Umbraco MVP and .NET Web Developer from Derby (UK) who specialises in building Content Management System (CMS) websites using MVC with Umbraco as a framework. Paul is passionate about web development and programming as a whole. Apart from when he's with his wife and son, if he's not writing code, he's thinking about it or listening to a podcast about it.
Articles by Paul Seal
How to use an Umbraco data type to populate an MVC Drop Down List
If you use Umbraco and you create forms using MVC and razor, perhaps a contact form, you might want to populate a dropdownlist with data controlled by the Umbraco backoffice. This post shows you how to do that. Read More
Outtakes March 2017
This is a collection of outtakes from when I'm trying to record videos for my YouTube channel. Read More
How to move your code out of the controller and into a helper class
This video expands on what I said in my tutorial and actually shows you how to move your code out of the controller and into a helper class. Read More
TaoTronics Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphones TT-BH07 - Review and Unboxing
These are literally the best headphones I've ever owned. I bought them last year and they were fantastic for noise cancellation, volume, sound quality and convenience. Read More
How to create a responsive website without knowing how to write code - Bootstrap Studio
Bootstrap studio lets you build fully responsive websites without having to know how to write CSS, HTML or JavaScript. Read More
How to inline CSS and JavaScript bundles in MVC
This post shows you how you can combine bundling and minification with inline styles and scripts in MVC. Read More
How to deploy an ASP.NET website using Umbraco as an example
This post gives you step by step instructions for how to deploy an ASP.NET website. In the video I'm using an Umbraco site as an example, but it applies to any ASP.NET website. If you are unsure of any of the steps then watch the video. Read More
How to make money from your blog
In this post I share 6 ways which you can make money from your blog. Read More
How to optimise your website for search engines. SEO in Umbraco
This post shows you how you can add the meta tags which are required for search engines and sharing on facebook and twitter. Read More
The four stages of Code Review Feedback - DAWA
This post teaches you about the 4 stages of feedback, and uses an example of a code review. Once you have read this you will be able to identify these stages in your working life, and sometimes in your home life too. Read More