Essential WordPress plug-ins for your business Increasingly small businesses are using WordPress, not as a blogging platform but as a CMS. Its easy to use, offers great free or low cost themes and excellent support so its no surprise that it continues to grow in...
Joomla vs. WordPress which is the best CMS for my business website?
Joomla vs. WordPress comparison It really is a golden age for any business who wants to build their own website or revamp an existing website that is failing to deliver. Any entrepreneur with some experience of a PC or Mac, time to spare and an ability to write...
Creating a website that attracts and keeps visitors
The single most critical factor for website success is attracting visitors and retaining those visitors. By building a web community around your site and using the correct keywords, you can quickly grow your gain online presence and rise up in the search engine...
How to increase the number of comments on your blog
Those of us that blog, whether for business or personally, we write them to prompt some sort of discussion. We post blogs in the hope that when it is read, a comment will be left. However, this is not always the case. Here are some tips on getting your blog read and...
Using Magento ecommerce to reduce selling costs and improve efficiency
When I first started working with clients on their websites, whenever one wanted an online shop my heart usually sank. Back then, even a comparatively simple database-driven ecommerce site was labour intensive for the developer, and therefore costly and ineffective...
Will websites as we know them still exist in five years or is social media the future?
Ask yourself a question: Should we say goodbye to the company website? More and more companies are jumping on the social media bandwagon and are using this platform to engage with existing customers as well as attracting potential new customers. Social media is seen...
Charity ecommerce: how Magento can do its bit for charity
Using Magento for charity ecommerce Its a competitive world especially, it seems, for charities and not-for-profits. With over 188,000 registered charities in the UK alone and a recession-hit economy, its getting more difficult to raise the much needed funds. Public...
Will ASA guidelines spell trouble for your website?
New regulations may spell trouble for your website? In the UK, from March 1st, new regulations come into force that will affect every commercial website and all corporate social media and might mean many businesses are in breach of stricter advertising regulations....
Blogging tips: Top ten tips for getting your Blog read - and reread
How to write a successful Blog that will get read - and reread Blogging can help you raise your business profile and lead to new customers and sales. However, according to the latest stats, there are over 175,000 new blogs created everyday. So if you are blogging or...
Business Blogging: when it comes to blogs do you have the F-factor?
How to write a successful Blog See how overcoming your fears can help you to Blog better Ive yet to meet anybody who ran their own business who hadnt got lots of opinions but ask them to write a blog and suddenly they have nothing to say! They may even understand...