Great content is essential if you want to sell goods and services online. It’s what informs, advises, and persuades your visitors that buying from you is the right decision. Google, meanwhile, hails high-quality content as its most important ranking factor, enabling content-rich sites to increase their traffic. Content, however, comes in different forms and here, …
Catch up on this week’s round-up of the latest hosting and tech news. Here’s what we’ve uncovered since our last edition. eCommerce boom benefits shippers While the economy as a whole is still reeling from the effects of the pandemic, the eCommerce boom which grew out of the lockdown has had knock-on benefits for businesses …
Getting visitors to your website can be challenging and expensive, so it is important that your site is optimised to convert as many of them as it can into customers. In this post, we’ll explain what conversions rates are, why they are important and how you can optimise your website to increase your rates and …
When it comes to cybersecurity, WordPress is a victim of its own success. Used on 35% of the world’s websites, its popularity makes it highly attractive to cybercriminals. While no less secure than other platforms, the sheer volume of WordPress websites means, statistically, there’s more chance of an attack. To help you to protect your …
Catch up on this week’s round-up of the latest hosting and tech news. Here’s what we’ve uncovered since our last edition. Robotic dolphin makes a splash San Francisco-based special effects company, Edge Innovations, has designed and built a robot dolphin that looks, moves and swims like the real thing. Weighing 270kg, the robot has a …
Whatever type of business you run, it’s important to have a professional website. It is often the first impression a visitor gets of your business and they may judge the quality of your services by what they see on their screens. If your site looks unprofessional, they are less likely to become customers. Creating a …
Catch up on this week’s round-up of the latest hosting and tech news. Here’s what we’ve uncovered since our last edition. Code-free app development A new service from Amazon Web Services enables companies to build apps without having to undertake coding. Called Honeycode, it is a visual application manager that can be used to develop …
A personal website is a place where you can publish anything and share it with everyone. People can find it on search engines, it can be shared on social media and other websites can link to it. You can make some pages public, others private for you, family and friends, or have sections that people …
Every now and then someone will conduct research that makes website owners reconsider how they approach SEO. One of the most compelling was conducted by Ahrefs, the developer of a widely used and highly regarded SEO platform. Looking at over a billion web pages, its research has revealed some very interesting and surprising facts about …
Catch up on this week’s round-up of the latest hosting and tech news. Here’s what we’ve uncovered since our last edition. Lockdown internet figures released Ofcom’s Online Nation report has revealed the impact of the lockdown on internet usage in the UK. The research has discovered that since February, the average time spent online has …
