I recently came across wirenode.com a service which can take your site and make a mobile friendly version (with a .mobi extension) in minutes. Having a mobile version of your site is becoming more of a necessity, what with the rapid increase in the use of the web on mobile devices. My experience in using… Continue reading Wirenode mobile blogging
Category: Advice
The Survey For People Who Make Websites
Whether you code, design or even write, if you are involved in the creation of websites in any way then ‘A List Apart‘ want to hear from you. It’s time to fill in the annual survey as put out by the site to see how the industry we work in is shaping up and how… Continue reading The Survey For People Who Make Websites
WordPress 2.6 is here, oh and a quick holiday update!
WordPress today announced that version 2.6 of the popular blogging platform is now available to download, for free of course. This version comes more than a month earlier than expected and is packed with a fair few new features, including a post word count, new media functions, and the ability to view your blog with… Continue reading WordPress 2.6 is here, oh and a quick holiday update!
YouTube Tip
Just a quick little tip. In my spare time I more often than not find myself on YouTube checking out some videos, and today I figured I would share this handy hint for viewing YouTube content in a higher resolution. Just find any video on YouTube, and add the following code on to the end… Continue reading YouTube Tip
How To Be A Rockstar Freelancer
FreelanceSwitch is a blog I have been reading for quite some time, not only does it have some superb well written advice for freelancer’s it also has many an article written by one of my favorite bloggers, Skellie. FreelanceSwitch have a book published, both in e-book and paperback format which covers how to get going… Continue reading How To Be A Rockstar Freelancer
Facebook Advertising
I recently posted about my domain, gtafour.co.uk and the plans to advertise it via Facebook. Due to me having doubts as to the viability of Facebook as an advertising platform and me having read mixed results on other blogs, I approached trying Facebook as more of an experiment, testing the water to see what results… Continue reading Facebook Advertising
Internet Explorer Issues At A Glance
Back in December I posted about browser compatibility issues and how they render, and more importantly how to take a look at your site in a number of sites really easily. Now the importance of having your site display properly across all major browsers is of the utmost importance, but getting it correct for the… Continue reading Internet Explorer Issues At A Glance
Finding Fonts Online
When designing choosing the right font can be crucially important, it can help obtain the right look and solidify your brand (if that’s the case); so it’s defiantly worth taking the time out to find the right font for your work. Wikipedia defines typography as: Typography is the art and techniques of type design, modifying… Continue reading Finding Fonts Online
Installing Gravatar support on your blog
Last month I posted about how you should have a gravatar, a gravatar is an avatar system which will display a chosen avatar whenever you post a comment on a blog with gravatar support. So if you are a blog owner and would like to add support for these avatars then just follow this simple… Continue reading Installing Gravatar support on your blog
Promote your RSS feed for free!
As a blogger or website owner no doubt you will have an RSS feed (like mine) which you want to promote. If so you may want to continue reading, as in this post below is a list of 10 websites that will help promote your RSS feed for free, and all you have to do… Continue reading Promote your RSS feed for free!