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Affordable Ecommerce Web Design for Small Businesses: Start Selling Online Without Breaking the Bank
Introduction Running a small business in 2026 often means juggling limited budgets, tight schedules, and the pressure to grow sales. Many owners dream of selling online...
Is it time for a NEW website?
Is it time for a new website? If you’re reading this headline, you know that it is time for a new website. I’ve worked with countless business owners over the years,...
The Importance of a Domain Name for Your Online Success
In today’s digital world, your domain name is far more than just a web address—it’s the foundation of your entire online presence. Whether you’re launching a new...
Fast Loading WordPress Websites for Small Businesses: How Speed Improves SEO and Sales in 2026
Fast Loading WordPress Websites for Small Businesses: How Speed Improves SEO and Sales in 2026 In today’s digital world, your website has only a few seconds to make a...
Responsive Business Websites
If you are a serious small business owner and or entrepreneur owning a website is MANDATORY. The changes to the web happen on a DAILY basis. The owner(s) of a plumbing...
Consulting Services
West Bay Media Group Consulting At West Bay Media Group Consulting, we specialize in helping small business owners with every aspect of their website management and...
Content Creation: The Key to Long-Term SMB Success
Content Creation: The Key to Long-Term SMB Success For small and medium businesses (SMBs), consistent content creation is no longer optional—it is a foundational...
Content Marketing: The Strategic Key to Online Success
Content marketing has become one of the most powerful tools for businesses seeking sustainable growth. Unlike traditional advertising that interrupts audiences, content...
Professional Content Management for Small Business Websites
The Real Value of Professional Content Management for Small Business Websites Running a small business in 2026 means your website must do more than just exist — it...
Small Business Website Security: Stop Google Blacklisting and Hacking Before It Costs You Sales
Small Business Website Security: Stop Google Blacklisting and Hacking Before It Costs You Sales Your website is one of your most important business assets in 2026. It...
Responsive WordPress Websites for Small Businesses: How Mobile-First Design Captures 50%+ More Leads
Responsive WordPress Websites for Small Businesses: How Mobile-First Design Captures 50%+ More Leads In 2026, most potential customers find and visit your business on...
7 Signs Your Small Business Website Is Losing Customers in 2026 (And Why It’s Time for a WordPress Redesign)
Small business website redesign In 2026, your website is often the first (and sometimes only) interaction potential customers have with your business. Yet many small...
Testimonial – Renaissance Staging
West Bay Media Group has helped our company through two website remodels. Their insight and attention to detail makes the process easy. Kasey Gagnon /...
BlogBlast – Content Creation for your Social Media
Content Creation for your Social Media Let’s face it – not many business owners are publishers so writing content is not their natural inclination. The problem then...
Why an SSL Certificate is Mandatory for Strong Website Security
Why an SSL Certificate is Mandatory for Strong Website Security In today’s digital landscape, website security is non-negotiable. An SSL certificate (Secure Sockets...
Content Management: The Key Driver of Website Traffic in 2026
Content Management In 2026, effective content management remains essential for online success. It organizes, optimizes, and distributes content strategically. As a...
The True Value of Content Creation
The goal for most business owners is to have more visitors go to their website and Content Creation can help with that objective. Business owners can become distracted...
What is Blogging?
What is Blogging? In the early days of the internet there were no blogs. Websites were mostly what I call “postcard” websites—pictures, a smattering of text, and a...
The One Sheet – West Bay Media Group
At West Bay Media Group, we are always contemplating creative ways to help our strategic partners share their message. For close to twenty years, our management of...
Custom Forms for Your WordPress Website
We all have seen the tremendous changes to technology over the past 10 years. When I became an Adobe Certified Web Developer in 2003, websites were designed with...
5 Reasons to Own a WordPress Site (for small business owners)
As a small business owner, you are aware that it is imperative to own a website. The challenge is finding the right company or person to partner up with to help you...
West Bay Media Group Partners with Renaissance Staging & Home Interiors
Press Release - Renaissance Staging & Home Interiors Click to Read the Press Release on the Catalyst West Bay Media Group Partners with Renaissance Staging & Home...
West Bay Media Group partners with Creative World Recording
Press Release - Creative World Recording Click to Read the Press Release on the Catalyst West Bay Media Group partners with Creative World Recording FOR IMMEDIATE...
Testimonial – Hinger Studio
West Bay Media Group has been most outstanding in building and setting up an e-commerce Website for my art. They are extremely helpful, knowledgeable and professional...
West Bay Media Group partners with Rockism for Autism
Press Release - Rockism for Autism Click to Read the Press Release on the Catalyst West Bay Media Group partners with Rockism for Autism Rockism for Autism supports...
