How to share your press coverage legally
Thank you to the incredible Rhiannon from Garnet PR for allowing us to share this really important inforatmion with everyone. We hope you find it useful. “We have issued you a fine of £10,000.” Words that nobody wants to hear, but sadly this happens. Let’s find out how and why business owners are being issued
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Picture perfect – why great images are so important
Here at Black Nova Designs we give every single website we build the same attention to detail and expertise, but the end results naturally look quite different. That’s because what catches your eye first when you land on a web page are the images. The branding and colours probably come a close second, before you
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Creating a Website 101
We get a few queries every now and again asking about what’s involved in setting up a new website, so I thought I’d answer some of the most common questions you’ve asked! 1) So I’ve decided I want a website, what’s the first thing I need to do? Research! This first thing is to
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Why Do I Need A Website
Why Do I Need a Website? Everything is available at the touch of button these days, the internet is at our fingertips wherever and whenever. The internet allows people to reach a worldwide audience and allows you to find things worldwide without too much effort. More and more people have moved to purchasing and hiring
Read moreAre You Missing A Simple Facebook Trick?
Are You Missing A Simple Facebook Trick? A follow on from the “Are you, Facebook Blank?” Every day we get new people liking our page or requesting to be a friend on Facebook, but when we view their profile, we don’t know what they do, it says self-employed but self-employed as what? This tells someone looking
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Are You Facebook Blank?
Are You Facebook Blank? Do you ever get a blank box when you post your website to Facebook…annoying isn’t it?…after all images attract attention far more than just the words of your URL…. This is normally due to og:properties not being pulled correctly or Facebook not pulling a default image, however, there is a great debug
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The Importance of Web Page Load Times
The Importance of Web Page Load Times Does your site take more than 4 seconds to load? Well Google Penalises slow pages and ranks them lower, also users or potential buyers are less likely to view your website if the page takes too long to load. You might want to consider implementing some of the
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Why Usability is Vital to Your Online Store
Why Usability is Vital to Your Online Store Portal Home > Blog > Why Usability is Vital to Your Online Store There’s more to online business than uploading your products and pressing “sell”! The benefits of having an online store for your business are plentiful. Increased visibility, a worldwide market and no “closed” hours thanks to around-the-clock trading are
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6 Reasons You Should Understand The Basics of SEO
6 Reasons You Should Understand The Basics of SEO Portal Home > Blog > 6 Reasons You Should Understand The Basics of SEO Your online visibility is important to your business; learning the ins and outs of SEO will help boost your site. SEO (or search engine optimisation) is one of the hottest digital topics, with more and more
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How do you know your website is performing well?
How do you know your website is performing well? Portal Home > Blog > How do you know your website is performing well? It’s all well having a website, but is it performing well? You should find out. These days everyone knows that having a website designed with your audience’s needs in mind is crucial. However, people often think
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