Search engine rankings are not set in stone and are constantly shifting as your site and your competitors’ sites are analysed and ranked by the search engines.
Going up the rankings can be exciting and rewarding and there are plenty of guides on how to do that, but what do you do when you start to fall, and fall, and fall, and fall, and fall…? Read more…
I spotted the following ‘valuable’ piece of advice from a web designer based in Northern Ireland (via Twitter) and it’s a lesson worth learning…
OK, so you’ve thought about a fantastic name for your company and it’s time to purchase your website domain. Before you hit the purchase button, it’s always a good idea to run your decisions past someone else.
Why? Because, by shortening two words or more by simply removing the spaces in your business name, your domain name could attract an unwanted audience. Read more…
One of the best things I like about blogging is being able to write about anything, at anytime, from (almost) anywhere.
Today, January 6th 2010, the UK has been gripped by ’snow fever’. The main TV news, tabloids, social media networks, everything and everybody has had just the one subject to talk about – snow!
The image accompanying this article is of my koi pond and garden, taken with my Nokia N95 mobile phone at 8.00am. Looks pretty doesn’t it? Read more…
You would be amazed how many professional bloggers there are out in the blogosphere.
There are literally thousands of guys (and gals) making a small fortune from their blogs, and in some cases a big fortune!
How do they do it?
There are many ways: Google adspace, affiliate schemes, advertising, product sales and more. They make it look easy to rake in a lot of cash, but if it was so easy everyone would be doing it!
Now I’m not a pro blogger. It takes time and hard work to make a full-time income from blogging and, frankly, I don’t have the time. However, I do make a small income from this blog (around £100 a month) and you can from yours too.
Like it or not, Christmas is less than 8 weeks away! Is your website or blog ready to make the most of the festive season?
We have 18 tools and resources to help you give your site a Yuletide boost.
Have fun!
Are you considering the ‘full fat’ version of WordPress for your blogging platform?
Regular readers of Blogging Crew know we are evangelical about using WordPress. Frankly, we love it! However, although downloading the core files is pretty easy, setting up everything else can be a little daunting, and more than a little time consuming when all you really want to do is start writing!
Thankfully, Davco Media can take all of that hassle away from you. They are now offering a new service, which includes hosting, installation and setting up WordPress for you.
The cost of the package is only £24.50. That’s a special offer price until December 31st as it usually costs £39. It really is a brilliant offer!
You can find more information about the package here and let Davco Media set up your WordPress blog in no time.
Lists are always popular with bloggers, so it’s time for another one! 
Following on from our “25 WordPress plug-ins” post here’s another 10 for you to take a look at: Read more…
WordPress specialists Davco Media are holding a one-day training course in Milton Keynes on Wednesday, February 3rd.
This course, costing £175, is perfect for those looking to master the basics of WordPress within the minimum amount of time and expense.
Delegates attending this course will have a WordPress website up and running by the end of the day.
You will find more information, including a full itinerary, here.
With hundreds (if not thousands) of plug-ins for WordPress to choose from, and going through them all is really hard work!
After a trawl through them, these plug-ins could provide your WordPress powered website with the added functionality to make it even better.
Take a look at these selections: Read more…
I came across a free Wordpress theme today I really like the look of.
Intaglio is one of the first free premium wordpress themes from FlyThemes.
It features excellent graphics with plenty of tools and options to back it up, including integrated flickr, twitter, gravatars and feedburner.
All of these features are editable from the theme’s options page.
I really like the ‘classy’ 2-column layout and the widgetized sidebars. Itaglio definitely gets a thumbs up from me! Read more…
