Google’s Matt Cutts was on stage yesterday talking about all sorts of stuff that has us web nerds all a twitter. In particular for me at least was the news about how the big G will be treating mobile sites in search. It seems they think that businesses have had enough time to get their… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Small Business
5 Ways to protect your wordpress site from brute force attacks
I woke up this morning to nerdy news all over that there is currently in process a brute force attack targeting wordpress sites. A brute force attack is where hackers use software to try and “guess” your password. So the quickest and easiest thing you can do to protect your site from the bullies is: 1. Make sure your wordpress… Continue Reading
How do I get my website on Google? – Part 2 : Blogging for SEO
Alrighty then, lets dive into part 2 of our series on “How do I get my website on Google”. If you missed part one check it out here . One of the big indicators Google uses to decide what is relevant to show to searches is how “current” a website is. Think about it for a minute. There… Continue Reading
Are Facebook sponsored stories misleading?
I just had an interesting conversation with one of my facebook friends, that made me pretty cross actually: My friend: Hi Marama. do you know this guy or think he is any good? Cheers, 41 minutes ago Marama Carmichael : which guy? 41 minutes ago My friend: The one who has 10 billion likes on his facebook,… Continue Reading
Responsive Design vs. Mobile Website
You know that you need your website to work on a mobile phone right? If you’ve been doing some research you may have come across the term “responsive design”. Now the questions are: What is Responsive Design? And how is it different from a mobile website? And which one is best? The first two question I will try… Continue Reading
5 Reasons Your Business Needs a Mobile Website
If you do the marketing for your business, then you know just how important it is that you have a strong presence on the Internet. You know them – blogging social media etc etc. It can get a bit overwhelming sometimes! One that you shouldn’t put off though, is your mobile version of your website.… Continue Reading
Doing work on Spec – What do you think?
{DISCUSSION TIME} – What are your opinions about getting / doing work “on spec”. (This was going to be a facebook post ,but I got carried away – I’d LOVE to hear what you think!) Case in point, I had an enquiry from a website I have my services listed on for some graphic design… Continue Reading
Finding legal images for your website or Blog
I was talking with a client the other day who was asking how to get images for their new website , how big to get them etc. She said I should make the conversation into a blog so.. well… I am. Firstly where NOT to get web images. Google images or just “off the web”. You need to have… Continue Reading
Webdesign, Mobile design, Facebook and Print package: Case study
I thought it might be interesting to show you a real life case study of a branding and marketing package we’ve just done. It includes a main website a mobile website, facebook cover image and profile image as well as some print media. Steph is launching her new business (a Reiki Practice) . She… Continue Reading
7 Key features of a Mobile Web Design
Designing a mobile website has quite different needs to a traditional website that will be viewed on a computer. Just letting your customers smart phones try and handle your normal website leads to frustration and lost opportunities. Here are 6 key features of Web Design for mobile: 1. Big buttons/ Icons and Navigation: When… Continue Reading