If you have thought about writing a blog (see my previous post on web essentials for reasons on why to write a blog), and need some inspiration or motivation. You should check out this free guide on blogging success. It’s written by a guy who runs PluginID.com – an extremely successful blog site (although not his most successful blog site by far), he earns his money purely through blogging and advertising, and believe me he earns big money and is only about 20 years old. [More]

Last year I had the pleasure of designing and hosting a website for My Pet Friend - a pet sitting company based in Bournemouth, owned and run by Jess Bland. Despite the credit crunch, business is good for Jess so I invited her back to answer a few questions about starting out on her own. Here is the interview in full… [More]