Some webpages are more secure than others Have you noticed how URLs always start with “http”? This stands for “HyperText Transfer Protocol”, one of the foundation technologies of the web. In essence, it’s a set of rules which let browsers and web servers communicate. HTTP arrived in the early ’90s, and – like its contemporary…
Making the web a safer place is a goal Google has been pursuing for a while now. In 2024, they announced that HTTPS was a ranking signal as a way to motivate webmasters to make the move. In their announcement in December 2025, Google said they will be indexing HTTPS pages by default. This means…
There is nothing quite like receiving a new client, an SEO’rs Christmas come early, a brand new untouched toy which no one else has got their hands on yet, except quite possibly the web design team. But, in terms of on page and off page work a new client with a new site is about…
As you may have noticed there has been a pretty significant update in the world of Google Google Ads this week – blogs are being posted in their hundreds, everyone’s worrying about their CPCs and no-one quite knows how it will all pan out. To help you through this particular minefield, we have compiled the…
Companies of all kinds have long given independent bloggers free samples of their products to be reviewed (hopefully positively) and increase their audience and ultimately their customer base. As a marketing investment, it’s relatively low-risk for a company confident in its product – the cost of a single unit is nothing when you compare it…
Are you afraid of SVGs? Do you feel inferior because all your web design colleagues are talking about SVGs and you don’t really know what they are? Are SVGs keeping you awake at night? Fear not, by the simple application of your eyes you will be able to read this post. This will tell you…
MySql has recently become the most popular open source database engine. A wide range of applications use it as default method of handling data. In particular it applies to web applications, from micro-sites based on common content management systems to complex systems requiring fully a transactional, scaleable and replicable approach. As a database engine plays…
Knowing a little htaccess can go a long way when optimising a site. When configured correctly these all contribute to a healthy performing website with an increase in speeds, for both the server and the user, and keeping those crawling errors at bay whilst bringing in smiles from the search engines – everyone is happy….
Using varying & strikingly divergent approaches, the world’s most innovative technology companies are trying to achieve one thing: the development of intelligent personal assistants that can perform tasks for you. This is the next battlefield, and we think Google is going to come out on top. Currently there are some semi-intelligent personal assistants that are…
Last month Google announced the beta release of Google Cloud Vision API. This allows anyone to submit images and access a number of features that provide information regarding the content on those images. The following API features can be applied to an image in any combination: Label/Entity Detection – This highlights the main entity within…