Domain Shortening

With all the fuss about Social Networking only getting bigger, I did a little research into the whole idea of Domain Shortening.  The idea is far from new now but there are lots of new thoughts about the best way to manage the process for your website.

I have never liked the idea of using a “faceless” URL shortening service like bit.ly and the rest.  What it the point of working at building your brand and then displaying all your links on someone else’s domain?  So when I came across YoURLS.org (quite by accident), I really liked the idea of trying to set up the…… Read the rest

Happy?

I think I am!!

I’ve now got both ELPsych! and DisabledPeople.org looking quite reasonable.  Well, I think so anyway!  I’ve jumped in with both feet and now have all three of my sites using the Suffusion Theme by Sayontan Sinha.  Obviously there are similarities between the sites, something that I want with ELPsych! and DisabledPeople, but the differences are there as well, making all three sites unique.

I really got the chance to play today after the release of version 3 of the theme.  The main feature added…… Read the rest

Disabled People

Just recently I acquired the domain  http://DisabledPeople.org and decided I would use it as a review/resource blog for anything on the web that might be of interest to disabled people.  I’ve started off with a few site reviews and a couple of articles about some of the essential things disabled people need to know about.  My feeling is that there are plenty of resources telling disabled people what they need to know, the problem is that none of this information is volunteered.  More often than not, you have to ask to get the answers and if you don’t know the right questions,…… Read the rest

My latest project is coming together quite nicely.  I would love to hear comments or suggestions!  Have a look at http://DunbarWoods.org

Coming Soon!

I’ve just started work on a revamped site for the Dunbar Community Woodland Group here in Dunbar.  They are a very small organisation charged with looking after the woodland at Lochend and around all the new housing in the town.

Unfortunately they have had some difficulties with their web presence which we hope to rectify very soon.  The site has only just started construction but will be found at:

http://DunbarWoods.org

If you are interested there is already the provision to sign up to email updates.  Take yourself across to…… Read the rest