Are you in charge of managing the content of your website? If so, hats off to you! We know how time consuming the process can be – especially if your goal is to create content that actually engages visitors.

Banners are a common part of websites. They come in many shapes and sizes and perform many functions. Some are static, others are dynamic. Some are still, others rotate. Some motivate while others have a ‘hard sell’ approach. They all communicate, and most of them use words to make the message clear. Are there better (and worse!) ways to include words in a banner? We think so. We’d like to point out the differences  between having regular text appear overtop of a background image, and including that text in the image itself.

Changes in internet usage - especially by mobile phone users - and technology are enabling an evolution in what we use the Internet for. This is leading to a change in what we expect websites and web-based tools to be able to do. These expectations are a wake-up call... for us all.

As the saying goes; ‘with great power comes great responsibility’. As WordPress is the single largest website platform out there, it’s also the single largest target for website hackers. The good news is that the WordPress community is taking this threat seriously. Now it's time for website owners to do the same.

We’ve all been affected by them. These days, they’re as certain as death and taxes. Unlike taxes and death however, most botnets are avoidable. Here’s a primer and some helpful information about how to steer clear of them.