WordPress 3.6 was released on Thursday 1st August and chomping at the bit, I put aside some time to upgrade my sites on Friday morning. Hostgator problems put a spanner in the works… On 2nd August, several Endurance International Group (EIG) owned hosting companies died a death with a total unexpected outage. That included popular […]
WordPress 3.5 Now Available – How To Upgrade To WordPress 3.5
WordPress 3.5 is here and it’s time to upgrade again. With any major release, there are bound to be glitches with themes and plugins along the way. Known WordPress upgrade issues can be found on this post over at wordpress.org How To Upgrade To WordPress 3.5 I’m going to outline how I upgrade clients and […]
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 […]
Top 3 Free WordPress Backup Plugins – Back Up Your WordPress Site Today
Is backing up your WordPress website a scary thought? Backing up doesn’t need to be complicated, here are three free WordPress backup plugins that help. My Top 3 Free WordPress Backup Plugins I’ve used these three plugins on various WordPress websites of my own, and currently have all three installed here on MLBO. A tad […]
What Have You Done To Promote Your Business Online This Week?
Now there’s an interesting question… What have you done to promote your business online? I don’t mean just saying you have a website or a Facebook page. What have you actually done – what actions have you taken to get the word out about your business? Be truthful! You see, having a website, Facebook page […]
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 […]