Forget Charles, content is king. If you want to get ahead on the internet, you need good content. ‘Content’ basically refers to anything postable. Blogs are ‘content’, as are graphics, videos, podcasts, articles, social media statuses etc etc etc. But it’s more than that. Content is how you show your audience who you are and … Read more
Happy New Year! Yay, New Year New Me! Hope, Light, and Positivity! Now is the time for change! Yaaaaaaaay! Or not. Let’s be honest: actual change doesn’t come without facing some tough home truths. Before you can become a ‘new you’, you need to take a long, hard, and analytical look at the ‘old you’. … Read more
By this point, you’ve probably spent at least a month getting bombarded with Christmas stuff. From sparkly lights in town centres and Christmas music in shops to festive animations on websites and specials of your favourite shows – there’s no escape! For some of us, this is a delightful time full of wonder and magic. … Read more
Whilst we don’t tend to regurgitate mudslinging or make a spectacle over ongoing legal disputes in our industry, this one has the potential to get a bit silly and impact hundreds of millions of WordPress sites. We’re not joking, there really are hundreds of millions of sites built on WordPress (Google it!), especially if you’re … Read more
Let’s be honest: keeping a website updated can feel like a chore (one of the reasons a bunch of you pay us to make it our problem, rather than yours!). But how do you know when it’s time to bite the bullet and start over, instead of a quick refresh? If you’re wondering when to … Read more
With mobile users now making up a major slice of internet traffic, understanding how to design for mobile-first isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s essential. If you’re not sure why, you need to read our previous blog post on why mobile-first design matters. But what does it mean, and how can you apply it to … Read more
For our Halloween blog this year we’re taking the focus off the spooks themselves and spinning the camera round to look at the people who seek them. For as long as there have been humans, there have been spook-seekers. People have always had a fascination with all things spiritual. Some of the very earliest human … Read more
Mobile-first design is an absolute necessity. With more than half (63%, actually) of global web traffic coming from mobile devices, you’d better believe that if your website doesn’t work properly on a phone or tablet, you’re losing visitors and, more importantly, customers. But mobile-first design isn’t just about making things look good on smaller screens; … Read more
Yes, you read that title right. We’re going to talk about 3 the things we don’t like about WordPress. We spend a lot of time singing its praises but, truth be told, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Despite everything, WordPress is still king, and a cracking bit of kit considering you don’t pay anything … Read more
You’ve just walked into a cluttered room, and every surface is crammed with stuff (a bit like Graham’s desk tbh). Feels a bit overwhelming, right? But if you went into a room with just a few well-placed pieces, it would likely feel much better. That’s exactly what white space on your website does – it … Read more