Instagram Account Pwned My Instagram account was been hijacked 3 times in less than 6 weeks. It was a running joke with my friends. They reckoned that I should take it as a compliment, as only the rich and famous get hacked that much. I still haven’t worked out why they did it, but I …
A broken back at 50 resulted in a re-think about what was important in life. A SOHO seemed to offer a great work life balance but starting a new business and trying to feed a family is not an easy task. 10 years on and the result is positive. Life is good.... but there has been a lot of hard work along the way.
Using the Disavow Tool on Bad Back-links Although my Current Residential Architectural website now occupies most of my attention I am still slowly overhauling My old Architectural website . My old website is now almost 10 years old and as such it was built with outdated technology. It isn’t mobile friendly, has link …
My INSTAGRAM Account Was Hijacked MY INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT for my Architectural practice WAS HIJACKED WITHIN 8 HOURS OF USING MY INSTAGRAM USER ID AS A LINK FROM MY INSTAGRAM SOCIAL BUTTON. This may be coincidence but this is now the second time my site has been hijacked and each time it was just after adding …
Does HTTPS Affect How Google Treats Websites? I converted my Residential Architecture website to HTTPS just over a month ago as common opinion is that a secure website (one with the HTTPS prefix) was trusted more by Google. This trust should flow down as a better performing website statistically. I collected my website statistics on …
Solar House BIPV-T Roof Nears Completion Any practicing Architect will tell you that the fun part is the building process. Seeing your creation take shape is exciting and fulfilling when it goes well. As principal of my own Architectural practice I have the luxury of putting in a little extra time on site. Not only …
Design Changes Instigated by Builders: When to take your Builders advice (and when not to) is often determined by trust built up on site. An important attribute for an Architect is being able to listen to advice from others. The problem is determining weather this advice is given honestly and in an unbiased fashion. Builders …
Google penalty for non-mobile friendly website: I created a cut down, mobile friendly version of my old business website as Google now penalises unresponsive websites. This new website is really not much more than a portfolio of work (plus a Blog) and is designed to load quickly and be responsive to a range of media …