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Posted on 25th November 2009
Installing XAMPP for Wordpress tutorial
When I was looking to do develop sites locally I came across a really helpful tutorial by Six Revisions. I followed the steps prettry much to the letter to install XAMPP and didn’t have any problems. This tutorial helped demystify some areas and was ideal for a hybrid online marketer like me who has to turn
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Posted on 20th October 2009
Twitter fail whale
Got my first exposure to the Twitter fail whale tonight made me feel kind of warm inside in a strange sort of way. To be part of a site that’s overwhelmed with users almost feels like you are part of something bigger! If it becomes more frequent then I’m sure it will get irritating though.
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Posted on 20th October 2009
Web developer job in Harrogate
I am working with a marketing agency in Harrogate who are looking to recruit a full time web developer. Aspect are a busy creative design and marketing agency in the heart of Harrogate. We are looking for a talented web developer. If you are experienced in developing WordPress and Magento websites, we’d like to hear from
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Posted on 8th October 2009
Guide to the perfectly optimised SEO page
There are many on-page SEO ranking factors to be considered when optimising pages for search engines. There is a great post by Rand Fiskin from SEOmoz which not only summarises the main areas to target but also provides a ranking to their importance. A must read for anyone interested in SEO. The post outlines the approach
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Posted on 29th September 2009
Guide to electric cars and vehicles in development and production
Here is a good round up of the companies investing heavily in making electric vehicles more feasible for everyday use. The technology underpinning this is advancing so fast and the range of vehicles and their capabilities is really very impressive.
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Posted on 29th September 2009
Zero electric bikes – impressive even if you aren’t into bikes
I saw Zero electric bikes featured recently on Charlie Boormans By Any Means 2. I’m not really into bikes but you have to be impressed with the performance of these machines.
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Posted on 23rd September 2009
Link trails and why they are good
So here is the deal, I decided to spend half an hour looking for some information on link building strategies but decide to check my emails first. I’m always signing up for email newsletters from interesting blogs and business sites. I had an email inviting me to a social media webinar being run by Citrix
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Posted on 21st September 2009
UK Wind power investment
The UK government’s decision to provide £1.1m in funding to help Siemens develop offshore wind power projects is a shot in the arm for the UK alternative energy generation programme. However the recent demise and negative PR surrounding the Isle of Wight Vestas plant is still very fresh in the memory. Also commendable is the fact
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Posted on 15th September 2009
Think Visibilty Leeds review of presentations
I attended Think Visibility Leeds on Saturday 12th September 2009. It was the first time I had been to this event and I was pleasantly surprised not only by the quality of the speakers and presentations but also by how friendly I found the attendees. You can view some of the presentations below. WordPress Optimisation
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Posted on 7th September 2009
Optimising Linkedin and other social media
I joined a few groups on linkedin and found some useful tips to optimising social media sites. SearchEngineLand have some great articles, resources and content for SEO. Search Engine Journal also has some good social media marketing guides and resources.
