To new and old webmasters starting a web business: These five basics will help you get your internet business off to a great start – and possibly make improvements to your existing one. (more…)

This simple test will tell you if a domain name you’re considering is going to be effective.

It’s getting more and more difficult to find a good .com domain name. Pretty well every word in the dictionary has already been dot-commed. So a lot of people (including some highly paid consultants who should know better) are coming up with some really stupid ones.

Because they just don’t think. (more…)

Many websites only show their contact details on a special contact page.
This is a mistake that could be costing you business.

Many people use the internet for research, and print out WEB pages for later reference.
If your contact details are not on this page, (more…)

How Many Home Pages are there on your website?

The old concept of having a main home page, and then links to many other subsidiary pages to find what you want was the traditional way of building a website.

So if someone was searching for “ferrets as pets”, they would arrive at the top level of a website about ferrets. They would then search through several layers of menus – to eventually find a page about having ferrets as pets. (more…)

Essential Reading for EVERY website owner.

Your domain name is your most important business asset on the internet.

And can be one of the most vulnerable.

Lose control of it, and you’ve lost your online business. (more…)

Google has just released a guide that tells you what to do if you want to improve the chances of people finding your website.

Almost Everyone these days has a story to tell (or an E-Book to sell) about "How to optimise your site for the search engines".
Unless you know what you are doing, it can be a waste of time – or even harmful – to blindly follow advice which could be outdated or harmful.

A very good basic guide to what you should be doing to your web pages to make them rank higher in search engines has just been released by Google. (more…)

Many people don’t realise that a website is made up of several things that are joined together, and a friend said that it was all too complicated for normal people to comprehend.
So, rising to the challenge, I created this video – my first.

I’d appreciate any feedback, and suggestions for improvement.

Is Your Site Listed on Google?
Go to the main google search page at www.google.com

In the search box, type in site:yourdomainname.com (more…)

Who is visiting your website, and how did they get there?
Many people ask me about putting "Hit counters" on their site.
These things are a relic of the early days of the internet, and provide no meaningful information to you.
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How to Set Up a Small Business Website Quickly and Easily with WordPress.

If you’re bogged down with all the hassles involved in setting up web pages on a traditional website, give WordPress a try.

This "Internet Bloke" website was ready to use in about a couple of hours – and that included adding some content as well. (more…)