As you probably know, we give out a lot of advice for free. It’s often in the format of people asking us for feedback or comments on their website. In the process of doing this, we’ve noticed a lot of very similar themes and problems across many sites. In this blog article, we’re looking at … Read more
This post is ideal if you know you need hosting services. Perhaps you want to switch hosting providers, or you need your first hosting platform. We’re going to go through some of the basics you should be on the lookout for when choosing a hosting provider and what you should be looking to pay. Basic … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, we were super excited to be featured in Claire Wilson’s blog on lle-photography.co.uk. We looked at how and why you should optimise images for the web. Images – in the wrong format, too large, or too many of them – are often the culprit in poor site performance; Google won’t … Read more
We’ve written about whether you should outsource website management in a previous article you can read that here. This time, however, we’re talking about what actually goes into managing your website and some of the most important areas you should be focusing on. If you’re thinking about taking on managing your own website, this article … Read more
“How do I get more website visitors” is a question most people with a website have probably asked themselves. In our experience, it’s one of the most common pain points for many of the people we talk to. You can have a brilliant site, well optimised, SEO-ed to the nines and filled with good quality … Read more
Marketing your brand is not an exact science. Even if you’re the best strategist in the world with a ton of experience under your belt, your best stuff will still take a lot of trial and error to get right. That’s why good marketers build trial and error into their strategies, in the form of … Read more
We’re super excited to share that, in May, we were invited to be a guest speaker on the Focus on Cornwall podcast! Created by Claire Wilson of LLE Photography, the Focus on Cornwall podcast shares stories from Cornwall’s businesses and leaders, and talks about the challenges and opportunities we face. Heather and Claire met up … Read more
We’re very proud of the fact that Sox gives free advice to any other small business who feel they need it, with no strings attached. But what actually happens if you decide to take us up on this offer? Well, our free advice is nearly always given on a video call. We do this because … Read more
This is the start of another multipart series of posts to help you understand the world of WordPress jargon. Similar to our previous series, we’ll cover a few features in each post. We’re going to try to keep it simple so you can demystify the WordPress dashboard. Themes A theme is a series of files … Read more
LinkedIn is a maze, it can seem impossible to get started as it’s such a huge platform. Some parts of LinkedIn can be self explanatory – for example, have a clear profile picture so people know it’s you – but other parts aren’t quite so obvious. If you’ve ever wanted some tips to help give … Read more