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Tips for Website Navigation
Keeping a website layout simple and easy to navigate is key to a great site. Why? It’s all about your visitors! Have you ever been on a website and found it hard to find what you are looking for through the plethora of dropdown menus and different pages? It can be...
What is Search Engine Optimisation?
We are often asked, "What is Search Engine Optimisation?" and we find many business owners are not aware of the importance of it. In the perfect world, launching a website would mean you'd be found online easily, and be selling your products or services easily. Sadly,...
The Importance of Securing Your Website
Did you know... 1. Even if you have a website that isn't asking for credit cards or personal details that you still need to worry about security? 2. It's a really common held belief to think because you aren't an online store you don't need to worry about securing...
Speed is the Name of the Game
Have you ever visited a website and got stuck on that loading loop? Or images are not showing up when you know there is supposed to be an image there. Don’t you just want to leave that website annoyed and unsatisfied that you didn’t see what you were looking for? That...
What is an SSL Certificate?
It is not just Google that recognises and wants you to install an SSL certificate on your website. Installing an SSL certificate can impact your business revenue by increasing your online customer's trust. The trust comes from having a secured and data encrypted...
Why you need a Domain and a Hosting Provider
So, you’ve decided it’s time to send your business out into the wide world of the Internet. Congratulations! We understand... you've heard that you need a domain and a hosting provider, but you have no idea what that means, or where to start. Getting started can be...
A Beginners Guide to Plugins
What is a plugin? Think of a plugin like an app that allows you to add a new feature on to your website. Wikipedia states that a Plugin derives from a word plug-in (or plugin, add-in, addin, add-on, or addon) which basically means a software component that adds a...
The Importance of Updating Your Website Software
Many website owners do not understand the importance of keeping their website up-to-date with regards to content as well as software. The maintenance and upkeep of the software, especially if using WordPress, is an important requirement. In our experience, website...
All About Newsletters
So you’ve decided to start with your newsletter, that’s great! Newsletters are a great channel to market your business, inform your clients of your latest updates, and to keep your clients in the funnel. It’s also an efficient and cost-effective way to announce...
Different Types of Websites
The Internet is the go-to place for practically anything that we do – from the way we communicate, how we shop, what destinations to go to, and many more. Our Internet usage has also changed the way developers create websites. With more people using Internet-ready...
Should I be Blogging?
We are often asked, "Should I be blogging?" and in most cases our answer is yes, however, we completely understand that writing is not everyone's cup of tea, and not everyone has the time to do it either. There are alternative options to writing standard blog posts,...
Why WordPress?
WordPress is perhaps the most popular and widely used CMS (content management systems). With so many CMS out there, here are the core reasons why WordPress is the best option for you. 1. Ease of Use. WordPress is a platform for beginners and developers alike. The...