Tips & Tricks

Translate your content, comments and anything else…

I figured I would give Google’s new AJAX Language API a try today and I will say I’m pretty happy with the results. It was really easy to setup and so far the results have been pretty good. For a while now I’ve been thinking of adding other languages to my sites and this will […]


Make friends with fellow bloggers.

If you’ve spent any time in the business world you know that one of the most important things you can do to succeed is to network. Networking is basically creating mutual beneficial relationships with like minded people. This can include talking with them, exchanging business cards or even working together on a project. […]


Increase productivity by adding another monitor to your computer.

When you’re working for yourself, you want to try to find as many ways to save time and money as possible. Some of these methods are more difficult than others and some are more expensive than others but in the long run they should all have the same goal in mind; to make […]


Increasing Revenue: The basics of Split Testing

This topic, often called A/B testing is very large and complicated. It’s so big that there are companies devoted just to split testing; but for a majority of us out there hiring a company to help us with this is not an option. In this brief article I plan on summing up the basics […]


Secure your life, secure your email : Locking down Gmail.

I use Gmail for 80% of my email needs, wait, nope it’s 100% when you count Goole Apps. I use Gmail and Google Apps for many reasons but the biggest reason has to be accessibility. The fact that I can check my email from anywhere that has an Internet connection makes my life […]


How to setup ads for users with JavaScript disabled.

If I had to guess I would say 80% of advertising services today display their ads using JavaScript. This makes sense considering JavaScript is lightweight, easy to install and it’s dynamic so ads can be changed on the fly without the need to update the code. However JavaScript is not perfect. In my […]


How does your site look/act with JavaScript turned off?

Such a simple question yet most people I speak with don’t know the answer. Have you ever tried it? It’s a good thing to do every now and then, fire up your favoriate browser(it better be FireFox!) and go into the options(preferences) section to turn of JavaScript. Now, visit your page. Here are […]


Backup your files for free using Gmail.

This is a very basic, very cheap (free in fact) way to back up your files off-site. This is not the best method and if you have the money you should probably invest in a better solution but for people just starting or for anyone that needs a simple backup method this way works […]