Wordpress 3.0 video
It is here and live. The brand new Wordpress 3.o is available now. Take a look at this video overview from wordpress.tv. It covers the basics of the new design and functionality.
Wordpress MU integration
If you are not familiar. A few years ago some good folks at Wordpress.com decided to make their version of wordpress multi-site available to the wider community. This provided a chance for the rest of us to develop multiple sites/blogs under one installation. Now this functunality was truely amazing.
Purchase a Theme Template?
Should you be concerned that your website designer is looking to use a Theme for your website design build? Are they not charging you over-the-odds for something that is already done? Are they all just cowboys? This post was inspired by a Boards.ie thread that I was reading today. What it comes down to is the difficulties clients have in understanding just what web designers are doing.
Websites are now built typically more and more on CMS (Content Management Systems). These systems allow for content to be subdivided in particular ways that enable a client and website designer to change and manipulate the content with more flexibility. The CMS system is a framework that the information sits on and passes through to the user (viewer of the website). Because these CMS frameworks are highly flexible we are able to use them for all sorts of different types of websites. Examples of these are Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, Simple CMS, etc. The benefits of using these frameworks is immense …so y0u can read more about that somewhere else.
Meta tags, Search Engines Optimisation, and Google.
Ok, If your website guy, friend, brother, cousin, or who ever else you might know is still talking about Meta tags as important SEO (search engine optimisation) Then give them a slap on the head for me….and tell them to start paying attention.
Matt Cutts says it in plain english…
What does Google Want?
Answer: Good Content !
Stop buying into these bogus SEO con men and just put your time and energy into good content on your website and good coding. If you use Wordpress, Joomla, or Drupal….you shouldn’t need to worry too much about this last one. Just sit down at your computer and put some time into giving your audience entertaining and informative content on your subject of choice.
Why would I need a Managed Website Service?
May 28, 2010
Are clients are of all levels of financial means. Some are just starting out with a business card style website and others are on the other end with fully managed websites and e commerce solutions. The costs vary considerably but one question that always arises in my conversations is “Do I really need a managed website service?”
Managed website services with Freeman Contingent normally range in the 350 – 1000 euro (per year) range depending on how many websites and what it takes to manage the site(s). Most of the time people thing – but I can get a hosting package for 60 euro a year – why would I pay 300 euro or more? Well, here are a few reasons why…..
1. Got Hacked Lately? – We see people regularly getting hacked – some are clients and some are not. The real question you have to ask yourself is – how bad does this reflect on your business and how quickly can I get this resolved.
- a. The answer to this depends on whether you have been backing up your website, is the backup clean or infected, and do I know/ have the time to solve this problem. The most critical question then comes – how do I prevent it happening again?
How to upgrade your wordpress website
Upgrading your wordpress website is probably one of the most important things to do as a website owner. If you read our blog and see how many times I talk about security and updating your website, you will know this off the top of your head. At our last Working Together Day – we talked a lot about DIY websites and DIY website design. One of the difficult things to know when your are a DIY designer is just how to do certain things properly. One of those things to know – inside and out – is how to backup your website. So here we go…..
Backing up your Computer Files
Freakin Awesome!!
This post comes directly from our Working Together Day on May 8th. It was a great success and so we are going to have a few posts to keep up the good feedback.
Location Matters in Google Search
As you may have seen recently we have been on a kick regarding the use of Google Maps and being conscious of local search result. And just to re-enforce the concept I am including a video by Matt Cutts Google’s main man for explaining Search Engine Optimisation to the rest of us.
Get Your Free Listing
Join us on Facebook and the first 25 people will get a Free Business Listing on Google Maps. We’ve linked our new Facebook page to our Blog and twitter accounts. And now we want you to join us there. So if you Click our “Like” Button and you are one of the first then you will get a free Google Business Listing.
Click the “Like” Button on our Facebook Page
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Saturday May 8th 2010
All are welcome to come along or join us online for our first “Working Together Day”. To give you a little background on where this all came from I will give you a quick history lesson. When we first started we got a lot of feed back from Clients regarding different subjects. Read the rest of this entry »
Get Emails on your iPhone Guide
So you just bought a cool iphone and now you want your email on your phone. No problem, Here is a step-by-step video on how to setup your iphone to get your Google apps email on your phone. Make sure to take your time and do everything it asks….and presto! Emails, Yes.