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The evil side of SEO

10th Jun 2010 | Posted by Rob in Site management

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is one of those things that has become tainted with snakeoil salesmen, scammers and rip off merchants. Every site owner wants their site to be found on search engines but falling foul to SEO scam artists is all too easy nowadays.... more

How to backup your Jshop database

23rd Apr 2010 | Posted by Rob in Content management Ecommerce Site management

Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that all your shop data had just disappeared and you had no backup, you'll have lost all your product and order information. Fortunately, backing up your data in Jshop is easy, here's how.... more

How to write good product descriptions

14th Feb 2010 | Posted by Rob in Site management

Informed customers are more likely to buy your product, yet many ecommerce sites fail to provide essential product information that clinches a sale. Here's a guide to producing good quality product information.... more

Planning a sites structure is important

7th Feb 2009 | Posted by Rob in Site management

Just recently I've been doing some sub-contracting work on new site, but due to poor planning by a graphics designer and the end customer it's very messy...... more

Finding a good domain name

31st Jan 2009 | Posted by Rob in Site management

These days all the decent domain names are already taken, but just how do you find a suitable one that's still available?... more

The value of business blogging

3rd Jan 2009 | Posted by Rob in Site management

Blogs can be a very useful marketing tool for any business, yet many companies don't exploit them to their full potential...... more

Google SEO Starter Guide

6th Dec 2008 | Posted by Rob in Site management

Google has published a useful guide that give site owners lots of tips and help to make their sites search engine friendly.... more

How to lose customers gracefully

16th Aug 2008 | Posted by Rob in Site management

It always frustrates me when some web designers/companies make it difficult for their customers to leave them. Customer "churn" is part of business life and, even though you may be on the losing side, it does you no favours to hinder them.... more

When to redesign your website

8th Mar 2008 | Posted by Rob in Site management

Is your site looking a little outdated? Maybe it's not working for you, or maybe you just want an exciting fresh new look. But just when should you give your site an overhaul?... more

The truth and lies of web site statistics

23rd Feb 2008 | Posted by Rob in Site management

If you hear someone claim their web site had one million hits last month that's not the full story, the term "hits" is essentially a useless measurement of web site performace.... more