Here is a little quote I found to be particularly interesting and quite informative at the same time… what do you think? “A tenant .. is a partner in business who will open up the shop each morning and lock it up at night. They will look after security and inform you of potential problems Continue reading »
How to Install Google Custom Search Engine in WordPress Need a better search engine for your WordPress blog? In this step by step guide I show how to install the Google Custom Search Engine Plugin for WordPress. A far better solution for your blog than the default WordPress offering. Continue reading »
10 Best Web Hosting Providers for Small Businesses The aim of this review is to provide details of the 10 best web hosting providers I could find for those wanting their own WordPress website and those wanting to start their own business. Each of the web hosting providers below had to satisfy the following criteria Continue reading »
Make Your Site Sell Get your Free Downloadable Internet Marketing Book before the offer ends. In 1999 when the book ‘Make Your Site Sell’ by Ken Envoy, an internet marketer, was first launched, the book was hailed as the most complete guide to internet marketing available and sold over 100,000 copies and debuted at the Continue reading »
The WordPress Codex has the most extensive documentation on WordPress available but in many differing locations. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the different template tags available for use in your WordPress themes available in one location? Ekin Ertac has created a WordPress Cheatsheet in PDF format listing all the available WordPress template tags along Continue reading »
Create a WordPress Custom Database Error Page Did you know your MySQL database could be down or having problems and you wouldn’t even know? Did you know you can define a custom database error page for WordPress? The following error page will: Issue a 503 server and status response telling the client to try again Continue reading »
What to Include In Your Design Contract No matter what your profession, be it programmer, web developer, graphic designer, doctor, lawyer, plumber or electrician and be you freelance or otherwise, if you do not have a letter of contract and/or standard terms and conditions for your clients to sign prior to starting a project, YOU Continue reading »
Essential WordPress Plugins Why are the WordPress plugins listed here essential? Well although the standard install of WordPress is excellent for beginners and standard blogs when you want to push WordPress a little (or a lot) further, plugins become a necessity to extend its functionality. The following list of plugins are my minimun recomendations which Continue reading »
Ideas worth spreading Just found two very interesting videos by behavioural economist Dan Ariely. In the first video Dan asks, “Are we in control of our own decisions” and shows how we’re not as rational as we think when we make decisions. In the second video Dan discusses our buggy moral code and the hidden Continue reading »
Strategy of Internet Marketing Lots of internet marketers run unprofitable websites because they have no business strategy. Some do not have goals, whilst others jump from one ‘business opportunity’ to another. Some treat their business like a hobby but still expect to make millions. To succeed in business and in particular internet marketing, you need Continue reading »
WordPress is ready to embrace search engines straight out of the box. WordPress will help search engines index your site and gather the necessary information as part of its design. But, and there’s always a but, once you add a WordPress Theme and customise WordPress to your needs you will undoubtedly break some of WordPress’s search engine friendly features.
As you know, software can cost a fortune and good software can be so costly it’s simply unaffordable for most people. But, thanks to the likes of Sun Microsystems, Google, Sourceforge contributors, WordPress and many other kind hearted entrepreneurs there are 1000’s of software applications completely free which perform as good or better than their costly counterparts.
Web design, How long, How much? A freelancers guide. Before meeting with a client you should have an outline of the goals of the initial meeting. The goals should be simple and precise. This article is now availalble in the Web Design section of this web site.
Welcome to the Internet. The Internet is a big place. Take a look around, see what others are doing. There is room available for you and your business if you want to join.
When email is your main communication method with your client, it’s imperative to have effective conversations.
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