Ten years ago, there was no Facebook or Twitter, nowadays we take such social networks for granted, but they weren’t always around – Facebook started in 2004, and Twitter in 2006. Today I’m going to be looking at social networks and how they have affected us and the way we work… The changing internet Before the introduction of the internet, businesses were totally different, to sell their products or services they had to reach out [...]

Ever wondered how you can control which automated programs to allow or disallow from viewing and crawling your website? Well, I’m going to be published a series of posts that explain how you can do just this. Automated programs, also called, crawlers, spiders, bots and agents are used by search engine companies and intelligence collection websites to gather information about your website. Sometimes having a bot crawl your website is a good idea, for example, [...]

Everyone wants their website to be great and to have all the glories of a high PR, lots of regular visitors and a steady income generator, but that is not possible if you do not consider your user’s and what experience you are generating for them.   Evaluate your site – is it the best place to come? Is your website the best place for users to come for your particular niche? does your content [...]

Four ‘simple’ steps to building an online business…yeah OK the featured image was a few more than that, but building a successful web business is not easy!   1 Plan and replan Seems simple enough, but in reality this is the hardest step in starting a new online venture, but also the most important, if you don’t map out what you intend doing, your business will more than likely fail – you might have a [...]

Recently we have heard that Facebook’s profits have fallen, Google, Apple and Microsoft report similar results, this produces a hole in the online market which YOU can fill, do you want to create the next generation of social networks? The web is changing fast, can you supply their needs? It’s great to dream about being the best, but that dream will never come true unless you realise it and get active, producing your dream. Will [...]

Some time during your daily walk in and around the web, you might have come across the term PROMPT and wondered what it stands for, well today we will be looking at PROMPT and why it is important for you in evaluating your website. While this may seem relevant and appropriate for blogs, it can be used for other web based projects too.   What is PROMPT and what is it used for? Prompt stands [...]

Some people like using content management systems like WordPress to maintain their site, but how do you know that wordpress is exactly the CMS for you? How do you know that there is not some other CMS’s out there that may suite your needs better. You might want to be unique and have something different, well this list is for you! Below shows a list of other alternatives to wordpress, taking a read through them [...]

There are many times, when you feel like writing an article for your (or somebody elses!) blog, but you just can’t think what – all the things that you want to write about you have already written about! So eventually you might end up not doing anything at all, which is bad as you will lose momentum, and your blog will probably lose traffic. So here we have some tips for countering that, and discovering [...]

You might have heard of the word ‘Plagiarism’ and wondered what it meant. Today we will be looking at Plagiarism – to find out what it is and how & why we need to avoid it.   What is Plagiarism and why do I need to avoid it? One of the reasons that the web has boomed recently has been because of the giant mountains of information that can be found on the internet, you [...]

Many young people do not seriously consider the possibility of running their own business. After studying at school there are many options for young people: Further study at ocational institution, univserity or private college Entry into the workplace as a fulltime, part time or casual employee with the possibility of doing some part-time study, take on a traineeship or apprenticeship Travel and gain some cultural experience For those who work, they may find that they [...]

[ Top Ten Video Sharing Websites ] Videos are a great way to gain a larger audience and grab attention. People often don’t want to read big walls of text so it’s good to be able to interact with people through videos.  Here are some sites that allow you to share your videos, although bare in mind to think about keywords and tags that people may be searching for to have a good chance of [...]

Ten Websites for Java No wonder the web is so popular. It’s both useful and fun. Today I will give you ten great websites for Java. Wheter you want to learn how to create java projects or download or even share your java source code wheter you want to find a jo in java development, there is a website for all this in the following websites. And as far as I know, none of these sites [...]

[ Writing Java Applets ] With Javas first big burst onto the scene in 1995 , the thing that made the language so popular was the notion of an applet. An applet is a Java program that sits inside a web browser window. The applet has its own rectangular area on a web page. The applet can display a drawing, show and do all kinds of interesting things. When you put a real, live computer [...]

Interview with Alan Boyce [Chief Operations Officer at NeverMind Games] Alex : Hi, Alan. Alan : Hi, Alex! Alex : So, How did you get involved with Nevermind Games? Alan : NeverMind Games came about as a result of the team getting involved in the Dare To Be Digital competition. James, Mark and myself were all in college together and I had the idea of entering the competition with an idea that eventually became WiiKick. [...]

Everyone wants to make money, everyone sees adverts saying “so and so earns £10,000 a month working online from home”, the majority of people are used to this and know its just a cheap scam. Today I am going to be telling you how you can REALLY make money online using the skills that you know, not just a bit here and there like you get with survey sites and micro job sites, but enough [...]

You may or may not have heard of ForumClerks before, I am going to tell you why you will like it and how it can help you.   What exactly is ForumClerks?  The website lets you write quality comments on forums and blogs in exchange for earning credits.  These credits can be redeemed for cash or they can be redeemed on your own forums or blogs. If you have ever tried to launch your own [...]

People pay £1000s for graphics and logos, do you want to save your business money? Use a micro-job site!   What is a micro-job site? A mico-job site is a website where users can post their offers of work (“gigs”) on the site. In a way they are like big freelancing directories, but much cheaper! For example on Fiverr.com every micro job offer is sold for $5 (about £3), with a massive range of job [...]

John Maynard Keynes I was asked some time ago what I thought the difference was between projects like Young Web Builder and other enterprise based projects. It made sit back and think really hard about what we are attempting to do here. Young Web Builder and projects like Technician In a Box, Majesty Security and others are based on principles of keynesian economics. 1. Imagination and Optimism. 2. High animal spirits 3. Identifying new markets, new [...]

Does not matter if you don’t think you’ve got a skill you can offer or a professional level at which to offer it, we will help you to reach the first goal of £100 online selling your own gigs on sites like Fiverr and SEOClerks, join in the challenge now! http://www.youngwebbuilder.com/the-100-micro-job-challenge

  Referly is a tech startup launched this May. The site allows everyday consumers to earn money from sharing products/services they like online. The site works just like any other affiliate network but the difference is anyone can sign up in seconds with Facebook/Twitter and get started straight away, no approval needed. Members can earn money sharing products they like from sites like Amazon, Gamestop, ThinkGeek etc.. There is a lot of potential for the [...]