Notebook
How to get your WordPress RSS feed to work with HootSuite
28 Oct 2011 in WordPress
After having a few issues last week getting HootSuite to update various social media networks via a WordPress RSS feed, I thought I’d share the experience in case anyone else has ran into the same issue.
Firstly, check to see if your RSS feed is valid & set up correctly
The HootSuite support team state the following possible reasons for your RSS feed not working:
- The RSS feed is paused. You will need to click the green play button to unpause it.
- The RSS feed itself has not been updated since HootSuite sent the last article.
- Each RSS update refers to the same static webpage.
- The XML inside the feed is broken. To find out if this is the case, visit feedvalidator.org.
- The RSS feed has no date stamp. Feeds must be configured so that posted items report a date/time.
- The RSS feed has an article with a date stamp from the future.
This wasn’t particularly useful for me as the RSS feed was valid (according to feedvalidator) and had been set up correctly within HootSuite. On to plan B. Read More
10 Creative Wine Label Designs
27 Jun 2011 in Inspiration
After doing a bit of research for one of my new projects, Bald Mountain Wines website redesign, I put together a collection of some interesting and pretty wine labels and packaging. Below are some of the ones that really stood out:
New Project: 141 Queen Street
11 Jun 2011 in Portfolio
The 24 level 141 Queen Street is part of a new office and retail complex located in the retail heart of the CBD, located between Brisbane’s financial, government and law precincts.
Part of the redevelopment was the creation of a new Italian style alfresco lane which runs off Albert Street – named Albert Lane. Lastly, the redevelopment project was completed by the 140 Elizabeth Street building.
A website was required for each section of the redevelopment (141 Queen Street, Albert Lane and 140 Elizabeth Street), and needed to accommodate for potential tenant enquiries, a directory for the general public and a private area for existing tenants.
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14 Apr 2011 in Twitter
Latest wordpress project is now up at http://www.splendourandrouge.com – really fun little photo blog @splendourrouge
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23 Feb 2011 in Twitter
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