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Guides
Welcome to the guides page for clients, webmasters and developers. These include tutorials, online tips and good practices for maintaining a healthy business website. These articles guide clients through commonly asked questions. If there’s anything you’re unsure about that you’d like me to cover, let me know.
Time management for remote workers: how I plan my week’s projects
Everyone has a ‘system’ to manage work and stay on top of emails. Here’s mine – perhaps you’ll find it useful?
Lock down the distractions! Screen time productivity hacks to help you concentrate
How to stay productive while working from home and keep onscreen distractions to a minimum.
Got malware? How to fix, clean and secure a hacked WordPress website
A hacked website is no laughing matter. From top to bottom, let’s look at how to remove malicious scripts from your website.
COVID-19: The SOS guide to selling online (without coding know-how)
The SOS guide for businesses that need to adapt fast to COVID-19, self-isolation and a customer base that work from home. This includes setting up an online store (with no coding knowledge) and some creative ideas for virtual services.
Preparing your website: how to outline a (tidy!) project for your designer
There’s a lot to digest when you begin a web design project. Here’s what you should prepare so your designer can build the best website possible.
The WordPress Dashboard: A Beginner’s Guide For Clients
This beginner’s tutorial covers the basic options that let you edit pages, publish posts and manage images in your Wordpress website.
Let’s Encrypt: Set Up Your Free SSL Certificate With TSO Host
A guide to installing the free “Let’s Encrypt” SSL certificate on your website. This ensures your website transfers information safely and complies with modern expectations. It also curries favour with Google and your customers!
Accept Credit Card Payments Online Without An E-commerce Store
A guide to receiving payments through your website without the full-blown shopping cart options that you see on bigger retailers.
What Should I Blog About?
This guide explains the potential of a blog or ‘news’ page on your business’s website. It suggests inspiration for your articles and advises on how to prime them for your readers and search engines. Enjoy!
How To Make a Custom Font From Your Handwriting
Behold, a guide for creating a personalised computer font based on your handwriting. Good news if you’re a calligrapher, not so for those with a thin, spidery scrawl.
FTP Details Explained
An overview of File Transfer Protocol software, also known as FTP. It can be used to add and remove files, edit your website content and make changes to important settings in your server.
Website Pre-Launch Checklist
Ready to launch your website? In the name of thoroughness, here is a list of things to check before sharing it with the public – from Google Analytics to site backups, meta tags and contact forms.
