5 eBay selling tips

The following 5 eBay selling tips have done good by me over the years whilst selling items on eBay and they’ve often contributed to me generating higher final selling prices on my eBay auctions. 1. Be as descriptive as possible Ensure you give as much information as possible to potential buyers. Some eBayers will ask

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My HTML/CSS templating system

When creating pages with HTML/CSS I like to make it as speedy as possible for both production and future maintenance. I make this possible with a very simple PHP template system.

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How to explain what a web designer does to your clients

There seems to a minor misconception amongst clients who hire web designers as to what a web designer does and in particular what all the different disciplines in web design/development are. Your success as web designer depends on your ability to communicate to those people what you will do for their money.

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What web professionals can learn from Sarah Beeny

Following on from last week’s rapturously received What web agencies can learn from Gordon Ramsay post, I’m continuing the series with a take on the advice of Sarah Beeny. For those, who do not know, Sarah Beeny is a highly successful property guru/writer/TV presenter who presents (among other TV shows) Property Ladder. This show is

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What web agencies can learn from Gordon Ramsay

For those, who do not know, Gordon Ramsay is a highly successful British chef/restaurateur/TV presenter who presents (among other TV shows) Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. This show is essentially about Ramsay improving the prospects of flagging UK restaurants. Although, different every week, Ramsay’s underlying message is the same. If your restaurant has certain characteristics and

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Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHP book review

Last month, I acquired a copy of Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHP: A developer’s guide to SEO and set about reading it. I expected not to be shown too much information that I didn’t already know but, I did expect this book to be a timely catchup and a good resource.

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