Lets face it,( Not intended) most of us are on FaceBook. If theres one name in social media networks that's it. There have been numerous problems with security over the years and with security concern become more of an issue in peoples digital lives even small scale breaches or bugs with FaceBook will start to have a bigger effect on their brand.
2011 in review from a SEO perspectiveLast year was one in which they were a few big movements in the search engine optimisation world and closely related fields.
Good contentContent is what drives many websites. Users visit websites because of content. They have visited that site to find something out. That may be a technical question relating to an oil pipeline. It may be a medical question, it may they are looking to buy something.
Why mobile will and has moved so quicklyThis mobile web thing has moved very quickly. Its only really in the last year that designing for mobile has taken off at a huge speed. It was the first generation iPhone when many of realised what as even possible on a small device.
Social Media is often dismissed immediatelySocial media is seen as many as fluff, a fad, kids stuff and just a waste of time. First off that we agree that to some businesses its not worth a huge investment of time. But to have say an FaceBook business page that requires very little investment in time.
SteveWaking up to news that Steve Jobs had died today was a little upsetting. It wasnt out of the blue, many knew he had long term health problems and it was only last week he resigned as head chief.
ConferencesWe don't attend many conferences but after attending EEUK id thought id ask a common question about conferences. Was it worth going?
HobbiesHobbies and interests away from work are very important. You can probably tell this isnt going to be your usual web design journal entry.
DowntimeWebsites are now very important parts of many businesses. Us being web designers makes our own website very important. Not only do we look after our own but we have dozens of clients in which we look after their site.
Adwords – the basicsGoogle Adwords is where Google makes of its money, some estimates say over 90% of their income, a huge percentage and billions of pounds. Its absolutely massive but what is it?
The InternetThe net is a great place, certainly mainly but you get your downsides as you do with most things.
AccountantsAccountants are an integral part of any business. Medium and large businesses will have a team of them and even some small businesses may have a dedicated person or people in charge of the accounts. Businesses like 57DN hire an accountant in to do the books, normally yearly although we do have a few meetings throughout the year to see how things are going.
The Learning ExperienceLife is unquestionably a learning experience. People never stop learning, top footballers, the very top business people, the best mothers, the best joiners. There is always more to learn and the very best seem to strive to learn more. People like Warren Buffet who is older than most people read and love reading, they read to learn and learn not about their niches, but a vast variety of topics. Reading and learning are key to success.
Telephone answering servicesTelephone answering services are what they say they. If you are a small business the chances are you don't answer the phone all the time. You may have a secretary who does, but even they are not there all the time.
Google Local SEOGetting listed on Google Places, is very important these days. Google maps and their Places function has been taking over from traditional ways of advertising such as the Yellow Pages ( big thick book) and business listing thick books.
PayPal downfallsAnother major downfall of PayPal is that when you get money in your PayPal account you can sometimes not see your money for about six months if the decide that the transaction are potentially fraudulent.
The Pay Offs of University Courses in Design CareersMost of the graphic designing courses that are offered today well train the students, so as to enhance their capacity of handling different tools and techniques that are necessary for becoming a worthy designer in future.
Jack Dorsey’s return to TwitterWhen Dorsey left the twitter he created Square worked there as CEO where applications were use to convert a Smartphone to mobile cash register. When Jack Dorsey joined back Twitter the question was raised by many what will happen to the Square and the products offered by them but different sources has confirmed that Jack will also lead Square and will be joining back Twitter.
Influence of blogging on our lives.Day by day as human life is proceeding towards modernization, hustle and bustle in his life is also increasing. But advancement and technology is helping hand for us.
Effective tips for Blogging.Competition in blogging is pacing in comparison to the speed of jet plane. Day by day, effective beginners are spurring in the field of blogging. If a person wants to be a successful blogger he has to burn mid night oil and has to follow some tips such as
Effectiveness of SEOAs the access to the internet is increasing there is a need for the websites/web pages to be relevant in their content and index. People do not have spare time that they can roam through each website for their required results.
E-commerce and its related MythsThis term is used for any type of online business or commerce transaction that involves the transfer of information. The use of e-commerce is conducted in many spheres of lives such as in transfer of electronic funds, supplying chain management, online marketing, transaction processing on internet, interchanging of data electronically, intervention of management system and automatic collection of data. This wide spread use of e-commerce has tremendous influence on our lives.
Photography - basics - ISO, Zoom, AperturePlaying with camera is an art that cannot be performed skillfully by everyone. If you are in love with photography; then first thing that you should be familiar with is the usage of camera; either it be film or digital.
To design for IE6 at all then designing for IE6 in pragmatic termsIE6 still has a large share of the market or certainly a large enough share for it still to be considering in most every day projects for clients. If you are to design for it how far to you go getting it close to the agreed designs?