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Updated 17 January 2019. If you are setting up a new website, as well as a domain name (your web address) you will need to find a web host. Think of hosting like renting an unfurnished flat. You rent out your own piece of Web real estate, paying monthly or annually, and furnish it with your […]
I attended the Business 50 Interactive event on Tuesday, which is always an enjoyable event with speed networking, exhibitors, talks and prizes. I was pleased to scoop the Cash for Chat prize for the second year running! I heard Miles Duncan give an engaging and practical presentation on using LinkedIn effectively. Miles is known as ‘Mr […]
Revised and updated 9 March 2016. Having done a blogging challenge earlier in the year, and now settling into a one post per week routine, I decided recently that I could use an editorial calendar. The benefits of an editorial calendar Editorial calendars are used by bloggers and content marketers for a number of reasons: Plan in […]
Last updated: 12 June 2019 This plugin seems to be no longer available. For other quiz plugins please see these posts: How To Create Great Viral Quizzes With Riddle How To Create a Gravity Forms Quiz With Multiple Outcomes I was asked by Sarah Arrow to review a new WordPress plugin by Andrei-Robert Rusu of […]
I use Google Analytics to track my website visitors. I recently noticed that my Google Analytics were showing spikes in recent visits. Typically lately I’ve been getting 50-100 user visits a day, but the stats were showing nearly 200 on some days. My first thought was “Great! My traffic is going up!” But then I dug […]
I made my first screencast and published it a few days ago. It was a labour of love. I wouldn’t have started without the support and encouragement of Spence and Cheryl from 1wd.tv. I learned a lot about the whole process, from preparation to recording to editing, which I will share here. What did I […]
Have you ever had a plugin or theme update break your WordPress site? It doesn’t tend to happen often, but it has happened to me on occasion. Perhaps a new feature that the author has implemented is incompatible with your particular WordPress setup, or an updated plugin just doesn’t play nice with another plugin on […]
The problem with web page screenshots…. One of the things I often need to do as a web designer is to take screenshots of web pages. If I’ve need to capture a shot of a full web page, up until now it’s been a tedious process: Press the Prt Sc key Paste the screenshot into […]
Why use Dropbox Dropbox is a cloud storage platform which allows you to store files and folders online, and access them from any device with the proper credentials. You can use Dropbox for: Keeping backups of your files. Transferring files between different devices. No more fiddling with memory sticks or email. Sharing files with friends, family and […]
Mobile-friendly – what’s that? Since November 2014, Google has labelled certain websites ‘mobile-friendly’ in search results. A site is deemed mobile-friendly if: The text is readable on a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet Software such as Flash is not used No zooming or horizontal scrolling is required to view the content Links […]
