Tag Archives: success

Check email delivery

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Brian

If customers are leaving you a message on your website then you want to know that the messages are getting safely to your in box. Particularly if you are using a plug-in to give you a nice contacts page. Checking … Continue reading →

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Take independent backups and verify them

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Brian

Always have a tested backup -Murphy’s law says “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong” and in the world of backups this means that when you need it you will find something wrong with it. This article is part of … Continue reading →

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When to use Categories and Tags in WordPress

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Brian

A client recently asked me to explain Tags and Categories for WordPress. It is something that often comes up and the answer is ‘it depends’, as is the answer to many IT questions. It depends on your intention and what … Continue reading →

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Webmaster Tools for Bing and Google

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Brian

As a Webmaster (or someone who has a website managed for you) you should make sure you are getting as much value from your hard work as you can. Both Google and Bing offer free tools designed to help you … Continue reading →

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Claim your on-line identity

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Brian

If you’re serious about having an on line identity for your business then it makes sense to claim your user name or brand so that it is available for you when you are ready. I missed doing this years ago … Continue reading →

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Plan to succeed, eat the frog first

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Brian

I attended a really good seminar today on Self Employment and as a throw away line the speaker asked us to change one thing in our day and ‘Eat the Frog First!’ “What on earth does that mean?”, I hear … Continue reading →

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How much do you love what you are doing?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Brian

I saw a TED presentation today and one quote really struck me, Carol Coletta is quoted as saying, “I would pay someone to do what I do” I’ve often heard this from the negative perspective where you would pay to … Continue reading →

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