Creating a Secure Password
To keep your logins secure it is vital that you create a secure password. Hackers have become very sophisticated and the algorithms they use to gain access are very advanced. Now more than at any time before the importance of using a proper secure password cannot be underestimated.

DoodleIT, DoodleIT North Wales

Web Design Basics: The Landing Page
Previously we talked about how important it is to target a website towards it’s intended market – you can read about it here. The key to turning your website into a successful marketing tool is to remove as many obstacles between your customer and what it is they should be doing during their visit to your site.

Daniel Hawksworth, Daniel Hawksworth Consulting

Is Your Website Mobile Responsive?
People don’t browse like they used to. Mobile phones, tablets and other handheld devices are quickly overtaking traditional desktops and laptops when it comes to browsing habits. This means that if your website isn’t mobile responsive then you run the risk losing visitors which inevitably means a potential loss of business.

Daniel Hawksworth, Daniel Hawksworth Consulting

BBC Three reveals its striking new Logo
Ahead of their digital crossover on the February 16th, BBC Three revealed their brand spanking new logo to polarised opinions, conflicted arguments across Social Media and a comparison to the logo created in the BBC Parody comedy series, W1A.

David Plant, Moirae Creative Agency

6 Web Design Trends That Are Here To Stay
Web design thrives on two things: innovation and imitation. We all like to seize upon the latest trends, use them until they’re ubiquitous, and then look desperately for the next big thing. Here, we've isolated six web design ideas that are here to stay.

UXpin, Gr8 Internet Solutions | Gr8inter.net ™

So What is Bespoke Web Design?
With the web design industry being completely unregulated choosing the correct Web Design Company can be a difficult decision. With literally 100's of web design companies and freelancers out there, it’s difficult to know just who to believe when it comes to grandiose comments and quoted successes such as 'award winning' design, and how to filter out the professionals from the "have a go" amateurs.

Paul Dowling, Key Designs

How to Choose the Right Web Design Agency
If you’re planning a redesign of your website or looking to build a website from scratch, deciding which website agency is right for your business can seem like a difficult decision.

Adeo Group, Adeo Group

9 Things For Every Digital Marketing Plan
The demand for digital marketers is steadily growing and as formulas for success continue to change, it is imperative that digital marketers keep up with the trends and constant variations for success in generating leads and alluring potential customers.

Stripe4, Stripe4

Why Innocent win at social media
The Innocent brand is an admirable one. Whilst scrolling through social media, their posts always stand out from the crowd and often make you wish you’d thought of some of their content ideas before they did! They manage to get it right every time with content that is fresh, relevant, witty and manages to raise a smile from their audience.

Stripe4, Stripe4

Want free Images for your website or project?
The term "Royalty free" - does not mean you can use the images for free. The term means you pay an initial fee for the purchase of an online image or a collection of photos, and then you may use the image(s) as often as required within the license terms and conditions without paying for the use of the image each time the image is used.

Mark Stubbington, MJS Website Design

Why Good Copywriting is Important
Text is at the core of any content-driven website. It conveys information to visitors and provides search engines with the data to rank a page on their results page. Well-written copy means the difference between a good website and a great website, but why is it so important?

David Plant, Moirae Creative Agency

WordPress Caching Explained in plain English
Many WordPress users are told they need a ‘caching plugin’ and may even have one installed without an understanding of what is going on. It can be difficult to understand even for programmers, so it can be more frustrating when things break as a result of this. This post aims to explain how it all work in English.

Paul, Foundation Multimedia

Web Design Contracts, What you need to know
When purchasing a service such as web design it's quite normal to be asked to sign a contract or agreement before work commences and for the most part a web design contract is put in place to protect both the consumer and the web designer but there are a growing number of dodgy web design agencies using one sided contracts to make sure they get paid whether they do a good job or not or to force a client into paying ongoing or hidden fees that they where not aware of.

Paul Dowling, Key Designs

Why you need a Content Management System for your website
With 2016 just around the corner I'm amazed to still see websites without a CMS (Content Management System) and I'm not talking about old sites that pre-date this sort of feature, unbelievably there are amateur web design companies still churning out static, unmanageable websites for clients.

Paul Dowling, Key Designs

Graphic design predictions for 2016
As the year comes to an end we all start to look at what’s new for 2016, whether it is fashion, tech or even in the digital world.

Amy Dixon, Hydra Creative Ltd

Should you be charged extra for a responsive website?
This is a question I see raised many times during consultations where a client has already spoken to some amateur web design agencies before our own meeting takes place and have been told that having a responsive website is going to cost them extra!

Paul Dowling, Key Designs

Why do you need a professional looking website?
Brief outline of exactly why businesses need a professional website and not a self build one.

Paul Webb, Foundation Multimedia

What Does iOS 9 Mean for the Future of Online Ads?
The debate over blocking online ads has gathered heat and momentum with the recent release of iOS 9 earlier this September. Amongst the changes to the software, including a 6-digit pin, the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS also includes tools programmers can use to create apps which block content such as ads within Safari’s mobile web browser.

Adeo Group, Adeo Group

Structured Markup Set to Become a Ranking Factor in 2016
In November 2015 Google's John Mueller made a very big announcement. He provided us with an insight into the search engine's future by revealing that Google might consider structured markup in their ranking algorithm in 2016.

Paul Dowling, Key Designs

The Difference Between Bespoke and Wordpress Design
So a lot of people new to this industry ask the question "What's the difference between a web design company that only installs Wordpress or similar open source content management system and a web design company that creates bespoke websites?"

Paul Dowling, Key Designs