The Masterchef Guide to Good Web Design

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Having just this week caught up with Professional Masterchef on the planner and sat gripped through Final week, the whole Masterchef concept is much on my mind.  This year the standard of cooking and presentation was higher than it’s ever been – and I couldn’t help thinking how much Masterchef models what we should be doing with the design and [...]

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Create a Client-Attractive Website for your Coaching Biz

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Have you been struggling some while to create a good-looking, list-building client-attractive website for your coaching business but getting tripped up by the technology? Or do you already have a website mash-up you’re too embarrassed to send prospects to? If you’ve answered yes to either of those questions you will want to check out my new programme, Websites with Marion, [...]

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How to Find a Color Scheme for your Website

Are you struggling to find a great colour scheme for your website, blog or newsletter?  Check out my short video (under 5 mins) for a free and easy-to-use color scheme designer that will give you a fabulous range of colour schemes to choose from. The site in question is called ColorSchemeDesigner.com Hit the ‘play’ button below to view the tutorial [...]

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Frugal – Falling in Love with a WordPress Theme

Let’s not mince words, you’re far too busy.  Me and Frugal are an item.  Yes, I know, it’s ‘only’ a WordPress theme for heaven’s sake but as someone who spends rather a lot of time either creating websites and blogs for clients or working on her own sites, it’s important to work with sharp tools.  And in my opinion, Frugal [...]

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Buying a Domain Name

Buying a domain name is one of the first things to do when you decide it’s time to get yourself out there on the net.  It’s so easy to do that some of us have a treasure trove of domain names we’ve purchased in a fit of creativity and never used but at only around $10 to register a domain [...]

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Creating an Effective Website – Lessons from the Man in the Striped Shirt

You’ve probably heard of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas but today’s lesson for those of us doing or planning to do business online is from Jim, the Man in the Striped Shirt. It is my misfortune to live nearly two hours’ drive from my good friend, Mary but my great fortune that halfway between our two homes, in a [...]

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