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Google Chrome to show websites as ‘not secure’ from October
Back on the 30 September 2016 we wrote an article about how we had observed that the current version of Google’s browser, Chrome (v53) was going to start to flag websites that didn’t have an SSL certificate as ‘insecure’. The roll out was not across all versions. (original article) To follow up on this story, … Continue reading Google Chrome to show websites as ‘not secure’ from October
Voice recognition: A time-saver for bloggers or time-waster?
This blog post has been written using voice recognition software and not one single word typed. The basic idea behind this was to work out whether voice recognition could be used to save time for bloggers and website owners to create content. We have explored using the two most popular methods first being pples Siri … Continue reading Voice recognition: A time-saver for bloggers or time-waster?
Facebook to stop displaying posts to slow websites
Facebook is going to start penalising posts that display links to websites that are too slow to display in the newsfeed it announced on 2nd August. (https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/08/news-feed-fyi-showing-you-stories-that-link-to-faster-loading-webpages/) What does this mean you ask? Well, it means that if individuals or businesses create a Facebook post that has a link to webpages that are either full … Continue reading Facebook to stop displaying posts to slow websites
Copywriting: the key to good web content (part 1)
It’s worth starting with a fundamental piece of information to establish the terms used in this article are fully understood. Copy (copywriting) is content. Content is a piece of communication that uses text to explain something – whether it’s explaining a solution to a problem you have or conveying some news. It’s actually about selling. … Continue reading Copywriting: the key to good web content (part 1)
Facebook for Business – How to get started and what to expect, 10 top tips.
In this article Mark Tomkins presents his 10 top tips for setting up and running a Facebook business page to get the best out of the platform. He covers the basics of set up, what to post, when to post and an insight in to working out who your audience is so as to appeal … Continue reading Facebook for Business – How to get started and what to expect, 10 top tips.
Copywriting: the key to good web content (part 2)
Copywriting: How to do it In part 1 of our article we set the tone and basic approach for how to talk to readers so now it’s on to some practical applications. With that in mind, let’s start with the foundation stuff: Basics – Stage 1: Basic research techniques You need to think about … Continue reading Copywriting: the key to good web content (part 2)
Top 10 tips to speed up a badly-behaving WordPress website
WordPress – the world’s most popular and widely-used website platform. It brings with it so many benefits for businesses and website owners large and small. The design can be fully customised to suit your business and there’s a myriad of plugins offering excellent and useful functions available which is all wrapped in a mobile-friendly environment. It’s … Continue reading Top 10 tips to speed up a badly-behaving WordPress website
Getting new website preview images on social media
(updated Feb ’22) You’ve got a new website you want to share with your connections on LinkedIn; you’ve started a new marketing campaign that’s likely to get traction on Facebook. In anticipation, because you know what you’re doing on social media, you’ve also updated your “og:image” and “og-description” – the two open graph tags that … Continue reading Getting new website preview images on social media
Who really owns your website domain name?
One of the most common situations we encounter each week managing business and individuals’ websites is trying to understand where their website domain name is registered, where it’s hosted and more importantly who has control over it. What this inevitably uncovers is something of a silent problem bubbling away under the surface poised to strike just … Continue reading Who really owns your website domain name?
Why a good web host is important for your website
“Web hosting from £2 a month”, “Free web hosting” and so on all sound like tempting offers but before you take the plunge, be aware of what your signing up to. Here’s our top 4 tips for getting suitable, reliable web hosting Know who your neighbours are… Would you buy a shop without knowing … Continue reading Why a good web host is important for your website
Web developers: your dev sites are a hack threat
As a web developer, one of the best practice methods when maintaining or updating a website is to create a development version – and not to work on the live site. There are many reasons why this brings benefits. From design tweaks and testing of new functionality through to trying concept ideas without it affecting … Continue reading Web developers: your dev sites are a hack threat
