This post is purely for indulging in a whole lot of narcissism. Oh yeah! If you’re not interested in reading about my latest achievements… well, tough! >:D Last week I was asked if I was interested in contributing to a piece on my ex-boyfriends for a feature called “The ex-files” in the Observer (national weekly… read full entry »

Only another 9 days until the phone line is connected. You know what phone line means? INTERNET! It’s bloody infuriating without it — not because I can’t check my e-mail or blog — but it seems I miss all the best “omgwtfbbq e-drama” (like idiots still recommending pixelfx.. d’oh) when I’m offline. So easily amused,… read full entry »

One of the most common questions I find that is asked by newbie webmasters is “how do I hide my source code?” Most of these kids don’t have websites/code worth stealing, but nonetheless you’ve got to see past the “oh God, not another one” and respect their determination to protect their hard work. That said,… read full entry »

Hah.. that was the question 1and1 asked me via e-mail this morning — because I sent a support request in they wanted me to tell them how great they are. I didn’t, for the first time ever… and my problem STILL ISN’T BLOODY SOLVED. :| So much for a special offer! If they don’t fix… read full entry »

Originally published as a SEO blog entry Tip #5: Quality Content I mentioned in my semi-satirical ‘Promoting Your Website‘ article that you should: “Have an Opinion” and “Get a Blog, Blog About Everything” and I believe this is part of the quality content thing. Quality content means content that people want to read, and want… read full entry »

Before I get on to the actual point of the post: my new domains have propagated for the majority and you can now get to my site through jemjabella.co.uk, .com, .net and .org. HOORAH. SEO, or Search Engine Optimisation, is the process of optimising your website to increase your rank in search engines (not just… read full entry »

Found an interesting, mature blog today through Daz: nektros – Cynicism in a Hot Dish. The author, Yvonne, has a witty outlook on things happening around the blogosphere and expresses her thoughts well. I am pleased by this because it’s been ages since I found a good blog that I’ve not read before. It’s rare… read full entry »

First things first, we might as well get out of the what PHP is not: PHP is not a replacement for HTML. PHP is not a synonym for MySQL. Although they work well together, they’re not the same thing. PHP is not all about layout-based includes. PHP is not magically going to make your website… read full entry »

Karl casually mentioned to me earlier that he has received another e-mail from a SAD sufferer, to which I replied that his hits were up because of people looking for SAD information. (Please, no comments on how completely nerdy it is that I know the ‘state’ of our websites at any point in time..) Anyway,… read full entry »

Wow, the start to this month has been busy. Karl and I have been running around sorting “something” out that I really want to tell everyone about but can’t yet because I don’t want to jinx it. I’ve got some major projects going on at work that all seem to have arrived at the same… read full entry »