Labrow Marketing’s blogs on website design, development, optimisation and content
Blog archive: 2010
Time to ditch Internet Explorer 6
Posted by Peter Labrow on 9 September 2010
I’ve decided that Internet Explorer 6 is holding back my business and the websites of my clients – so we no longer support it by default.
Follow you follow me
Posted by Peter Labrow on 9 September 2010
There’s an interesting way in which some websites break Google’s webmaster guidelines, by allowing people to pay for links.
Semantically speaking
Posted by Peter Labrow on 8 September 2010
Semantic mark-up is one of those phrases trotted out by website developers that few clients immediately grasp – but it’s one that’s well worth understanding.
Doing it right
Posted by Peter Labrow on 6 September 2010
If you doubt the value of developing websites to higher standards, then it’s worth considering the very real benefits.
App or Web page?
Posted by Peter Labrow on 9 July 2010
With the rise of the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android, some clients have been asking about the pros and cons of having ‘app’ versions of parts of their websites.
It could be you
Posted by Peter Labrow on 9 July 2010
The recent conviction of a man found guilty of placing fake bids on eBay has implications for organisations which manage their reputation on line.
Time to start doubting Google Analytics
Posted by Peter Labrow on 22 March 2010
When you can’t measure the activities of a significant percentage of your website visitors, all of your statistics are questionable.
Search engine optimisation buyer beware
Posted by Peter Labrow on 18 February 2010
A search engine optimisation company promises you the top spot in Google. It’s worth giving them a go, right? Well, no – if things go wrong, they can be almost impossible to repair.
Here’s a capital idea
Posted by Peter Labrow on 29 January 2010
I know that a lot of people get hot under the collar about the use of apostrophes, but it’s the misuse of something far humbler that ruffles my feathers: the capital letter.
Have you made your New Year’s marketing resolutions?
Posted by Peter Labrow on 7 January 2010
With marketing, as with many other things, a few simple New Year’s resolutions can go a long way.