07Aug2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Networking
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Think Visibility – Decent Webby/SEO Conference Sep 09

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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23Jul2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Development
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Why I use Artisteer for creating WordPress Themes

This article is all about a template design tool called Artisteer. Artisteer is a essentially a design application that allows you to create your own great looking templates that can be used with Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress without needing any technical skills or needing to know how to use Photoshop or Dreamweaver. When you're creating lots of websites, coming up with unique designs all the time is hard work, particularly if you're not artistic. Artisteer comes with loads of ready-made elements which you can blend together to create a great looking and unique theme. So for plenty more compelling reasons why its worth using Artisteer, keep reading!

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16Jul2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Business Advice
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20+ Questions to ask yourself before creating a new Website

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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07Jul2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Development
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Disabling RSS Feeds in WordPress

Sometimes, if you're using Wordpress as a content management system (CMS), you don't want to enable RSS feeds. For example, if you're running a corporate website, an informational site, or any other kind of website that doesn't need to have RSS, then its worth disabling RSS on your Wordpress site. After some digging around, I've found some tricks that allow you to disable RSS feeds.

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24Jun2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Webmaster Humour
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Google wants to help you get laid, get pregnant and grow weed!

Every once in a while, Google does something a little odd. I was looking up information on "How to grow strawberries" as I have some in the garden that are almost ripe. I wanted tips on insect and bird control so that I get to eat them rather than allowing nature's creatures to beat me to it. As I was typing into Google, I got the following suggestions when I got as far as typing "How to g". These are the results I got:

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23Jun2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Social Media
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15+ Reasons why you will fail with Social Media and Marketing

Here are my collection of ideas and reasons why Social Media is so damn hard to master.

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23Jun2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Recommended Articles
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Recommended Articles: Email Tutorials, Entrepreneurs, WordPress Performance, SEO Best Practice and Blogging Tips

I read a great deal about SEO, blogging and small businesses every day. Here's a compilation of great articles that I've found recently that I encourage you to read. Topics include Email Tutorials, Entrepreneurs, Wordpress Performance, SEO Best Practice and Blogging Tips.

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15Jun2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Business Advice
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Getting the best from your Web Hosting Company

If you've got a website that you rely on for your business, having reliable uptime is pretty important. The vast majority of hosting companies are not proactive about ensuring their servers are in tip-top condition. That's understandable as being proactive is expensive. If a hosting company's costs are higher, they need to charge the customer more. Given that many customers choose hosting based on price, you can understand why a hosting company would decide not to invest in being proactive. The hosting company might therefore just react to problems instead. However, just because your hosting company is more reactive than proactive, it doesn't mean you need to go elsewhere.

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12Jun2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Events
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Running a website – All full up!

On 21st May, I ran a presentation on how to run a website. I only had space for an audience of 20, but I had over 45 people interested in attending! I filled up the 20 spaces I had available in just 3 days of advertising the event. Therefore I'm running the presentation again on 18th June. However, much to my surprise, the 2nd presentation was filled to capacity in just 12 hours of advertising it!

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09Jun2009
Author
Dan Harrison
Category
Events
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My Presentation on “Running a Website” – 18th June 2009

I shall be presenting on the topic of "Running a website (for business or pleasure)" at the IBM Hursley Clubhouse on 18th June 2009 (which is a repeat of the previous event on 21st May 2009). The event is sponsored by the British Computer Society (BCS), and so tickets are free to BCS and non-BCS members. Please note that this is a booking only event. Sorry, but the event is now fully booked!

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