We all know that money is tight when you first set up a business and there are some things to remember when setting up your first business website. With a lot to fork out initially its tempting to go for those freebies – free hosting and free website templates. However sometimes it pays to well…pay for these […]
Author: Elliott Richmond
Top tips when choosing a designer
Not all designers are the same and choosing the right one can be a little daunting so here are some top tips when choosing a designer: Ability Make sure they have the ability to satisfy your needs. Do they use the latest tools and software? Do they have traditional drawing skills. Some designers specialise in a […]
Is print dead?
A web consultant once said to me that “there’s no money in print”. I presume that by this he means that the world of printing i.e. brochures, leaflets, newsletters and the such are in decline due to the rise of the internet (not a new thing of course!) and the importance of companies having a […]
WordPress 3.5.1 bug fixes
Just what we’ve been waiting for, 3.5 was a major upgrade and undoubtably had some issues. With the WordPress 3.5.1 bug fixes some of the preliminary issues will have been ironed out. Now is the time to start rolling out some official updates for our own clients. You can read more about the issues here.
A new Infographic on WordPress and Joomla
I do enjoy looking at these infographics. “A new Infographic on WordPress and Joomla” I hear you say, well yes of course, stats change and opinons change that’s why these visual graphics are good to look at from time to time. There have been a few of these over the years and it’s about time […]
Some favourite snippets of web design humor
I catchup with podcasts at the gym and sometimes they have some little cheesy gems of humor, here are some favourite snippets of web design humor I’ve heard recently. How do you build a web designers sandwich? Well you start with lettuce, mayo, tomato then finish of with a slice of ham…. HTML for short! […]
Responding quickly to the demands of clients
On a Friday afternoon at about 4.30pm the phone rings in the office and a client on the other end in a very apologetic manner sheepishly asks if you could produce an advert by Monday morning for 9am. After a short conversation it becomes apparent that a copy deadline has slipped through the net for one reason […]
Using Video to brief a project
One of the unique things we offer to our clients that kind of sets us apart from the competition is to create bespoke video tutorials on how to run your website once its been launched. It’s a very useful format for getting a message across and can be viewed over and over at anytime. At […]
Happy New Year folks
We would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and prosperous future.
WordPress 3.5 update
Well the WordPress 3.5 update has not been release yet but, the new Media Uploader looks really sweet! You can try it for yourself download the release candidate here. The whole interface has change very much for the better in my opinion, it’s intuitive and the design is a lot slicker than the old clunky upload/insert link […]
