Article archive of posts tagged “Web Design”

Small businesses looking for their first professionally designed and developed website do not usually have a internet marketing expert on staff - or a web developer - and very often don't really know what things should cost. They may have a rough idea based on what friends or business... read more

I was reading an article in Crains this week about how the number of business start-ups in Manchester increased by 10% in 2008. It seems that despite the economic doom and gloom, and perhaps because of the challenges that the recession presents such as the growing level of redundancies,... read more

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the W3C has finally released the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, after years of haggling over the initial draft versions. The WCAG 2.0 Guidelines are meant to help web designers and web developers build websites that are accessible to... read more

Yesterday's Technology section of The Guardian published an article about a church being sued by Getty Images over unlicensed use of 2 images on its website. A volunteer designed and built the website without any thought to copyright - if the images are readily available on the internet they... read more

When you work in the internet business it is amazing how many times you get asked for advice on websites from family and friends. This week was no different when a friend and I were approached by an acquaintance asking some questions. He is one of the many millions of people around the world... read more

You've heard the expression "you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink"? Well, that is sometimes how I feel when discussing e-commerce trading! You cannot establish a solid e-commerce business without a website that achieves six critical elements, in my opinion! These are... read more

Market Share, the internet tracking firm, has today released its latest statistics for operating system usage. It reveals that Apple's share of the internet-connected operating system market has increased to over 8%.Whilst they're still not challenging Microsoft's dominance, it does show that... read more

It's not often that we get involved in building a new site for a new brand but when it happens it can throw up some very interesting issues. Most sites we develop are for established companies who have a style of communication that they use which needs to be catered for by any... read more

Today we're launching a new service called i-Wise, for partners in the creative media market. The skills required to deliver effective internet marketing campaigns are becoming increasingly specialised and harder for many creative agencies to deliver profitably. However, lack of a... read more

One of the problems I've come across when dealing with clients who are developing their first websites or looking to redevelop an  existing site is the tendency to overcomplicate the planning process.From the business owner's perspective, I've come up with the following 5 questions to... read more