Recent content by RichardfromOquile

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    How do I make an online booking system? Like the theory test one?

    As other have said there are a lot of booking systems around but having looked at them previously they tend to be either completely inflexible or incredibly expensive, Fisicx's suggestion of getting one built and then selling it as a plugin is quite nice.
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    Contacted by ex-employer

    As Chis says above "agreed payment time", a paper-trail and contracts are incredibly important. Act as a business, rather than a person. You are not 'helping them out' or doing them 'a favour', you possess a service they require and they must pay to receive it. Granted this is all obvious stuff...
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    Migrating Magento to AWS

    AWS (or any cloud host) is not necessarily cheaper than a dedicated server. Before planning things out use your current usage stats and calculate the AWS costs. They have their own cost calculator and you will be able to gather then info from your current server. How do your site visitors...
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    Do I really need the .com domain ?

    If you start running a business on whatever domain and it has a name which is distinct then anyone who subsequently starts a business with a very similar name is in a precarious position. The trademark protection is now a lot more important in the eyes of the registrars regulators. The first...
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    Online back-up recommendations

    I would suggest looking at Amazon Glacier. It is very cheap but that is balanced by the speed of data access. It is definitely worth looking at to see if the service they provide suit your need.
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    Website Downtime Compensation

    We build and host websites. We use remote dedicated servers for the hosting and local mirrored servers for backups and dev. That means we have backups but the end customer does not, so we had some memory sticks printed with branding and on completion of the site build we give it to the customer...
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    htaccess help please

    You still have your internal links pointing to /page.htm rather than /page so this needs to be sorted too. Troubleshooting the .htaccess without being able to test it is going to be a pain, especially when you cannot see what other setting exist in the httpd.conf.
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    Is there any advantage in using WS_FTP Pro over Filezilla

    WS_FTP Pro has some features FileZilla doesn't so it depends if you use these. Uploading to multiple locations simultaneously might be handy feature. In terms of security and speed I doubt there will be a difference.
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    Are Fasthosts slowing down my site loading time?

    @Dan_HiHosting Glad to hear both sides of it are being looked at. I didn't even realise it was an old post, not sure how I ended up on it!
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    Cost of a business website and later, an ecommerce site?

    When you are getting your quotes ask for previous examples of work they (freelancer or agency) has done which is similar to what you require. The forums are littered with posts from people who have paid a small amount for work only to receive sub-standard work.
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    Are Fasthosts slowing down my site loading time?

    Checking just now (10:45 24th Feb) your site starts to load very slowly (first response received after 8 secs). This could be the server (host) or the way the site has been set-up. While the host may be at fault, your site needs attention. The appearance is fine but the way it is...
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    Why don't web designers check that their sites work?

    It is also worth mentioning that web browsers are constantly changing so what worked then may not work now. So many places so they are best price guaranteed or whatever. Anyone else heard the advert on the radio for "best air fare guaranteed" followed by the words "excludes low-cost operators"...
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    Domain value appraisal

    There is an invoicing system called Pancake and at first glance I thought it was this for sale. Thought it might be helpful to mention.
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    who understands email hacking here?

    Matt1959, I would suggest moving away from you mail provider to a service like Google apps. Your mail will be a lot safer once it has been scanned by Google. Their spam filters (which include malicious email blocking) are far more advanced than most(all?). With regards to getting to the bottom...
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    Shopify vs website

    Why not your own website which is integrated with Shopify? This means you can have your own site and only use Shopify once someone clicks "buy". This means you don't have to deal with the banks and charges yourself as this is done by Shopify. It also means you are not tied to them and, as you...
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