Let’s Go Surfing

In order to be ‘live’ on the internet, a website needs a home (a hosting server). Lots of companies provide hosting, some good, some less so; some are cheap, some are dirt cheap; and some are free. I always use Hostgator*: they’re inexpensive, reliable and offer...

Dead End Street

When a reader gets to the bottom of your webpage, what do they see? What do you want them to do? It could be any of these: Click for more details Buy something Sign up to your newsletter Claim their free offer Read your next article Follow you on social media Whatever...

Everybody (All Over the World)

When creating something – a book, for example – and somebody asks you, “Who’s it for?” it might be tempting to answer by declaring, “Everybody!”, with boundless enthusiasm. The truth is, nothing’s for...

Hello Happiness

As you might have noticed, I like to promote creativity for a few reasons, and now “groundbreaking research” commissioned by BBC Arts suggests that “even the briefest time spent on a creative pastime such as painting, pottery or playing the piano,...