Category: Business
FD now on Green web hosting
After DNS fun, endless FTP sessions and copying databases across servers, Ferret’s Domain is now powered by Windmills. Which is hopefully where it staying forever, because I really don’t want to have to do that again :O Green web hosting is available from FCS Websites from £5.75 a month.
Switch to Green Hosting
I have just obtained green hosting from the lovely folks at MakeHay. They are helping me set up the hosting and transfer all my domains and existing hosting, including this blog. Much, much easier than dealing with Compila or 123-Reg, my previous hosts. All my sites will gradually be moved over to the new hosting, […]
New job!
I will be working for Jigsaw from next week in the Technical Consultancy team. My interview there was easily the most random I have ever attended. What turns me on about Jigsaw is that they understand how people work, and come at business from a humanistic rather than a cold business angle. With my background […]
CV advice from those that know…
I recently changed from a traditional CV to a skills based one after speaking to the uni careers service, where I listed key skills and evidenced them from jobs and uni. I got a phone call from a recruitment agency yesterday from a lovely lady called Ann, who set me straight on how recruitment actually […]
Web design cliches
When making a site, the following must be avoided at all costs: Generic “People on laptops” stock images. A model with a headset pretending to be tech support. “under construction” – either make a website, or don’t. “Reasons to have a website.” They already know they need one, dumbass. Flash intros or entirely Flash sites. […]
So what does it take to be a UKWDA member?
I have been scoping out local web design places lately, and going through the list of UKWDA members near me. Now I thought that being a member of the UKWDA might mean something positive. They make a stab at being credible, with a code of ethics stating that members should play nicely and “strive for […]