21st May 2020 | Common questions
There are many elements of branding that are crucial to the success of a business, however, arguably the most crucial is determining your target audience and using it to your advantage. Many businesses focus first on the visual identity of their brand, but overlook...
2nd March 2020 | Common questions
Back in the day it used to be much more difficult to build a website and get it online. You’d probably have to have in-depth knowledge of server software and networking protocols and you’d definitely need to learn a few programming languages before coding up a website...
17th February 2020 | Common questions
How much does it cost to build a WordPress website? How long is a piece of string? It depends what you’re looking for. Basic limited WordPress.com blogs are free, but a fully functional custom designed and built WordPress website usually costs £1,500 – £10,000....
27th January 2020 | Common questions
What is the best way to get a logo for my company? There are many branding and logo designers. For quicker, cheaper, lower quality work you can reach out to creative sites like fiverr.com or Upwork, or hire a professional design agency to design your business...
5th August 2019 | Common questions, Tips, Tutorials
Note: this post is about standalone versions of WordPress called wordpress.org, rather than wordpress.com, which is hosted by WordPress themselves. If there was a list of ten laws for running a website I’m convinced one of them would be “thou shalt regularly back up...
24th July 2019 | Common questions
As we described recently, there are two flavours of WordPress – the freemium version hosted by WordPress (.com) and the free self-hosted version (.org). But if you’re reading this post chances are you already know that. So with no further ado… 1. Your site is at...
22nd July 2019 | Common questions
1. Is it mobile friendly? Right now there’s more mobile traffic on the web than any other type, even more mobile traffic than desktop traffic, by a small margin [source]. If your website looks shonky on mobile devices it’s serving a frustrating or broken experience...
18th June 2019 | Common questions
WordPress is pretty cool. Because it’s popular, free and open source it’s supported by a vibrant developer community and continues to grow and evolve. There’s a lot you can do with it, depending on how you have it set up. Here’s a lovely little...
11th June 2019 | Common questions
Here’s the scenario: You’ve just bought a domain name for your swanky new website and you notice that you’re only able to register it for a certain number of years. What happens at the end of those years – will you lose your domain name after that period? And...
19th February 2019 | Common questions
If you’re wondering what questions a web developer may ask in an initial client interview, you’ve come to the right place. My last post gave 45 things to check before launching a website, a lot of it quite technical. I thought I’d make another list...
