Blog Archives
Changes to Google’s Privacy Policy
Today (1 March) is the day that Google’s new privacy policy becomes effective. The aim of the change is to simplify over 60 different privacy policies across Google and replace them with a shorter, simpler and easier to understand version. As Google says ” Our new policy covers multiple products and features, reflecting our desire [...]
No such thing
There is no such thing as a finished website. Itterative growth is the key to success and multivariate testing is the key to deciding what to do next… That and the whim of the MD.
Google says 60% of smartphone users click on ads once a week
In conversation with a Google representative today I was told that 60% of smartphone users click on ads on their phones at least once a week. The implications for adding smartphone advertising to your rosta of advertising locations will seem, for most of us inescapeably clear. However, it is clearly just as important to consider [...]
Embedding Youtube videos in tinymce
NOTICE– TECHNICAL JARGON ALERT Tinymce is the wysiwyg editor of choice on millions of websites. It comes as standard in the Drupal CMS and is often used in bespoke content management systems. However, when you try to embed a youtube video, Tinymce strips the code and stops the youtube videos from displaying. The youtube code [...]
Choosing a Domain Name
Rule 1 – Write it down. Many years ago we were choosing good names for a new teacher’s newsletter. We came up with “schools express”, everyone liked it and I went and bought the domain name without writing it down on a bit of paper first. Big mistake! www.schoolsexpress.co.uk could as easily be interpreted as [...]
Building a calculator
I have enjoyed building a “solar panel calculator” this week. The client wanted a tool that allows visitors to their website to enter their postcode, be presented with a map of their house, click the four corners of the roof and be given back an estimate of how much money they could make from solar [...]
Getting a new logo designed
As part of a web design project we are often asked to include a new logo design as part of the package. An important part of the logo design is briefing the designer in order to produce something that captures the company’s values, conveys a particular message, resonates with its intended audience and works well [...]
How does renaming a website affect visitor numbers
We have recently had direct experience of this when we were asked to rename a client’s website domain name at the end of June 2011. As expected, for the first few weeks, the total volume of visits dropped through the floor, but as we took all the usual steps to ensure as many in links [...]
Simple things
Relatively simple jobs can sometimes be quite satisfying. Freesource, renewable energy experts, wanted to create a simple web page for their new Welsh office. The design needed to be the same as the main site, the web copy unique and the form needed to redirect elsewhere. To satisfy this brief we created http://www.freesourcecymru.co.uk. Simple, clear [...]
Blog Templates
We have had a couple of emails praising our website and asking which blog template we are using. I just want to set the record straight, that this is our own template, lovingly hand crafted by Chris, forensically edited by Nicola and based on a wicked design that Sarah created. Blogs are a great way [...]
