Many new businesses don’t have a clue about how to get a website, let alone build one, which is why the TV adverts that offer the prospect of a professional site in minutes are so appealing. We are not going to knock these providers; over the years, their services have evolved and for some businesses, …
There is very little business activity that doesn’t leave a carbon footprint and this is true of running a website. With governments demanding net-zero emissions and consumers increasingly in search of eco-friendly brands, website owners are under growing pressure to make their sites more sustainable. In this post, we’ll look at the benefits of becoming …
When building your online store, the secret to success lies in creating the site your customers want. After all, they are the ones the site caters for and if you can’t meet their needs and expectations they’ll go elsewhere to do their shopping. To help out, we are going to take a look at seven …
Websites play many important roles for businesses and one of the most valuable is helping them generate new customers. Here, we’ll look at the different ways a website does this and how it can benefit your company. 1. Websites help you get discovered online The beginning of any customer-business relationship starts when the customer looks …
Local garages and other vehicle repair companies face increasingly challenging competition from expanding national franchises and the new breed of mobile services. One of the chief reasons these competitors are making headway in the market is because they are online. With the internet now being the first place customers look to find garage services, it …
Website navigation is the way you make information on your site easy for visitors to find. It is important for several reasons: it improves customer experience, prevents users abandoning your site and helps with SEO. In this post, we’ll show you eight steps to improve navigation on your website. The elements of website navigation Website …
Load testing is a simulation in which you test how well your website behaves under different conditions. It’s an important test that can highlight problems, bugs and bottlenecks that affect the performance of your website and indicate whether your current hosting package is large enough and powerful enough for your needs. Here, we’ll look at …
Let’s Encrypt, the provider of free SSL certificates, has warned that issues with Google’s Android operating system could prevent the 220 million websites that use its encryption from working properly on a third of Android phones in 2021. Let’s Encrypt’s free SSL certificates have become highly popular with website owners, making it free and easy …
With the pandemic making people purchase more products online, this year’s Black Friday may well be the biggest yet for retail websites. To make the most of the annual spending spree, however, your site needs to be prepared. Here’s how to get your website primed for Black Friday 2020. Get your sales items ready in …
As online shops begin preparing for Christmas, they already know that this year is going to be very different. The expectation is that more people will buy their gifts, decorations, food and drink and other seasonal products over the internet but, with consumers having to tighten their belts, overall spending may go down. This change …
