In this part of our site, you'll find a collection of short articles on different aspects of business and IT. We hope you find some useful hints and tips!
How can I get higher up the Google rankings? This is a question that a lot of our customers ask, especially when they have just created a new website. They have googled themselves and been disappointed not to be ranked … Read More
Anyone with a contact form on their website has had to consider the issue of spam. A captcha field will stop some of the spam but can antagonise your potential customers. A honey trap is another option. Read how we created one for a WordPress plugin.… Read More
Why should I use social media? Most businesses now use social media as part of their marketing effort, but why use them and which should you use? The first thing to emphasise is that social media is just one arm of … Read More
A couple of events last week have led me to think about backup – and more specifically about recovery. It is easy to say “Yes, my machines are backed up” and even “Yes, I can recover files from the backup”. … Read More
Dragonflies provide a clue as to how to use Twitter for business In our garden we have a small pond. Over the last few years it has become home to a population of dragonflies. All through the year, you can see … Read More
Does your software have hidden functions? It seems as if every time I open an application nowadays, it comes up with a update to apply. This is particularly noticeable with Open Source packages – WordPress and associated plugins, FireFox etc. … Read More
Flower Fashion On Saturday I went to the RHS Malvern Spring Show, or Festival as it now called, and was hoping to take lots of pictures of different varieties on nepeta, our namesake flower. In the event, I only managed … Read More
Last week our very reliable email provider suffered a disk failure that left a very small percentage of their users without access to their mailboxes and unable to receive or send emails. I was one of those unlucky few and this … Read More
Ask yourself these questions? How often do you have to search hard on a web page to find the information you’re looking for? How often is the vital clue hidden down at the bottom of the page? How often is … Read More
Use of the internet on mobile devices has rocketed over the last couple of years. Google is taking notice of this trend and is adding a “mobile friendly” test to determine a site’s ranking in search results So, if your site is not mobile friendly it will end up lower in the search results.… Read More
Results from our Five Minute Healthcheck suggest indicate that most respondents do backup their computers at least once a month. Even better, they have successfully recovered data from the backup. Before putting a tick in the box and moving on, can … Read More
We asked about backup locations in our Five Minute Healthcheck. The responses suggest that specific backup devices (e.g. external hard drives or tape) are most popular while cloud storage wipes up most of the rest. Unfortunately very few take the precaution … Read More
