When I review people's websites as part of my website mentoring service, I seem to come across certain problems time and time again. So I've compiled all of the commonly made mistakes into a single article. I bet that most of you are making at least 1 mistake on this list!
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I'm speaking on behalf of BCS Dorset on Thursday 22nd October, I'm talking about The basics of Creating and Running a Website. The event is completely free, but you need you book a place as there are limited spaces available. The event is open to all, regardless if you're a BCS member or not.
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If you're looking to create a website, here are a few tips that are strongly recommended to help you get off to a great start. This page is frequently updated, so do bookmark it!
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I've recently launched a platform called BlogSynergy which allows you to find host blogs who are looking for guest bloggers, in addition to allowing you to advertise your blog to look for guest writers. I was a fan of guest blogging long before I created BlogSynergy, and the platform is designed to make it as easy as possible to get involved with guest blogging. In this article, I give a concrete example of what guest blogging is about, followed by 10 great reasons why you should be guest blogging.
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Yup, at the weekend, the DanHarrison.co.uk site was compromised by an Algerian 'hacking' team. However, despite good security practices, the site still got hacked. I followed the most basic rules, such as keeping all plugins and the main Wordpress install up-to-date, as well as strong passwords. And I still got hacked.
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This week I'm doing a quick review of About Loft Conversions by John Essex. John approached me having seen the review I did for Tenbank.net. Here's what John had to say: If you get the time I would really appreciate you taking a look at http://www.aboutloftconversions.co.uk - I'm running out of ideas and its been stuck in the same position on google for ages (keyword is loft conversions). I've varied the KW on the anchor text, but mainly use "loft conversions" . Do you think the site is good enough to try putting a link in wikipedia? I've submitted to DMOZ, but wether it will get accepted, your guess is as good as mine! I've run out of ideas for on site stuff (other than adding more content) and all I can think of now is to work on getting some more backlinks, ideally from loft conversion websites, but these are hard to come by as most of these loft conversion companies have little interest in web based stuff. -- John Essex
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This is the first in a series of quick website reviews that contain between 5 and 10 design and search engine optimisation (SEO) tips to improve a website. These quick reviews are designed to help identify tweaks and adjustments that you can make to your website to improve the experience for your visitors, and consequently boost sales via your website. Today I'm reviewing tenbank, which is a website for a consultancy and business advisory service.
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Update: Sorry, but I am not currently doing website reviews at this point in time.. Free Reviews - Quick Reviews If you would like me to review your website, please contact me. I don't charge for giving for the quick reviews, but they are time consuming, so I am not always able to do a free review. My main job as a website mentor does come first. All free reviews are published on my blog for others to read. Paid Reviews - Full Website Healthcheck Service If you would prefer to pay for a very detailed review, please take a look at my Full Website Healthcheck Service for just £50. The healthcheck includes: At least 20 different tips and tricks for improving your website. Feedback on design, usability, search engine optimisations, layout, linking structure, and
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I'm a big fan of networking, although I'm still learning how to get the best from it. I went to a new webmaster/affiliate/SEO/web stuff conference called Think Visibility in March 2009. I got to meet some people I had heard of online, such as @AlCarlton from Self Made Minds. I had a great time, and I learnt a great deal about how I could improve my earnings with affiliate marketing (my affiliate earnings have increased around 300% as a direct result of the advice I received at the conference). Here's the good news, Think Visibility is back on 12th September 2009! In case you wondered, it is in Leeds, but its well worth the trip. I'm personally staying at a hotel that weekend as I'm traveling from Southampton. There are still some tickets available at the moment, so I recommend you sign up!
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If you're thinking of starting any kind of website, or you're working with a client to create a new website, here are some questions to ask to help discover the goals of the new site. These questions are intentionally probing, teasing out how the website should look, and how the website should focus on the visitors.
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