Manic Monday
Entitled ‘Manic Monday’ by the media, a combined total £424 million is expected to be spent over the entire Christmas period – according to The Centre of Retail Research.

Keith Bradley, Logic Design

; I’ve got a page on Yell.com I don’t need a website.
Every county across our country has Yellow Pages calling and visiting a couple of times a year when it’s their turn! The directory has suffered because of the internet and Yell now heavily promote Yell.com and various web services including Google Adwords at a premium.

J Robinson, Ape Red Media - Hampshire

I don’t think my customers use the internet.
In our business we’ve talked with a lot of businesses about building websites and as would be expected we’ve come across a range of objections, (to use the sales term) and have found some more popular than others. It might be helpful for new designers heading into the freelance world to hear how some of those objections are answered. This is not a sure fire sales closing tool, our objective is always to engage with our customers in a conversation to identify their needs.

J Robinson, Ape Red Media - Hampshire

The impatient internet
Our time is becoming more and more limited, the key to keeping the online population is simple, uncomplicated easy to navigate around websites.

Alan Chamberlain, Activ Web Design and SEO Northants

A design brief by telephone or email
Customers are often unaware of how best to get quotes from companies, this design brief by phone or post makes the job easier

J Robinson, Ape Red Media - Hampshire

Do It Yourself Seo Tips
Search Engine Optimization or Seo is a process of selecting the most suitable targeted keywords and phrases related to your site and making certain that your website ranks highly in search engines for your chosen terms.

John Lawrence, Brentwood Web Design

WWDC - GBBO
In Reply to the Email about changes and developments at WWDC and the GBBO site

J Robinson, Ape Red Media - Hampshire

HTML 5 Websites
Over the past year, you may have heard about HTML5, the latest iteration of the language used to create web pages.This article explains what HTML5 is and why it should be considered in your new site.

Dave Beesley, 16 Interactive

How much do you value your website?
Like most things, what you get out of a website corresponds to what you put into it.

Anthony Luxton, AFX Design

Useful website analytics
If you collect the right information on your website, you will be able to make more informed choices as to how to move it forward, and all websites should be progressing frequently.

Anthony Luxton, AFX Design

Agile website development
Good planning ensures good results. Does your web development company plan out its projects fully?

Anthony Luxton, AFX Design

Is your website evolutionary?
Many website development companies think that their work is complete once they have made a website live. In fact, this should be only the beginning

Anthony Luxton, AFX Design

The 6 most important ways to generate new customers
WWDC asks Hannah Mattinson, Marketing Manager of Urban River to rank the 6 most important ways to generate new customers.

Hannah Mattinson, Urban River Creative Limited

The Panda Update is GREAT NEWS FOR DESIGNERS
Design featuring in Search Engine Ranking and Results

J Robinson, Ape Red Media - Hampshire

Content Management System
Updating website content via a Content Management System (CMS) can save time and money.

ICON.net Limited, ICON.net Limited

So Called Websites
Careful who you choose to design your website, sometimes you can end up with a site that is detrimental to your business rather then shows it off.

Alan Chamberlain, Activ Web Design and SEO Northants

Chaning your Domain Name
A client has approached us wanting to perform a complete rebrand of their business – this has raised a number of points which may be useful to share. As well as requiring a minor rebuild of their website and stationary to reflect a new logo and name, the actual domain name will also need to be changed. At first glance this may sound as simple as purchasing a new domain and uploading the site files, but there are several points to consider before any alterations are made, as badly executed changes could be detrimental to your online brand and business.

Ardant Design, Ardant Design

Blogging Strategy
The use of blogging in business

Alan Foster, Design365

Understanding The Search Engines - Basic
In this article we provide you a basic understanding on what the search engines do to get you started on your websites marketing.

Darren Bowden, Website Design Milton Keynes

Smoke and Mirrors
Business Owners Ignorant of SEO are vulnerable and designers should try as best as possible to give their clients the 'heads up' to prevent them falling foul of Hurt & Rescue marketing by SEO Snake Oil Salesmen

J Robinson, Ape Red Media - Hampshire