Web consultancy & creation
I’m a big WordPress fan but, as with any software, sometimes things go wrong.
If you can afford a developer, no problem – they can troubleshoot for you. Perhaps an online search will provide answers. Or maybe you can just roll back to a recent …
Read more >> Troubleshooting WordPress: A Beginners’ Guide
People are sometimes surprised to find that, despite my day job, I also love knitting and crochet.
Perhaps it’s because coding is often seen as the preserve of long-haired teenagers with death metal T-shirts, while knitting is for little old …
Read more >> Why Coding is like Crochet
At this time of year, many people stop to take a look back at the previous year and to plan for the year ahead. So, with my work hat on, here goes...
What I've achieved in 2016:
I've launched five new websites, and have another one ready to …
Read more >> Review of 2016
What is website encryption?
Webscape encryption makes sure that messages sent between your website and the people using it can't be read by anyone (or anything) else.
If you enter any data on a website, like your name or email address, that sends …
Read more >> Website Encryption: Why it’s Time to Get Secure
The other day, someone asked me: "What is web hosting?"
I love trying to de-mystify web jargon so I thought I'd share my - very simplified - answer, in case it's useful to anyone else.
A website is made up of a bunch of files and often a …
Read more >> What is web hosting?
When one of my favourite bloggers, Carrie Dils, invited readers to review 2015 and post their goals for 2016, I couldn't resist taking up the challenge.
What I've achieved in 2015
Launched (or re-launched) five websites, including two …
Read more >> Thank you 2015, helloooo 2016!
Recently, I had one of my toughest ever design presentations.
I’d created some design concepts for a local primary school website and was slightly taken aback when the head teacher asked if I could present them to the 'school council', made up of …
Read more >> What Schoolchildren Taught Me About Presenting Designs
Ever clicked one of those ‘I accept the Terms and Conditions’ boxes without actually reading the Terms first?
Unless you’re a lawyer, the answer is probably yes.
It's hardly surprising. In a 2008 study, researchers estimated that if you …
Read more >> How to Write Good Terms and Conditions
If you’ve got a website, you want people to visit it. You also want them to do something specific when they get there: maybe buy something, read something, get in touch, or just browse around a bit and enjoy it. Bounce rate can help you find out …
Read more >> What is Bounce Rate
(and how can I improve it)?
Nowadays, everyone with a website knows about SEO. Don't they?
In practice, I often find most people know it’s something they 'ought to have' but have very different ideas about what it actually is. …
Read more >> Jargon Buster: What is SEO?
Web development is full of jargon, although I do my best to avoid using it! This is the first in a series of posts which will explain common web development terms and what they mean. …
Read more >> Jargon buster: What’s a CMS?
Have you ever looked at a website and squinted to read it?
Recently I've carried out a number of website reviews and each time I've met the same problem: the text is hard to read. Not because it was hard to understand, but because the letters …
Read more >> The secrets of readable text