Graphic and Logo Design
If you are a small business owner and want to leverage your website even more effectively, some of the key ingredients are your logo/brand, images, and infographics....
Website Security – Blacklisting
Website Security I wanted to share with you a recent real life situation with one of our strategic website partners. When we decide to partner up with a new...
Custom Forms for Word Press
Custom Forms on your Website is a great engagement tool! Custom Forms for Word Press websites are a mandatory tool in your marketing tool box. By implementing custom...
Testimonial – Aiosa Realty
West Bay Media Group has always stepped up to the plate right from the very get-go through the entire website process. Not only are Tom and Carolyn Hamilton highly...
Hello, I’m Tom Hamilton CEO & Founder of West Bay Media Group
Entrepreneur, Website Developer, Musician Hire Us View Our Work Tom Hamilton's many years of experience as an entrepreneur, website developer, musician including his...
Testimonial – Countryside Automotive
After 25 years of dealing with Tom with all my social media needs, he really pulled through for me recently. My 30 year business was suspended/deleted from Google after...
Bates Electric chooses West Bay Media Group as an online strategic partner
Press Release - Bates Electric Click to Read the Press Release on the Catalyst [St. Petersburg, Florida May 8th , 2024] – Bates Electric contracted with West Bay...
Check to see if your Website is Down!
It happens! Sometimes your website goes down. WE do get calls sometimes from our Strategic Partners worried that their websites are down. Usually, this is not the...
WordPress Wednesdays Ed. 3 – Create a WordPress Blog post in 10 steps.
Here is a brief tutorial on how to add a blog post to your WordPress website. 1. Log in to your WordPress Admin account. (this link, user name and password, will be...
Monday Motivation Ed.5 – West Bay Media Group
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Testimonial – One on One Doubles
"Tom is the utimate high energy professional! Tom is a very sharp thinker with very timely responses.He aims to help all businesses give their very best impression.I...
Testimonial – Center for Bone and Joint Disease
Tom at West Bay Media Group really helped to take our company’s website to the next level. Anytime we need to make changes or have questions on how to make the site...
Testimonial – Coffman Capital
Tom Hamilton is a true professional at his craft. He and Carolyn were personally involved in every aspect of developing the website including the theme, structure,...
Testimonial – Trinity River Blues Society
Here is what The Trinity River Blues Society had to say about this new partnership: “West Bay Media Group" headed by Thomas J Hamilton and Company, has been an amazing...
Monday Motivation – West Bay Media Group
#mondaymotivation #westbaymediagroup
Misleading Domain Name Registration Letter
When you own a website, the Domain Name is most important element. It tells everyone on the web where your address is and that you are open for business! Since your...
WordPress Wednesdays Ed. 4 – Add Google Analytics to WordPress Without a Plugin
Adding Google Analytics without a plugin! Here is a good link explaining how to add Google Analytics to your WordPress website. We are fans of Plugins for...
Testimonial – Suncoast Blues Society
The Board of Directors has been aware of the need to update its social media presence and manage its membership list for quite some time. The board also recognized...
Testimonial – Dr. Jared Salinsky
I have known Tom Hamilton for over 10 years when he used to call on me as a medical device representative. At that time, Tom displayed ahigh level of professionalism...
Testimonial – Certified Services
My company Certified Services is proud to be working with Thomas J Hamilton at Westbay Media for our web presence. Check out this quick...
Graphic Design
The web is now a graphically intensive environment. In order to have your brand stick out from the pack, your image has to be appealing to your target market. Keep...
Monday Motivation Ed2 – West Bay Media Group
Join our FaceBook Personal Development Group Click Here! #mondaymotivation #westbaymediagroup
Tech Tuesday – West Bay Media Group
Password managers: A little pain for a lot of security - new article! CLICK HERE #techtuesday#westbaymediagroup
Business Tip of the Day – West Bay Media Group
Website Inquiry
Independence Month Pro WordPress Website Offer
Independence Month Pro WordPress Website Offer We are entering the second half of the year. As a business owner you know the next two quarters are important. You want...
WEST BAY MEDIA GROUP REACHES 30,000 PAGE VIEWS
West Bay Media Group helps to launch the Blair Mahoney Agency
WEST BAY MEDIA GROUP West Bay Media Group helps to launch the Blair Mahoney Agency.The Blair Mahoney Agency will provide nurses and social workers staffing services for...
West Bay Media Group reaches 29,000 page views
I’m a Client, how do I pay my Invoices automatically?
If you as a Client are being billed for subscription-based services or products, you can easily save your payment details so that you are automatically billed each time...
WordPress Wednesday Ed 2. How to remove the numbers from a WordPress post permalink.
