

8 Ways your Website is Driving Customers Away
Your website is integral to the success of your business. Therefore, it is highly important for you to ensure that it is as user friendly to your target audience as possible. The following eight points are common mistakes that drive customers away: 1. Not Mobile Optimised Mobile optimisation is as important as having a regular website. As I have mentioned in previous articles, over 50% of website traffic comes from mobile devices. Not utilising mobile optimisation will deter

10 Common Web Design Mistakes
Web design mistakes, though common, are detrimental to your business. Having a successful website - which in turn has a high customer conversion rate - is the result of integrating key elements such as good usability, SEO, mobile optimisation and much more. Here is a more extensive list of common mistakes to avoid: Poor Site Structure & Navigation – having poor structure and navigation is a massive deterrent for your website’s visitors. Your website should be easily navigated

Website Launch Checklist
So your website is made and ready to go and you’re about to launch it. Before you do, take some time to go through this essential checklist to make sure that everything is functional and nothing has been overlooked. It’s best for you to come across these errors before your customer does. SEO – make sure you have optimised SEO including page titles, meta descriptions and 301 redirects if applicable. Ensure any essential elements are above the fold. Functionality Testing – this

Why Your Website is More Important Than Your Business Card
A well-built website can be the key to your business’s success. They have all that of a business card and much, much more. Business cards are limited in ways that websites are not, due to the dynamic, digital nature of a website, a business card just can’t compete. Keeping Your Information Up To Date It is paramount to keep your business’s information up to date, otherwise, how can potential customers successfully contact you or know what your business is about? If your sole

Why Wix is the Best Content Management System (CMS)
Wix is a content management system (CMS). A CMS is an application, or set of programs, that are used to create and manage online content, such as a website with text, images and videos. Some examples of other popular CMS are Wordpress, Drupal and Joomla. While these are popular, they lack in key areas where Wix prevails. Below are the top seven reasons why Wix has the best CMS in the industry: 1. Trustworthy and Robust Wix was founded in 2006. Since then, they have grown to s

Does Your Website Need To Be Updated?
There are many different factors that indicate whether or not your website is outdated. While some are obvious, others are less so. In the fast paced world of technology, it’s important to ask yourself these questions every so often to make sure your website is performing to its full potential: Has your website stopped bringing in customers? If applicable, are your website’s sales dropping? Is your website lacking mobile optimisation? Is it using outdated technology such as f


The Importance of Search Engine Optimisation
Having a website made for your business and not implementing search engine optimisation (SEO) is like deciding to open a brick-and-mortar store, going through all the effort of setting it up, then not displaying signage or handing out flyers, and hoping that people will stumble upon it. Like your brick-and-mortar store, maybe one or two people may come by your website by chance, but if you utilise SEO, many more people will find you. This is because SEO is the key to your web


8 Essentials For Every Business Website
Building a website that converts visitors to customers takes time and effort. In order to streamline this process, it is vital to create a plan. This will help to identify potential problems early on, leaving you to focus on your website’s goals and objectives. After all, the sooner you launch, the sooner your website can be a strong source of new business for years to come, working for you 24/7. From having a few obvious call-to-action’s to displaying relevant, fresh content

Best New WIX Features of 2016 (Jan-April)
One of the benefits of creating your website with WIX, is that they are constantly working to bring great new features. These features help you design a website that will set you apart from your competition, helping you to increase your websites usability and functionality. Below is a list of the best WIX features of 2016 so far. Crop: The new crop tool enables you to easily resize, focus and magnify any image you want. Image Filters: You can now add beautiful filters to your

The Impact of Social Media Integration
The introduction of Social Media has changed the world of digital marketing. It is now easier than ever to build a strong brand, personalising your business and engaging your target audience. Social Media has come a long way, helping you target key demographics with advertisements to help grow your business and increase your brand awareness. Social Media is key to any marketing strategy, below are three big impacts it can have on your digital business. SEO Social Media websit