The Best in Web Design
October 1st not only marks the new GST regime, but the launch of my 0800 number. 0800-4-ALIRAT appropriately enough. I have quite a few out of town clients, (even clients overseas- although the 0800 number isn’t going to help them!) and I want to be accessible. [Read more...]
The world is changing. Fast. What used to work does not seem to be effective any more and not grasping this can cost a business a lot of money.
Let me explain. Five years ago we still used the Yellow Pages to look up a business. Now most of us reach for Google, the Yellow Pages propping up our computer monitor while Yellow (the corporation) post eye watering losses. [Read more...]
The purpose of a website is not be be found on search engines, but without being seen there isn’t a lot of point is there? Paradoxically the more that people try and ‘game’ the search engine pot of gold the more they are at risk of being penalised by Google. I have been reading about the blacklisting that can happen to websites who’s webmasters resort to ‘dirty tricks’ such as keyword stuffing. [Read more...]
I am a web designer, photographer and writer. Based in Auckland but a citizen of the Web since - well a while now. I have eight grandchildren - and am very proud of them all.
