More Firefox Extentions
I have written before about Firefox. It’s my browser of choice and one of the reasons is that because it’s open source there are many other developers who are making cool plugins for it. Today I was reading a post by Mitch Joel called “Firefox Extensions That Make Me A Better Marketer” on his site […]
How Long To Register Your Domain Name
One of the first things that you do when starting a website is to register your domain name. I had more than one of my customers ask me “should I sign up for one year or more?” I have always believed that because that information is public and freely available that it would make sense […]
How Often Should I Post To My Blog?
I like to read several blogging forums and one of the things that keep showing up in all of them as well as questions from my customers is “How Often Should I Post To My Blog?” I like to post five or six times a week if I can and several folks have suggested that […]
Free Photos For Your Site
Many times my customers are looking for good photos that they can use on their site and there are several good sources of pictures that they can buy. Recently I found a nice free collection of public domain photographs (government sources) on a wide variety of subjects posted on Flickr. It appears the the images […]
Getting People To Post To Your Blog
I have been writing this blog for about a year and a half now. One of the thing that almost every blogger hopes for when they start one is that they will inspire visitors to comment on their posts. I do get a few relevant comments on this blog, but I am always looking for […]
What Can I Do With Free Google Tools?
One great thing about using Google products on your site is that they give you some wonderful free tools to manage your account. It’s pretty easy to log into your account and look at how many “clicks” that your site has received today or how many you have paid for. Unfortunately most site owners and […]
Your Own Website – Where To Start?
I have a section of my website called “Starting your own website”. One of the things that I believe is that freely sharing information is one of the best ways to succeed in almost any online venture. So I made a tutorial on how anyone can make their own site and host if for less […]
More Color Pallets From Nature
I have written before about COLOURlovers and how when you are looking for new company colors or new colors for your site that nature can be one of the best sources of combinations to use. They have another fine post about color combinations called “Color in Science: Microscopic Photographs”. If you are looking for some […]
The Best Free Open Source Tools
I had lunch with a friend the other day. He is a graphic artist and like me mostly worked for other companies. He has been in business for himself only a couple of years. I was explaining my love of free open source software to him. I had my computer with me and I showed […]
Some Random Thoughts on a Thursday
I tried to email someone the other day and I got a reply that before my mail would be delivered I had to go to a website and fill out a captcha to prove that I’m a real human who wants to contact them. I almost left the page, but I filled it out and […]
