WordPress Plugin Addiction is on the rise but what is it? What are the signs and symptoms? Let us explain…As a child, and even sometimes today with Apple or other technology, I had the affliction of ‘shiny new toy’ disease.Put simply, anything new dominated my attention for a few days/weeks/months and sometimes longer (but that was rare) and then, I’d discard said toy/technology in favour of whatever caught my eye next.Now, we at...
Interacting with Twitter hours and joining relevant conversations can be a great way to grow your business and set you apart as somebody worth listening to in your chosen arena. Twitter hour? What? What’s a Twitter Hour anyway? A Twitter hour is an event set up on Twitter that allows users to contribute by using a # (hashtag) to a conversation that is held at a specific date and time. The hashtag usually explains what...
You may have noticed that most website addresses start with https these days.This means that the site has an SSL certificate or Secure Sockets Layer, which means that data sent from the website and back again is encrypted and can’t be tampered with. You’re probably used to seeing this sort of thing when doing online banking or shopping on the web.So, aside from actually getting an SSL for your domain, which you definitely...
Over the years there’s been a rapid growth in offerings from the likes of Wix, GoDaddy and 1&1 that seemingly allow you to create a functioning website - all without a professional web designer.The web design process isn't as simple or as easy as they sometimes make it sound, if it’s done properly. Find out how it works with Dorset Tech - the Dorset Web Design experts.Some people think that web design is...
Welcome to a very special edition of SBS Reviews – the new weekly series where we highlight the products and services of fellow winners of the Theo Paphitis SBS Awards. This week it’s the turn of my Secret Santa!About Kokokelli Last month, an SBS winner Kelly Johnson kindly organised a Secret Santa with 32 SBS winning businesses participating. As luck would have it the postage label reveals that Kelly herself is my Secret Santa and...
Not every offer you see online or receive by email is genuine, nor are some of the prices as cheap as they appear. As we are gearing up to the Christmas shopping season, here’s some tips to keep you safe from scammers when shopping online, particularly on Black Friday. But first...