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Blogging is Dead. Long Live the Blog…

‘Is blogging dead?’ is a question that has been fairly consistantly asked pretty much since people started blogging, but here it is again - this time kicked off by prominent blogger Jason Calacanis when he quit blogging in favour of sending out an email newsletter.
In his first email newsletter he asks ‘is blogging dead?’ [...]

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Web Design Cork: SEO update II

The proof is in the pudding when it comes to SEO work, and the web stats for this site show that the phrase that currently brings the most visitors is ‘Web Design Cork’.

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Web Design Cork: SEO update…

An quick update on how this site is performing for a specific keyphrase. Improvements in search engine rankings and how they were achieved. More updates to come as the site climbs the rankings :)

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What width should your website design be?

Designing for the web can be a tricky business, because visitors to a web page arrive via different devices and browsers with a huge variety of different settings. So how should you present your website so it looks well to as many people as possible?

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RSS and helping people subscribe to your blog…

Sometimes, working constantly with a computer, I forget that terms like ‘RSS feed’ can be double dutch to others. Recently reminded of that fact, I set out to make subscribing to my blog easier…

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How to Be Creative…

Hugh Macleod, well known cartoonist, blogger and marketing strategist, landed a book deal based on his material on ‘How to be Creative’. His own summary of his work is great advice for anyone…

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WordPress - Improve SEO and user experience: 10 Useful Tips…

A list of ten things that improve the performance, search engine optimisation, and the user experience of a WordPress blog. Lovingly compiled from years of experience in tweaking WordPress blogs!

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Twitter: who, and what, is it good for?

Having used Twitter for a couple of months now, here are my initial thoughts on the application and what it can be (and is being) used for.

Read on to understand a little bit about Twitter and how I use it…

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Advice on Weathering a Blogstorm…

Being involved in the blogging community can be a wonderful experience, often with support and encouragement from fellow bloggers making for a very positive affair.

However, there is the chance that you will suddenly find yourself thrown into the deep end of a much more negative experience - something called a ‘blogstorm’…

It’s not a nice experience and can be quite stressful and worrying to someone trying to build an online brand. Read on for some tips on how to weather the blogstorm…

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Link Building and Directories…

Link building is crucially important for any site that wants to perform well in the search engines. But how do you get started? One easy way to garner a few links is to submit your site to some directories. Read on for a list of free directories you could submit to…

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