Tag: Websites
Five reasons to use residential proxies for web scraping
Residential proxies are one of the most creative and efficient tools you can have for your company's digital toolbox. People who require scraping the web for the business need residential proxies the most. Every business owner who relies on scraping the web understands the importance of using proxy management. As data scraping has become so…
Amazon.com becomes fifth most visited site globally
Data presented by Buy Shares shows that e-commerce platform Amazon.com was the fifth most visited website globally in September 2020. The website attracted 5.2 billion visitors. The research ranked the top ten most visited websites in September. Google.com emerged top with 105 billion visitors. YouTube.com ranked second with 36.4 billion visitors, followed by Facebook.com with 25.3 billion…
Why choose a website builder?
Website builders now offer a full range of features and flexibility to suit different business needs. Tech Digest talks to Melissa Tirey as private consultant and a contributing insights author on Site Builder Report and on Wise Buyer about some of the options on offer. Why would you use a website builder rather than getting a custom website built? One…
5 Questions You Should Ask Your WordPress Hosting Provider Before You Purchase Their Services
Setting up a website for business purposes is one of the smartest moves in this digital age. With a growing number of people who resort to online searches for shopping, you need to have that perfect site to showcase what you have to offer and raise some interest. After all, the World Wide Web has…
The Golden Age of mobile web browsing is now
The vast majority of those who go online on a daily basis don’t rely exclusively on their laptops or desktop computers. Even though this remains the device of choice for most tech savvy individuals, mobile gadgets are every bit as popular. For quick browsing and casual reading, smartphones and tablets are a great choice…
5 step guide to doing SEO for hotels
Growing your business online can be challenging – especially when you run a hotel or bed and breakfast. If you’re new to digital marketing, you may feel overwhelmed when you read the masses of resources available online. To give you a helping hand, we've put together a five-step guide to SEO (search engine optimisation) for…
Here’s why web pages still load so slowly even though our connections are getting faster
Ever wondered why sometimes it feels like the web is stuck in 1998? Even though we have super-fast fibre optic broadband, pages still don't load instantly and we still have to watch stuff gradually appear... so why? It turns out that websites are getting bloated. According to some fascinating research by The Whir, in only…
Is Google going to downgrade websites that don’t use encryption?
Google is looking at giving more prominent search rankings to websites that use encryption to promote better online security practices, according to reports. The Wall Street Journal says that Google is giving bonus points in its ranking algorithm to web pages that are encrypted. It says that Google hopes the move will prod developers to…
Tottenham Turfies launches: A Moshi Monsters rival for young Spurs fans
This is a guest post by Chris Waddams, Spurs fanatic and writer for www.thfc1882.com. Tottenham Hotspur football club have launched their new website Tottenham Turfies, a Moshi Monsters rival aimed at young Spurs fans. They claim that it is the…
Stuffster wishlist tracks gadget prices to save you £££s
We don't normally write about website launches on Tech Digest, but the launch of Stuffster.com could be exactly what gadget fans have been looking for in these penny-pinching times. A wishlist website, Stuffter's big draw is that it keeps a…