When we do a search on Google for a particular word or set of words, Google gives us a list of results from the last time it did a scan and sort of pages across the internet. Yes, what you see in the search results is not live. For some search terms there are millions […]
For those in the industry, when talking about a domain, a host provider or a content management system used as a website it’s all pretty simple. For those unfamiliar with these terms it can sound like too much confusing complicated jargon. Here we’ll try and explain it all in the simplest way possible so you […]
Some business owners are still shying away from selling their products online and we’ve found there are two main reasons for this. First is the fear of the process being difficult to manage an online shop on top of their already existing shopfront, and secondly is the cost associated with developing an E-commerce system. What […]
We often get asked how important having a Facebook page is. People want to know if they should link their website to their business Facebook page. Some ask if they really need a website and if they could just create a business Facebook page instead? A business Facebook page can be a way for you […]
So, how important is it to have a mobile friendly website? We will start by briefly explaining what a mobile friendly website is. When we refer to mobile friendly web design we are talking about websites that adapt to fit on smaller sized screens like those found on Smartphones and tablets. You can find websites specifically designed for […]
Website images, photos, logos and backgrounds are some of the most important factors in affective web design. Big, bold, crisp imagery can make an impact on your audience, the same way low quality, pixilated images can send your viewers running. Never mind a whole bunch of low resolution images, just one bad resolution photograph or […]
Like Google’s Tools for webmasters. Their biggest competitor Bing owned by Microsof has a feature much the same. Webmasters can add a website to the Bing Directory index as long as they have created an account with windows live. This works excatly the same way as Google’s webmaster tools, where you need a Google account […]
ICANN is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. They are a non profit orginasation that regulate TLD (top level domains) on the internet such as .com, .org, .net or .edu ICANN has decided to release more TLD’s …1,930 applications came in over the past year, the application close date was 12 April 2012. […]
Is it your right to know how your information is being used? With the power of computers, search engines have the ability to easily track everything we do online and that’s what they’re doing. We are led to believe that all the information that is being stored about us is only being used for improving […]
The PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PIPA) is a proposed law which is said to give the U.S. government and copyright holders additional tools to curb access to “rogue websites dedicated to infringing or counterfeit goods”. If passed, the act would give the […]
With the increased amount of time being spent by people online it makes sense that online advertising is becoming a huge industry. The advantages are, the cost for these ads are usually much lower than traditional media, the ads are more targeted to their audience and the analytical data about these ads is much more […]