Not all of us have photographic talent. Creating your own photo images for your website, social updates, blog or presentations is HARD. When the budget is tight and buying photos and other graphics regularly means going without pudding, what can you do? The rise in free stock photo sites recently has provided us all with […]
Create Amazing Graphics With The Logo Creator (Drag n Drop Simple!)
It’s not often I enthuse about a product, especially graphics! I wanted to share this video showing you inside the Logo Creator and why I think it is the best thing since sliced bread. If you’re graphically challenged like me, you’ll love this nifty little piece of software. It can create far more than logos! […]
Quick and Easy Infographics
I was having a chat on Skype when the question came up, How do I create an Infographic? Not having a creative bone in my body, my first reaction was to hire a designer. That’s great if you want something swish and looking really good. In this case, some simple charts were needed, and preferably […]
Basic OnPage SEO Tips – The Image ALT Tag
Considering how long the image ALT tag has been around, it always surprises me how often it is neglected by web designers. If you want a Jan rant, ask me about web designers who then go on to offer SEO services but can’t get the basic onpage SEO elements in place… Needless to say, the […]
Resizing Images And Uploading To WordPress Using Simple Image Editors
Why is resizing images important? When you upload images to WordPress you do have the option to display the image in your post or page in different sizes. Resizing images before uploading is important because smaller images load faster. It helps with the load times of your website or blog, which in turn has an […]
Image Copyright – A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words?
Internet Image Copyright Confusion… Over the weekend, I was putting a website up for a client and had a friend popping in and out of Skype keeping me company as it got late (yes, I am that dedicated!) Every now and then I would ask him to load the site and comment. One of the […]