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Wedding Accessories Ecommerce Web Design
Feb 2nd
We are proud to launch this website design project for a wedding tiaras / accessories company. The initial brief was to design the company logo / branding.
Once the logo was complete we moved onto the ecommerce web design, the platform we chose for this project was WordPress. WordPress Cart was an ideal solution for the client to begin selling her products online, as it is easy to update and gives the client full control over her products. We set up a blog and implemented her social media accounts, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Google analytics was installed on the website to allow us to gauge the success of the Google Adwords (PPC) and Search Engine Optimisation campaigns we are currently providing.
Visit the website: http://www.glitz-n-glam-uk.co.uk
Let us know what you think of this new ecommerce web design.
Do larger website do better on Google?
Feb 2nd
Do larger website do better on Google?
Larger sites tend to be ranked more highly than smaller sites due to the amount of information they contain and because there are more pages to be ranked by the search engines. While not every site can be huge in size and shouldn’t aim to be – it’s important to add some sort of new pages to the site as fresh content helps your site keep its ranking and improve on it. Each month you should be adding new content using a company blog or else creating informative articles on a section of your site, which link back to products on your site. Another point of content creation is that the more optimised pages you have, the more often you mention your target keywords – which is a factor in you achieving high rankings for those keywords in search engines.
We perform competition comparison to show you how your website stacks up against the no 1 positioned websites on Google for each of your keywords. This will show the number of links they have and also the amount of pages listed on Google. This highlights the amount of work we need to undertake to compare More >
Local Business Listings & Testimonials
Feb 2nd
Local Business Listings & Testimonials
There are a number of different sites on the Internet where you can set up a local business profile page and receive reviews and testimonials from your past customers in order to promote your website / business. Some of these contain maps to your business and you can display your contact details, opening hours and products or services in your listing.
Using these listings improves your brand awareness and exposure of your website as well and the reviews you receive show that your previous customers were satisfied with your work.
Sites that we can use include Google Local, Which Local and Yelp.co.uk.
We are a London website design company that specialises in website planning, website design and website promotion. Call us to find out how we can work together to make your website work for you online.
The real world role of social media: tuition fees debate
Dec 8th
You may have been following the UK tuition fees debate with some interest in the news, and seen how previously apathetic students have sprung into organised protests and occupations with surprising speed and ease. This is a great example of the role of social media in a practical context. Let’s take a look at how social networking has been used, and how it is relevant to the commercial world.
How do you know if anybody is coming to a protest? How do you know where to meet? The popular social network Facebook has been used extensively to organise protests across the country. Facebook ‘events’ have been set up with a wealth of information on dates, times, locations and attendees to organise their exploits. However, event pages are only useful up until that event starts. Which leads us to…
So when the march has started, how do such a large mass of people communicate? Twitter is the popular micro-blogging platform used by celebrities, politicians, businesses, charities, activists and everyday people – including students. When police attempted to use their controversial ‘kettling’ tactic a multitude of warnings would appear instantly on the site warning other protestors to change route. Occupations and sit ins have More >
New Facebook profile roll out begins
Dec 6th
Facebook have started to roll out a new profile page design to its users. Every user has a profile which acts as a hub for their photos, videos, status updates, links they have shared and items that their friends post on their ‘Wall’. The new design rearranges the profile into sections which can be accessed from a menu on the left rather than the previous tabbed interface on the top. Recently tagged photos of the user are shown across the top to make the profile current and add customisation. You can now add even more information to your profile including philosophical views such as religion, people you find inspirational, political views, your favourite quotes, and detailed descriptions of each of these beliefs. You can also add sports you enjoy, and tag friends who you like to do these sports with. The same applies to your favourite ‘activities’. You can now add multiple schools and universities, and tag friends from these places. You can tag friends at your workplaces too, and break down your work and education into individual projects that you have worked on and classes you took, and once again, tag your friends and colleagues.
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Builders Website Design Example
Dec 1st
We are proud to launch this website design project for the North London Builders DCL – Direct Construction Ltd. The initial brief was to design the company logo / branding.
Once branding was complete we moved our focus onto the website design. We took the time to understand the clients services and planned the website content around this information, we provided 5 bespoke home page designs and this was the outcome. The website design is built inside the WordPress platform which means the blog was seemlessly integrated and future social media interaction will be simple and cost effective to implement.
Happy Website Design Client
Dec 1st
Sound & vision would like to advise all who will listen about the benefits of a well organised Google Pay Per click advertising campaign. Just 2 years ago (We) savavs used to spend £150-£170 pounds per month on newspaper ads. The ad was the size of a stamp and it would bring leads worth less than £100.
We have since re-directed this budget into Google’s PPC ad’s system and we have been really impressed with the results.
I personally like the way all feedback data is presented through the Analytics reports. Areatrade gave a structured breakdown of all keyword and campaign traffic and show us specifically where our leads are coming form.
Since starting our ppc campaign with Areatrade, Savavs have been really impressed with the amount of qualified enquiries that have lead to real money changing hands coming directly from our ppc campaign.
Brad bishop @ Areatrade has been a huge source of information and given great guidance regarding our online presence. PPC ads have brought us the customers we were looking for, and with the guidance of Brad we have managed to convert more leads into sales than any other form of advertising we‘ve tried.
We also love coming to the Areatrade offices More >
Creative Print Studio Website Design Launch
Nov 30th
We are pround to launch this website design for a creative print and design studio in Cuffley. The website design brief was very specific and required something a little different. The developed a bespoke platform and integrated some really nice JQuery elements to provide the slide effects. Simple yet effective. See it here.
If you need any help with your ecommerce web design or website design set up and online promotion please contact us today.
WordPress for iOS Mobile App Updated 3
Nov 26th
The WordPress mobile app has been updated which has seen huge bug fixes and the following new features:
- Video: record video inside the app and post direct. - Local Drafts: saves all post locally before being puclished or saved online. - Autosaves: Allows you to revert back to older verions of a post. - Set Up Process: Allows WordPress.com users a quick way to add their blogs, and WordPress.org users a more streamlined experience when adding their sites - Media Library: New media library.
Let us know if these updates help improve your website design or Ecommerce Web Design wordpress platform.
2011 Small Business Marketing Budgets
Nov 24th
Small businesses are expected to continue to invest larger shares of their advertising budgets in the favour of websites over other forms of advertising according to a recent survey undertaken by Zoomerang and Growbiz Media. This shows that smal businesses will continue to push their websites aswell as direct mail, e-mail marketing, social media and print advertising.
Website Design and Ecommerce Web Design have contributed to the rise above all other advertising forms as more companies understand that the future of their business is linked to the quality of their website. It is estimated that 39% of all small businesses with fewer than 1000 staff are spending around 20% of their budgets in favour of their website and 17% of all small business plan to increase their web spenditure throughout 2011. In comparison 15% reported they will increase their email marketing budgets and 13% their social media investment.
Amazingly only 54% said they had a website design and only 13% had a website blog. Looking into the website features the majority (80%) of websites contained general business information, 45% customer service, 35% lead generration and 30% had an Ecommerce Web Design element.
This shows there is huge room for improvement amongst small business owners to More >