Archive for February 2015
Some Common WordPress Terms Explained – Part 2
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I explained some of the common terms you might see when hosting a WordPress website. Today, I will delve a little deeper into this, looking at URLs and Permalinks. Let’s continue … URL – URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. Every page on the Internet has a unique “address”, known as its URL. When you add links to…
We’re On The Hunt For An Amazing Designer
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDo you dream in RGB? Do you see the world in perfect pixels? Do you lust after perfection? Do you get tingles when someone mentions responsive web design? We are on the hunt for a website designer extraordinaire for contract-based work, someone that we can build a long-term relationship with. We’re not all that big on boring resumes. We prefer the creative types…
Some Common WordPress Terms Explained – Part 1
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you have a WordPress website, you no doubt have heard a lot of terms and acronyms. If you are a techie, these terms are just part of everyday life. But, for the non-techie, it’s sometimes hard to keep it all straight. Here are some of the most often used phrases and terms you will hear…
Embedding A Twitter Feed On Your Website – Should You Do It?
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’ve been reading my blog, you know I am a fan of Twitter. Twitter is a great place to connect, share information, and build relationships. You have no doubt seen websites that have their Twitter feed embedded in their website, generally in the footer or sidebar. It’s fairly easy to do, but should you do it?…
10 Ways To Get More Twitter Retweets
Reading Time: 2 minutesDo you you remember this commercial? http://youtu.be/DKUZx1Nk4yY This is a perfect example of how Retweeting works. With over 280 million monthly active users, Twitter has become one of the main stages of the Social Media world. Of course, with over 500 million Tweets being sent every day, we need to do everything we can to ensure our…
A Handy Twitter Checklist
Working With Images In WordPress
5 Website Mistakes You May Be Making
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen building a website, every detail is important – from the content, to the images, to the placement of the various elements. Unfortunately, when launching a website, many things can be overlooked. With the proliferation of pre-made themes and DIY websites, many sites are being launched without thinking of how website elements work together, yet each having their own role.…
The Right Image For The Right Purpose
Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you ever been lazy when creating images for Social Media? I have. It’s all to easy to create a single image, and then spread it around your various social media networks, like it’s a “one size fits all” thing. But guess what? It isn’t. Every social media channel has a specific size image that…
10 Ways To Be More Productive When Working From Home
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany entrepreuners find themselves working from home these days, whether it be a solopreneur situation, working as a part of a virtual team, or managing employees from a home office. One of the dangers of working form home is being unproductive. There are distractions at home that we do not see in an traditional office environment – housework, interruptions from…
My Top Three Blogging Tools
Reading Time: 2 minutesDeciding on which application to use for your blogging can be a tough choice. Some people like writing their posts in Microsoft Word, Mac Pages, or some similiar word processing application. Others write in the platform they are using for their website – WordPress, Joomla, etc. I have shuffled around a lot between applications, tried lots, found…
Using Evernote To Control Your Newsletter Subscriptions
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you are anything like me, you are subscribed to countless newsletters and RSS feeds. And, like me, you may also have reports, updates, etc that are delivered to your inbox on a regular basis. All these emails not only fill up your inbox, but may also cause you to miss important emails, emails that…
Website Design – How Far We’ve Come
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe very first website was launched on August 6, 1991. It was developed by Tim Berners-Lee and ran on a NeXT computer at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN. It was a basic website that provided information about the World Wide Web project. This is what it looked like. Pretty basic stuff. Just text and some hyperlinks. Since then,…
How To Use Facebook Graph Search
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I gave you a handy Facebook Checklist to help you maximize the effectiveness of your Facebook Fan Page. One of the items on the list makes reference to using Facebook Graph Search to determine what type of content your Fans are interested in. Posting relevant content on your Fan page is even more important…
A Handy Facebook Checklist
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen learning something new, it is often helpful to have a checklist in order to ensure we don’t miss anything. In the case of applications, we often need to revisit them to keep up with changes and updates. Facebook is one such application. Rules change, layouts change, and profile settings change. To help you out,…
The Benefits Of Twitter Lists
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwitter lists are a very effective way of organizing the people that you follow, but it is an often underutilized feature. This article will explain what Twitter lists are, how to create them and why you should be using them. What are Twitter lists? A Twitter List is simply a collection, or group, of Twitter…
A Big Reason Why Your Website Should Be Mobile Friendly – Google!!
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe all know how important a website is to your business. That’s a given. And, in the last couple of years, the importance of having a mobile friendly website has increased drastically. There are lost of reasons for this. One of the main reasons is the simple fact that mobile usage has been exceeding desktop…