Why I Removed Advertisements From My Blog

I first launched KevinMuldoon.com in 2002. At that point, I had been working online for a few years. Buying my name ensured that I held the domain name for my name and brand, however for the first few years I just used it as a CV type website which advised …

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Website Builders

11 Website Builders to Help You Create the Perfect Website

Website builders help you create professional websites in minutes. They can be used to create blogs, business websites, resumes, online portfolios, eCommerce stores and more. All you have to do is select a pre-made website design, move things around using a drag and drop page builder and then add your …

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Building an Online Community with WordPress

Building an Online Community with WordPress

It should be no surprise that WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for online communities. With a built-in user system, simple publishing options and website design customiser, the core version of WordPress is a great starting point for a community. All you need to do is choose one …

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The Only Reason to Join a YouTube Network

YouTube Changes Mid-Roll Ad Break Policy

YouTube refers to any advertisements during a video as a “Mid-Roll Ad Break”. On 27 July 2020, YouTube introduced some changes to mid-roll ad breaks that change the number of advertisements that are shown during YouTube videos. Since most of my videos are longer than eight minutes, these changes effect …

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Brave Browser

Do Not Use Brave Browser

Brave markets its browser as improving speed, security and privacy. Their browser incorporates ad-blocking functionality to prevent disable advertisements and trackers. Whilst I do support security and privacy, I cannot recommend anyone to use their browser. Unfair to Website Owners The marketing team from Brave approached me a year or …

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Smartframe

How to Secure Images with SmartFrame

SmartFrame is a versatile image toolkit that allows you to protect your images and improve delivery speed to website visitors. Using SmartFrame you can prevent others from stealing important images and deliver high quality versions of your image to website visitors on many different devices. The service is free to …

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