Jean O'Brien: Web and Graphic Design

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Guide to writing & formatting text for the web

. This is the Web Content Guide that I give to my clients. Presentation of your written content online is just as important as your site’s visual design. I’ve seen many beautiful websites that have grown to look unprofessional because of sloppy writing and formatting. Writing for the Web Keep in mind that the Internet [...]

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How to buy a web domain & hosting in Ireland

ASK YOUR WEB DESIGNER FIRST. Sorry for shouting, but I can’t count the amount of project hours that I’ve lost dealing with hosters who have bad customer service, poor systems and the inadequate services for the job at hand.  It’s particularly frustrating because I know well which Irish hosting services are good, and a simple [...]

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Free Guide to WordPress for Editors

I have written a basic guide to using WordPress for site editors, which you can download and use. If you are a designer, you may find it useful to share with your clients. About this guide I ♥ WordPress. I use it for nearly everything now, and am delighted that its scope will be expanded [...]

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How to import a blog into a Facebook fan page

Updated – Apr 2011 Facebook have changed this yet again. The steps are: Access your Page manager here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/ Go to your Page and click “Edit Page” beneath the Page profile picture. Select “Applications” and next to “Notes” please click “Go to Application.” On the bottom left hand side of the page select “Edit Import [...]

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