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Evolution of Web Design: Early 1990s
Web design is ever changing, and whilst all design evolves over time to match changes in trends and culture, website design has moved faster than almost anything else, with the staggering advancement of technology continually expanding the things web designers can do on a site. In the first of a series of blogs we take a look at the evolution of we...
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Web News; Tablet Wars!
Last week's web and technology news was all about the latest tablets to come onto the market, with some unexpected results.Microsoft unexpectedly released a tablet, Microsoft Surface, which has done something really interesting with the standard tablet set up. They did an amazing job keeping the project development under wraps and took everyone...
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The 6 most important components of SEO
Even in the ever changing world of search engine optimisation there are a few golden rules that no one should ignore and that are always worth spending time, thought and a little money on. So make a note of the 6 most important components of SEO.Keyword selectionPicking the right keywords to describe your business and focus your SEO on is cruc...
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Facebook for small business marketing - think pictures!
Social media like Facebook has proven to be mystifying for many small businesses, with plenty of people aware that it’s a free and useful form of Internet marketing but very few aware of just how to take advantage of it.One of the simplest first steps to improving what you’re doing is to put yourself in the place of the audience. What d...
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Search engine giant Google’s share price nosedives
The big online news of last week was the dramatic nosedive of search engine Google’s share price which dropped 8% after the accidental early release of their third quarter financial reports, it could have gone further but trading was stopped.A large part of the problem seemed to be that the figures leaked out minus an explanatory statement fr...
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Get a free search engine boost for your business with Google Places
Google is about more than just a search engine, the web giant offers all kinds of cloud services, email and their stunning Maps and Earth systems as well. One of their lesser known products is Google Places, which combines elements of search and Maps in a way that can really benefit small businesses, plus it’s free and takes just a few minute...
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Google’s update fever means big changes to SEO
After many years of very occasional updates, the last two years, and the last fortnight in particular, have been times of huge change at Google. The world’s leading search engine, that every Internet marketing department wants their websites at the top of, is working hard to rid itself of search engine spam and a range of ‘black hat&rsq...
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The Parallax Effect!!
Web design is getting more and more innovative. Designers are having to find newer and more effective ways of promoting products and services and making them more memorable to visitors. One such way is through the use of a technique called the Parallax Effect.Originally used by the gaming industry, the Parallax Effect has gained major popularity am...
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SEO Spam Scams
We have decided to write this blog in order to help potential SEO clients identify something we refer to as spam scams. If you have a popular website and it uses enquiry forms or email contact addresses then you may well receive a lot of these. Falling for SEO spam scams can cost your business money, and also its reputation.Many appear to originate...
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How important are Secondary Keyword Phrases?
In web design and especially search engine optimisation, choosing the right keyword phrases is vital. For years, people have believed that phrases such as 'wholesale costume jewellery' should be written in that exact order so that your website receives a high level of hits and sales enquiries for that product.Many web design companies, incl...
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