Topic: Useful Tools

Why would you want to survey visitors to your website? Well, there are a whole host of reasons, but the main one is to find out information that will help you improve your website’s performance and increase conversions. A simple place to start is to ask your visitors why they came to your website and…

Most web developers find Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to be their least favourite browser to work with. That’s because of the multiple versions that it has and the different ways in which they render a site. It forces web developers to use hacks and workarounds to make everything work, which ramps up development time. So the…

Many times in the past, I’ve found myself typing lengthy emails describing what I see or do on my computer screen. This lead me to look for a better way and I think I’ve found two FREE tools that solves the problem. Jing: Jing is a free application that you can download that allows you…

Since October 2011, Google has been encrypting search activity, except those from Google Ads. This means that all keyword referrer data, for close to 100% of searches, is now presented in Google Analytics as “(not provided)”. In other words you cannot access organic keyword data anymore. Encrypting search activity has meant that webmasters can no…

During the website creation process and even after launch of a website, it is important for clients to keep in contact with their developers. Engagement between the two parties can include sharing images and copy, reporting on issues or bugs, approving a design or wireframe, or giving feedback on a certain piece of functionality once…

Drupal is one of the most popular open source content management systems (CMS) available. It is a robust website content management platform that is used by professional web developers throughout the world. Drupal is used in over 200 countries, it is available in 182 languages and nearly 400,000 websites run on Drupal. Drupal is such a…