Latest Articles
I am gradually working through all my old blog posts that have been collecting dust for years – when I get chance in between working on client projects. I have hundreds of old articles to get through. In the meantime, here’s a few.
If you need help with your own content, get in touch. Creating well researched and optimised content that gets found on Google, Bing and AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc, is what I do.
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What kind of world have we (or they) built?
I am getting on a bit. Half century long passed.. Old enough to have lived through many promises, targets, grand speeches, and the glossy brochures telling us that we were heading toward a fairer, greener, more sustainable future. And I’m old enough to look back…
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What’s the Deal With Jpeg 2000
I’m all for speed and things getting better, as long as getting better means easy for everyone to achieve the same objective without calling in a rocket scientist! Oh, Quick Update – Ignore this lot and just use WebP But what on earth is the…
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Which WordPress Cache – Or None at all
If there’s one thing the Internet is good for it’s reviews – some of them are actually honest. A million writeups for every subject under the sun but, when you want to know what the best (in your chosen subject) is, a popularity contest or…
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Me Too Without the Microphone – The Pain That Lingers
In Summary: This piece isn’t just about one man’s bruised ego or a careless insult. It’s about how a single thoughtless comment can reopen the wounds of decades-old abuse. I was mocked by someone who knew exactly how fragile I once was, and it sent…
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What GDPR Could Mean to Your Online Business Activities
Well, we made it. We got through all the scaremongering and the what ifs and maybes and we lived through the arrival, the official arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR as we will call it until it’s changed to GDPR-UK or whatever…
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Why You Should Stop Using Animated GIFs for Instructions
Sounds like a rather direct suggestion but I am quite serious on this matter whenever I consult about website design and how to provide help via the web. Although animated GIFs have reduced in size massively thanks to new technology and image compression capabilities, they…
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Stop Blaming Social Media – Parents Need to Parent
What is it with parents, schools, and even government officials banging on about how kids should spend less time staring at screens? Kids should spend less time on social media. We should restrict their access to platforms. We should limit their time on devices. Here’s…
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Get More From Your Website Developer
We all want value for money, right? We all want to get the best we can without spending more than we want to spend, don’t we? But sometimes we’re our own worst enemy and website development is one area in which I’ve seen so many…
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The Consequences of a Neglected Online Presence
Big title. Here’s what I mean: You have a website that you haven’t added any new content to for a few years, a social media profile with no activity for months or years and messages you fail to reply to. Don’t worry, you’re not the…
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Stop Optimising Your Website for Random Traffic
Did you read that right? You sure did. Stop optimising your website for all the traffic you can get and start optimising it for the business leads, the sales, the next long term customer. There’s a huge difference! Anyone can optimise a website for search…
If you need help with your own content, get in touch.
Creating optimised content that gets found on Google, Bing and AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc, is what I do.