Manage my website
January is a season of change for many businesses. We've been receiving many enquiries for taking over the management of a website. As such here are some points to keep in mind if you'd like us to take charge of your website. Please make sure you are able to provide a login (username / password) with administrative permissions. This will ensure we're not faced with limitations in fulfilling your change requests. Have your cPanel ...
Handy Online Tool | Generate Dummy Images
This great little gem lets you generate dynamic dummy images online. It allows you to control the size, background colour, text colour, text and the format of the image (jpg, png etc). It's also documented very nicely so if you follow the page it's very intuitive to use. Great for wire framing/ prototyping and filling areas where no images are available. e.g. if you've been given a set dimension for an ad or a banner you can ...
Bandwidth Guide
Bandwidth is the traffic received to your website. If you've had notification about a bandwidth limit it's something to take seriously as if bandwidth limits are exceeded it can result with your site going down. This post will assume you have access to your CPanel. (If not make sure you do before reading on). Login to CPanel and find the 'Bandwidth' menu. Once there you can see the different sections that are receiving traffic on your ...
Diskspace Guide
This is a guide on how & where to check your diskspace as well as tips on optimising your diskspace. This guide assumes you have access to your CPanel details, if not please contact the person hosting your website and obtain the login information. Logging in to CPanel Access your cpanel. (usually typing in '/cpanel' after your URL works fine) Once logged in you should see a dashboard with many different options, similar to ...
Handy Online Tool | Is it hacked??
Ever receive "security" emails in the inbox and wonder if they're legitimate? Particularly if they have the keyword 'hacked' in them it gets your attention pretty quickly. Often it's spam trying to phish information or trying to get you to buy into software/programs you don't need. When in doubt, DONT click on any links within the email, first check this handy free online tool Is It Hacked? The tool is field tested, simple to use and ...
Web Speak (Top 5) How many do you know?
Starting a new website project? No matter what platform you choose there are some general web speak (or tech terms) you should be familiar with to ensure you have a smooth experience. Here are the top 5 most asked about terms and phrases (at the time of writing): FTP/Cpanel This is a hosting related term. The FTP (file transfer protocol) is a set number of details that help you access your website files using a FTP program (such ...
Domain Parking | What and when to use it.
Domain Parking Domain parking is when you have registered multiple domains and wish to keep them aside (or on hold) until you are ready to use them. When to park? When you've registered a domain but not yet ready to use it with a website/email etc. Once you park your domain it will direct the user to a default web page depending on where your domain DNS is pointing to. What can you do when you park your domain? One good example is using ...
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Most searched for #Rio2016
Find out what people have been searching during the Rio Olympic games 2016 via Google Sarch Trends : goo.gl/ap5UWX Who knew Racewalking was so popular!