Tag Archives: hosting

How to install Wordpress really quickly without Fantastico

By Dave | Published: May 21, 2009

I used to have Fantastico, now I don’t. I’ve recently moved over to Mosso as my web host, and they don’t have the standard Cpanel functionality, let alone the one click install for Wordpress that Fantastico affords. Which has been… frustrating. You see, I probably do at least one Wordpress install per week, either for a [...]

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Editing and optimising images

By Dave | Published: January 28, 2009

I’m a website designer for holiday rental property owners, and one of the questions that crops up all the time is image size and quality. Whereas the majority of UK households are now on broadband, many around the world are not, and indeed, the definition of broadband is pretty loose. As I write, I’m on a [...]

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New gite website and blog launched: Basse Copette

By Dave | Published: January 23, 2009

I’ve recently put the finishing touches to the design and build of a website and blog for a fellow LayMyHatter who owns and runs Basse Copette. Thomas knows a fair bit about Wordpress having been using it on Wordpress.com, but decided that he needed a professional website design & build with a luxury feel to [...]

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Domains, hosting and SEO

By Dave | Published: January 20, 2009

A conversation cropped up in a forum recently about the issues surrounding domains and server locations when it comes to search. There is a lot of confusion out there about how Google et al decide which ‘local’ search your site should feature in. Here’s a quick explanation:

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