Your online business; will it deliver?
Apart from price, trust is probably the most important factor when we make buying decisions online, some would argue even more so. Look at your own online buying habits and ask yourself the question "Why do I buy from Amazon?" or "Why do I use Paypal?"...

Jon Hurley, Switch

Is Flat UI Design The Way Forward?
Web User Interface (UI) design has changed a lot since the 1990s: But is it really accurate to state that ‘flat’ is the way forward?

Graham Lyons, Cozy Digital

Getting your website design balance right
As with so much in life, website design involves making a lot of decisions: Today we take a look at what you need to do in order to maintain a harmonious balance that will inform each of these important decisions.

Graham Lyons, Cozy Digital

How to harness the marketing power of social media
If you've not yet taken advantage of social media marketing techniques to promote your brand, this handy primer will point you in the right direction...

Graham Lyons, Cozy Digital

Three ingredients of a successful website design
Creating an effective website design is much like baking a cake: You need the right ingredients to have any chance of success…

Graham Lyons, Cozy Digital

Good Looks Aren’t Everything in the World of Web Design
Looks might matter when it comes to web design, but is it enough to simply own a beautiful-looking website these days?

Graham Lyons, Cozy Digital

Why you should not choose cheap hosting
This post goes in to a little bit of detail of why hosting is important to your online business. Hosting is essentially the most important thing about your website and without this you would basically have a bunch of code that does nothing. Hosting is your gateway to the online world. We're not saying cheap hosting is bad and you should never us it, but if your business is serious and you have put lots of money in to developing your new website then you might want to think more about this option.

Good4businesses, Good4businesses

Can good design and usability affect your site rankings?
Does the design and usability of your website make a difference to your search engine results?

Graham Lyons, Cozy Digital

Are you spending too much on your internet marketing?
Ever worry that you are throwing your marketing budget down the drain? Here's a handy guide on how to make each penny count.

Graham Lyons, Cozy Digital

Why Your Website Must Be Mobile Friendly
More people than ever are accessing the Internet from a mobile device. A mobile friendly website puts you in a position to stand out among your competitors – if your website doesn’t look good on a mobile device, users will move on to one that does.

Claire Kavanagh, WebMonkey Design

WHAT IS SEO?
Anyone who is familiar with web knows the importance of SEO friendly content. But the first step is to know what is ' SEO' ?

Pixelsky Studio, PixelSky Studio

Domain Name Submission Scam
There are many scams that go around on the internet and via email but one of the most prevalent is the Search Engine Submission Scam.

Jamie, IOW Geek

Here's why your website should be powered by Wordpress!
Why choose Wordpress as a content management system for your next website project. What are the benefits to you and your business?

Gemma Morgan, KN Web LTD

WEB COPYWRITING
The web copywriting is all pervasive. The moment you connect to the internet, you come in contact with some form of web copywriting. The web copywriting ranges from web content to social networking sites posts and online adverts. More users than before are using Internet for getting desired information. The information strongly affects the buying habits of the users. To tap this huge user base to increase business volume, companies are taking web copywriting more seriously. Small businesses can also penetrate this huge user chunk with writing effective copy.

Daniel Hawksworth, Daniel Hawksworth Consulting

eBay confirms that Magento Go will be closed down
The rumours were true…… Magento Go is being taken offline.

Laura, R1 Digital Media

Is Your Website Mobile Friendly?
Mobile browsing will over take desktop browsing by the end of this year, which means more people will be looking at your website on their smartphone or tablet than on a desktop computer.

Foamy Media, Foamy Media Web Design

How Having A Mobile App Can Help Your Business Grow
Why Would My Business Need An App? For many businesses thinking about having a mobile app probably is not top of the agenda, however it can be a really useful tool to have up your marketing sleeve and can set you apart from the competition.

Foamy Media, Foamy Media Web Design

Top Ten Tips for Choosing the Right Domain Name
The art of choosing the ‘right’ domain name for your website, is just that, an art. Do you cram in keywords? Should it be just my company name? How long should it be? .uk or .com, there’s so much to consider. Here are our top 10 tips, for choosing the right Domain, for YOUR business.

Ashley Clements-Smith, Acknowledged Web Design

An Introduction To SEO
The internet has become a breeding ground for many acronyms, but one of the more useful ones to business owners is SEO - Search Engine Optimisation.

Jake Salter, Nettl of Gloucester

Exclude known bots from your Google Analytics
Google has announced a new feature within analytics that lets you filter out known bots and spiders from your website traffic results.

Rebecca Grainger, Goldilocks Marketing