August 20th 2008
How to host a blog on a subdomain, a guide for dummies. Part 1.
As this is the age of blogging, and many people ...
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August 19th 2008
Linky round up. 19th August.
Inspired by Damien, I've decided to start posting a few ...
August 18th 2008
Swurl. A great service, but oh dear. XSS vulnerabilities.
Just had a play around with Swurl, a great new ...
August 16th 2008
15 awesome free Rss Readers for Linux, Mac and Windows reviewed.
Rss readers are one of the first port of call ...
August 15th 2008
Yahoo FireEagle Launched
I've just received an email through from the FireEagle team ...
August 10th 2008
URL’s are out. Search, is in.
I noticed today that recently the Royal British Navy's advertising ...
August 9th 2008
Twitter Appender with Log4Net.
For those ASP.NET developers amongst you who don't know what log4net is, ...
August 6th 2008
26 awesome backgrounds for twitter fanboys. (and girls).
Having been a tad late to the show, I've actually ...
August 2nd 2008
An idiots guide to Social Media Marketing
If you have been living under a rock for the ...
July 31st 2008
100th Subscriber! A blogging milestone.
Whoop Whoo! from taking a peek at Google reader, I ...
July 30th 2008
UK Government introduction of crime maps.
Its has never been more relevant for government organisations to ...
July 29th 2008
Six free tools for monitoring competitors traffic levels.
I've written previous on how to get competitors Adwords spend ...
July 28th 2008
Cuil.com - New search engine Launches today
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Cuil, a ...
July 26th 2008
Get RSS alerts via SMS text messages (for free!)
There are loads of rss services on the web that ...
July 20th 2008
101 RSS feeds for Mashup monkeys.
The uses for RSS (really simple syndication) stretch far and ...
July 19th 2008
The real brilliance of social media marketing. Transparency.
I heard a brilliant marketing campaign the other day which ...
July 14th 2008
20 best web design studios from around the world
As web designers and developers we all strive to be ...
July 6th 2008
Spyfu UK Reviewed: Adwords data for 14 high street retailers.
I did promise a bit of a review a while ...
July 2nd 2008
Rockstar housemate in Belfast wanted. Single Room for special someone.
Looking for a room in Belfast?
Sorry if I'm a bit ...
July 1st 2008
How to promote a web forum. Getting it off the ground.
Web Forums are traditionally extremely difficult to get off the ...
June 29th 2008
17 SEO steps to healthier website traffic
There are many people out there still wondering how to ...
June 27th 2008
Why playing Theme Park reminds me of website development.
I have been known to occasionally bash the keys at ...
June 25th 2008
Bloggers help please! Sink 1and1 in Google.
1and1 internet the hosting company from hell.
Please God whatever you ...
June 23rd 2008
SpyFu Uk is coming this week..Stayed tuned for the big review.
Spyfu Uk is due for its launch this week (24th ...
June 19th 2008
Why early adoption could destroy your business.
Before I start this post, ask anyone that knows me ...
June 18th 2008
Series: Mistakes with e-commerce. Part 3. Poor Post Sale.
In part one (Wrong Business Decisions) and part two (Poor ...
June 16th 2008
Series: Mistakes with e-commerce. Part 2. Poor Website Implementation.
Following on from our first post on mistakes with e-commerce ...
June 15th 2008
Series: Mistakes with e-commerce. Part 1. Wrong Business Decisions.
Wrong Business Decisions
1). Wrong choice of product
Many people think that ...
June 11th 2008
Pushing the boundaries of web design. The ultimate user interface.
Designers by nature love to change things. If they aren't ...
June 7th 2008
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. What e-commerce blogs need to learn.
Many online retailers know that one of the hardest thing ...
June 5th 2008
BT caught with its Pants down. Phorm is bad news.
For those of you who haven't been following the story, ...
June 4th 2008
How business leaders and entrepreneurs of today avoid burnout.
At the minute my work life balance has gone a ...
May 31st 2008
Five of the best free uptime monitoring tools for developers.
Many clients often ask how to go about monitoring how ...
May 30th 2008
Google’s new FavIcon. Anyone else seen this today?
