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First impressions count – what does your website say about you?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Alex Wells
Website first impressions are important

People make up their mind about you within minutes of meeting you, this judgement is based on all sorts of things from the type of cloths you have on to the sound of your voice. The same thing is true of a website, people will look at and evaluate the website but instead of having…

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Reduce the cost of a new website / redesign

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Alex Wells
Google Analytics how to install it on your website - or wordpress

When it comes to looking at a new website or a redesign the biggest issue is the cost of the project, but there are several things you can do to help reduce this by making it easier for your web developer to get on with the ‘real’ work. This comes down to the age old…

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Just how easy is it to update your own WordPress website?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Alex Wells
WordPress website CMS

WordPress is an open source Content Management System (CMS) that enables people who do not know how to code websites to update their own website using a simple and easy to use ‘admin’ area. This system typically lets you update the copy on the website, add images and other media as well as updating and…

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The ongoing process of running a website

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Alex Wells
The ongoing process of running a website

A website project is a big undertaking no matter the size of your business it can involve allot of people both inside and outside of your business and needs to be carefully managed to ensure the website is as effective as possible. One of the factors that define a successful website is the understanding that…

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How to write good content

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Alex Wells
research keywords for your website content

Content is vital to the success of any website project no matter what topic the site is covering without good content the site will not be able to attract visitors and without visitors there is no point in having a website in the first place, the content of the site is also what affects the…

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The importance of personal projects

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Alex Wells
Personall projects

I consider myself lucky in that I do a job I love, programming and working with code is something I really enjoy doing and as a website developer I get paid to do it but unfortunately I do not get to pick and choose the projects I work on – this means that I do…

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Why is content so important?

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Alex Wells
research keywords for your website content

There is an old saying when looking at a websites performance ‘content is king’ this has never been more true then in recent months with the latest series of updates of Googles search engine, Google is playing a never ending cat and mouse game with website owners with Google trying to provide its users with…

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What is a Content Management System?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Alex Wells
websites-created-by-a-website-develoepr

When building a website there are several methods we take – being a web developer part of my job is to look at the project and the client to decide which is the best way to build the website. Normally it boils down to two main options a static website or a website built with…

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Keyword research

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Alex Wells
research keywords for your website content

Keywords are very important to how successful your website is in the search rankings, this is because search engines such as Google will look at your websites content and use it to rank your website in their search results. With Google being the number one search engine in the UK chances are very high this…

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What is Content Strategy? and why should I care?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Alex Wells
Content Strategy for the web - managing your copy

Being a website developer I know that content is important for many different reasons, from my point of view content is important because it is fundamental to a websites success as it directly affects the SEO performance of the website. To others content is important for marketing or for promoting a brand image however most…

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