If you’ve got a website, especially one on something like WordPress, you’ll have hosting. Website hosting is a small fee you pay – usually monthly – so that your site has somewhere to live and can be accessed online. (For a more detailed explanation, including a handy analogy, check out our previous blog post here.) … Read more
We’ve been working with a really fantastic customer recently who had a shedload of amazing content that just didn’t fit on their regular pages. There was also so much of it that it was almost “information overload” – but it was a bit too important to get lost across blog posts. So we suggested they … Read more
“Join our database of 30,816 businesses and build quality backlinks to your site!” We’ll bet money you’ve had one of those emails. Trying to sell you backlinks. But what is a backlink? What does it actually mean, and why does it matter? Backlinks, also known as inbound links or incoming links, are links from other … Read more
If you’ve ventured into the world of digital business promotion, it’s likely that you didn’t get far before hearing the term ‘SEO’. SEO stands for ‘Search Engine Optimisation’, and it’s something you need to know at least a bit about if you want your business to be visible and locatable online. The problem is that … Read more
When we’re asked for free advice, we’ve noticed the subject of a “user journey” has been coming up a lot. We tend to explain it as and when needed, but we felt it was perhaps time for a blog article about it. A user journey on a website is the path that a user takes … Read more
For our very first blog post of 2023, we want to share our top tip for small businesses. After a nice long Christmas break, it can feel hard to get back into the swing of things – the Christmas chocolate’s still calling you from that Roses tub under the coffee table, and your body clock … Read more
If you’ve spent any time at all in the backend of your WordPress site, chances are you’ve come across the plugins area. Some of you have probably, at one time or another, looked to install a plugin to fill a gap in functionality somewhere along the line. It’s at this point you’ve no doubt seen … Read more
Do you consider your website a business tool? If no, it’s about time you did. If yes, is it working well enough for you? Did you know that, as of July 2022, there were 5.03 billion active internet users worldwide? That’s 63.1% of the entire planet’s population. And, in quarter two of 2022, mobile devices … Read more
So you’ve got your business idea, maybe you’ve even set up a limited company, and you’ve started getting some clients in. Now you need to sort out your website and your online presence – but where do you start? This week, we’ve put together our top tips for getting started online. A website is just … Read more
This week, we’re covering how to get a free website. If you need a website, there are a variety of options to fit almost every budget. However, sometimes you just need a free one. This could be because you have absolutely no budget, the website isn’t going to be an important part of your business, … Read more