http://dotwebs.com/blog Dotwebs stuff and more Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/5-really-sexy-plug-ins-for-wordpress/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/5-really-sexy-plug-ins-for-wordpress/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:43:27 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=1356 Recently we listed what we think are the 5 most essential plug-ins for WordPress, and 5 Useful but not essential ones. Today's round up is a list of the ones we think are the sexiest.]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/5-really-sexy-plug-ins-for-wordpress/feed/ 0 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/5-useful-plug-ins-for-wordpress/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/5-useful-plug-ins-for-wordpress/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:23:20 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=1455 In my previous post 5 Essential Plug-ins for WordPress I listed some pretty basic ones that I wouldn't put a WP site live without. This next round-up is a list of useful but not really essential plug-ins.]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/5-useful-plug-ins-for-wordpress/feed/ 1 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/5-essential-plug-ins-for-wordpress/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/5-essential-plug-ins-for-wordpress/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:40:36 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=1412 WordPress is the most widely used publising platforms available.  While it is fully functional straight out-of-the-box, there are a number of essential plug-ins that will greatly improve your blogging experience. WordPress plug-ins are very easy to install and with a large community of developers working with and using WordPress you will find a plug-in to perform [...]]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/5-essential-plug-ins-for-wordpress/feed/ 7 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/digital-marketing/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/digital-marketing/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 12:30:28 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=1306 Using social media web sites to promote your business is a cost-effective way to market your products or services. However, it is not easy to see how your business can benefit from it when you look at these sites and all you see is people talking rubbish to each other.]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/digital-marketing/feed/ 0 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/join-the-rush-online/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/join-the-rush-online/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:26:07 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=1140 You may know your products or services like the back of your hand but does your website describe what you do well enough for potential customers to want to contact you? Having an informative website allows you to communicate your message to a much wider audience as well as enabling you to instantly provide updated information about your products or services to your existing customer base.]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/join-the-rush-online/feed/ 2 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/staying-fresh-and-getting-noticed/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/staying-fresh-and-getting-noticed/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:44:53 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=1027 THE potential offered by the Internet to the business owner is enormous. If you have a product or service to sell, you need a successful online presence. This means more than just getting the company website up-and-running - it means using the internet to market directly to consumers.]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/staying-fresh-and-getting-noticed/feed/ 1 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/ryan-airs-bloggopolus/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/ryan-airs-bloggopolus/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:25:32 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=900 You may have heard Ryan Tubridy’s show yesterday morning on RTE 1 in which he discussed blogging with Damian Mulley of mulley.net and Suzy Byrne of mamanpoulet.com. Ryan referred to blogging as ramblings or rants by unqualified, vain, attention-seeking often cowardly individuals writing ‘unsolicited waffle’ who should instead be discussing these issues with their friends in [...]]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/ryan-airs-bloggopolus/feed/ 1 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/some-tips-for-freelance-web-designers/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/some-tips-for-freelance-web-designers/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:54:45 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=720 Recently I’ve been side-tracked by some unusual events in my life.   There was my first visit to the high court, swiftly followed by my first visit to a creditors meeting -  but that’s a story for another day. .. So distracted was I that I missed the publication of my guest posting on Joe Scanlon’s  – [...]]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/some-tips-for-freelance-web-designers/feed/ 2 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/something-is-technically-wrong/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/something-is-technically-wrong/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:01:06 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=772 My post yesterday must have upset Twitter… Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on Linkedin Digg this! Share this on del.icio.us Email this to a friend? Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Add this to Google Bookmarks ]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/something-is-technically-wrong/feed/ 1 http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/twitter-for-twits/ http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/twitter-for-twits/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:50:58 +0000 Dorothy http://dotwebs.com/blog/?p=717 Someone suggested to me that joining twitter is good for business.  So I did… It’s completely insane! You ‘follow’ people, they ‘follow’ you. People ‘tweet’ stupid stuff about themselves: ‘I have a headache’, ‘I’m on the bus’, ‘I hate the rain’,  ‘I’m eating a kebab’,  ‘I love my new coffee machine’, ‘nn now’ So how is this good [...]]]> http://dotwebs.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/twitter-for-twits/feed/ 1