Websites have certainly got more complex over the years, especially if the goal is to be fast, reliable and search-friendly. Since the 90s, it’s gone from simple brochure sites put together by a graphic designer, to complex content-managed, database-driven sites. The visual design is now just 25% of the work and skills needed. This means […]
Broken Website? Different Skills Needed Today Read More »
Yes, WordPress has it’s own cart, WooCommerce. We’ve built or maintained hundreds of sites using it. Woocommerce is the most popular cart in use today, used to sell a few or a thousand products. If you’re an existing WordPress user, then Woocommerce is the obvious and best choice. But for newcomers, there are other options.
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This year we’ve seen a big increase in enquiries from annoyed website owners – Often it’s a pretty website, but 6 months after a costly build or design makeover, still isn’t getting much traffic. Many have even tried those SEO experts from India that flood our email boxes each week, each promising great things. But it
Beyond Design – Speed, Leads, Being Found… Read More »
There’s a bit of a scam going on these days with Google, called AdWords. I’m not saying the product (or Google) is bad, but the simple fact it’s being used by companies for the wrong reasons. To me it’s a sign of failure. They haven’t been able to get their website ranked organically for some
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Moving hosts is becoming common as the popular cheap shared systems seldom meet expectations. The first hurdle is just ensuring your new host is going to be better than the last! With hundreds of migrations under our belt, you can trust us to know the best hosts and the correct process. Moving hosts is seldom
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We’ve built over a 800 WordPress sites the last 10 years, with 80% of them based upon the Studiopress genesis framework. It was originally started by Brian Gardner, a talented coder. In 2007 he provided us his (and our) first advanced design theme, called revolution. It was a unique newspaper style, rather than a traditional
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Just hiring a web designer or agency to build your website is risky. Their focus upon the visuals, message and branding is important, but only half the job. A website is not like a printed brochure. These simple page by page brochure sites were common until 2007-8. After this saw an explosion of self-managed, database-driven
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By this we mean are you more concerned with how a website looks, or how it performs as a sales tool? We’ve helped build and repair countless websites over the last 15 years. What we’ve noted though, is the constant, unending focus upon site appearance over all else. It is often ‘assumed’ by companies that
Website Priorities – Branding, Marketing or Functionality? Read More »
The last year has seen an explosion in systems that help build your mailing list. Optim monster has been the default premium tool, one we’ve added to several client sites. But this month has seen the release of an even better one. Thrive leads. It has better features, better tutorials and is a lot better
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Largely overlooked by most in the web design trade, is Googles renewed focus upon better ranking sites that are mobile friendly. This means they are mobile-responsive, fast and well coded, to help viewing the site on small screen. The second issue of site speed is often overlooked by web designers, especially those using WordPress. These
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