About Jim King

I am the founder and president of Wheaton Website Services. Founded in 2008, Wheaton Website Services is a website design, development and hosting company. My first company was an online invitation and photo gift company started in 1997. That was my start with website design and development and where I learned to build websites that run flawlessly.

What is a registrar, website host and web server?

The names and terms associated with a website can be confusing. These are all relatively new things for most of us. We didn’t grow up, at least most didn’t grow up, with website lingo as part of our vocabulary. These simple definitions will help you better understand what is a registrar, a website host

By |2022-03-25T10:18:18-05:00March 16th, 2021|Website Administration|0 Comments

Update to PHP 7.4

PHP isn’t a sexy thing to talk about, but it sure is important. It keeps your website running fast and secure. Most website are built using PHP. This includes WordPress and Zen Cart. If you want your website to run flawlessly, updating to the PHP 7.4 is required. What is PHP? PHP is software

By |2021-02-10T22:18:56-06:00February 10th, 2021|Upgrades & Patches, Website Administration|0 Comments

It’s Broke? Learn The Three Steps To Get It Fixed

"It's broke". Have you ever said that to someone? Has anyone ever said it to you? It certainly conveys that something isn't working and help is needed. But it begs more questions in order for someone to fix whatever is broke. "It's broke" begs more questions in order for someone to fix whatever is broke.

By |2022-03-25T10:12:48-05:00December 3rd, 2020|Website Administration, WordPress, Zen Cart|0 Comments

Zen Cart v1.5.7b Released

Zen Cart announced the release of version 1.5.7b today. For those using version 1.5.7a, this is a minor update which can easily be done in place. It includes: All known bugfixes and security fixes. Security patch for v157/v157a. Order weight correctly tracked when orders are placed. Prevent blank-screen failures if too-many-characters are entered when creating

By |2020-12-18T08:52:54-06:00November 25th, 2020|Zen Cart|0 Comments

Questions from Customers are Gold

Questions from customers can be some of the most valuable, and easiest to create, data you have on your website. Think about why someone comes to your website. They have a need or a problem they want to solve. They go looking for an answer to the question "Will this solve my problem?". There

By |2022-03-25T09:32:57-05:00November 16th, 2020|Marketing, Web Design|0 Comments

How Rich Snippets Result In Searchers Visiting Your Website More Often

Do you know what rich snippets are? Google and Bing do and they really like them, which is why you should use rich snippets on your website. Webmasters use this shared vocabulary to structure metadata on their websites and to help search engines understand the published content, a technique known as search engine optimization.

By |2020-11-11T08:35:25-06:00November 10th, 2020|Marketing, WordPress Plugins, Zen Cart Plugins|0 Comments

USPS Shipping Module for Zen Cart Updated

The USPS Shipping Module for Zen Cart has been updated. The current version is 2020-09-24 K11. If you are using the USPS Shipping Module with your Zen Cart, it's time to do the upgrade. This new version has a significant number of updates. The new version: Uses secure API endpoints. Corrects missing constant warning.

By |2020-10-26T12:12:38-05:00October 26th, 2020|Zen Cart Shipping Modules, Upgrades & Patches|0 Comments

Learn Three Ways to Focus on Your Customer

As a small business owner, a lot of your success can be attributed to your determination and gut decisions about what is best. The fact that you have created a business generating revenue is evidence of this. But you must be careful not to take this too far. You must always focus on your

By |2022-03-05T13:07:48-06:00October 21st, 2020|Marketing, Branding|0 Comments
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