Make your money go further with Discount Domains UK

• 10 Jun 10
• Written by John Carnell

New projects regularly require new domain names to go with them, however you should always be mindful that paying an agency to register a domain for you can be very costly given that most domains actually cost less than £10 if you register them yourselves.

Cheap domain names from Discount Domains UK is one of the lowest priced I have found, seriously don't pay more than £20 a domain name even if it's "fully managed" register it yourself and put more money into the sharp end of your project.

Another option is to use the money you save to purchase some extra domains to support your project, these could be keyworded landing pages using the brands call to action or form part of your email address This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Domain names can be powerful and when used together can create a great deal of reach, making the pennies go further opens up more options to create a great domain presence on the web and in the search index's

The Power of Social Media to find solutions

• 04 Jun 10
• Written by John Carnell

As you know this site is as much about the people behind the technology as the technology itself, and I really like to take the opportunity to highlight when Social Media has had an unexpected impact.

The other day I was having a bit of a head scratch about some new bugs that had appeared in the BullyingUK code, I hunted high and low for a solution once I was able to identify where the problem was. However knowing what's causing the problem and working out how to fix it are two entirely different issues.

Enter Twitter if theirs one thing you can guarantee ask a question on Twitter and someone will find you the answer or a person to help. Now I wasn't exactly expecting an answer for a complex problem distilled into under 140 characters but you never know.

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The importance of Anti-Virus

• 27 Apr 10
• Written by John Carnell

I often forget how important it is to keep my anti-virus software uptodate and just as importantly to update the version of the software I am are using as well. Viruses change all the time and Anti-virus creators have to constantly evolve how their software works to keep up with the virus authors.

I found this site the other day Antivirus Reviews that gives a review of all the leading Anti-virus solutions on the market and also does a bit on in depth analysis of each programs strengths and weaknesses.

Especially useful are the speed tests which help to make it a little easier to judge which product is right for you, no one wants scans to take hours when they could take a fraction of that time.

Don't take risks with your system update your Anti-virus  every week or leave it on auto update and make sure to upgrade to a new major version each year.

My top tips for avoiding virus are:

• Never open .exe files sent to you via email or social network
• If you get an unexpected popup asking you to install ANYTHING close the window and run a scan
• Update your Anti-virus every week
• Beware of links from friends that offer you freebies, competitions or IQ tests

Article sites A good source of links

• 22 Apr 10
• Written by John Carnell

Article websites have been around for ages but can be a useful source of new readers and sometimes Backlinks, If you take the time to write and Submit Articles to these directories on a topic that you know a lot about it can really help to reach new people.

In addition to new readers some sites allow Google to spider through your article so always include a link back to your website or social media page to give you the best chance of picking up some important and topical backlinks.

Never ignore some of the older methods of promoting your work, they still work well and can fill in gaps in strategy.