SGIS News

Know your cookies
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Image courtesy of Bubbles on stock.xchng From 26 May 2012 the EU is introducing a new law that will affect websites that use non-essential cookies. The law states that these sites must inform their visitors publicly and get their agreement to allow cookies to be used before they can continue browsing. Non-essential cookies are considered Read More…
Increase your site’s usability
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Golden rules to a more user friendly website A good looking website isn’t necessarily a good performing one. When designing your own website or briefing your designer you need to think about how your readers behave online and how you can make your website easier for them to use. There are lots of things you Read More…
Web Builder overview
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Dec
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Looking to create a website but don’t have any HTML knowledge? If you have limited or no experience in creating websites from scratch then our Web Builder software, which comes free with every hosting package, might just be your solution. The software allows you to easily create a multi-page website and with over 200 templates Read More…
Useful online website tools
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Nov
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Now again we like to share some helpful links with our customers to make their life’s that little bit easier. Take a look at the latest instalment below. Write Code Online writecodeonline.com This website allows you to quickly test Javascript and PHP online and with a hit of a button you instantly get the results Read More…
Windows Hosting
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Windows hosting is now available from SGIS By default all ordered hosting packages are set-up on Linux servers but we now allow you to request your hosting be moved to a Windows server. This is mainly to allow our customers to develop ASP.NET projects and to offer more flexibility to our services. All Windows Hosting Read More…
Who uses IE6?
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Internet Explorer 6 was originally released in 2001 and you would think that nobody would still be using this version considering there have been 3 newer versions, IE7, 8 and 9 released in 2006, 2009 and 2011 respectively. But still 9.2% of the online world is using this relic, and that’s not 9.2% of internet Read More…
Google Webmaster Tools
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Aug
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Using Google Webmaster Tools is a must if you are looking to improve your sites performance and searchability on the web. We have listed the key benefits of using Google Webmaster Tools below. Submit a sitemap This allows Webmaster Tools to check your sitemap and to compare pages listed on the sitemap to actual pages Read More…
Personal SSL now available
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Aug
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We have recently added the ability to purchase a personal Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for your website rather than using the shared SSL. Please visit the following page for more information sgis.co.uk/ecommerce-SSL.php But what is SSL? SSL adds security to your website by encrypting information sent over the internet. It does this by turning the Read More…
What is Google +1?
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Jul
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Google +1 is similar to the Facebook like button, it allows you to “+1” a site you like or would like to recommend and then friends/contacts on your Google account will see that you have +1′d it. It looks like this : What makes it slightly more useful than the Facebook like button is the Read More…
WordPress Jargon Buster
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WordPress is a great tool for people looking for an attractive and professional looking blog or website but aren’t necessarily able to code it themselves. Below are some of the key terminology and phrases that you will come across when using or reading about WordPress but may not know what they mean. 1. Post This Read More…