What laws and legislation affect your business website
Do you know what legal responsibilities you have as a website owner? My blog post will cover some of the key regulations you need to consider.
7 super powers every web designer wishes they had
Haven’t you ever wished that the web designer job description came with a cape? It is not all cargo trousers, jeans and clever t-shirt slogans you know. Here are the 6 super powers I think we should add.
Avoid these seven traps and reduce your stress when building a new website
Building a new website can be a stressful process. Even if you know what you want, you are in the hands of the web designer you choose to work with. Like any creative relationship, this can involve misunderstandings, stress and anger, if you don’t get the foundations of the project right from the start. As […]
Does your website need to move to HTTPS?
SSL, HTTPs, website security and SEO Over the last couple of years, Google has pushed for websites to move to the https protocol and encrypt any data that they transmit. This began with higher ranking for websites running under HTTPS rather than HTTP. In January this year, pressure was increased, by marking any e-commerce or […]
Troubleshooting a WordPress Plugin (and a very long day)
I spend a lot of my time on WordPress, for a fair number of different clients. When I have problems the experience and advice on blogs and support forums is always invaluable. To that end I’ve decided to start a series of blog posts myself. Here I intend to share solutions I have found for […]
Can your brand harness the power of the cute internet cat?
Alright, here is an experiment. I’m putting a cute cat image in this post, in fact I will add a cute puppy as well. Will this post travel further and be liked more? It’s worked for all those other brand why not mine?
Join our FREE blog writing challenge
Turn good intentions into real blog posts Over the years we have set up many websites and blogs for clients over a wide range of businesses. The biggest problem always comes down to writing content and staying committed to writing over a long period of time. Everyone starts with good intentions, but with busy professional […]
Make your front page an attention grabbing shop window
Deciding what content goes onto your website front page is never a simple formula. If you work in a large organization, then almost every department will want a piece of what they see as prime real estate. Too much content and you loose impact, too little and you miss an opportunity to highlight the best of what you offer.
My top 3 books for world book day
Like every web designer on the planet, finding ways to improve my skills and inspire my practice is always a top priority for me. While most of my learning is online, I still have a deep love for the old fashioned paper based book to inspire me, entertain me and often help me grew. Here […]
Why I love training and sharing skills
I spend almost as much time training people as I do building websites. It might come as a surprise, coming from a developer, but I really enjoy training and sharing my skills. In this weeks blog post I thought I would share why. The light bulb moment There is nothing more satisfying than watching that […]