A cookie is usually a small text file that is saved by your computer’s web browser. The website's web server can read and access the cookies that it set through your computer’s web browser (but not any cookies that belong to other sites), which makes the cookie useful to website owners for … [Read more...]
Continuing on the theme of useful tools to have on your website, today's topic is pinging. "Pinging" your site to ping directories is in effect sending an electronic message asking them to pay attention to your site, and to visit you to check out your new content. The good news is, it can be … [Read more...]
A couple of clients ... and my mum ... have asked me what is "cloud computing", or "the cloud" - and when the penny drops after a simple explanation, you realise how complex & scary simple concepts can sound! So, what IS "cloud computing" ? Basically "the cloud" is just the … [Read more...]
Today's post is an article by Ana Hoffman of Traffic Generation Cafe. Thanks for these useful tips Ana! A day doesn't go by that I don't receive an email that tells me how I can finally afford to buy a bunch of high-quality high-PR links for peanuts. Or the ones that tell me that, if I only use … [Read more...]
If you sell digital products online, or sell webinars that you later use as part of a product ... anything that is downloadable is potentially vulnerable to theft if you don't take the right precautions! If you use a digital download service (such as e-Junkie) then you're OK - you can stop … [Read more...]
Do you wonder what people are saying about on the world wide web? In earlier posts on this blog I've mentioned the importance of managing your brand and your reputation, but it's not always easy to check ... if you even remember to try! Google Alerts is a really useful (free) Google service that … [Read more...]
Today I'm going to write a little more personally about business, instead of yet another (admittedly handy!!) technical tip. It's all very well having loads of technical know-how and marketing tips, or knowing a fair bit about social media or SEO, but sometimes being in business on your own can just … [Read more...]
One thing that's important when you're in business is consistency of branding - make sure the style your website matches that of your business cards for example ... and make sure your also have your website URL branded to make more of an impact! The"favicon" - pronounced "fave icon" - is the little … [Read more...]
Have you ever had someone say to you that there's something wrong with a site (or even your site?!) and yet when you check it out, everything looks just fine? Often the reason for this is that you're using a different browser to that "someone", but we seldom think to check that basic fact! Recently … [Read more...]
How many times do you have to use that option when trying to log on to a website? And how many of you resort to using very easy passwords? And how many of you then end up using the same easy password across just about every site you need to log in to? I'm guessing that probably 95% of those who … [Read more...]
Hello again, Well, I'm a bit behind on my Ultimate Blog Challenge schedule - no Friday post, as I had major computer problems (something to with graphics cards or something) which resulted in me having to wipe the computer completely & start from scratch with the factory-settings disc - VERY … [Read more...]
I'm going to do a series of posts about essential tools I recommend you have on your Wordpress blog. ----------------------------------------- The first tool is Google Analytics, which is excellent for insights into traffic to your website, and where it comes from; this allows you to measure the … [Read more...]
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Phew, last post of the 30-day Ultimate Blogging Challenge! I didn't make all 30 days, but I do hope you all learned a lot from the posts during April!Anyway, on to today's topic: I've been commenting on blogs for a few years now, and I remember seeing that a few of the commentators had their … [Read more...]