I use the Divi WordPress theme designed by Elegant Themes on a lot of sites I design for clients. It is a a page builder theme - I usually explain it to clients as saying it is a bit like LEGO, you add blocks on top of each other to create the function and layout of...
Designing responsive websites has 2 sides to it, it means clients can have a site that works on all size screens and devices and Google will like this. But the downside is having to check and make changes for the all the different screen sizes. I mainly use the Divi...
Google is the most used search engine, and they also offer various services to get your site indexed and supported, therefor improving your search rankings. The main ones that are easy to set up are Google Search Console, Google Analytics and Google My Business ...
*****IN ORDER FOR THIS TUTORIAL TO WORK YOU NEED TO GET A SSL CERTIFICATE FOR YOUR DOMAIN**** For most sites you can get a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt. Most hosts off this easily through their cpanel. Ask you host how you can do this, if you can't see...
MailChimp is used by so many businesses for their mail outs, you will often see their logo at the bottom. It is free to use for up to 2,000 subscribers and 12,000 emails per month. It can be used in a few different ways, if you have a blog, you can set it up to...
I was asked to present at Britmums Live 2017 on, Do you need a redesign? You can download a copy of the presentation here If you've any questions please tweet me or email me
Last week CLEF announced that they are stopping supporting their product. I have used the CLEF Wordpress plugin on many sites, and recommended it to clients for an extra layer of security. It also made logging into multiple sites so much easier. I have been looking...
I started using a Bullet Journal in October 2016, life was busy, work was busy and I spent a lot of time with many thoughts buzzing around my head of things I needed to do in the house, stuff happening at school, and then work. The same as most people out there....
If you are worried about how much time your kids spend on their devices, or have concerns they sneak them up to bed with them. OurPact – Parental Control and Screen Time Management app is the perfect solution. OurPact is currently available for iPads, iPhones and...
If you have an accident and are alone the emergency services will often look at your phone to see if there is an ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact number. There are ways to add this to your phone so that it doesn’t need to be unlocked.
What are the benefits of doing this and how will it change your Instagram account? Having an Instagram Business account allows your viewers to contact you directly with a click. It ads a contact button on your profile and when clicked it shows an email /call / find...
I first read about Pokémon GO on twitter a few weeks ago before it was released in the UK. On the day it was released here I added the app to my iPhone and went outside to just test it (along with all the other parents who were just 'testing it for their kids') Just...
Some times you forget the core Wordpress settings are there, we get so used to coding or adding plugins and doing all the fancy things. A client wanted to limit the amount of comments showing on a post (it has 500+) causing the page to load slower and also the parts...
After the news that 123 reg had accidentally deleted some/lots/many (they haven't said how many) of their customers websites, it is a stark reminder that just letting your host do back ups is not the way to go. You should also do a back up of your site that you keep...
