It is very important that you plan your website. It is a necessary step in the build process, and one that shouldn’t be missed out or skimped over. A well thought out website can be the difference between a sale and a lost visitor or customer due to confusion. It may sound odd, but start… Read more »
Tip 8 – Choosing a hosting package.
There are plenty of hosting companies around online that offer great deals on hosting packages for your website. Some will even offer extra services like easy-build websites and shopping carts. It will depend on how you are going to build your website as to what kind of hosting package will suit you. If you are… Read more »
Tip 7 – How to choose a domain name
A domain name is the www. address that people find your website by. It is usually in the format of www.yourwebsitename.com. There are many domain extensions, that’s the suffix that appears after the name, and you need to consider which kind will suit your type of website best. ‘.com’ is the most popular and is… Read more »
Tip 6 – How to create your own website
Over the next few tips I will give you some recommendations on how to create your own website, a good content management system to use, how to choose a domain name and what hosting package to use. If you are happy working on a computer and following tutorials and online information, these tips are for… Read more »
Tip 5 – Get found in search engines
The use of the word ‘web’ to describe the internet is very apt. The internet is like a giant spider’s web because all the websites are interlinked. It is essentially a massive network of computers all linked together to provide information for anyone anywhere in the world. Search engines send out little programs known as… Read more »
Tip 4 – Don’t be baffled by Jargon.
If you are buying a product or service from someone you want to be able to understand what you are getting for your money. The same is true of a website. A website is a product and there are many technical terms that go along with its creation. For example, Joe Bloggs Web Design Company… Read more »
Tip 3 – Don’t think that money buys quality websites.
The saying ‘how long is a piece of string’ is definitely true when it comes to estimating the cost of web design. The price will depend on the type of website you want, the extra features that are needed, the complexity of the template design and finally the number of pages required. It is not… Read more »
Tip 2 – How to find a good web design company.
This tip and the following three tips over the next few days will help to explain what to look for in a good web design company. When looking for any company or business to carry out a task for you, it is important to look at how they do that task for themselves. You wouldn’t… Read more »
Tip 1 – Should I use a web design company?
This is a good question to ask yourself if you are thinking of having a website for yourself or your company. What you need to think about is how comfortable you are using a computer. Are you computer literate? Can you use a computer confidently and find your way around online? Do you know how… Read more »
WIBC White Ribbon Day Exhibition
cannedSunlight are pleased to be supporting the Women in Business Club’s White Ribbon Day event, an exhibition of club member’s businesses and an extensive gift fayre. We have a stand at the Calpe show that is being held in the Hotel Diamante on the Moraira Coast Road, so come along and meet us and we’ll… Read more »
New tips for SEO
The latest information to get your website noticed by Google. As many of you will already know, keeping your website high in the search engine results is an ongoing task, and can seem to some, one that is full of complexities. I am an avid reader of any tips for SEO as it is such… Read more »
Making your home Wi-Fi network more secure
A short article about making your home Wi-Fi network secure I suspect that most of us have noticed that when we have a Wi-Fi enabled piece of kit, be it a router, a phone, a games machine or likewise we can often see other Wi-Fi networks available to us when we are searching for our… Read more »
How to Photograph a Pet – Enlightening Hints and Tips!
Many of us have pets and we want to capture their character on film, or more likely on screen nowadays, but sometimes this is easier said than done. Here are some tips that I’ve learnt whilst trying to photograph pets and some information that may help you the next time you try to shoot your… Read more »
Rotating, Cropping, and Resizing Images with Photoshop®
Photoshop® for beginners. Adobe® Photoshop® software is great for photo editing and is used as an industry standard tool in the printing and media industry. With such a good reputation it is also bought for personal use. But for people who don’t know their way around Photoshop®, it can be quite daunting. This first beginners… Read more »
How to scan photos – the best settings
This tutorial will show you what settings to look for in your scanning software to produce the best results when you are scanning. As there are many different scanning programs available, each manufacturer having its own or recommended version it will be too difficult to go into detail for any one version of the software.… Read more »
