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The Complexity of eCommerce Shops (and a Handy WordPress Plugin That Helps) πŸ”§

May 29, 2025 by Ilkeston Web Design

Video on how to plan your online shopping eCommerce store

Learn how a detailed product inventory spreadsheet is the key to getting a large eCommerce store up and running with less hassle, fewer headaches and in a fraction of the time.

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Content writing, eCommerce, Marketing, Planning, Search engines, Tips, Video, Web design, Web development, WordPress Tagged With: content, customers, data, keywords, problem solving, SEO, Strategy, UX, website

Quick and Simple Ways to Make Your Business Better with Data πŸ₯‡

May 10, 2025 by Ilkeston Web Design

Image of Lieutenant Colombo talking about data insights

You don’t need to be a big-brained boffin to spot vital “data” clues pointing to fixable business issues and golden opportunities.

Filed Under: Content writing, Search engines, Tips, Video, Web design Tagged With: content, customers, data, keywords, problem solving, SEO, Strategy, UX, website

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

Graphic showing passwords document on clipboard

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

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

“Cossall Parish Council” – Mobile Responsive Website, Nottinghamshire

Cossall Parish Council website

The Cossall Parish Council website was reimagined and redesigned. From the fixed-width HTML to the new, easier-to-administrate WordPress interface, it’s an all-round improvement.

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

How Your Website’s “About” Page Helps Prospects Know and Trust You ❀️

March 20, 2019 by Ilkeston Web Design

Every half-decent business has something useful to say to potential customers, so bring this information to the forefront on the “about” page.

Filed Under: Content writing, Marketing, Tips, Video Tagged With: content, Small business, Strategy, website

The Website Pitstop: Why You MUST Develop and Test WordPress Websites Offline β›½

September 27, 2016 by Ilkeston Web Design

Lego racing car pitstop

It’s easy to botch up a live WordPress website, which is why an offline “local” web server is essential for testing, developing and backing up your work.

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Tips, Video, Web development, WordPress Tagged With: derby, development, ilkeston, nottingham, Small business, WAMP, WordPress

“CoLaw” – Mobile Responsive Website, Leicester

This video demonstrates improvements and additional functionality on a website that was converted into WordPress mobile responsive site…

Filed Under: Clients, Video Tagged With: responsive, smartphone, tablet, website, WordPress

“Cash Protection Agency” – Mobile Responsive Website, Leicester

Cash Protection Agency mobile website

This case study demos a redevelopment project where a fixed-width website was converted to be mobile responsive with fast-loading vector graphics.

Filed Under: Clients, Video Tagged With: Small business, tablet, website, WordPress

“Midland Damp Doctor” – Mobile Responsive Website, Leicester

Midland Damp Doctor Mobile website

This case study demonstrates a new WordPress website and graphic logo created for a midlands-based damp proofing and insulation business.

Filed Under: Audio, Clients, Video Tagged With: graphic design, Leicester, Small business, Strategy, website

Brainstorming, Developing and Refining a Client’s Logo 🌐

March 1, 2016 by Ilkeston Web Design

Design Discussion 3

In this design discussion, Lee and Darren talk aboutΒ logo concepts for a damp surveying and proofing business based in the midlands.

Filed Under: Discussion, Graphic design, Graphic logos, Tips, Video Tagged With: branding, graphic design, logo, Small business, website

JPG Vs PNG: What’s the Best Website Image File Format? πŸ—‚οΈ

February 20, 2015 by Ilkeston Web Design

JPG or PNG File Format

When it comes to choosing the best file format for websites, should you go for a bog standard trusty JPEG or plump for the power of PNG?

Filed Under: Graphic design, Tips, Video, Web design, Web development Tagged With: design

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