Website design and marketing news, hints and tips
March update
Mar 9th
So it’s been a fairly hectic past month here at Infobox – our Website MOT service is going from strength to strength and is flying off the shelves. If your website is not getting you the right results, traffic or conversion of traffic into paying clients – then let us examine how it can be improved. We provide a clear and comprehensive report giving you a precise plan of action to push your site forward.
Also we have been busy putting together a really good package for small and start-up businesses which has been a great success. We have teamed up with Business Link as an authorised service provider – if you are a new business, why not check out their site and see if you are entitled to any of their vouchers which can be redeemed against Infobox Media website products. Read the rest of this entry »
Connecting to a named instance of SQL remotely
Feb 26th
I got stuck for about a day and half with this.
A client had a server with two instances of SQL installed – the default being SQL 2000 and the named instance being SQL2005. I needed to connect through SQL Management Studio remotely.
The default configuration was that the SQL2005 instance was using dynamic ports – no good to us as their firewall restrictions were particularly strict. Read the rest of this entry »
Client Update – CFS blog revamped
Feb 20th
We have recently revamped the C Fire and Security blog, why not check it out.
CFS are specialists in fire detection and prevention, designing, fitting and maintaining security and access control systems as well as experts in implementing cutting-edge technology such as thermal imaging. They are based in Hertfordshire, Stevenage.
Apple to release iPad
Feb 8th
Apple have announced the imminent release of their new gadget – the iPad.
The aim of this device is to provide a product in between the iPhone and a laptop in terms of mobility, performance and price.
By connecting through either WiFi or 3G (mobile broadband), iPad users will be able to surf the web on their gadget, controlling their navigation with touchscreen technology in a similar fashion to the existing iPhone – but on a larger and superior screen. There are a host of other features iPad users can access too – check out Apple’s site for more.
So what does this mean for your organisation?
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What exactly is a Website MOT?
Jan 22nd
The last couple of months have seen our Website MOT service go from strength to strength, with more and more customers coming to us for this terrific service.
The basic concept of the Website MOT is to provide an all-in-one analysis of your website, informing what works well, what could be improved and what is in urgent need of repair.
Instead of trying to generate a report purely from automated tests and services, we carefully build each report on a bespoke basis. Each report assigned to one of our team members and they will physically go through each page on your site testing things, making notes and writing a lengthy summary, in plain English, on their findings. Also they will include reports from any tools or services they used to check loading times, validation errors, backlinks etc.
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