Having a good social media presence has gained importance since Google introduced its Caffeine algorithm last year. This change enabled Google to provide really fresh content and to include social media updates. Since the update, Google search results now list updates from LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook as well as blogs [...]
I read some interesting research this week from web hosting company 1&1. According to their 2011 Digital High Street Audit, 37% of consumers cancelled plans to spend money with a small business when faced with a poor website. And a further 9% decided to spend less. In a survey of [...]
Hacking, phishing, malware, spyware, viruses, worms and Trogan horses. These are just some of the threats lurking on the internet that could infect your computer and your website. I had a bit of a scare this week when I discovered a client’s website had been hacked. The hacker had managed [...]
Choosing and registering a domain name is one of the first things you will need to do as a new website owner. A domain name begins with www. and is the address that will be used to identify your website on the internet. The sooner you decide on a web [...]
A recent report from UK web hosting provider Fasthosts reveals that web designers are now respected as key to the small business development process. In a survey of 300 UK web design firms, 56% had seen their advice to clients lead to the significant development of those businesses. 89% had [...]
Are You an ‘Introvert Entrepreneur’?
I’ve always known that I’m an introvert and often wished I wasn’t. At the back of my mind I’ve held the belief that if I was an extrovert life would so much simpler. And easier. With about 50% of the population being introvert, it seems a ridiculous thing to be [...]
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