A web developers blog

I like listening to web/freelancer related podcasts on the train to work every day so I thought I’d share the ones I like best. I do have a list of other podcasts to try out so I’ll post up some other good ones when I come across them however the ones in this post should be enough to keep you busy for a while!

Updates have been a little slow lately, I’ve been working on a new portfolio site and setting up my own Ubuntu server at home (which there will be a guide on sooner or later), I’ve also been working on a few more, longer posts for this site. I’ve also been debating whether to try out some video tutorials but I’m put off by the thought that a lot of viewers might not be able to understand my accent!

Anyway, on with the post. A while ago I wrote a guide on installing multiple versions of IE on your computer for testing purposes.

Since then there have been a few changes, first off IE8 has been released and a few more programs have been developed. I’m going to go through a few options you have when testing your site.

I found this video the other day and it really makes a good point of how making what you offer different to what everybody else is offering can help it sell, even if what you’re actually selling isn’t different at all.

Lots of people use Google Adwords to drive targeted traffic to their website. I know from experience when you first log into Adwords it can all be a bit daunting. Now google have released a video guide on how to manage your bidding for each of your keywords to maximise your return on investment.

You can watch the video below and read more information on it on the official google blog.

For all of you who create (or are planning to create) your own WordPress themes. Here’s an excellent cheatsheet that will come in very handy!