Category Archives: Tech tricks and tips

How do you make your website more effective?

Posted on by Reena

As Fat Beehive’s account manager, I meet with clients every day and review their websites. I’m looking at how well the website is performing and how we can find ways to improve its effectiveness. So when we were asked to … Continue reading

Do they know it’s Christmas time?

Posted on by Reena

Christmas is a time of giving, right? Giving presents…giving time, giving money? Is your charity website ready for the Christmas spirit? You may be running Christmas campaigns, Christmas appeals, promoting Christmas gift ideas, selling Christmas cards, recruiting Christmas volunteers. Do … Continue reading

Is Google search personalisation helpful?

Posted on by Reena

We all love Google—we have even made it a verb—but why do they have to meddle all the time? A little like Facebook, they seem to be making decisions for me. They are making assumptions on what I want to … Continue reading

The Salesforce extravaganza

Posted on by Reena

For all you Salesforce users out there, you probably already know about Cloudforce – the annual conference held for Salesforce users in London. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, Salesforce is a  sophisticated cloud-based customer relationship management … Continue reading

EU Cookies: What should you be doing?

Posted on by Abby

Why is everyone suddenly freaking out about cookies? In response to the EU Cookie Directive, the UK has updated the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation. The UK Cookie Legislation came into force on May the 25th 2011. The UK Cookie … Continue reading

APIs: Demystified

Posted on by Matt

If you’re involved in managing your organisation’s online presence it’s very likely you have come across the term “API”.  So what is it? Application Programming Interface is the full term, but all you need to know is that an API … Continue reading

Creative Commons Images

A wise person once said that a picture is worth a thousand words, wise words indeed.  So we begin our search for the perfect image.  Faced with the prospect of handing over extortionate wads of cash, that frankly, even a … Continue reading

Password security

Your website’s content management system can only do so much to protect your data; your password is the front line between malicious users and your website. Do you use the same password on every website you visit? Is it your … Continue reading