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Can Making A Mobile Website Not Be Worthwhile?

Nearly every business now has a website but should you consider whether making a mobile website?

The answer to this question is simple to find out by going  to the google keyword tool and do the following:-

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Arcane3589 Ball Socket

The Arcane3589 ball socket is a perfect example to show the power of using wordpress as the engine behind your website. Naturally enough an Arcane3589 ball socket does not exist as far as I know. From now on the the Arcane3589 ball socket will be a perfect example to describe an object which previously has had no information about it published on the internet. If more and more people start to look for one it might be worth while considering making one since it has a ring to it , rather like the Nimbus 2000 broomstick used by Harry Potter.

If all goes to plan we shortly be shooting a video about the Arcane3589 ball socket ..

For now though we will show you a picture of what we feel it should look like. Something dark and mysterious almost like a spare part for an Orc warrior from the Lord Of The Rings, or just a metal placard on a ball socket.

The Arcane3589 ball socket

Finally remember this article is just to show the power of wordpress for creating SEO friendly websites, the arcane3589 ball socket does not exist.

The Descendants Of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton

Lord Nelson And Lady Hamilton had one child…

She was Horatia Nelson and was born in 1801. Roundabout October time each year many people ask our family just how we are descended from Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton.

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The Best Sailing Instructor Course In The West Midlands

Sailing Instructor Courses

After looking for sailing instructor courses inland for months, I found the ideal one at Edgbaston Watersports.

WP 3.0 Upgrade 404 Error Fix When Categories Not Showing

Suddenly None Of My Categories Were Showing

I recently upgraded this site from WordPress 2.92 to version 3.0. To my horror whenever the a category was clicked on in the menu the dreaded 404 Error appeared.  It occurred to me that permalink structure might be the problem so I took the following steps which cured the problem for me at any rate. This fix would be a pain if you had loads of posts but it does work.

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Website Design is Unimportant

This last year has seen a terrific surge in companies and individuals getting there act together with online presence. Not before time many people are realizing just how effectively the web can serve them. In 1998 when I started developing websites the emphasis was on design and whilst the rules of a good design still hold true (A good design is not noticed by the on looker, a bad design stares out), today a website has become a frontline showroom, a back office and is interactive with one’s audience.

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Check The Technology

Check the technolgy works yourself !

In 12 years I have seen plenty of technolgies, ideas and tools on the web which never made it. Always look at reviews of systems before going with anything. Open Source is usually very good stuff.

Networking With Photographers

Quality Photos Required

When you go to build a website you need professionaly taken pictures. Sure you can find anything on Google but nothing beats the impact of a well taken photograph. Web developers can invariably do well to find a good photographer in their area. It also helps with finding extra clients as like everything we can only multi task to a degree before we run out of human bandwidth. Most photographers are very happy to reciprocate clients.

If you are based in the West Midlands you can do no better than contacting Phil Millership at Complete Photography

The Dreaded Call Centre Call

Am I speaking with Mr John Tribe ?

The phone rings you answer it there is a delay of maybe 5 secs and then the first thing the person at the other end of the phone says is .. Am I speaking with followed by your name.  Usually this question is followed by a lenghty sales pitch without the the speaker stopping to draw a breath.

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Comical Side of Computer Updates

Let’s face it many of us can remember the first IBM PC showroom in Victoria Street London back in spring 1983. When being shown the available software by the salesman all appeared to be quite fast on the black screen with green text, until some printing was required. The salesman would say “Of course this is where you go and make a coffee while it prints”. Well 26 years down the road and we all still wait for computers. I particularly like Eddie Izzard’s take on computers updating, which seems to be the new computer event for making a cup of coffee.

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