How long does a website design last before it no longer meets its purpose? Should you get a new design every couple of years or is it a lot more fluid than that? In truth this question is rather like asking how long a piece of string is. Some websites outlast others and still do a grand job of connecting with...
Recent years have seen an explosion in the number of smart phones in use in the UK and beyond. More of us are also using devices like iPads to get online without having to resort to switching on our computers to do so. This means that your website has to be able to cope with being seen in different ways on...
If you have stuck with the same website design through thick and thin, the chances are pretty good that you might be getting tired with it. And if you are getting tired of it you can be sure your web visitors will be as well. The trick is to know when it is time to change and renew things for the...
If you’re thinking about setting up a new website – regardless of what the reason might be for doing so – you might be thinking about size. Many websites are laden down with pages, sections, blogs and much more besides. But does this mean all websites should be built in this way? Not at all; in fact it is far more...
Some people think all they need to do is to whack up a website and wait for the customers to come rolling in. Of course in reality things are very different. You might get some if you apply a casual approach to creating a website, but you won’t get as many as you would from a more targeted approach. The best...
It’s amazing how many webmasters shy away from making videos for their websites. The normal way for many of them to get in touch with their readers is to write a blog post or an article. This is great for SEO and it provides content that the spiders can crawl to index for the search engines. But it doesn’t tell the...
Website design is a powerful tool. When it is used correctly it can engage the visitor and keep them on the site and the page. But it can also be too powerful for some to wield. This is why it makes sense to hire a professional in web design when it comes to creating or overhauling your website. Let’s think about...
There is a saying that goes something like this: “If you continue to do what you’ve always done, you’ll carry on getting what you’ve always got.” How true that is. But lots of people will stride out into the early days of 2012 and follow that adage without even realising it. It might be that your business didn’t achieve what you...
It hardly seems possible that another year is nearly over. But here we are, looking back on 2011 and looking ahead to the promise of 2012. There is no doubt that 2011 has been a tough trading year for many people. But whether you include yourself in that description or not, there couldn’t be a better time to look ahead...
There was a time – a good few years ago now – when all you had to do to get online was to whack up a very simple website with a very basic design. Nowadays of course all this has changed. It’s not enough to have a website anymore – you have to have a site that looks good, feels good...