Looks like the Big G put together a new Favicon ...
May 28th 2008
T.V. is dying. When will the web become numero uno?
How long will it be before we are not only ...
May 27th 2008
All aboard the people 2.0 snowball.
Any website owner or developer knows that getting a website ...
May 26th 2008
The killer team. Understanding styles and skills to leverage potential.
At work we recently underwent some psychometric tests, which were ...
May 23rd 2008
Why the art of tagging is important for bloggers.
It's one of the simplest things you can do to ...
May 17th 2008
13 free CMS options for Web Design Professionals Reviewed
At the center of most (if not all) ...
May 14th 2008
The time for accessible web design is now.
Wise man once said, "With great power, comes great responsibility". ...
May 12th 2008
What webmasters can learn from Ocean’s Eleven.
Just watched this film (for like the tenth time), last ...
May 11th 2008
Preventing design theft. A few tricks of the trade.
As designers most of us have been victim at ...
May 9th 2008
Five of the coolest twitter api applications.
I've not been bitten by the Twitter bug as of ...
May 4th 2008
Remove Experts Exchange from your Search Results
So, I let out a bit of a rant to ...
May 3rd 2008
9 kick ass Open source E-commerce platforms reviewed
With e-commerce webdesign really starting to take off, its never ...
May 1st 2008
Pagerank update underway for April 2008.
It appears that Google have published their toolbar updates for ...
April 30th 2008
Please let “I code in Notepad” die. A rant to Notepad users.
Reader notice. I'm feeling like a bit of a rant. ...
April 26th 2008
6 quick steps to lowering your website bounce rate
As stated in a few posts, I wasn't really happy ...
April 23rd 2008
Why the first answer to a problem, is nearly always second best.
Programmers by nature are problem solvers, clients come to the ...
April 21st 2008
9 online portfolio tools for artists and designers
I was recently asked by a designer friend of mine ...
April 20th 2008
A redesign in two days? Huh? CSS just works.
Yes I know, we changed the design for the second ...
April 16th 2008
Experts Exchange. Stop the cloaking before its too late.
One website I visit quite often - normally through Google ...
April 12th 2008
Web design on a budget. Six free alternatives to Dreamweaver.
As webdevelopers most of us have been born and bred ...
April 11th 2008
Google App Engine. Time to learn Python?
At the start of this week the big G had ...
April 8th 2008
CSS Naked day. Tommorow!
Some of you may or may not know that tommorow ...
April 6th 2008
ASP.NET News management script released.
I was giving you all a sneak peek the other ...
April 5th 2008
10+ SEO keyword tools you cant live without
There are a number of useful tools at the ...
April 2nd 2008
Sending SMS Messages using 24x and VB.NET
If any of you have ever had a need for ...
April 1st 2008
This years Google April fool’s :: Virgle, space travel
True to form good old Google have not failed in ...
March 26th 2008
In development..Webdistortion::Publish
As per usual when I go a little quiet for ...
March 23rd 2008
IE8 a security hole waiting to happen?
I was having a read around the web on the ...
March 20th 2008
A website checklist. 20 things to check before going live.
As developers we all know the highs of launching a ...
March 18th 2008
Predicting Google’s next steps. Will Web 2.0 triumph?
Where does a company like Google move to next? They ...
March 17th 2008
5 Traditional Things to do on St Patricks Day
1) Get loaded.
Its 8.14 here in Belfast, and I've sent ...
March 16th 2008
Dealing with a traffic explosion. (not of the automotive type).
So for those of you who aren't here via del.icio.us ...
March 13th 2008
NHibernate. (Another Guide). For Visual Studio 2005.
NHibernate..Oh how I have struggled with you for the past ...
March 12th 2008
Getting listed on Google quickly. Super Quick.
If (and I repeat *if*) I wanted to get my ...
March 10th 2008
Small businesses wake up. The time for www is now.
I've seen it time and time again with business in ...
March 9th 2008
9 of the best Rich Text editors reviewed
Everytime I start a new web application, I keep wondering ...
