From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Defining MySQL databases

by Terry Dunn

in Website Building

MySQL is a relational database. So what’s a relational database? A supermarket stock system may hold details on 1000′s of food items. But instead of one huge database, it’s sensible to break it down into food groups. You could have a cereals database, a cheese database, a daily specials database and so on. In the [...]

How to start copywriting

by Terry Dunn

in Copywriting Tips

Here’s an easy read that’s sure to have a significant impact on all of your web writing, but especially when you are writing to sell your service or product. It’s a book called web copy that sells and it’s written by Maria Veloso. For those of you who know about Mark Joyner ( and for [...]

How to use NVU

by Terry Dunn

in Open Source

You may have read an earlier post called best HTML editor software, in which I featured an excellent, dreamweaver look-alike, and free, HTML editor, called NVU. But the NVU website doesn’t really tell you how to use it. I suggest you start with some simple instructions on how to install NVU. After downloading and installing [...]

Benefits of social marketing

by Terry Dunn

in Social Networking

Just what is social Marketing? It’s a new way to use the power of the fastest growing sector of the Internet to your advantage. Social networking or social media sites are often in the news. And almost everyone is using them. If you know nothing about this growing phenomenon, and want to learn more, Don [...]