Sometimes I can tell that customers aren’t seeing the same thing that I am when we both look at their website. There could be a lot of reasons for this but sometimes it’s the cache. A cache is where your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc) stores information about the websites you’ve visited. It stores [...]

Earlier I wrote about website statistics. Today I’d like to bring some additional items to your attention. Website Referrers Website referrers are an interesting thing to look at. This is where you can discover how people are getting to your website. Here are some of the most common referrers to my Charles Dickens website: www.google.com [...]

Years ago I had a web host that wasn’t very concerned about keeping my websites up and running.  Their servers would go down once a month.  This didn’t seem to bother them at all.  They also seemed pretty easy going about getting things back up.  Sometimes my websites would be back up and running in [...]

One of my customers recently received an invoice for domain name registration. She knows that domain name registration is important and that the result of waiting too long can be disastrous. Yet, something didn’t seem right to her. The price seemed high and the company asking for the money, let’s call them Scamo Incorporated, didn’t [...]

Most web hosts provide a free statistics program. If you’re unsure if your host offers one give your host a call and ask. Website statistics are a good way to track your website’s growth and learn more about your visitors. Page Views One website statistic that I always look at is page views. A page [...]

Well, not really but I’ll be taking some time off. The blog will resume on August 17th. I hope everyone is having a great summer!

Have you received an email saying that Mars will pass remarkably close to the Earth this month? I got this one earlier this week and sadly it’s just not true. Did you receive an email warning you about the “Olympic Torch” virus? If you did you’re not the only one. People have been receiving this [...]