PHP CLI (Command line Interface)
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Im sure you’ve see other tools that you type in command line options or commands and it does a lot of things in the background for you. Things like node.js or even Ruby both use heavy command line interfaces. How can you do this with PHP? It’s actually quite simple! All you have to do is […]
Read more...Google now forces your site to be responsive
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In the last few days I have been getting a few notices via Webmaster tools from Google stating that some of my personal sites are not mobile friendly. Aka responsive. Google states that this will indeed result in lowering search rankings on mobile search. So Google is now forcing you to have a responsive website! […]
Read more...Remove first line of CSV file
Recently I needed to run a script to remove the first line of a CSV file and was getting stumped! Finally after some testing and trouble shooting and a little Google help I found a solution. And I am hoping this post will find it’s way to others with similar needs. And credit to stackoverflow. […]
Read more...Why you need to be Mr. know it all
Running a web design business is much more than just being a web designer. So many companies out there learn a little bit about WordPress backend and market themselves as a web design company. But they are lacking in so many other areas. Reasons why you need to be a Mr. know it all A […]
Read more...Concrete 5 image align left margin or padding
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Adding images in Concrete 5 is simple, just like any other WYSIWY editor. Just click the image icon choose your image from either the image manager, or from your computer and done! And of course you usually want to align/float the image left or right, Concrete has this option as well. But it’s lacking one […]
Read more...Migrating Concrete5 to new server
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Guide to Migrating Concrete5 There are a couple issues when you are transferring your local development site to a live server. 1. Turn off pretty urls if you have them set on your site. I ran into .htaccess issues spitting out a 500 error, so best to turn pretty urls off first. 2. Second zip […]
Read more...SEO tips – Don’t believe everything you read online
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Was browsing archives in searchenginejournal.com and came across an old post based on how Google says they don’t use meta description as a ranking factor in their search engine. Below is a snippet: I feel sorry for meta descriptions. Google has long held that meta descriptions do not impact search engine rankings. From a 2007 post on […]
Read more...Google Penguin Recovery – SEO
How to recover from Google Penguin update So your site was killing it in rankings, and then the new Penguin 3.0 algorithm came and now your seo rankings are in the gutter! Why? How? If you found this post you more than likely already know why or how penguin works. It’s about over optimized anchor text. […]
Read more...Product Photography done right!
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Today I was looking up product photographers to see some competition. I found some good ones and not so good ones. Then I stumbled onto some tutorials and of course I had to take a gander! Now the funny thing about the internet is there is good content and generic piece of crap content that […]
Read more...Flat and minimalist is the trend not generic!
So the trend is going flat and minimalist. Artistic negative space and keeping things simple is a good thing, but why is it then are websites starting to become generic? I am not sure how or when companies started to think that flat and minimalist is all about being generic. Sorry you still need to […]
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