Quality Website Help

What Are the Cornerstones of an Effective Website?

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:23:29 +0000

All too often, I’m asked to review existing websites that look little more than an online brochure! Yes, the overall appearance of your website is an important consideration, but you need to also consider it’s content and layout. It’s extremely important to remember that everything on the internet is one click away and if you fail to capture your...

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Arghh, Another Unhappy Website Owner!

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:22:30 +0000

I just got off the phone from another person who is not happy with their new website. Now, before I go any further, no, this is not a website I had any involvement with! It was another “can you clean up the mess” type enquiry, of which sadly I receive too many! I’m amazed at...

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Why Microsoft Word and HTML Don’t Mix

admin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:42:26 +0000

I was reminded again recently why Microsoft Office and html do not work together whilst assisting a client with their WordPress blog. They asked me to find out why their blog was performing poorly in the search engines and I was looking for answers. There are obviously many on-page and off-page factors that impact on a...

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Don’t Neglect Your MySQL Database Security

admin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:46:26 +0000

I regularly read articles about security, particularly relating to CMS platforms such as WordPress with many pearls of wisdom and tips on how to tighten security. However one item that I rarely see mentioned is the subject of database security. Applications such as WordPress store information including posts, comments and pages in a MySQL database, making it a common target...

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Do You Regularly Backup Your WordPress Blog?

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:04:41 +0000

I regularly see posts on forums which sadden me, from desperate people who have lost their WordPress sites due to malicious activity such as hackers or database corruption. People rely too often on their hosting company to provide them with a restore when this occurs and in my opinion, this is a dangerous practice. Think of...

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Are You Making the Most of Paypal?

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:27:34 +0000

One of the most popular Paypal questions I get asked is this – “If I want to sell my ebook/downloadable content using Paypal, how can I ensure that the purchaser can only download it if their purchase completes successfully”. This is an entirely logical question since the basic Paypal setup works by processing the customer’s payment and...

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Have you checked your site in a range of browsers?

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:54:20 +0000

One of the areas that causes the biggest confusion with web development, is “will my new creation render correctly in different browsers”. There’s nothing more frustrating than finishing work on a site and launching it, only to be informed by a client that it is not loading correctly in a particular version of a browser....

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