I still get confused about the differences between sub domains, parked domains and add-on domains… so here’s a handy reference definition: Sub domain Lets say your domain is mysite.co.uk You install a Discusssion Forum and put in in a directory called mysite.co.uk/forum/ You can turn the forum into a sub-domain by adding it as a [...]
If, like me, you like to play around with your web site – occasionally you’ll accidentally break it, as I have. This latest time, I disabled the directory browsing on my site to increase security, but the way that I tried to do it through the cpanel index manager, left my whole site inaccessible. So [...]
There’s a relatively easy way of making sure your WordPress site or blog is readily accessible from the growing number of smartphones and mobile devices out there, whilst still retaining much of the functionality and style that you’ve worked so hard to create with your site. WP Touch is a handy, free plugin that will [...]
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now… and I’m wondering whether the Free Web Site model can really work. It was an advert in today’s Crain’s Manchester that got me thinking. It was an all-inclusive single price package for web site design, logo design and SEO work – all for the bargain price [...]
There’s a really interesting discussion going on right now about whether newspapers can actually start charging for the digital distribution of their content. There’s an article on the BBC web site that I read today (link HERE) – and it includes an ongoing discussion about whether people really believe it’s achievable. As a marketer and [...]
What is a favicon? It’s one of those little images that sits up in the address bar next to the web address. They’re really good for branding and help create an association between your web site, your logo and your overall styling. There’s a good tool out there to help convert everyday images into favicon’s. [...]
Without doubt, my best experience of a reliable, low-cost, feature packed hosting company has to be Host Gator. Yes, they’re US based, but so what? Apart from the billing process being prone to currency fluctuations, they’re just ultra reliable and very helpful if you ever have any problems. I’ve used them for plenty of years [...]
So this web site is now a handy place for me to keep everything that I do online ordered and accessible, as well as test various online technologies and functionality. My skills and experience includes: Marketing – strategic & tactical marketing plans, advertising, etc. Business & organisational health checks Web design – HTML, PHP, Joomla, [...]