As a plumber or builder, you need to enter people’s homes in order to do your work so it’s essential to generate the “know, like, and trust” factor that ensure people feel comfortable taking you on. One of the great things about having a website is that it provides the perfect opportunity for you to […]
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The Pros and Cons of Template Web Design vs Bespoke Design
You appreciate the importance of an online presence but are struggling with the choice between template or bespoke design. You’re not alone. This is a common conundrum business owners face. An important element in your site’s design has to be uniqueness but does a template design mean it’s going to be a carbon copy of […]
5 Things Your Website Needs to Convert Customers
To succeed in today’s business world, it’s vital you have a website. Rather than listening to word of mouth recommendations, people now choose to use the internet, in particular, the online search engines. Websites come in a wide range of shapes, sizes and colours, each of which will have its own unique capabilities. While each […]
The 5 Web Design Concepts Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know
Any entrepreneur worth their salt will appreciate the benefit of a website. People no longer rely on word of mouth as a recommendation. Instead the mighty search engine has taken its place. A successful online presence is the only way to keep up with the competition. Get the design of your website right, and you’ll […]
The Best Easter Eggs Online
To some, an Easter egg is simply a chocolatey gift you give friends and family in March or April. However, to others, Easter eggs are little nuggets that are subtly littered throughout movie franchises, TV series’ and even online, where they link to another movie, TV show or part of the internet. These can be […]
Why Hashtags Will Change Your Business Forever
If you’ve seen hashtags on a variety of Instagram posts and are wondering what it’s all about, this article is for you. It will also be a help to those who are already using them but don’t truly know why. Believe it or not, they are an immensely powerful tool when it comes to making […]
What’s the difference between a Web Designer and a Developer?
It’s important to bear in mind that the line separating designers from developers is very blurred. For example I work alongside many ‘web designers’ who posses impressive ‘development’ skills and also ‘website developers’ who can hold their own with their design skills. So let’s start to distinguish and clarify the difference in roles, by breaking […]
What is a robots.txt file & How To Use It?
Ever wondered what the purpose of a robots.txt file is? We are going to share the common rules that you might want to use to communicate with search engine robots like googlebot. The primary purpose of a Robots.txt file is to restrict access to your website design by search engine robots or ‘bots’. The file is quite […]
Using WordPress taxonomies
So today I thought I’d share a few web design tips I’ve picked up whilst using WordPress when it comes to custom Taxonomies. The main scenario when these are going to be used is when you’re using WordPress as a CMS. Now, I’m not going to go into the whole building a CMS process, that’s […]
WordPress Custom/CMS Menus Tutorial
Lets take a look at how you can use WordPress’ built-in Menu feature to create your own custom menus. WordPress menus allow you to customise and overwrite the default navigation bar that simply displays all CMS pages in alphabetical order. Assuming your theme supports WordPress Menus, you have the ability to: Change the order of […]