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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

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

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

“I Told You So!” How to Create and Share Strong Passwords SAFELY Online 🔐

January 1, 2024 by Ilkeston Web Design

Photo of multiple padlocks on a piece of wire

Stop making it easy for fraudsters and hackers to steal your logins and passwords, especially if sending sensitive details via email to people you work with.

Filed Under: Admin and maintenance, Article, Audio, Planning, Security, Tips, WordPress Tagged With: fraud, hacking, password, security, theft

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

The Website Pitstop: Why You MUST Develop and Test WordPress Websites Offline ⛽

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

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