Videos can be a powerful tool in business websites, but all too often it’s used badly and without thought. Here are some things to consider before you use video on your website. Done badly, video has the power to annoy your website visitors and drive them away. Even at best the video may be ignored […]
These days many people’s first impression of your business is your website – and the number one question in their minds is: Can I trust you? In the absence of a face to talk to, all they have to go on is your website and how easy you make it for people to find what […]
There were big changes to the law covering online shops and consumer rights in 2014 – and many online shops are breaking the law and don’t know it. The new laws demand consumers get more information and rights than before, and for the first time imposed legal standards for online shops, and penalties for those […]
We just came back from WordCamp Europe, a gathering of more than 800 WordPress professionals from 51 countries. Most, if not all the countries of Europe were represented, with strong contingents from the Netherlands, the USA and of course, this year’s host nation, Bulgaria. Thankfully for us, proceedings were entirely in English. For those who […]
If you’re logging into your WordPress website for the first time in a while, you’ll notice things have changed. Here’s a quick guide to setting things up the way you need them. The old dashboard, where you ended up immediately after you log in, was looking a little tired, so it’s had some improvements as […]
If you spend any time looking around the web, the chances are you will have come across the latest craze that’s pretty much guaranteed to annoy – or at the very least confuse website visitors: Pop up light boxes, also known as interstitials. (more…)
FAQ pages are quite possibly one of the laziest crimes in website usability. If you have one on your site, you need to get rid of it. Here’s how. Frequently Asked Questions. This is traditionally the place that website owners dump the content they don’t know what to do with – or really can’t be […]
Outdated software is the number one reason WordPress sites get hacked, but if you don’t know much about WordPress, how can you tell if you’re up to date? There’s no need to track down your developer and ask, or go and look through code. All you have to do is visit the Sucuri website, type […]
If you have a website, chances are you get bombarded with emails from Search Engine Optimisation ‘specialists’ offering to get you onto page 1 of Google. But can they really help your site do better in web searches? We look at the truth behind the claims of the SEO email spammers. We thought we would […]
We’re only just back from a trip to the Netherlands for a European conference for people who work with WordPress – known in the community as a WordCamp. What did we learn? Well lots actually and we’ll be putting a lot of it into practice in the coming months, but for now we’re just going […]
