Why does my site say ‘insecure’?
Know you're paying for that SSL certificate but the address bar says otherwise? What should I do? First of all, you can troubleshoot to see if your certificate is in place properly here. If the certificate doesn't exist or is not installed correctly, contact your web developer for an immediate fix. Otherwise if it does register a valid SSL certificate, check for these 2 common areas: http to https redire...
Handy Online Tool | Has my email been hacked?
Email: a valuable currency Your email address is valuable for businesses competing for your attention. Email address are often the unique identifier for creating new accounts, and it's standard practice for websites to ask for your email address for subscription to their newsletter mailouts. Most people carry the same email address for a long period of time (especially personal accounts). It doesn't take long before your email address ...
Web developers valued most in AUS, NZ and US
The i-programmer's review of O'Reilly's 2016-17 stats show the average salary for web developers worldwide. It highlights countries that put most value on web developers according to the average salary they are provided. Read here. Having coded myself in the past years, i know how toiling it can be for a programmer or web developer. Particularly with the release of template web builders, it feels like they've been undervalued in recent ...
Website project cycle
New to the website scene? this post will help you understand the typical website project cycle and set the correct expectations on communication touch points. Note: this is a typical cycle for an agency, it may vary for a freelancer. This serves as an example only, you should always check the project lifecycle with your provider before jumping on board. The website project cycle The following milestones occur top down; Web design...
Is WordPress better than Squarespace?
This great article by wpmudev explains in detail which areas WordPress is better than Squarespace. The article is from a pro WordPress website so it naturally leans on favouring WordPress. The article is technically sound, however, whether WordPress is "better" than Squarespace is debatable, it all depends on what you expect from the website (shot term and long term). For example, if your requirement is for a simple information based ...
How many websites are on the internet?
Ever wonder how many websites are online? See the live counter and stats here! If you scroll down the page you can see what famous websites used to look like when it was first launched.(twitter, facebook, youtube etc) The growth of the digital space is infinite. We LOVE being in this space, bring on the years!!
Your email sending out spam? Here’s the fix
You wake up one morning, grab a coffee and check your emails to find your inbox is filled with bounce backs from people/places you've never heard of. To make matters worse you're getting contacted from your colleagues informing you're sending out direct spam! What do you do? This is a classic symptom of being a victim of email spoofing - basically someone has gained access to your inbox and/or account details and is sending out mass emails on ...
Handy Online Tool | Unsubscribe with ease.
Unroll.me is a great free online tool that detects all of the subscriptions associated with your email account. Once you log in with your email account it scans the account and give you an update: You can then use the options on the right hand side to quickly unsubscribe from accounts you can't even remember signing up to. Note/tip: After unsubscribing from around 5 entries the system will prompt you to share the tool on your ...
Handy Online Tool | Strong Password Generator
Ever get tired of thinking up "strong" passwords when creating new accounts? Sometimes if feels like you need a PHD in mathematics and linguistics just to open an account on some websites. The Strong Password Generator is a free handy tool that automatically generates complex passwords in a simple click. The default settings on the site covers what most signups require: minimum character count, use of upper case, lower case, numbers ...