Web browsers are among the most frequently used software on any personal computer or device, yet they are often misunderstood. This video covers the basics of web browsers and explores features and tools that may be new to many users. It teaches: The concept of the browser as software that makes web pages easy to […]
Want to learn How to Double Your Email Open Rate? What is an open rate? Open rate is a measure of how many individuals on an e-mail list open (or view) a particular e-mail campaign. The open rate is usually expressed as a percentage, and we determine it as follows: Total emails opened divided by […]
There is a cool little thing that has been added to WordPress – snow! Now (well, after 1 December anyway) you can add snow to your WordPress site. Have a look in Settings->General in your admin menu. Scroll right now to the bottom. Do you see this? Yes? Cool. Tick it then click Save Changes […]
In brief, SEO means doing magic stuff both on and off your web site to get it found on Google. Click here to see a transcript of this video Click here to see this video in another language A couple of examples of great SEO The best way to explain something is to show some […]
One question I am often asked by beginner users of WordPress is What is the difference between a Page and a Post. A post is like a newspaper. They have a date, and appear (usually) with the latest one first. They should be used for information that might become outdated. A page, however, is for […]
WordPress is the world’s most popular publishing platforms: as of August 2011 it’s been used by 22 per cent of all new websites. It’s highly customisable, very easy to use and, probably the best part, it’s completely free. Because of its enormous popularity, there’s a wealth of WordPress tutorials online to help you get to […]
I wanted to write some instructions for beginners to WordPress to explain how to add a plugin. Note that this applies to self-hosted WordPress sites like those I build for my clients, not the free ones on WordPress.com. I figure I will be wanting to refer to this often, so I am making it a […]
A video to show you how to create and manage custom navigation menus in WordPress
Search engines have two major functions – crawling & building an index, and providing answers by calculating relevancy & serving results. Imagine the World Wide Web as a network of stops in a big city subway system. Each stop is its own unique document (usually a web page, but sometimes a PDF, JPG or other […]
Have you seen the SEOMoz Beginner’s Guide to SEO yet? If not, don’t stress – we will bring it here to you over the next few weeks, a bit at a time. Of course, you are strongly encouraged to go to their site and download the free PDF. Or just click here and you will […]