Branding & Web Designer in Bristol

<p>Today, 40% of the web is powered by WordPress, and according to Builtwith.com there are 2 million active websites using Divi. That makes Divi the most popular WordPress theme of the most popular content management system. It’s surprising to realise Divi is more popular than every free theme, even the default WordPress theme. I don’t […]</p>

<p>At Lucid Rhino Web Design we are 100% committed to keeping our carbon footprint as low as possible. Every website we host is already powered by 100% renewable energy*, but we wanted to go a step further. Many companies are turning to drones to deliver their services faster, and so are we. As of today, […]</p>

<p>It’s obvious that every website contact page should feature the business’s phone number and email address. But wait, there’s more! One thing Google look for when deciding how to rank web pages in search engines is what they call NAP, which stands for name, address and phone number. If these three are the same for […]</p>

<p>Don’t worry, I’m not trying to sell you something here. This is just a free little tip for website owners from someone who’s been building websites and helping business communicate clearly online for almost a decade. So, here are the three elements new website owners often don’t realise their website really needs. 1. An upfront […]</p>

<p>I’ve been asked a few times for advice on the best strategy for promoting new businesses online. Is it better to buy pay per click ads or to work on search engine optimisation just after a business website goes live? How do they stack up: adwords vs SEO? Most established businesses do a bit of […]</p>

<p>Today’s first big news item is that alongside Lucid Rhino I’m starting a new venture called Bristol Virtual Tours. This venture will provide high quality 360° photography for estate agents, schools, universities, venues, car dealerships, events, retail spaces, healthcare and more. Think Google Street View with a little more polish. Virtual property tours have become […]</p>

<p>When someone approaches me asking for a quote to design and build them a website, the first step is for us to discuss the project together in detail. Many consultants call this a ‘discovery call’. This makes sure I thoroughly understand what the client needs. Also, while some clients have everything thoroughly planned out from […]</p>

<p>OK, forgetting the infelicitous year that lies behind us, here’s my list of the seven WordPress plugins that I expect to be installing on every WordPress website I build in 2021: Complianz Category: compliance In the past, it has always been a bit of a headache to create opt-ins and privacy policies for websites that […]</p>

<p>Photoshop 2021 was released to the public yesterday and it contains a bunch of AI powered tools. Using Adobe’s Sensei AI, Photoshop can understand the contents of a picture and perform actions according to the depth of a scene and what’s in it. This is the kind of effect we’re aiming to achieve, and we’ll […]</p>

<p>The need for speed I’m a website speed anorak. Web page load times aren’t everything, but they do make a real difference to a website’s bottom line. Google says that as the load time of a web page increases from 1 second to 7 seconds, the probability of a mobile visitor bouncing (leaving again right […]</p>