A selection of blogs and articles on website creation
Posts by Daron Harvey
Reasons to outsource website testing
Why should you consider outsourcing your website testing outsourcing your website testing and what are the benefits compared to using in-house resources?
Why should you consider outsourcing your website testing?
7 risks of not testing your website
7 of main reasons for testing your website so you can reduce the risks of costly mistakes.
7 of the main risks associated with not testing a website.
Web design case study - DHBathrooms
Here's how I took over an existing website for a client, refreshed it, improved and optimised it, and helped it to generate more leads for his business.
Find out how I took over an existing website and helped it to generate more leads for the business.
Cheap websites - What to expect
A cheap website could save you money and be perfect if your needs are low and you want something simple. But be aware of what you might get (and what you might NOT get!)
Cheap websites - What to expect
Should you display prices on your website?
Wouldn't it be beneficial to display prices on your website if a prospective customer is trying to find out what you're likely to charge?
Should you display prices on your website?
Domain Authority and Backlink caution
Why not all backlinks are good for your website and why you should be cautious how you acquire backlinks.
Why not all backlinks are good for your website and Domain Authority.
Writing quality website content
Your website's content is vital for not only your customers, but also for SEO.
So
writing quality content
is worth spending time on. Just make sure you review it from time to time!
Your website's content is vital for not only your customers, but also for SEO.
Need ideas for good website content?
It can be difficult coming up with good website content ideas so here are some suggestions which might make it a little easier.
It can sometimes be dificult writing good website content...
Web design principles checklist
Building your own website? Here are some guidelines and things to consider for your website .
Here are some guidelines and things to consider when building a website.
What is User Testing?
New website, new page or marketing campaign? Have they been user tested to find out what potential customers REALLY think?
New website or marketing campaign? What do customers REALLY think?
Do I need a website if I'm on Facebook?
Many businesses use Facebook as a platform to reach new customers, so why could you benefit from having a website and Facebook page?
Why would you want a website AND a Facebook page?
Is your website slow to load?
Websites are often slow because of the way they have been built. Here are some common causes of slow websites which could be affecting your site.
Websites are often slow because of the way they have been built.
Selecting images for web pages
How to avoid some of the most common pitfalls when selecting and applying images to web pages which could help improve page load times.
How to avoid some common pitfalls when selecting website images.
Customers, Personas and User Stories
How can customer personas and user stories help us focus on what our customers want from our websites and our businesses?
How customer personas can help us focus on target customers.
What are responsive websites?
Why do some websites only work properly on some devices? Why is my website slow on mobile phones? What are responsive websites and why are they important?
What are responsive websites and why are they important?
Do I need a mobile friendly website?
The importance of websites being mobile friendly, and the consequences of not having a mobile friendly website could be losing you business.
Not having a mobile friendly website could be losing you business.
The Importance of Page Speed
What can I do to speed up my website? Why is my website slow and how can I test the load time of my web pages?
Why is my website slow? What can I do to speed up my website?
Website builders and slow web pages
Why do many websites which have been built with WordPress and other website builders load slow and do not work well on mobiles?
Why do many WordPress websites not work well on mobiles?
Websites That Add Value
How can a website add value to my business? Why are some websites cheaper than others?
Can a website add value to my business?
Cheap Websites - Are there hidden costs?
Website costs not clear enough?
How much should a website cost
and is cheap
really saving you money?
How much should a website cost?
What is a Website Builder?
What is a website builder? Are website builders free? Are website builders any good?
What is a website builder? Are website builders free?
Web form security
How does Targa handle web forms containing malicious content and help to reduce spam?
How does Targa handle web forms containing malicious content?
What are the main HTML tags for Google?
Successful SEO requires optimal use of specific tags in each web page, so let's look at what are considered to be amongst the most important HTML tags for Google and other search engines.
Successful SEO requires optimal use of specific tags in each web page.
International ecommerce websites
Experiences from more that 20 years of building a managing translated international ecommerce websites
Experiences from more that 20 years in international ecommerce.
Web Design and SEO Resources
A selection of links to recommended websites, posts and resources relating to web design SEO, etc.
Links to selected websites, posts and resources about web design and SEO.
About Daron Harvey:
I'm the founder of Targa Web Solutions, specialising in website management, testing, auditing, troubleshooting & consultancy.
I began building websites way back in 1996, and I'm now in my 27th year of professional website production, testing and eCommerce best practices, including management of large multi-lingual multi $Billion global websites. Note: AI was neither needed or used to write the content on this page!
* No AI was used to produce these posts!
