If you’re as interested in d’interweb as I am, and you have a vested interest in it (it pays my bills!), then you’re very likely to have some favourite blogs which you frequent on an ongoing basis. So, I thought i’d share some of mine! Here goes…
On 12.13.08, In General Musings, by Hugh
There have been many exchanges in the past on the topic of Google and SEO. Topics range from the best ways to build meta on each page, how to position header elements and how to create nice, static looking urls. One topic that is usually forgotten about, is server speed and the effect it can have [...]
On 12.08.08, In General Musings, by Hugh
I love Google Trends. Before I throw myself into anything web-based I usually use it for keyword research, and then go about planning whichever site it is i’m thinking of working on. In case you’ve never taken a peek before, Google Trends lets you search for keywords or keystrings, side by side, then compare search [...]
On 12.05.08, In Affiliate Marketing, by Hugh
I check in with most affiliate networks i’m a member of probably once a day - to view earnings, see whats selling (and from that, know what to keep pushing), and also to join new programs that might be of interest to me. Over the last week or two i’ve been amazed at the level [...]
I’ve mentioned a few times over the past while my increasing high regard for Drupal. It has come such a long way over the past couple of years, and you may not know it but you’ve probably stumbled across several Drupal powered sites in your travels. Here are just a few of the higher profile [...]
On 12.02.08, In General Musings, by Hugh
I previously had a bit of a rant about traders and how they can sometimes lose faith in great shares when the going gets bad. One that I particularly had issue with was the half price drop in the Google share price from within on year. Now, thankfully, the price seems to be recovering - [...]
On 12.02.08, In General Musings, by Hugh
I just got off the phone from a very, very interesting and entertaining customer satisfaction survey phone call - not. It was initiated on behalf of a service I use most days (I won’t get into specifics), and i’ve had a few problems with them in the past, so I said i’d oblige. My god [...]
On 12.02.08, In General Musings, by Hugh
The Apprentice has been going on for what seems like ages, but at this stage who will win? In fairness, the standard has been fairly poor throughout - in terms of overall entertainment value, the quality of the tasks, and the execution of tasks by the contestants. No offence to Bill Cullen (sure I even [...]
When planning a website, everyone has their own way of figuring out which content should go where. Loads of people use spreadsheets, others use downloadable and installable purpose built tools and - ashamedly - I’ve been using a good old piece of paper and pen for about ten years. After a while though, it can [...]
Unfortunately, more often than not, offline businesses think of having a website as a bit of an ‘extra’ that they don’t really need, but will get round to one day when they’re bothered doing it. The majority of businesses - when they do get their website sorted - put a half arsed effort into it, [...]