Author: Andy Corby

Being quick to learn, I am a confident team member, who is responsible and easy to get on with; the kind of hardworking person who is always thinking ahead and using initiative.Experience in a range of direct and digital marketing techniques. Google AdWords Certified and I hold a BA(Hons) Business & Finance degree (2:1).Key skills include: Google AdWords PPC (aka Google Ads); search engine optimisation (SEO); LinkedIn lead generation; web design; user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design; software development; server management; and development experience with: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, BootStrap, PHPMyAdmin, PhantomJS, CasperJS, VPS/VPC(Ubuntu 16.04 LTS).Special interest in maximising productivity through: agile working, productivity tools, levaging time, and automating set processes.My favourite films: The Matrix, Revolver, Yes Man, How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, My Date With Drew, American Beauty, Run Fat Boy Run, (just to name a few).My favourite music: Foo Fighters, 30 Seconds To Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Biffy Clyro, Florence and the Machine, Ellie Goulding, And More.

25th April 201925th April 2019

121 Meeting Question Ideas

One to one meetings are a great way to check progress, identify areas for improvement, identify any issues and make an action plan. Sometimes to get to the useful information … Read More

18th April 201921st April 2019

How to Rollback WordPress and PlugIn Versions

It’s possible installing themes or plugins can cause compatibility issues between your WordPress, theme, and/or plugins.

I’d recommend checking the theme/plugin is compatible with your version of WordPress, that all … Read More

17th April 201919th April 2019

WordPress Down After Installing PlugIn – Solved

If you’ve installed and activated a plugin that has resulted in you being unable to access your website and the WordPress admin area then you’re probably looking for how to … Read More

11th April 201919th April 2019

Can’t Upload Files or Download Plugins and Themes to a New WordPress Installation on Your Ubuntu 16.04 Apache Server?

So you’ve just installed and set up a new WordPress installation on your Ubuntu 16.04 server, you’ve gone to upload your first file or download a theme or plugin in … Read More

10th April 201919th April 2019

How to Configure a New Ubuntu 16.04 Apache Server

Here are a set of commands to set up a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 Apache server with the option to install WordPress and the headless browsers PhantomJS and CasperJS. You’ll need … Read More

9th April 201919th April 2019

Using RedirectMatch in Your .htaccess File

Here is a quick overview of how to redirect URLs in your htaccess file using RedirectMatch (regex).

Firstly, here’s an example of a RedirectMatch redirect:

RedirectMatch 301 ^/services/?$ https://www.andycorby.com/

Now … Read More

5th April 201913th April 2019

How to See Your Google Ads Without Triggering an Impression

When searching Google is it possible to check your Google Ads are showing without triggering any impressions. You can do this by adding the following to the end of the … Read More

2nd April 201929th April 2019

Using Google’s Custom Search to Search the Web

Google doesn’t openly allow crawling of it’s search results but if you’re looking to extract data from Google’s search results in your development project then Google Custom Search may be … Read More

27th March 201921st April 2019

Couponing in the UK

If you’ve seen the TV show “Extreme Couponing” then you might be thinking about giving it a go or you may just want to save some money. From my experience … Read More

22nd March 201929th April 2019

What is FTP?

Define: FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and is a method of transferring files.

Use: A common use of FTP is to upload/download website files to a server (a website … Read More