This is Day 24 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 23’s post here. I was recently introduced to Sortd, a new tool for organising your Gmail better. The idea is that you can take an untidy Inbox like mine and turn it into a series of to-do lists that make it much […]
Add Content to WordPress Widgets Without Writing Code
This is Day 23 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 22’s post here. Adding sidebar widgets is common task to do on a WordPress site. WordPress has a number of default widgets built in. When adding text, the obvious one to use is the Text widget. The WordPress Text Widget The Text […]
10 Sales Strategies You Can Implement Online
This is Day 22 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 21’s post here. Yesterday I attended a Business Gateway workshop on improving your selling skills. The workshop was delivered by Alisoun Mackenzie who is a business adviser and “heart-centred” entrepreneur. Selling is something I find does not come naturally, but the workshop […]
Registering a Domain Name with GoDaddy – Step by Step
This is Day 21 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 20’s post here. What is a Domain Name? A domain name is an essential for a website. This is the human-readable address of your site – without one, your website would just be found by a string of numbers representing the computer […]
Fun and Games at Game Masters Edinburgh
This is Day 20 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 19’s post here. I spent yesterday afternoon at the Game Masters exhibition at Edinburgh’s National Museum of Scotland. It’s a touring exhibition with over 100 games to play from early arcade games to the present day. A range of game designers are represented, […]
5 quotes from top web designers to inspire you
This is Day 19 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 18’s post here. Today I trawled the web for inspiring quotes from some big names in the web design industry. Enjoy! As good advertising comes from the product, and good filmmaking begins with a riveting story, good web design starts with content. […]
WordPress Page Builders Compared
This is Day 18 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 17’s post here. There are now many page builder plugins for WordPress, which allow you to construct elaborate page layouts in a drag and drop manner. So why use one, and which one is right for you? Why use a WordPress […]
What is a WordPress Shortcode, and How Are They Useful?
This is Day 17 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 16’s post here. What is a shortcode? A WordPress shortcode – not to be confused with shortbread – is a shorthand version of a piece of code. They’re written to allow users to add functions to WordPress sites in a quick way, without […]
CSS Puns – My Collection
This is Day 16 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 15’s post here. This post is inspired by Saijo George’s site, CSS Puns, a jokey collection of CSS rules that may bear some resemblance to real life. Check out the original post above and my versions below. #driver .uk { float: left; […]
10 Useful Sites To Help You When Starting a Blog – Or Continuing Blogging
Updated 30 June 2020. This is Day 15 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 14’s post here. If you’re starting a blog, or even if you’ve been blogging for a while, it’s helpful to read about what others have done. You might have questions like: How can I set up a blog? How do […]