A trained graphic designer, I am not. But I do enjoy tinkering with various online graphic design tools to try to make nice images and banners to make the blog look pretty for you. I just started using a new one that's so fantastic, I thought I'd share the love and try to send a few more people their way. Maybe you'll love it too. … [Read more...]
Cycling Cafés to adore. Is your favourite on the map?
Hands up if the café stop is usually a highlight of your ride? We all love a good cycling café, and now there's an easier way to find the best ones. … [Read more...]
Ribble enters the affiliate marketing game
I've been pestering Ribble every now and again by sending them emails asking if they have an affiliate programme. It looks like they've just signed up for one. … [Read more...]
ScarletFire gets a new Genesis theme
I've been meaning to do it for ages, but I finally went ahead and revamped the site. … [Read more...]
TSOhost promotional code. Awesome UK web hosting (especially for wordpress sites)
I'm pleased to be able to offer a unique discount code to readers of ScarletFire, that will give you 10% off at TSOhost when you sign up for a new web hosting package. Just go , and use the code SCARLETFIRE for a sweet 10% saving. If you've been searching online for information about TSOhost, then I'm sure you've already heard about their reputation for amazing customer … [Read more...]
Website speed test after moving to TSOhost from 1&1
Just recently I shared why I needed to move the site over to a new host, away from my previous provider, 1&1. I did some speed tests on the new site, and here's what it said. … [Read more...]
Migrate WordPress painlessly, with TSOhost.
I've dithered for years about moving my websites away from 1&1 hosting, but now I've done it, the sites all run faster and I'm paying a lot less. Here's how easy it was. … [Read more...]
A new way to decide what to blog about
It can be tricky to come up with ideas for new blog posts. There's a balancing act to achieve between making sure that you're fairly consistent in your output in terms of number of posts per week/month, and the desire to maintain a certain quality - not just in the writing but in the relevance of the content to your audience. … [Read more...]
5 tips to successfully implementing Yammer in #localgov
Anyone who has ever worked in a large organisation knows that one problem raised at almost every brainstorming session about anything is - Communication. It's always there, and nobody is ever surprised by its presence. It's the elephant everyone's ok talking about, because everybody knows internal communications suck. Corporate centres continue to cling to traditional … [Read more...]
