The short answer is YES you do. Would your business do well without a phone number? It IS the same with a website. Did you know nearly 8 in 10 Canadians are online, and the vast majority of those are daily users and that number keeps growing? I have the same frustrations as other users[…]
Tips on choosing the right webmaster You need a website and don’t know where to start. You ask friends with websites, look on-line at web design companies, scan Kijiji or Craigslist for freelancers, maybe even place an ad yourself. Choosing the right person to create your website will either be a great experience, or you[…]
Websites require some degree of upkeep, especially popular, dynamic sites like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla, because important new versions containing security patches are released. Other database applications such as e-commerce, forums, photo galleries, or memberships should also be monitored for security risk. The code that makes your website possible is invisible to most visitors, but[…]
A Content Management System (CMS) is a type of website with a user interface, much like any webmail, so it is possible for clients to add pages, change content and do a number of things to their website without a webmaster’s help, or any knowledge of HTML. The learning curve is quite simple. Some of[…]
WordPress is extremely popular for building websites, and for good reason. It is easy to work with for most webmasters and users, and offers lots of plugins and functionality, and best of all, thousands of free themes to choose from. However, sometimes you will choose an awesome free WordPress theme, but you or your inexperienced[…]
We have all been taught to create passwords using various numbers, letters and symbols that would be difficult to crack. But what if that is wrong? image by xkcd.com
A QR code (short for Quick Response) is a little image you can have printed on your business cards, posters, flyers or any print material, that embeds information readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. It can display text, contact information, open a web page, or other possibilities. Although QR codes have been[…]
A Favicon Ico is the little image you see in the browser address bar. It is helpful when it appears in tabbed browsers or in your bookmarks or favourites to locate a web page. If you do not have a favicon ico created and configured by your webmaster, contact us! Which do you want your[…]
404 – Not Found, is the code given for a page that is missing when you click on a link. 404 pages are a generic page configured on the Apache or Microsoft web server unless a customized, helpful 404 page is created. If you wish to see what type of 404 page is on your[…]