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These web development posts include information on servers, hosting, databases, registrars & coding...

How to Comply with Google’s EU Cookie Ultimatum 🔧

Published: September 1, 2015; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Video, Web Development

Google Cookie Requirements EU Law

Google have emailed webmasters warning them they must comply with the European Union website visitor cookie user consent policy by 30th September 2015…

Plan Your Website On Page SEO: Free Excel Template 🚧

Published: June 30, 2015; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Featured, Video, Web Development

Website Architecture, Planning & Development Spreadsheet

The next time you build, develop or SEO a website, consider using this handy free Excel spreadsheet document designed to help organise on page data…

Delete Blank Lines in CSS Stylesheet & Increase Website Speed

Published: May 5, 2015; Updated: June 12, 2017 Filed Under: Video, Web Development

Dreamweaver Find & Replace Screenshot

In this post I’ll reveal a quick method to reduce the amount of blank lines in your CSS stylesheet using Dreamweaver. This can improve website load speed…

WordPress Duplicator Plugin ZipArchive Failure… My Solution 🥲

Published: April 28, 2015; Updated: August 12, 2023 Filed Under: Web Development, WordPress

Duplicator ZipArchive Failure

I tried to take a backup of my WordPress site using Duplicator but was struck down immediately with a problem I’ve never seen before: a PHP support failure…

You’re About to Get Hacked: A Common WordPress Mistake ๐Ÿ”“

Published: March 29, 2015; Updated: September 5, 2024 Filed Under: Video, Web Development, WordPress

WordPress phpMyAdmin Username Security

In this post you’ll learn a vital WordPress security tip for phpMyAdmin to stop your site potentially getting hacked and becoming compromised. It takes only a few minutes…

How To Find Social Website RSS Feeds 🔬

Published: February 3, 2015; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Social, Web Development

Find Social Website RSS Feeds

If you’re like me you enjoy playing with RSS feeds for content automation. I’ve turned my Twitter timeline into an RSS reader and it fetches the things I want to see…

Automatically Post Any RSS Feed to Twitter via Sniply and TwitterFeed

Published: January 27, 2015; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Marketing, Social, Video, Web Development

Auto Post RSS through Sniply

Here’s a novel way to use free social tools to add an extra dimension to your Twitter content curation. The system uses Sniply and Twitterfeed…

How to Set Up Recurring Debit Card Payments with PayPal 🔄

Published: January 14, 2015; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Operations, Sales, Video, Web Development

PayPal Recurring Payments Debit Cards

Are you a small business wanting to sell services on a recurring/subscription basis? PayPal can handle this for you, and uses a secure debit card gateway…

Web Designers: Create Community Websites to Promote Your Services

Published: August 31, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Web Development

Create Useful Local Community Websites and Promote Your Biz

A good way to promote your local website design business is to create a website providing something of value or that solves a problem in the community…

Cookies, Privacy and Permission: Is Your Website Legal? 👨‍⚖️

Published: February 25, 2014; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Video, Web Development

Cookies Privacy and Permission Is Your Website Legal

All websites operating in the UK and Europe need to ensure they are complying with EU data protection legislation…

The Long Term View on Digital Marketing

Published: August 25, 2013; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Web Development

Think Long Term for Your Small Biz Digital Marketing

With Google’s ongoing search algorithm updates/penalties the emphasis for internet marketing is on content, sharing, value, sociability, engagement, and community…

Create a Twitter Automatic Voucher Code System

Published: March 26, 2013; Updated: May 13, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Sales, Social, Web Development

How to Create a Twitter Automatic Voucher Code System

Using Twitter and the Twitter API you can customise their website embedded widgets feature and turn it into a DIY voucher code display system…

Fast Food Restaurant Owner? Market Your Menu with QR Codes 🍔

Published: March 12, 2013; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Web Development

Restaurant Owner? Market Your Menu with QR Code Flyers

If you run a fast food outlet, cafe or eatery, are you driving traffic to your website or other web properties using QR codes?

Small Business Website – DIY Vs Pro ⚖️

Published: January 2, 2013; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Design, Internet, Marketing, Web Development

Small Business Website - DIY Vs Professional

Thereโ€™s no question about it: a website is essential for any small business. If you donโ€™t exist on the web, you’re creating unnecessary inconvenience…

How to Set Up QR Code Tracking 📊

Published: September 18, 2012; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Web Development

Set up QR Codes Tracking

Are you using QR codes on leaflets, flyers, business cards and other materials? Discover how to track the number of scans/visits on your QR code URL…

Domain Squatting: Buy & Keep the Best URLs 🔮

Published: October 29, 2010; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Web Development

If you run a small business in a local community, consider buying keyword rich URLs for uncompetitive online spaces and building a web property around it…

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