Without a doubt, using images on your website is a good thing. There are people who just want text, facts and figures but then there are people like myself, who enjoy the visual representation of things. Using an image can enhance the user experience of your content and should be used. However, accordingly to Google, images […]
Mobile First – So Says Google
Back in November, Google has announced that they were experimenting with making their website search index mobile-first. This is a response to the fact that the majority of web searches are now conducted via mobile devices and that many mobile sites display less content than the a full desktop site. The fact that content differs […]
Mailchimp Makes Automation Tools Available To All
Mailchimp has made their automation tools available to all Mailchimp users. This is a fantastic step for businesses that are still using the Free Mailchimp service. You can read the Mailchimp announcement here. Why is automation important? I think the ‘backstory’ for the announcement says a lot: At MailChimp, our mission has always been to help […]
Protecting Your Website Against Hackers
Let’s face it. When you have a website, there are those out there who will try to hack it. Why? Sometimes the purpose is malicious and sometimes, the purpose is ‘just because they can’. Whatever the reason, the outcome is always annoying and often detrimental to your business. One of the most ‘hacks’ we see are […]
Will Your Site Be Marked As Insecure?
Back in October 2016, Google announced that Chrome 56 would mark non-secure pages containing password and credit card input fields as Not Secure in the URL bar. This is a good thing – it means that pages where sensitive information is shared – usernames, passwords, credit card details that aren’t using an end to end encryption […]
Gamify Your Membership Site
In doing some work for a new website recently, I was asked about a way to award points for interacting with the site. My client had looked at the MyCred WordPress Plugin and, I have to say, it’s pretty damn good.
Ransom Ware: Protect Yourself
Ransom ware is dreadful stuff. Ransom wear is a virus (basically) that encrypts the contents of your computer. The hackers then request money to unlock it. When I say ‘the contents of your computer’, it is highly possible that it will operate across your computers harddrive, any attached drives (USBs, portable drives etc) and networked […]
Unsolicited Commercial Email And Your Business Obligations
With Canada introducing their new anti spam law (CASL), I thought it would be worthwhile reviewing what a business needs to be aware of when using Email Marketing. Spam Spam, whilst it is a lunch meat, tends to be used as a catch all phrase that means unwanted or junk email or messages that are unwanted (think […]
Images: Can I Use This Image
Images are an integral and very important part of any website. Images help set the look and feel of the site; as well as being a great way to deliver information to your readers. One of the questions I’m often asked is “can I use this image?” The answer is quite simple – you can […]
