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If you've been ripped off we feel bad for you son, you've got 99 problems but we ain't one... Now I've got the Jay-Z lyrics out of my head the serious topic of this post is people being totally ripped off by bogus web design companies. It goes on in this industry all the time [...]
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If your website is starting to look a bit tired and outdated – should you look at redesigning it? If you do a bit of research the average time between website designs is around 2-3 years, after that it is advised that you revamp or totally re-design your website… But should you? There isn't a [...]
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You may (or may not) have heard about SSL encryption and how it is becoming more of a "must have" for websites, but what is SSL and why should you have it on your website? SSL – the basics. Normally when a person views a website page their browser requests the page and the web [...]
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SEO or Search Engine Optimisation can be a confusing topic, every "SEO Expert" you speak to has their own ideas and "systems" to attempt to rank websites higher in search engines like Google, we read a lot of these "experts" blogs and watch their videos and to be honest the majority of it is just [...]
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Because we are professional web designers I expect that you would think that our answer to the question "Should I use a free website builder" would be a massive "NO!" but you would be wrong… It all boils down to what you want your website for and what you want it to do for you [...]
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We are pleased to announce the launch of the brand new www.annabandana.co.uk eCommerce website. Anna Bandana is an amazing business selling headwear for hair loss sufferers (chemotheraphy patients etc). They approached us as their current website was having issues and after a long discussion it was decided that the current website was old and they [...]
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Choosing the right domain name for your business is crucial – not only for branding but also for SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) If you have your "keywords" in your domain name then Google will consider your website more relevent for a search containing those keywords – but stuffing keywords into your domain name can also [...]
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Page speed is now an important factor when it comes to SEO and ranking in Google, the faster your pages load the better the experience for the user – and Google wants to promote websites with a good user experience. WordPress is a hugely popular CMS (Content Mangement System) and powers a insane number of [...]
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Google is now showing Google Maps results in general search results when you search for a business in a local area – this is known as a local search. So if you search for <business type> + <city> you will not only get the usual results but above those results you get a local map [...]
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If your business is local – and by that I mean that you target local customers in your area then you may find the following quite useful when it comes to gaining more customers via Google. If you search Google for a local search term for example "web design blackpool" then Google will not only [...]
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We are pleased to announce the launch of the website for a new personalised gifts business A Personalised Memory The website allows customers to add custom text and upload images to be added to their products before ordering, the products are then hand made before being shipped to the customer. We built A Personalised Memory [...]
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How much does web design cost anyway? It's impossible to give an exact figure (or even a rough figure) as each website design project is different – the price you pay your web designer / web developer is generally down to the amount of time it takes them to complete your project. Then you need [...]
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