Posts by swsweb
Signs you may need to move to a new website
No matter the industry in which you operate, your online presence will have a huge impact on how successful (or otherwise) you are. After all, most of your customers these days will check out your website before committing to buying anything from you, whether that’s a product or service. A website showcases your digital brand,…
Read MoreThe importance of consistent branding across your website
You don’t need us to tell you that your business’s online presence will have a huge impact on how successful (or otherwise) your organisation is. After all, most customers are likely to visit your website before they buy anything from you. So, it’s one of the most important ways of standing out and gaining, keeping…
Read MoreHow professional WordPress support can help streamline your workflow
The powerful web content management system WordPress is versatile and user-friendly, whatever previous experience you have of running a website. Plus its themes offer multiple options, extending its flexibility. In short, it allows you to create and run a professional website. But if you’re trying to manage a site and run your business, it can…
Read MoreIs your WordPress website too old?
The open-source platform WordPress is a web content management system originally devised as a tool for publishing blogs. First released more than two decades ago, it remains highly relevant. Since its early days, it has evolved to support publishing a wide range of other web content, from mailing lists to online stores. WordPress offers a…
Read MoreHow your website users may change over the Christmas period
Regardless of what you sell, you’re likely to experience peaks and troughs in web traffic throughout the year. And it’s important to understand these oscillations, and to be prepared, especially at Christmas, potentially one of your busiest times of year. Failure to be ready for this, or to anticipate the slower and brisker periods, can…
Read MoreWebsite management for Barton Willmore
Offering professional website services is vital for companies from all industries, but this need is only further intensified for those managing large numbers of clients who may not have the internal resources to manage the ongoing hosting, updating and security of client websites. Who is Barton Willmore? Barton Wilmore, now owned by Stantec, is a…
Read MoreCyber Essentials certified
We are pleased to announce we are now Cyber Essentials certified following a successful application through the Government scheme with IASME. Cyber Essentials has been around since 2014 but has only started gaining popularity in the last few years and is now seen as a must-have for most organisations to ensure their IT practices and…
Read MoreHow to use AI to write content for your website
AI or artificial intelligence is that of machines or software rather than human beings, while AI can also refer to the machines themselves. In recent years, the concept has rarely been out of the headlines, and some of the world’s biggest corporations now use it regularly. The head of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…
Read MoreBespoke vs. off-the-shelf web design
A quality website tells people who you are, what you do and how you stand out from your competitors. Without one, you’ll struggle to drive traffic, generate leads and grow your business. Customers often ask us about the pros and cons of an off-the-shelf or bespoke design for their website. After all, both have their…
Read MoreWhy our WordPress hosting outperforms what the big players offer
The WordPress platform offers extensive benefits, including flexibility and adaptability as your needs change, plus it’s user-friendly, even for beginners, with plug-ins to extend functionality and mobile responsiveness. But if you are using the self-hosted version of WordPress, which we recommend as it’s the most flexible and extendable version, you will need to find good…
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