When we find useful WordPress tutorial’s we like to post them here.Having a nice clean permalink in your blog not only looks more professional,it helps with overall...
The Importance of a Domain Name
As we say often at West Bay Media Group – the web, just like life, is constantly changing and evolving. A Domain Name is the entry point of your web site. Picking one...
WordPress Training: How to add an Image Gallery
How to create an Image Gallery in WordPress 1. Create a Page or Post. Title It 2. Click Add Media 3. Click Create a Gallery 4. Select Images from the Media...
Tom Hamilton’s interview with the Pinellas Park Beacon
Hello Web Friends!I was interviewed by Tiffany Razzano of the Pinellas Park Beacon.We talked about my background and how I got into the world of web development and...
WordPress Wednesday – West Bay Media Group
One of the services we offer is Website Security. That is why having a strategic partner manage your website is so critical. Please read the article below about the...
Feisty Friday Ep1. – West Bay Media Group
Feisty Friday is just some fun memes/videos we will throw at you on Fridays! #feistyfriday#westbaymediagroup
Sign Up for West Bay Media Group’s Monthly Newsletter
Thanks for coming to our website! Sign up for our Monthly Newsletter – the Small Business Gazette! We provide valuable information for the small business owner...
West Bay Media Group welcomes One-on-One Doubles® Tournaments
WEST BAY MEDIA GROUP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Hamilton Phone: 727-410-2277 Email: tom@westbaymediagroup.com West Bay Media Group welcomes One-on-One Doubles®...
Tech Tuesday Ed 2. West Bay Media Group – The Experiment
New Article!"The experiment in home working" CLICK HERE #techtuesday#westbaymediagroup
Testimonial – Edgewater Pines Mobile Home Park
When our Board of Directors first started talking about having a web site, I was a little bit concerned. I was afraid that it...
Testimonial – X-Techs
Tom, Our web site looks and functions finally as we had envisioned for years!We now have a more professional appearance on the web, and we thank you for that.It...
Tech Tuesday Ed. 3 West Bay Media Group – Up-skill now!
New Article! The University of Wisconsin - Madison is offering up FANTASTIC online training. This is great way to upskill and be ready for the future!!! CLICK HERE...
Monday Motivation Ed.4 – West Bay Media Group
Join our FaceBook Personal Development Group Click Here! #mondaymotivation #westbaymediagroup
Happy New Year from West Bay Media Group
Black Friday – ALL OF NOVEMBER
As we go into the fall of this year, November is the month for Thanksgiving and the top shopping day of the year known as Black Friday. Every year, after...
Tech Tuesday Ed. 4 West Bay Media Group – Integrating 3rd Party APIs with WordPress
Video! API stands for Application Programming Interface. Here is a nice video on the basics of how it interfaces a WordPress website. CLICK HERE #techtuesday...
October 2020 – Website Offer
During these difficult times we were trying to think of how we could contribute to the community in our own way? TIME FOR A NEW WEBSITE! The Covid pandemic has created...
West Bay Media Group announces new Strategic Partnership.
West Bay Media Group announces new Strategic Partnership. West Bay Media Group is excited to announce their latest addition to their portfolio of small business...
Monday Motivation Ed.3 – West Bay Media Group
Join our FaceBook Personal Development Group Click Here! #mondaymotivation #westbaymediagroup
New Website Offer for Small Businesses
During these difficult times we were trying to think of how we could contribute to the community in our own way? TIME FOR A NEW WEBSITE! The Covid pandemic has created...
Throwback Thursday Ed.2 – West Bay Media Group
Technology is always changing. We like to post stuff the past to show how far we have come. Please read the article below and get "Thrownback"! Throwback Thursday:...
New Small Business Website Offer – West Bay Media Group
West Bay Media Group has been designing, developing, and managing Custom Responsive Websites for small business owners the past 5 1/2 years. During that time the...
West Bay Media Group Launches Brand New Responsive Website!
West Bay Media Group is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new custom responsive website! WE wanted to be able to serve our Strategic Partners better so they...
Season Greetings from West Bay Media Group
We want to wish you and your families a great Holiday Season this year! Tom Hamilton CEO/Founder West Bay Media Group
Testimonial by Barry Higgins – Art By Barry
Tom:My website has only been up two days and already I have gotten several positive comments on it.People thought it looked great and was easy to navigate.They also...
Tom Hamilton speaks at St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg College asked me to attend the Meet the Expert Entrepreneur Panel: How to Launch Your Business Lunch & Learn on June 11th 2015. It was an pleasure to...
Testimonial – Duffy’s Golf Studio
Tom has designed my last 2 websites now. He sits down with you and listens to what you are trying to achieve and the goals you have for the site and helps get you to...