Random rants and miscellaneous mewsings on nothing, the internet, culture, food, cats and life in a foreign country … in three languages; English, Spanish and Rubbish.
New here? If you’d like to be notified of new content, simply subscribe to my RSS feed or sign up for email alerts. Thanks for visiting!Not too long ago, I read somewhere that coffee had finally taken over from tea as the beverage of choice in the UK, now, it seems, according to this […]
Although the end results of this bout of creative cooking were to be eaten by two, not one, Sally Parrott Ashbrook reminisces to when she was a single girl and lists some excellent tips about key ingredients that make simple meals, that feel fancy. She says that, “The key to those ingredients is that they […]
Jennifer Slegg has posted an excellent checklist of things to think about when designing and working with blogs.
She points out, “However, optimizing a blog is a bit different than your standard website search engine optimization (SEO), particularly because most blogs run off standard blog platforms, or worse, run as a hosted blog on someone else’s […]
Following on from the earlier post about getting started, what happens if you launch forth and your idea turns pear shaped?
Mitch Keeler advises that, “Not every Web site launched or project started can be a winner. You might think you have the coolest idea, the best design, and the most wonderful content and it […]
I’m 100% with Willie Crawford on this one, “I’m advising my clients not to use them [Co-registration “Leads”] in most of their business situations. Because, as Willie says, “Do it wrong and you WILL get shut down for spam complaints, and that’s regardless of whether the person “opted-in” or not.”
He does, however, have a guide […]
RSS is mainly used by bloggers and media companies to distribute their latest blog updates and news flashes. Adding to the mix, Offertrax is bringing Really Simple Syndication to the retail sector, offering consumers more purchasing intelligence and online merchants a new way to convert site visits into sales.
RSS connects consumers & online merchants
Jonathan Forester has posted a recipe at Slashfood, using tasty, low fat, skinless, boneless chicken thighs and a whole bunch of delicious veggies. This is ideal for the season and, ideal for single eaters, as he says, “I make big batches and freeze it in one or two portion containers for easy use during the […]
Jonathan Forester has posted a recipe at Slashfood, using tasty, low fat, skinless, boneless chicken thighs and a whole bunch of delicious veggies. This is ideal for the season and, ideal for single eaters, as he says, “I make big batches and freeze it in one or two portion containers for easy use during the […]
Actually, it’s Andrew Johnson’s (of Web Publishing Blog) secret tip, and it’s a good one: “If you have an idea for a web site, find a way to make that site live within hours — not days — not weeks — and most certainly, not months.“
This is something I know I have often done wrong […]
A basic “Robots 101″ in plain language that will help you make sense of what they do and how they do it. Most webmasters don’t really need an in depth knowledge of SE robots, however, some understanding is incredibly helpful when needing to gauge the likely effects of your actions - with regards to site […]