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Cheap hosting looks great on paper — until your site goes down during a campaign launch and you’re stuck waiting 48 hours for support to reply. Here’s what Edmonton businesses actually need to know before choosing a hosting plan.

Your website looked great when you launched it. But the web moves fast — and most business owners don’t notice when their site starts working against them. Here are 10 signs it might be time for a redesign.

Every week someone asks me some version of this question — usually after they’ve already been quoted something that felt either suspiciously cheap or eye-wateringly expensive and they’re not sure which one to trust. Fair enough. Website pricing is genuinely confusing, partly because the range is so wide and partly because quotes rarely explain what’s

If you’ve ever asked an SEO agency this question and walked away more confused than when you started, you’re not alone. The honest answer is: it depends — but not in a cop-out way. There are a few specific things that determine your timeline, and once you understand them, you can set realistic expectations and

If your website traffic has felt a bit unpredictable lately, you’re not imagining it. Google has been unusually active in early 2026 — and a couple of significant updates have already rolled through that are worth understanding, whether you’re managing your own site or working with an agency. Here’s a plain-English breakdown of what’s happened,

In 2026, marketing attribution is no longer optional—it is foundational. With paid media costs rising, organic search becoming more competitive, and AI-driven platforms changing how users discover brands, understanding exactly where your traffic and conversions come from is critical. That is where UTM tags still play a central role. Despite being over a decade old,

Most Canadian businesses pay between $30 and $200 CAD per month to host a website. Cheap shared hosting starts around $3/month, dedicated and enterprise cloud plans run $500 or more, and fully managed WordPress hosting — where updates, backups, security and support are handled for you — typically sits between $125 and $400/month. What you

When it comes to website optimization, the smallest words can have the biggest impact. In conversion copywriting, one subtle tweak — changing “Claim Your Offer” to “Claim My Offer” — can increase clicks by up to 25%, according to studies from Unbounce and HubSpot. This isn’t magic. It’s behavioral science at work. Let’s explore why

Sit through enough digital strategy meetings and you’ll start to feel like everyone else got the memo — and you didn’t. DR. CTR. E-E-A-T. GEO. It sounds like alphabet soup. But here’s the thing: none of it is actually complicated once someone explains it in plain English. This guide breaks down the SEO terms you’re

Let’s be honest—most businesses don’t have a traffic problem.They have a website problem. We see it all the time: businesses spending thousands on Google Ads, Facebook campaigns, or boosted posts, only to wonder why the phone isn’t ringing. Here’s why: Yes, we’ve seen businesses pay to rank for their own business name. That’s like buying

You’ve got a WordPress security plugin installed – great. But if it’s been months since you updated it (or worse, years), your website is more vulnerable than you might think. At Holler Digital, we see this all the time: business owners feeling confident because they’ve checked the “security” box with a plugin. But in reality?