March 8th 2008
Website Development Grants :: Dublin
Dublin City Enterprise Board is making available website development funding ...
March 8th 2008
Google integrates Bebo search into SERPS..
Just noticed this interesting result appearing in a Google ...
March 8th 2008
Why do we subscribe? The psychology behind rss.
I often think just before I hit that subscribe button..what ...
March 6th 2008
Country Specific Tracking how to track Google.ie from .co.uk from .com
I've just dumped this bad boy into my footer code, ...
March 6th 2008
Rethinking your strategy, and why the long tail converts better.
So you've developed your site, and have a particular keyword ...
March 5th 2008
A trip back in time, how 5 major bloggers looked when they started.
Everyone starts somewhere. The websites we know and love, mainly ...
March 4th 2008
Five of our yummiest blog links.
For all the time that I've been blogging / promoting ...
March 3rd 2008
Alexander Graham Bell & the Holiday Logo.
What do Alexander Graham Bell, Mother's Day, Easter and Frank ...
March 2nd 2008
Linky Post 02 March
http://producten.hema.nl/
The best e-commerce landing page ever!
http://adobecards.com/
Adobe advertisement. Pretty impressive
Umbraco
Open Source ...
March 1st 2008
Site Freshly squeezed! Let me know your thoughts people.
I have eventually managed to get my site up and ...
February 23rd 2008
5 Coding Mistakes that Designers make.
Lets face it some of us are built for coding, ...
February 16th 2008
Behold the power of the question mark. Does your blog ask enough questions?
One thing that we see frequently on magazine stands, is ...
February 10th 2008
The new site…a sneak preview
I'm getting that little bit closer to launching the new ...
February 6th 2008
Think like your visitors, and feed them accordingly.
If you are creating content for your site based solely ...
February 4th 2008
The spammiest Google result ever?
Just found possibly the spammiest results I've ever seen in ...
February 2nd 2008
Radio Advertising Northern Ireland.
Is it just me or is radio advertising in Northern ...
February 1st 2008
Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo.
Just noticed this today
Micorosft Offer to buy Yahoo
Looks like a ...
January 28th 2008
Creative business thinking, 5 ways to new products or services.
We are all creative, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE has ...
January 26th 2008
Shop floor thinking. Are you missing out?
Many companies miss a trick by not having in place ...
January 25th 2008
What gives Yahoo? Why are you hiding Kelkoo data?
I had a project at work recently that requires me ...
January 24th 2008
Dear Readers. I’ve fallen victim to infrequent posting.
One of my New Years resolutions was to get myself ...
January 19th 2008
The one post every blog needs. (and most dont have).
Every blog needs a post explaining RSS feeds.
RSS, as a ...
January 12th 2008
Dude -”I need a website, how much is that?”
As most website developers know, quoting for a project based ...
January 7th 2008
Quintura. Not scared of Google. Pity its pure crap.
I've seen these guys on numerous blogs, and sites. Advertising ...
January 6th 2008
Essential Utilities and Programs you need when re-installing Windows.
I've just got myself back into Windows, I'm now dual ...
January 5th 2008
21 Steps to website success in Google for 2008.
There are a number of ways of promoting a site, ...
January 3rd 2008
Keeping an Eye on the competition.
One of the best ways in any business to maintain ...
December 29th 2007
How to grab them. Five Social bookmarking traffic profiles analysed.
For anyone that has spent any time trying to garner ...
December 27th 2007
How to find just about anyone online.
A recent issue cropped up where I decided to put ...
December 23rd 2007
Becoming a Facebook popular player.
I've decided to start embracing Facebook more. There are tons ...
December 22nd 2007
Why do you need your own domain to blog successfully?
Many first time bloggers start out using the free accounts ...
December 22nd 2007
Zero to Web marketing hero in how many days?
The Great Webdistortion Chocolate Experiment..
As I discussed in this post, ...
December 21st 2007
How to make something out of nothing.
If you are an avid reader of any blog, you ...
December 19th 2007
The Big G releases sitemaps for Video
The Big G (our own little nickname for Google), has ...
December 19th 2007
What unique ways have you came up with to promote your site?
