Category Archives: Banter

Reducing your WordPress website load time


Those of you that following me on Twitter would have just seen that I’ve been tweeting about improving the load times of a couple of the sites I run. I have been working on a massive news site over the … Continue reading

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Another new year, another footer date update


So, 2012 has finally crept up on us! Happy New Year to you all. This is a quick post to prod you to check that the year shown in the copyright statement of your website is correct, and if not, … Continue reading

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Doing right for your client


I’ve literally just got back in the office from a meeting with a new client and this post is a result of my brain whirring on the drive home. Today’s meeting was to demo something i’ve been building for a … Continue reading

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A post full of thanks…


Hope you’re comfy, this is going to be a long one… Put simply, this year has been nothing short of epic for me. Those of you that follow me on twitter would have seen my tweets every now and again … Continue reading

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The danger of assumptions


Assumptions. The world is full of them! Take insurance as an example. Being under 25 and male, if I phoned an insurance company asking them to insure me so I could drive a Lamborghini, what do you think they would quote? The same … Continue reading

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How many hits to a site is “Good”?


I’ve been asked this a lot recently, as people are naturally looking at their online marketing to see how effective it is. Problem is, there’s not an easy answer to determine what number of hits would be considered “Good”. I’m … Continue reading

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How to get a job – the project-driven approach


The second of the guest authors on the codepotato blog is Andrew Fairley (@andrewfconex), of Conex Group. As a professional recruitment consultant he’s well versed at helping people find work and that’s exactly what his first post is about. Andrew … Continue reading

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SEO for IFA websites


This is the first of a series of guest posts from different authors related to either the financial services profession, or web development.The first article of the series is from Charlie Southwell (@charliesaidthat) who cofounded Screendrip Digital Marketing. What they … Continue reading

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Me, the iPad and Windows 8


I was chatting to a few people this morning about my experiment of using Windows 8 through my iPad. Here’s a short video explaining a bit about it. See the video on our Facebook page

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Kryptonite – DJ Fresh


Simply put, it’s a great listen. Fresh tunes (pun not intended!) and some exciting melodies make this a great album to work to. A number of tracks have moments of true brilliance, such as “Golddust” and “Chacruna”. Worth a listen! … Continue reading

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