Why should you have a website?
Many people believe that simply having a Yellow Pages advert is enough to encourage people to use their business. In this modern age, they couldn’t be more wrong. Yellow Pages and other small...
View ArticlePicking a New Domain Name
One of the first things a new small business will need to consider when starting a website is which domain name to use. This is still a surprisingly overlooked area with those new to internet...
View ArticleEvolution of Web Design; Early 1990s
Web design is ever changing, and whilst all design evolves over time to match changes in trends and culture, website design has moved faster than almost anything else, with the staggering advancement...
View ArticleEvolution of Web Design; Late 90s
Following on from the birth of the web in our blog last week, the late 90’s heralded the true arrival of the Internet in the popular conscious, and the birth of something approaching web design as...
View ArticleThe Essential Basics of Web Design
You can design websites to do all sorts of things; e-shops, blogs and portfolio sites all have different layout and design styles, but the majority of small businesses just getting started online need...
View ArticleWebsmart Web Design Packages Explained
At Smart Domain Group we have always sought to simplify the web design process for large and small business owners, and the way we’ve done that is to provide websites in customisable packages that...
View ArticleEvolution of Web Design; Today and Tomorrow
In the current age clean and simple is still greatly favoured by web designers, but little by little people are rediscovering the power of colour and images. Well designed websites today are rich with...
View ArticleHire the Right Web Designer; Tips for Spotting the Cowboys
Like any industry, web design is full of talented individuals and companies offering high quality services to their clients, but there’s also a fair share of cowboys out there and a few who just don’t...
View ArticleJavascript Explained What Does It Do?
Javascript is all about making web design more dynamic; whilst HTML and CSS have classically focused on laying out the page and content for you to look at, javascript made it possible to start adding...
View ArticleStarting an Online Business Part 1; the Website
Today, every business needs an online presence and web design if it is to stay healthy, with so many traditional routes of advertising like Yellow Pages continuing to disappear from usage as people...
View ArticleWhy You Need A Website!
If you don’t have a website, you’re losing out to your competitors before you’ve even begun. Put it this way; when was the last time you saw someone search through the Yellow Pages? That’s because...
View ArticleHow Will Site Speed Affect your Website’s Performance?
You might not realise it, but site speed will make a huge difference to how much business you might get from your website. Site speed is becoming a very important factor for SEO and conversion. With...
View ArticleHow will voice searches change your SEO?
Voice searches have become a much bigger deal over the past few years. With Siri and Cortana, two of the technology world’s biggest players, is online marketing moving into a new era? Keywords have...
View ArticleAdd flare to your website using Adobe XD and Functional Animation
When talking about functional animation and how you can implement it on websites, there’s a question many people ask: what exactly is it? Thinking about the word ‘animation’ conjures up images of...
View ArticleThe Golden Rules of Typography
What makes typography ‘good’? And, more importantly, what exactly is it? Broadening your designing mind to the different applications of ‘good’ typography will enhance the way you make websites and...
View Article10 Ways Small Businesses Can Better Use Facebook
With advancements over the past few years in how Facebook can be used by businesses, it’s no surprise that many small companies are beginning to reach out where, before, they may have been too afraid...
View ArticleWhat Can Local SEO Do for Your Business?
SEO can only get your website so far. At least, regular SEO can. Adding keywords to a website is all well and good, but doing a little extra in the areas that are up and coming can really boost a...
View ArticleGoogle’s Panda: Poor quality content and your rankings
First released in February 2011, Google’s Panda algorithm is designed to lower the ranks of “low-quality sites”. This may seem like a good idea; of course you want bad sites to go to the bottom of...
View ArticleIs Your Website Due for a Redesign?
Like any form of technology, the internet is continually changing and updating. It’s therefore always worth checking if your website needs refreshing. But if someone was to ask you ‘Is your website due...
View ArticleHow to Write the Perfect Meta Description
Writing an informative and engaging Meta Description is vitally important to the success of any website in the search engine result pages. But you’d be surprised how many business owners and website...
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