Category Archives: General

General information on Ultimate Web Builder, how to build your own website, etc.

What cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility means, and why it is important for your website!

You work on your website SEO (search engine optimization), build organic traffic to your website through blog posting, articles, and webpage content, work on your social media, and perhaps purchase some kind of advertising or pass out your business cards … Continue reading

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How to reduce your website spam with a Contact Form vs Posted Email Address

Why Posting Your Email Address Attracts Spam Spiders are not just the lovable daddy long legs like on “Honey I shrunk the Kids”, or the creepy crawlers that give you the puffed up eye lid morning present.  On the internet, … Continue reading

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WWW or no WWW – That is the question

We are talking about whether your website is “www.your-website.com” or just “your-website.com” .  You want your website to be accessible both ways of course, whether the user types in the “www” or not (most people won’t take the extra time … Continue reading

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Happy summertime working from the beach!

It’s summertime, it’s hot.  Even if you have air conditioning, sometimes you just don’t want to work in the office, especially if you don’t have any office meetings planned.  You don’t need the four walls or desk to work.  You … Continue reading

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How to make money on your website

There are several ways to monetize your website, to not only earn the money for your web hosting costs, but to make a profit. 1) An obvious way is to sell something.  It can be a product or a service, a subscription … Continue reading

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“The Internship” with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson – great pr for Google

It’s Friday night, time for movie date night.  We all heard that it’s great to work at Google – the food, the relaxed environment, and the other various perks, and now there’s a movie on it.  From the hit movie … Continue reading

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Why you don’t want your website to be in Flash!

Do you want your website to be found?  Do you want your website accessible from smartphones and tablets, besides the home computer or laptop?  Then you shouldn’t develop your website in Flash.  If you want your website to be big, … Continue reading

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Why do WordPress websites and blogs get hacked so much?

The short answer? A system is only as strong as its weakest link. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use WordPress for any part of your website – it just means you need to use it carefully, correctly, and smartly (yes, … Continue reading

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How to protect your unwatermarked photos and still offer automatic downloads after purchase

You might have heard that you can’t really protect your unwatermarked, original photos online on your website and still offer automatic digital downloads after a customer purchases it.  The truth is that is a myth.  Photographers – you can protect … Continue reading

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How to choose between creating a blog or website?

A blog and website are 2 different things.  Both are on the internet, both searchable and indexable on Google and Yahoo.  Both post your content.  So the difference between a blog and a website?  A blog is like a public … Continue reading

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