tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56393216382854891392024-03-08T13:11:48.791-08:00Web Developer in BallaratAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283832209795874425noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639321638285489139.post-79867191244786202292016-07-06T22:24:00.000-07:002016-07-06T22:24:07.185-07:00Domain Name Corp scamPeople, be very careful if you receive an invoice from any company besides myself that is purporting to register your domain or hosting or anything like that.<br />
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Two of my clients within the past week have received fake invoices from "Domain Name Corp" about their websites.<br />
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Here is the ACCC report on the scam: <a href="https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/buying-or-selling/false-billing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/buying-or-selling/false-billing</a><br />
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Be careful out there. I provide a full-service product - always consult with me before paying any invoice about anything web-related.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283832209795874425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639321638285489139.post-60359510126380463562016-06-06T00:42:00.001-07:002016-06-06T00:42:46.491-07:00Some social media experimentationOver my time as a web developer, I have heard many conflicting things about the value (or otherwise) of dedicated Facebook pages for businesses.<br />
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To be honest, my opinion was coloured somewhat by my age and the fact that I don't have half a million 'friends' - I figured that it was probably worth worrying about only for certain businesses and probably only for the upcoming generation of entrepreneurs.<br />
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Lately, however, I have had some experiences that have caused me to re-evaluate this stance. A significant number of my recent clients have experienced success in getting their name out using Facebook - enough that I figured it was worth an experiment.<br />
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Accordingly, I have made up a new page for my business: <a href="http://facebook.com/BallaratBusinessWebsites" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/BallaratBusinessWebsites</a><br />
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I'm going to be posting stuff there and see how we go with creating some buzz.<br />
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Wish me luck!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283832209795874425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639321638285489139.post-85749534772324796352015-10-07T22:20:00.000-07:002015-10-07T22:50:43.588-07:00Study shows getting online is a financial winner for small businesses. Especially in Ballarat!Last week the Ballarat Courier published a piece citing a Price Waterhouse Coopers study showing that Ballarat businesses have the potential to unlock $39,000 worth of economic growth per business just by getting online and streamlining their procurement through the digital economy.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3392914/39k-for-web-embrace/">http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3392914/39k-for-web-embrace/</a><br />
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As a newcomer to Ballarat, I can vouch for this study - it is a source of amazement how many excellent domain names have not yet been snapped up by local businesses.<br />
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With the coming of the NBN to Ballarat, this is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of what should be a growth industry.<br />
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<a href="http://ballaratbusinesswebsites.com.au/">http://ballaratbusinesswebsites.com.au</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283832209795874425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639321638285489139.post-90517369427600738732015-06-26T09:21:00.000-07:002015-06-26T09:21:00.980-07:00Bootstrap 3 - not a bad system as far as templates goUsually, I'm not one for using templates when crafting websites. In my opinion, they usually look too much like a template (how many WordPress websites do you need to see before you know what a WordPress site looks like?)<div>
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But while browsing online for a new formatting technique, I came across the templates at <a href="http://startbootstrap.com/">http://startbootstrap.com</a> and was pleasantly surprised.</div>
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Tailoring the CSS is not for beginners, but I must say that the templates had elegant solutions for eternal web development questions such as:</div>
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I also found <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/bootstrap/bootstrap_grid_examples.asp">http://www.w3schools.com/bootstrap/bootstrap_grid_examples.asp</a> very useful as well.</div>
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Highly recommended.</div>
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