What is a cyber-attack and how can you prevent one?
You probably know that the more time you spend working, shopping and communicating online, the more likely you are to be at risk of a cyber-attack. The consequences of a cyber-attack include identity theft, having money stolen from bank accounts and credit or store cards being opened in your name. Most people fear their computer
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The ultimate guide to blogging for business
Why do you need an ultimate guide to blogging? It’s nothing new, right? In fact, the ‘blogging boom’ kicked off 20 years ago in the early 2000s! By 2006, blogging was at fever pitch and there were 50 million blogs already in existence. But in recent years and with the advent of content marketing, blogging
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Homepage mockups – the key stage of a new website design
It’s been a busy start to 2021 here at Black Nova Designs! We’re putting a new website live virtually every day, enquiries for websites, hosting, Wi-Fi and CCTV are flooding in and we’re even hiring another new staff member. We are so thankful that, one year on from that very first lockdown, Black Nova Designs
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Do your website images truly represent your brand?
At Black Nova Designs we work on websites for clients working across multiple industries, from florists and fitness experts to rural surveyors and riding schools. We’re proud of the way our websites help our clients’ businesses stand out in their field with a beautiful, functional and unique design. However recently a flurry of work in
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Kick off 2021 by staying safe online
Seven tips to help you work, shop and live life safely online in 2021! 2020 saw us spend more time online than ever before. The Covid-19 outbreak meant more of us shopped from home, worked from home and even socialised from home for months on end. Some lucky people even celebrated their work Christmas parties
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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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How to make your website work for you
If you’ve invested in a website for your business, then well done! As we all increasingly live our lives online, it’s important for businesses both large and small to have a website. This becomes especially important during lockdowns when people turn to online shopping and services to replace the face-to-face interaction they can no longer
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Tech refresh
As we head into another lockdown, staff from businesses both large and small will be working remotely once again. IT was already an important element for many businesses, but it has now become critical to their survival. So why are we a little lazy about looking after our IT infrastructure? At Black Nova Designs we
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Laptop Specs August 2020
During this ongoing Covid-19 crisis we have been inundated with requests for computer and laptop updates/repairs as well as our opinion on which specification machines are best, why and if we can supply them. The answer is yes, we can build and supply to any requested specification of laptop or desktop pc including accessories. The
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