Or could it be the wrong tool for the job? |
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Is your website using WordPress?
A quick way to find out is to go to the home page of your website and type /wp-admin after the address (e.g. www.mywebsite.com/wp-admin then press the Enter key on your keyboard and
if you see this…
...then your website is indeed using the WordPress platform.
Over the past few years the WordPress platform has taken the world by storm. Beginning in the US it has spread the globe and is very popular as a quick method to slap up a website – but why?
- The code is free
- You can login to the above and update the content of your website yourself
- You don’t need to know anything technical like code etc. *
- There are thousands of free templates available to instantly change the look and design of your website
- Thousands of ‘plugins’ are also available for functions such as Calendars, Photo Galleries, Contact Forms, Online Shop, plus a large number of Security Plugins (I wonder why?)
- Hosting companies often provide a ‘one click install’ function for WordPress
- Web Agencies love WordPress because for very little effort and almost zero cost they can charge you a tidy sum to ‘build your website’ (I have seen proposals using WordPress up to £20,000!)
* except when you need to fix something that won't work
So back to the question…
Is WordPress the right tool for your website?
Websites are now most commonly viewed on Smart Phones and Tablets |
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This means if your website is built in the 'traditional' way it will probably mean it is too tiny to read the text on a mobile device. Visitors to your website can of course use various pincer gestures to zoom in and out but they will soon become annoyed by this.
Easykey builds websites that respond to the device that is accessing it. In other words it will change shape and layout so it is easy to access whether it is on a desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet or smartphone.
This is what the homepage of easykey.uk looks like on various devices:
And if you were to look at it on an iPhone it would include the following handy mobile features...
Most people are not interested what’s under the bonnet of their car until it breaks down |
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Have you ever wondered why some websites and email services are more reliable than others?
You can physically see the difference between these vehicles
However most people never see their Web Server
What is a Server?
In the context of this article, a Server describes a special computer that is configured to provide services such as Hosting (a rented space for your website to exist on the Internet) and Email services where your emails are collected and delivered to you.
What is a Dedicated Server?
To put it simply a Dedicated Server is dedicated to one Company so that only their customer websites or email accounts exist on that server.
What is the significance of different domain endings (e.g. .com .co.uk .net) |
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Top Level Domains (TLD)
There are three types of top-level domains:
TLD – Top Level Domains
The most common extensions that you’re probably familiar with. They include .com, .net and .org domains.
ccTLD - Country code domain name extensions
These are usually 2 characters. Some of the ccTLD extensions that you’re probably familiar with are .de for Germany, .fr for France, and .cn for China. Since the beginning of the Internet it was not possilbe to register .uk by itself - it had to have a sub-level such as .co.uk or .org.uk - However this has changed in June 2014 - (see the end of this article below)
gTLD - generic Top Level Domains
These are usually 3 or more letters such as .biz .info, .name .mobi
What do the Domain Endings Mean?
There are hundreds of domain endings - however if you are a company trading in the UK we recommend you get at least the .co.uk, .com and the newer .uk versions. Here is a brief explanation of the most common domain endings:
Why you shouldn't be using free email services such as Gmail, Hotmail or Outlook |
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It is suprising that many businesses and organisations still use emails ending with gmail.com
Or even...
- hotmail.com
- tesco.net
- btinternet.com
- ntlworld.com
- virgin.net
- aol.com
- vodafonemobile.com
- yahoo.co.uk
