We here at Lens Digital are big fans of Matt Giovanisci and his Money Lab. As Matt himself says, “Money Lab is where I challenge myself to make more of what I love: money.” Some of the experiments are about launching new products whilst others seek to improve existing products.
(more…)After working in IT for 30 years, I have learned the hard way of the importance of doing a backup of your code.
It seems obvious to say backup your website, but how many people actually do it? With WordPress, there are a number of solutions out there. Our favourite is UpdraftPlus. UpdraftPlus has over 1 million installs and has a 5-star rating in the Plugin Repository.
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There are a number of different Website Builder products on the market. They make claims like;
“Getting online has never been easier”
“No coding skills needed”
“Quick and easy. You will be online in minutes”
Are they all that they claim to be? Recently, we have been contacted by people who have had problems with different services. Their issues included the lack of support and the inability to migrate to another web host.
(more…)When we started Lens Digital, one of the things we knew we wanted to do was to have a blog. The main purpose of it would be to share our thoughts on Web Design, Social Media and a splash of Project Management. Secondary to this was the fact that we wanted to improve our SEO and bring in new clients.
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The Sunningdale Academy offers weekend classes for small groups of children and teenagers. They focus on social skills, etiquette, health & well-being. Leading Specialists teach their classes.
(more…)Recently, I needed a couple of plumbing jobs done in my house. One was a small relatively urgent maintenance job and the other was a much larger upgrade with a slightly longer lead time.
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User experience design (UX, UXD, UED or XD) is the process of enhancing user satisfaction with a product by improving the usability, accessibility, and pleasure provided in the interaction with the product.
I recently came across two examples of bad UX and in both cases, these occurred without me even using the product.
(more…)At Lens Digital, WordPress is our go-to platform for building websites. We aim to keep each installation as light as possible. However, we have a number of plugins that we install by default. Whilst these do not necessarily enhance the front-end user experience, they are important to ensure the smooth operation of the website.
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At Lens Digital, we help small businesses to get online. When we are running projects, the last thing we want to do is to overload our clients with a mass of project documentation. As most of our clients are Solopreneurs, we wanted to keep the paperwork to a minimum; enough that it was clear what was being delivered but not too much so that it wouldn’t be read.
(more…)I was recently part of the audience for a circus show in a theatre. At the start of the show, there was an announcement about photography.
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