How often do you think about different ways to market ...
December 18th 2007
75+ CSS Galleries to submit your sexy sites to..
Everyone knows that CSS Galleries are a great way of ...
December 18th 2007
Make your Blog Bootie like the FTSE.
In the financial world people invest in stock because the ...
December 17th 2007
13 of the Best Festive Flash Games for Christmas 07.
Tis the season to waste time playing games online - ...
December 16th 2007
5 lessons webdevelopers can learn from Nintendo’s WII business model.
Everyone in the gaming industry has been surprised by Nintendo's ...
December 15th 2007
Great Design Music you Know, and Great Design Music you dont. Part 1.
Graphic designers are often some of the most interesting people ...
December 12th 2007
Is listbait worthy of a mention in attracting visitors?
Listbait is an art. People who like making lists (obsessive ...
December 11th 2007
How quickly do you reply to email?
If you are running a web based business, then it ...
December 11th 2007
A trip to the outback…Apple releases Safari for Windows
Apple (yesterday) announced that they have released a Windows version ...
December 7th 2007
Week 1. Linky Post. December 2007.
Google makes use of its stake in AOL, integrating AIM ...
December 7th 2007
Matt Cutts verses Aaron Wall. And the winner is..
It appears the blogosphere has noticed a bit of tension ...
December 6th 2007
An interesting round up of UK celebrity bloggers.
I have been doing some background reading today - just ...
December 5th 2007
Are you shooting yourself in the foot? Don’t monetize too early.
Monetizing a blog too quickly can spell disaster. If you ...
December 4th 2007
Microsoft releases Webmaster Tools. Hooray!
Microsoft has today finally released Webmaster tools to the public. ...
December 3rd 2007
Frequent posts = frequent visitors? Burnout or fadeaway?
Does frequent posting mean frequent visitors? Not necessarily. I think ...
December 3rd 2007
Bluetooth marketing on the way out?
Outlaw reports this morning that recent legislation has now meant that ...
December 1st 2007
Traditional link requests. A thing of the past?
Personally, I think link requests are moving towards being dead. ...
November 29th 2007
Finding links in unlikely sources.
Some of the best ways to find links is to ...
November 28th 2007
Subdomains have no trust or pagerank.
As a result of setting up this blog, I've noticed ...
November 27th 2007
What lies in the future for email?
Many people wonder how email as a communication medium has ...
November 26th 2007
What does your blog design say about your personality?
The WWW is filled with a plethora of blogs. But ...
November 25th 2007
Being controversial when blogging. A double edged sword?
I thought I'd throw a curveball at the blogosphere. Just ...
November 23rd 2007
9 reasons why Linux will never be mainstream
I'm a geek. I've tinkered with binary since I was ...
November 22nd 2007
Why wordpress will convert developers away from Microsoft.
I'm a dotnet guy through and through, I like it, ...
November 22nd 2007
If you’re ‘in IT for the money’. You are in the wrong game.
My advice? If you are in the IT industry for ...
November 21st 2007
10 tips on how to avoid email marketing campaign failures.
1) Double Opt - in your list
The bounce rate with ...
November 20th 2007
I just want a nice javascript clock widget.
I've been working on a project at work recently, and ...
November 20th 2007
Chin up chaps. Keep that blog momentum going.
Sometimes you'll find yourself doubting your own blogging ability. For ...
November 19th 2007
The top 30 websites in Ireland. Who validates?
For no other reason than to perhaps shame them into ...
November 19th 2007
Attention to detail is everything with design.
The majority of designers know this already, and I'm probably ...
November 18th 2007
Seven reasons why the majority of business blogs get it wrong.
Firstly you need to decide on your blogs purpose. The ...
November 17th 2007
The lifecycle of a high traffic website. 16 steps to success.
1) You have no traffic
You have virtually no website traffic ...
November 17th 2007
Three Google Tips you didn’t already know..
Get indexed quickly.
It is possible to get into the index ...
November 16th 2007
Long live the link. Why outgoing links are your bestest buddy.
Outgoing links are your friend. Hug them. Use them lots. ...
November 15th 2007