV?
Google now wants all sites secured so we recommend having an SSL. Ours are Comodo Positive SSL Certificates. We install them for you at a small fee for DIY plans and at no cost to you for Done-For-You websites. We do it this way to prevent errors because SSL certificates can be difficult to install. We do not recommend the low cost certificates as they are not as recognized and many have problems over time.
Is there a blueprint of mind map of where to start?
Yes, there are step by step tutorials to get you going. Also full tutorials on how to navigate the features are all in the help section. Pretty much every feature has been covered in a tutorial and training session.
I have a website that I want to move to MF. What do I need to do?
Gather all of the text and images. You can use a site downloader such as HTTracker (free from Sourceforge.com) and it will download the images and text. Find a template that looks good and change the text using copy and paste and insert the pictures in their correct place. Look at the results and tweak the site until it is ready to go live.
I currently have my own domain name and URL. When I purchase a mobile friendly website from MobiFirst, will the same domain name be used or will it show something different in the address bar?
It will initally have a name assigned by the platform as you develop it. When you are ready for your new site to replace the existing site it is easy to change two records in the DNS section of your Registrar (such as GoDady, NameCheap, etc.) Your new site will have your Domain Name and URL. Clear instructions are available in the tutorials.
Can I host the sites I build in MobiFirst myself, rather than using MF's hosting?
Yes, you can. If you wish, you can download your MobiFirst site as a zipped html file, which you can then upload to the host of your choice. Keep in mind, though, that MobiFirst optimizes your site for extremely speedy upload (an important ranking factor), so you may wish to take advantage of the hosting available through MobiFirst. You will also loose the widget content as that is on ow servers.
What is the pricing?
There different price plans depending on your needs. Get in now before prices go up.
Can I create a website with nude images or controversial language?
No pornography or illegal content will be tolerated and your site will be shut down if it violates the terms of service.
If I have a niche that I want to focus my wensite, do I gather the content first?
Always gather the content first. Put it on a word documnet or other source so you can easy copy and paste or click and drag your content.
When checking my website at Google's mobile friendly test site - do I have to change my website too or can I just make a mobile friendly site for cell phones. (https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly)?
Just use the URL in the browser.
Is there a limit to the number of sites I can build and host with MobiFirst?
There are plans that limit you to a specific number of sites (10 or 50) and if that is not enought our unlimited plans allow .
How can I test how fast my current site is?
There are a number of great sites to measure your speed of loading. Developer.Google.com has tools. Gtmetrix.com is also good.
Is there a limit to the amount of traffic (or a bandwidth limitation) on sites hosted with MobiFirst?
No.
Why Mobile First?
Google announced in 2016 (there is a youtube video about this) that the World is now Mobile First....NOT Mobile Friendly which is what everyone is building today. We are the only ones building all sites Mobile First then we adapt it to the other devices for a seemless site across ALL devices. The PC era is dead (not our words, see the youtube videos)
What is the largest file size (images, video, text) I can upload?
Each section has it's own limits which are in the platform for instruction.
What's the fastest/best way to learn the MF system?
Follow the onboarding tutorials in order. Have a new site open in a different tab and apply what the tutorial is teaching. Play with it. Recommend two monitors.
Does MobiFirst platform include SSL?
Yes, for a minimal annual fee, you can add one-click SSL and secure your MobiFirst sites.
Does MobiFirst offer Desktop websites?
Yes.
How do I backup my site? Do you maintain a backup just in case?
Multiple back ups on multiple servers.
I'm afraid of doing something wrong and losing my work how do I prevent that?
Don't be MF allows you to clone the current site. After you have worked on your site for a while, save it and clone it giving the name and s date/time. Clone your site called DEMO to "DEMO Clone 6-10-2019 2 PM" and save it. Go back and reopen the DEMO site and continue adding to it. If something goes wrong you can return to the clone and recover all of your work up to that date and time. Also we have an Undo and Redo button to go back or forward.
I need a sitemap for Google. Does MobiFirst automatically create an xml sitemap for sites built on the platform? Where do I find it?
Yes, MobiFirst automatically creates an xml sitemap that you can submit to Google. Find it by navigating to yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml.
Is MoiFirst newbie website design creator Friendly?
Very. But like any new product it will take time to perfect it. Watch the trainings.
I Have an existing Wordpress site, can I move it over to MobiFirst?
You can not....YET!!! Our speeds are faster then WP. Coming very soon ability to bring over Word Press Sites.
Question about the software and application to the real world of web designers....
If I wanted to revisit all my existing Web Design clients that I made their websites on WordPress over the last few years.
1. Is there an easy way to convert WordPress sites into MobiFirst sites?
2. And can we do it with no downtime of their existing domain name?
3. And lastly, could we retain the same page naming structure so as to not lose any existing SEO efforts?
Answers:
1. Is there an easy way to convert WordPress sites into MobiFirst sites?
A: At this time, there is no way to convert WP to MF. That is one of our priorities after the launch. Coming soon!
2. And can we do it with no downtime of their existing domain name?
Currently, if you convert a WP site to MF, you have to build the site first in MF, and when it's ready to go live, you would do a CNAME change and the WP site goes away, and the MF site appears. (EXTENDED RESPONSE:The WP site stays active while you are building it's "Replacement Site" in MF, until you do a CNAME.)
3. And lastly, could we retain the same page naming structure so as to not lose any existing SEO efforts?
As long as you create each page with the same naming structure as the WP site, all the links will remain the same as those previously indexed in Google. Create your page in MF title - services
and the link remains identical.
Will a youtube or vimeo video slow the site down?
Any video slows the site down... but, if they use YT or Video iframe embed code, it's minimal. (Dropbox and Amazon are what we started with... then ventured to Vimeo and a couple of other areas... MF pretty much takes the majority of video platforms... now, just add your video source and see if it loads. If not use one of our recommended sources, some are paid services)