Reviewing your website
Recently I received an email from a client which went something along the lines like this “Also, wanted to catch up to see how well or otherwise new website is working. Would it be possible to do some sort of…
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Do Google *hate* pop-ups?
With Google’s recent announcement that, come Jan 2017, they are going to crack down on annoying interstitials (pop-ups to you and me), especially when on mobile. Now I can pretty much be sure that we’ve all been annoyed by a pop-up…
Twitter Image Preview Help Guide
Recently Twitter ‘upgraded’ the experience so that images are automatically previewed in the timeline. This means that, when you are viewing your tweets via the Twitter website or via the official apps; pictures are not just links; you get a…
WordPress.com & nice call to action buttons
During the restructure of my business I’ve been using this blog as my main website (more details on the reasoning behind that here). I do like using WordPress.com (as opposed to self-hosting) as, on this occasion, I like living with…
3 Reasons to Blog
Messed up #naphoto door A photo posted by Joel Hughes (@joel_hughes) on Jan 26, 2013 at 10:53am PST I was at a lovely, local business networking event recently and we were all chatting around the table about various topics; I…
Are Age Verification Tools on Brewery Websites Legally Required?
I was recently asked to answer a proposal for a brewery website and one of the requirements was an age verification device which pops up: such as found on the Stella Artois website (above).
Twitter: Why the different types of retweet?
One of my oldest, dearest (& baldest) friends has recently joined twitter. He’s had an account for a while but (and this is not unusual) it’s taken a while for him to come around to the idea of Twitter. He’s…
Should I display my email address on my website?
Should I display my email address on my website? A client raised this question the other day. A friend of theirs had taken a look at their website & advised them that they didn’t think having their email address proudly…
10 Instagram Photo Editing Apps
As some of you know, I’m a big user of the iPhone photo app which was recently sold to Facebook for $1B. I’ve been using the service since just after it launched and, along the way, I’ve stumbled across some…
The 5 Golden Rules of Instagram
As a long serving Instagram (IG) user, I’ve had plenty of time to uncover what works & what doesn’t. Here are some of my thoughts on what makes someone a great addition to the Instagram community. 1) Meaningful Profile You…