Holdingbay Blog- Page 6

Support is a long game

Having never worked with a shippable product as the main part of a business I have worked for my understanding of support is more towards the sale and maybe talking to people after to see if they would buy a service again.

Talk - Joomla at 3-and-a-bit

Fighting spam backlinks to a CMS

I have been fighting hacking attempts and bad backlink bot nets a few times this year on different jobs. This time I have been cleaning one that effects Joomla and Wordpress. Adding links and uploading form pages to upload more code.

When you are in a new company, know where your data is

When you start working with a new startup or any job you start with a company that offers to handle all IT for you. You are given shinny new access to accounts and logins, even your own monogrammed email address. All for your access to new channels and pools of content and communication.

Should you avoid UX when the client don't engage

Taking Docker for a spin to get to the CI world

For my current side project I am trying to learn and get a Continuous Integration (CI) server running and also take the time to learn about Docker.

Building MVP on contract

New line of work this year, with startups I have been contracting for and partnering with. I've been consulting and offering advice while building Marketable Valuable Products - MVP - getting them to the marketing and pitching round. Its been an interesting process to try and start with very little and bash it and polish it into shape for a marketing launch and pitching at events and with VC investors.

My first Podcast as a guest on Internet Marketing by SiteVisibility

Made my first podcast before Christmas and it came out last week on a much bigger show than I imagined my first being my own on my own channel and 2 listeners.

Help launch Inspire Training a new social Business site

For the last month I have been working with Beth, the owner of Inspire Worldwide, launch a new clean theme site for new Inspire Training to to bring her team's experience and train the teachers and organisations.

Planning a barcamp / growth hacking event - step one

So its a new year and I was talking about this all last year it felt but this year I need to talk to other people and plan it. So I've been getting prices and talking to friends who have run events before.