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Yell Websites Review: Greedy Salespeople and £1.1bn Corporate Fraud Says It All 🚨

September 13, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

Yellow Pages (hibu) high pressure salespeople

The minute Yell salespeople catch your scent, they’ll be humping your leg begging for money in exchange for crap web services to a backdrop of corporate fraud.

Filed Under: Marketing, Planning, Search engines, Tips, Video, Web design Tagged With: advertising, content, costs, directories, fraud, hibu, marketing, sales, scam, Small business, website, yell, yell group

“Let’s Talk About Meee!” The Age-old Problem of Insufferable Self-focussed Business Websites πŸ˜’

August 28, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

Image showing an obnoxious man looking pleased with his boring website

It’s no wonder businesses fail when marketing activities are treated like an afterthought, with the smoking gun being their own inward self obsession.

Filed Under: Article, Content writing, Marketing, Tips, Video Tagged With: branding, communication, content, marketing, sales, Small business

Reduce Telephone Time Wasters with Online Calendar Appointment Software (TidyCal) πŸ—“οΈ

July 22, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

TidyCal Review

Rather than react to random phone calls (and give up control of your time), have prospects arrange to talk via an embedded website calendar system.

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Article, Planning, Tips, Video Tagged With: availability, communication, customers, derby, ilkeston, nottingham, sales, Small business, website

Website Hell: Forgotten Usernames and Passwords Will Kill Your Business πŸ’€

June 4, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

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Have the foresight to ensure business operations don’t grind to a halt because of missing or lost website logins/usernames/passwords.

Filed Under: Article, Planning, Security, Tips, Video Tagged With: business continuity, password, Small business, uptime, website

Attract! Seduce! Sell! Use Your Website as a Marketing Funnel πŸ‘₯

May 20, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

Graphic showing a marketing funnel

Want to attract more leads but avoid time wasters? Want to talk to the right prospects and sell without hassle? You need a marketing funnel.

Filed Under: Article, Content writing, Marketing, Planning, Tips, Video Tagged With: branding, business continuity, communication, content, customers, goals, marketing, Small business, Strategy, website

Local Self Storage Business Website

May 7, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

Local self storage business website

The D&S Storage website was built to market and sell premium self storage in the local area. The owners spent considerable time and expense creating multiple secure steel storage units inside a secure facility with lots of features not typically seen elsewhere. This website was therefore (as it always is) an exercise in accurately representing […]

Filed Under: Clients Tagged With: mobile, responsive, smartphone, tablet, WordPress

Planning and Building a Website? For the Love of God, Manage the Process Properly! βœ…

April 20, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

Believe me when I tell you that trying to build a website without a process or management system is a one way ticket to delay, disaster and stress.

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Article, Planning, Tips, Video Tagged With: communication, Small business, website

What Does a Serious Business Website Realistically Cost? πŸ’·

March 25, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

True cost of a website?

Let’s sit down and discuss the time, skill, methods, knowledge and true fees involved for the build and launch of a business website that actually helps you sell.

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Article, eCommerce, Marketing, Planning, Search engines, Tips, Video, Web design, Web development, WordPress Tagged With: costs, website, WordPress

What Happens When Webhosting and WordPress Software Isn’t Kept Up-to-date? ⚠️

February 9, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

Presentation on WordPress core software and plugins

If you don’t maintain the webhosting PHP version and the software WordPress runs on, your website can malfunction, break or disappear from search engines.

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Article, Search engines, Security, Tips, Video, Web development, WordPress Tagged With: audit, business continuity, costs, derby, development, hacking, ilkeston, maintenance, nottingham, security, SEO, uptime, WAMP, website, WordPress

Local Businesses: Crush Your Competitors with Marketing That Isn’t Crap ☠️

January 9, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

Photo of a closed laptop on a table with a small lamp shining light

Most local business marketing is shockingly bad – if it exists at all. While a rival’s website may look okay, the ineffective content on it may just inspire you to become a dominant player.

Filed Under: Article, Audio, Content writing, Marketing, Planning, Search engines, Tips Tagged With: communication, competitors, content, derby, goals, ilkeston, nottingham, Small business, Strategy, website

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