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The Complexity of eCommerce Shops (and a Handy WordPress Plugin That Helps) 🔧

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 🥇

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

What Does a Serious Business Website Realistically Cost? 💷

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

Websites Built on WordPress Vs Custom Build: What’s Best for Your Business? 🌗

December 13, 2023 by Ilkeston Web Design

Photo of two people planning a website on paper

Although WordPress powers half of all websites online, is free, open source, and perfect for small businesses, should you just skip it and go “custom” instead?

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Article, Audio, eCommerce, Planning, Tips, Web design, Web development, WordPress Tagged With: WordPress

Before You Advertise Your Website, Take a Good Look at It 👀

June 5, 2019 by Ilkeston Web Design

Are you thinking of running online ads to promote your website? Before you do that, make sure you’re not just pouring water in a bucket full of holes.

Filed Under: Article, Content writing, Marketing, Planning, Tips, Web design Tagged With: advertising, audit, content, costs, examination, pay per click, ppc, review, website

It’s Complicated: Should Businesses Dump Crappy Instant Website Builders? ❤️‍🩹

August 8, 2017 by Ilkeston Web Design

Frustrated woman using laptop

If the claims are to be believed, are these instant online website builders really that bad, or are jealous “real” web designers just defending their turf?

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Article, Planning, Search engines, Tips, Web design, Web development Tagged With: design, development, marketing, website

The Zen of Website Design 🥰

June 29, 2015 by Ilkeston Web Design

The Zen of Website Design

In a world of information overload, minimal visual language online offers a superior user experience, so make your website clean, simple and purposeful.

Filed Under: Article, Graphic design, Tips, Web design Tagged With: branding, Small business, Strategy, website

JPG Vs PNG: What’s the Best Website Image File Format? 🗂️

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

Design an Easy Online Experience with Website Action Colours 👣

November 17, 2014 by Ilkeston Web Design

Website Action Colours

An overlooked design element on websites is the use of a single action colour on all pages giving clues as to what links or buttons can be clicked.

Filed Under: Graphic design, Planning, Tips, Video, Web design Tagged With: branding, colours, design, Strategy, website

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